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Maciej Gaffke, 27 September 2024, 03:19

Ubisoft not only has problems in the stock market but also has to face dissatisfied employees. A three-day protest by people employed by the French company is about to begin.

Adrian Werner, 17 September 2023, 22:50

A group of mobile developers has turned off Unity's ad system in their games in protest of changes to the terms of use for the company's engine.

Kamil Kleszyk, 07 July 2023, 14:35

The recent, rather controversial actions of Reddit's authorities have resulted in a backlash from users. The result is a flood of adult content on Cyberpunk 2077's subreddit.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 08 April 2022, 13:45

About 1,100 temporary workers have been given raises and the opportunity to work full-time at Activision. However, this does not include those who had previously joined the protests.

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 January 2022, 11:06

Raven Software didn't get Activision Blizzard's approval to form a union, but the recently striking employees are planning to take matters into their own hands.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 January 2022, 17:56

After nearly two months and the announcement of unionization, a strike by Raven Software studio employees, started in response to recent layoffs, has ended.

Adrian Werner, 24 January 2022, 10:17

After weeks of striking, a group of testers from the Raven Software studio has begun the process of forming a trade union. If they succeed, it will be the first such organization formed within a large American game publisher.

Adrian Werner, 17 January 2022, 14:07

A group of fans organized a strike in the online game Foxhole, and users performing logistical tasks, who participate in it, demand changes related gameplay mechanics.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 December 2021, 21:47

Activision Blizzard's decision to fire many Raven Software testers didn't sit well with other studio employees.

Adrian Werner, 17 November 2021, 16:58

A Wall Street Journal article has sparked another Activision-related scandal. It claims CEO Bobby Kotick was said to silence sexual harassment cases in the company. Employees are demanding that he be fired, but the board stands behind him. Instead, the publisher got rid of the co-founder of Treyarch.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 02 November 2021, 17:36

Employees protest against the Nimbus project, a joint initiative of Google, Amazon and the Israeli government. Several of them renounce the anonymity of the petition and at the same time reveal their Semitic nationality.

Miriam Moszczynska, 07 October 2021, 13:33

An American youtuber stacked a tower of forty-two PlayStation 4 consoles to draw attention to the serious problem of not having the right to repair electronic devices.

Michal Ciezadlik, 04 August 2021, 15:30

Emotions in the Activision Blizzard case continue to rise, fanned by by the publication of more facts. Company's employees began to unite in a coalition of workers, which strongly opposes cooperation with the law firm WilmerHale. Also the shareholders have lost patience and have decided to file a separate class action lawsuit.

Jacob Blazewicz, 30 July 2021, 13:23

Yves Guillemot has responded to the open letter from Ubisoft employees supporting Activision Blizzard's developer protest. Around a thousand people employed by the French publisher have reportedly signed the document.

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 July 2021, 13:30

The protest of Activision Blizzard employees has reverberated widely. The action was also supported by developers from Ubisoft, who complain about the actions of their own employer regarding the 2020 scandal and call for rules on discrimination reports in the game industry.

Michal Ciezadlik, 27 July 2021, 20:39

Former and current Activision Blizzard employees have written an open letter to the studio's management. In their opinion, the reaction of company's authorities to recent allegations of harassment and mobbing is „abhorrent”.

Michal Ciezadlik, 26 July 2021, 13:42

The controversy over the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard continues. Some employees are not happy with the company's policy, which is expected to result in long delays in work on World of Warcraft.

Michal Ciezadlik, 23 July 2021, 13:03

Allegations of mobbing and sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard are taking their first toll. World of Warcraft community, outraged by the reports, began to organize protests on game servers.

Michael Kulakowski, 14 October 2020, 23:03

Employees of Blizzard's French branch, responsible for marketing, event organization and localization of the studio's games across Europe, are preparing for a strike. The protest is the result of Activision's announcement of planned complete shutdown of the French branch.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 August 2020, 19:15

Bloomberg reports of further actions of disgruntled Blizzard employees. More than 870 people have jointly developed a list of demands from the company, including longer holidays and wage increases.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 July 2020, 18:47

Red Dead Online players are still parading in clown costumes in protest against the lack of support from Rockstar. The community has started to organize special events, which can be joined by any Red Dead Redemption 2 owner.

Bart Swiatek, 14 July 2020, 16:19

Red Dead Online players have decided to protest against the poor post-release support for this title. Users dressed up as clowns argue that their characters might as well look the way they already feel.

Laty, 27 December 2019, 20:28

Protests on the streets of Hong Kong continue, and the Chinese government remains steadfast. As a result, gamers decided to move the demonstrations also to the streets, but the streets of Los Santos, the main city of GTA V.

Julia Dragovic, 20 November 2019, 20:54

The Iranian government has decided to almost completely restrict citizens' access to the internet. This is a reaction to the protests and riots caused by the drastic rise in fuel prices.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 November 2019, 21:44

BlizzCon 2019 is in full swing, but not everyone is celebrating together with Blizzard. A group of people demonstrating their support for the protests in Hong Kong and their dissatisfaction with the recent actions of the American publisher gathered at the entrance to the building where the event is taking place.

Bart Swiatek, 30 October 2019, 14:13

Dayton Young, the organizer of the protest organized in connection with the ban placed on player Hearthstone Chung „blitzchung” Ng Wai, announced that the demonstration will take place as planned, despite the fact that Blizzard Entertainment has relaxed its position.

Julia Dragovic, 26 September 2019, 22:00

The Taiwanese World of Warcraft Classic server has become a place for the people of Hong Kong and Taiwan to communicate with each other, regardless of censorship. And they raise issues that are uncomfortable to some, because they are connected with politics and protests.

Bart Swiatek, 07 May 2019, 15:58

150 Riot Games employees took to the streets to protest against the company's position on allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. The employer forced the victims to resolve such cases by arbitration instead of in the courtroom.