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Nintendo of America Head Joins Activision Critics
The CEO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, condemns the current situation at Activision. For this reason, the latter company plans to create a Workplace Responsibility Committee.
video games
Artur Flaga
November 23, 2021
Bobby Kotick Doesn't Rule Out Leaving Activision Blizzard
Bobby Kotick allegedly admitted in a recent meeting with Activision Blizzard executives that he might consider resigning from his position. Additionally, exes have reportedly expressed concerns about the satisfaction of their employees should Kotick remain.
video games
Michael Zegar
November 22, 2021
Battlefield 2042 Devs in Trouble; EA DICE Taking Flak From Employees
Former and current EA DICE employees regularly describe conditions within the company. Their testimonies go some way to explaining the poor technical condition and flaws in the mechanics of Battlefield 2042.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
November 20, 2021
GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Players Want Refunds; Rockstar Stalls
Dissatisfaction with the condition of GTA: Trilogy - Definitive Edition has led many gamers to demand a refund from Rockstar Games. However, contacting the publisher's support department about this issue is troublesome.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
November 19, 2021
Bobby Kotick Loses Support; Phil Spencer and Microsoft Join Activision Blizzard's Criticizers
Another controversy related to mobbing in Activision Blizzard begins to affect relations with other companies. Xbox, for example, is set to evaluate its relationship with the publisher.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
November 19, 2021
PlayStation Boss Criticises Activision's Response to Sexual Harassment Scandal
In a letter to employees, Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation, criticized the way Activision Blizzard responded to the sexual harassment scandal.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 18, 2021
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Bobby Kotick Said to Have Hushed Down Scandals at Activision Blizzard; Board Has His Back [UPDATED]
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 17, 2021
GTA The Trilogy: Definitive Edition Pulled From Sale on PC; Rockstar Launcher Still Down
PC gamers have to do without GTA The Trilogy: Definitive Edition (as well as Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online) for now. Data miners, however, have found the „Holy Grail” of Rockstar Games mysteries.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 12, 2021
Apple Resists Ruling in Epic Case; New Verdict
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Apple's request that it hold off on introducing links and third-party payments in the App Store following the Epic Games ruling.
other
Jacob Blazewicz
November 10, 2021
Ubisoft Gives Raises to Experienced Employees Amid Fears They May Leave
Ubisoft Canada raises salaries of its employees, but not like one would expect. The biggest increase goes to those who can already boast impressive salaries.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
November 8, 2021
Ubisoft Employees Fight for Better Working Conditions Through a Public Petition
Ubisoft's A Better Ubisoft Group, which associates the company's employees, has launched a petition to gather community signatures to help improve working conditions.
video games
Paul Musiolik
November 6, 2021
Blizzard Exec Resigns After 3 Months
Blizzard has had a successful quarter, but news of good financial results gives way to news of the departure of Jen Oneal, who, along with Mike Ybarra, led the company for the last three months.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 3, 2021
Google Employees Oppose Company's Cooperation With Israel
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.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
November 2, 2021
Overwatch's McCree Will Soon Take on a New Name
Overwatch's popular gunslinger will be given a new name, so he will no longer refer to Diablo IV's controversial ex-producer.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
October 23, 2021
Dead by Daylight's Hellraiser Affair Caused by NFT Sales
Dead by Daylight was recently affected by an affair related to the Hellraiser Chapter DLC. All this is due to the cooperation of producers with Boss Protocol and Park Avenue Entertainment, as part of which content from the expansion is to be sold as NFTs.
video games
Agnes Adamus
October 22, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg has More Problems; Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica
The Attorney General of the District of Columbia has decided to include Mark Zuckerberg in the investigation of the Cambridge Analyica scandal. Facebook Inc. CEO was allegedly „personally involved” in decisions related to the company.
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Michal Ciezadlik
October 21, 2021
Blizzard Boss Invites to a 'Sales Run' and Sparks a Storm in WoW Community
WoW fans are once engaged in heated discussions about the so-called raid boosting. All because of one of the heads of Blizzard inviting players to a so-called sales run.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
October 21, 2021
Destiny 2's Controversial DLC Dungeon Sales Model Misleads Players
A drama has exploded in the Destiny 2 community. Players feel cheated by the distribution model of the game's two new dungeons due to misinformation on Bungie's part.
video games
Artur Flaga
October 20, 2021
Blizzard Fires 20 Employees Involved in Sexual Violence and Mobbing
The wake of Blizzard being sued, more than 20 people have been fired at this point. The company has sent a special letter to employees and has already announced the next steps.
video games
Michael Zegar
October 20, 2021
Equal and More Equal on Twitch; Website had a List of 'Unbannable' Streamers
Another consequence of the Twitch data leak - we got to known the list of streamers who could avoid being banned even if they violated the rules.
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Michal Ciezadlik
October 19, 2021