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Attorney Lisa Bloom, representing a female Activision Blizzard employee who claimed she was fired for whistleblowing in regards to the workplace misconduct, claimed that the $18 million fund the company had set up was too low, and demanded the company increase that to $100 million with victims of the workplace harassment having stronger ...
A little over three months after Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the tech giant is slashing the ranks of its gaming division. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced ...
Activision Blizzard employees walked out of work for a second time this year on Tuesday, demanding that the company replace its CEO, Bobby Kotick, over reports
Microsoft will lay off roughly 1,900 people in its gaming division, according to a company memo seen by CNBC.The cuts come in conjunction with Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announcing he would ...
The video game industry layoffs are a part of the broader tech industry layoffs that began in 2023; [17] many such layoffs have been attributed to artificial intelligence, [18] although increased interest rates, reduced demand from consumers and excessive hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic have also been cited as causes. [17]
ABK Workers Alliance (ABK standing for "Activision-Blizzard-King") is a group of organized workers from video game company Activision Blizzard.Formed in response to a July 2021 state lawsuit against the company for harassment and discriminatory work practices, the worker advocacy group A Better ABK organized walkouts and demonstrations against the company's policy and practices.
Microsoft Gaming will lay off approximately 650 employees, or 3% of the Xbox owner’s global workforce, in a new round of eliminations following last year’s completion of its $69 billion ...
The studio has developed and co-developed various video games in the Call of Duty series. The company is owned by Activision. In 2024, Sledgehammer Games closed its California office and employees will be working from home until the end of the year. Thirty percent of employees were also laid off as part of restructuring in Microsoft Gaming. [6]