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Blizzard President quits as employees fight back

Inside Gaming Roundup

Blizzard President quits as employees fight back

Inside Gaming Roundup

2021 Episode 31 August 7, 2021

Go to http://hellofresh.com/14roundup and use code 14roundup for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping. Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring our channel http://expressvpn.com/inside The Blizzard fallout continues as the company’s employees continue to fight for better working conditions calling out Activision Blizzard on union busting tactics and sharing even more distressing stories and testimonies about the harassment their co-workers have faced there. * A quick content warning for descriptions of sex assualt and harrasment as well as a mention of suicde. Things aren’t looking good as more and more stories come out from Blizzard employees. From hidden bathroom cameras to breastfeeding room creepers it seems like there is no end to the attributes and toxic work conditions workers at Blizzard put up with. There was even a new story that came out from Bloomberg detailing a number of new accounts including an exec making a joke in poor taste about sleeping with assistants. It’s a lot. In other news Ubisoft employees are also trying to fight the good fight against executive or leadership level employees who allegedly have not only gotten away with harassment or abuse but have even been given promotions after the fact. On the lighter side of things it looks like it might get easier to pick up a PS5. Sony has confirmed that the semiconductor shortage is no longer an issue for them when it comes to meeting their sales targets for the PS5 this fiscal year. In addition, it looks like PSVR2 is shaping up to be pretty cool. A number of details were shared a developer conference and they were picked up by the press. Fancy new controllers on cable without a pass through and maybe even VR options for all the biggest Sony exclusives. Lastly, Amazon’s MMO New Worlds was delayed until September 28th. Brian conquers his fear and returns to Death’s Door for a second 5-Second Review of the game. The Coming Soon section comes packing some heat this week with Glitchpunk and Hades on consoles. Watch more roundup! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4L4joG3Ycs&list=PLdBe6gw9Ydok7DM7HaEyPBnRSM5K0hWA5 Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [IGN] Blizzard sued by the state of California https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california [IGN] Blizzard recap https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning [Waypoint] Blizzard IT installed hidden bathroom cameras https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kvm8g/activision-it-worker-secretly-filmed-colleagues-in-office-bat… [Waypoint] Blizzard IT make rude comments to career fair attendee https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aq4vv/blizzard-recruiters-asked-hacker-if-she-liked-being-penetrate… [Blizzard] Blizzard gets two new presidents https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23706475/new-leadership-at-blizzard [VG247] Brack and Morhaime respond to allegations https://www.vg247.com/2021/07/24/activision-blizzard-harassment-lawsuit-mike-morhaime-j-allen-brack/ [VG247] Blizzard President J. Allen Brack steps down https://www.vg247.com/2021/08/03/j-allen-brack-leaves-blizzard/ [The Verge] Blizzard HR SVP is out https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/3/22608320/blizard-jesse-meschuk-leave-company-hr-svp [Activision] Bobby Kotick’s Letter https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-emplo… [Kotaku] Activision Blizzard hires union busting law firm https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-hires-union-busting-firm-as-workers-1847386654 [IGN] Blizzard Employees form ABK coalition https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-employees-abk-coalition-reject-bobby-kotick-law-fir… [Ars Technica] Shareholders sue Activision Blizzard https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/shareholders-sue-activision-blizzard-for-withholding-harassme… [VG247] Diablo Immortal delayed to 2022 https://www.vg247.com/2021/08/04/diablo-immortal-delayed-2022/ [Kotaku] Activision Blizzard latest investor call was ghoulish https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-s-latest-investor-call-was-an-espec-1847422536 [Axios] Ubisoft workers demand company accountability https://www.axios.com/ubisoft-workers-letter-activision-blizzard-harassment-392fd998-9518-4d1c-9ca7-… [Twitter] Totillo tweet featuring internal Ubisoft letter https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1420841872344428547 [GameIndustry.biz] Ubisoft says Executives have side line their demands https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-30-ubisoft-group-says-yves-guillemot-has-sidelined-it… [Twinfinite] Sony now has enough chips to make more PS5s https://twinfinite.net/2021/08/sony-ps5-enough-chipsets/ [The Verge] PlayStation VR 2 looks impressive https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609558/sony-playstation-psvr-oled-aaa-eye-tracking-controllers [YouTube] PSVR Without Parole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAOWbzBEco [UploadVR] PSVR2 details https://uploadvr.com/ps5-vr-headset-hdr-oled-aaa [The Verge] PSVR2 details and summary https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22536263/sony-playstation-vr-2-ps5-release-date-2022-samsung-oled [Twitter] New Worlds delayed https://twitter.com/playnewworld/status/1422969580394319877/photo/1

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PlayStation 5 shortages are here to stay

Blizzard has lost millions of players

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Overwatch loses its leader

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Things go from bad to worse for CD Projekt Red

Stadia’s days are numbered

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Scalpers are still snatching up PS5s

EA and Star Wars are (kinda) breaking up

Cyberpunk 2077’s player base is crashing

Next Season

Comments

4 years ago

I really hope that companies take note on what’s happening and learn from this to improve things for their employees.

4 years ago

I love this comic. https://cad-comic.com/comic/changing-of-the-guard/

4 years ago

Your job should be like your home, a place you feel safe and comfortable to in

4 years ago

I was really about to give Overwatch another chance after quitting when blitzchung was screwed over. And thankfully they showed even more horrible actions and I won’t make that mistake

4 years ago

Christ. That’s awful! Great video. I had to share. Thanks for putting things in context.

Death_By_Snu_Snu

4 years ago

My god Activision Blizzard is awful... I honestly don't see how they can earn back any shred of goodwill after the last few years. On a position note, still Love Brian and I'm super happy still seeing him around for IG and on the podcasts. 👍

4 years ago

Fucking worked at AB from Jul 2019 to Jan 2021. Everything was swept under a rug for sure.

4 years ago

Brian I appreciate your coverage here because this really hits home. I worked at Activision in QA Minnesota for a year and I did not enjoy it. They most certainly did not respect their employees and I hope this is the point we finally have unions in gaming, but I am very skeptical.

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