Activision CEO hid misconduct allegations

Go to http://expressvpn.com/roundup to get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is being asked to resign by employees and shareholders after a blockbuster report by the Wall Street Journal reveals that Kotick hid allegations of harassment and abuse across the entire company for years. In more positive news The Game Awards are on their way back so people can fight over who wins what award for 2021 while also getting rightly pumped for a few world exclusive reveals. Halo Infinite fans aren’t happy with the game battle pass but 343i is working on it, the Saints Row reboot got delayed into 2022, and Xbox Box boss Phil Spencer tells NFTs to gtfo… well sort of. This week’s 5-Second Review may get Brian to dust off his original 3DS and although the Coming Soon section is a little light at least we’ll always have Final Fantasy XIV expansions. Oh, and PlayStation owners will finally get a chance to check out Death’s Door. Have a great weekend and thanks for watching! 00:00 - Activision CEO hid misconduct allegations 08:58 - The Game Award Nominee 2021 10:00 - Halo Infinite Battle Pass is busted 11:32 - Saints Row reboot delayed 12:34 - No NFTs on Xbox (for now) 13:23 - 5-Second Review 13:50 - Coming Soon 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 [Wall Street Journal] Bobby Kotick knew about misconduct for years https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-videogames-bobby-kotick-sexual-misconduct-allegations-116370… [Shack News] Kotick protected alleged sexual harasser Dan Bunting https://www.shacknews.com/article/127724/dan-bunting-allegedly-left-treyarch-amid-wsj-sexual-harassm… [Kotaku] Kotick wrote Fran Townsend's real bad email https://kotaku.com/bobby-kotick-actually-wrote-fran-townsends-deranged-co-1848069983 [Polygon] Kotick and Activision dispute WSJ report https://www.polygon.com/22785524/blizzard-activision-lawsuit-bobby-kotick-wall-street-journal-report [VGC] Bobby Kotick issued a death threat https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/report-alleges-activision-boss-bobby-kotick-knew-about-misc… [Activision Blizzard] Bobby Kotick send an internal video to the company calling out WSJ https://www.activisionblizzard.com/newsroom/2021/11/a-message-from-ceo-bobby-kotick [Bloomberg] Playstation Chief criticizes Activision response https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-17/playstation-chief-criticizes-activision-response-… [CNN] Activision Board to support Kotick https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/tech/activision-blizzard-board-bobby-kotick/index.html?utm_content=20… [Kotaku] Blizzard co-lead quits over discrimination https://kotaku.com/blizzards-first-woman-co-head-resigned-due-to-being-tok-1848066667 [IGN] Blizzard first female co-lead was underpaid compared to male counterpart https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-jen-oneal-mike-ybarra-equal-pay-after-resignation [Twitter] ABK demands Bobby Kotick step down https://twitter.com/ABetterABK/status/1460671347382755329?s=20 [Washington Post] Shareholders want Kotick out https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/11/17/bobby-kotick-resignation-shareholders/ [The Game Awards] Game Award Nominees for 2021 https://thegameawards.com/nominees [VGC] Halo Infinite is very popular https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/halo-infinite-hit-more-than-270000-concurrent-players-on-st… [Twitter] Halo Infinite updates incoming https://twitter.com/ske7ch/status/1460680004090548226 [Twitter] Halo Infinite updates incoming 2 https://twitter.com/Unyshek/status/1461124062021763072?s=20 [Saints Row Official] Saint Row reboot delayed https://saintsrow.com/news/saints-update-from-jim-boone [Push Square] Saints Row reboot has big fan backlash https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/08/saints_row_reboot_faces_huge_fan_backlash_devs_say_we_are_no… [Axios] Phil Spencer doesn’t like NFTs https://www.axios.com/xbox-exploitive-nft-gaming-projects-cb3d885f-694c-462d-bcb1-a24c892db32f.html