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A while ago, we reported about the departure of former Diablo 4 director Luis Barriga. Turns out his replacement is new game director Joe Shely. Shely is a long-time Blizzard employee with game designer credits on Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, and World of Warcraft expansions. He's also the design lead for Diablo 4 since the start of the project. S...
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has successfully sued Activision Blizzard after filing a complaint against the games company yesterday. The lawsuit states that Activision Blizzard is responsible for their employees facing sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and related retaliation. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportu...
More high profile departures are happening amidst the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga, lead designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft were recently left go from the company this week via sources from Kotaku. The news was delivered to development teams but weren't officially announced...
Action RPG fans can now take another trip to Hell courtesy of Diablo 2: Resurrected's upcoming public open beta weekend. The beta will start on 21st August 1am GMT+8, and will be open to everyone across all platforms for three days. However, if you pre-ordered the game, you'll be able to play it this week on 14th August 1am GMT+8. Just like i...
With all the news of Activision Blizzard being sued by the State of California for its hostile working environment, sexual harassment, and discrimination, alongside other pieces of news, fans are reconsidering their role in supporting the company and its games. These include the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft, action RPG Diablo, and co-op mu...
The Blizzard conundrum continues, with major sponsors pulling out of the Overwatch League. Coca-Cola and State Farm (insurance company) are pulling back from Overwatch League and Blizzard esports tournament partnerships. This is due to the State of California's lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over discrimination and sexual harassment at its ...
Blizzard has been under fire recently for more sexual harassment and other problems. Amidst the company's most tumultuous times, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack has announced that he is officially stepping down and leaving the company. According to the full announcement (via the official website), Brack will be replaced by Jen Oneal and Mike Y...
Update (28/7/2021): Activision Blizzard employees are planning a walkout on Wednesday PT. Blizzard senior software engineer Valentine Powell and the World of Warcraft leadership team paying employees for the time they spend during the protest. "Our leadership on the WoW team has worked with us over the last week to respond and start taking actio...
It's only a matter of time until the former founder and leads of Blizzard talk about the recent kerfuffles the current company is in; specifically the Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination and sexual harassment. First up is Mike Morhaime, former president and CEO who said the following on a TwitLonger post. "It is all v...
Activision Blizzard is under fire as of late due to a recent sexual harassment & discrimination lawsuit targeted at its toxic "fratboy" work culture. The company released statements that call the suit "distorted" and "false", with one from Blizzard president J Allen Brack calling the alleged behaviour in the lawsuit "unacceptable" and "disturbi...
Yesterday, allegations of the horrible treatment of women and harmful "frat-boy culture" went viral as the California Department Of Fair Employment And Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. As a response, the World Of Warcraft social hub of Oribos was recently packed with players who are participating in an in-game protest against Ac...
Activision Blizzard, the company behind the Overwatch and Diablo series, is now under fire by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. This is because it's been instilling a "frat boy" workplace culture, leading to years of harassment and abuse targeting women in the workforce. According to a Bloomberg report, the suit was filed...
ONE Esports, a subsidiary of Group ONE Holdings (ONE), has announced new 2021 strategic partnerships. They have entered into partnerships with video game software developer and distributor Activision Blizzard, as well as online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda Thailand. Carlos Alimurung, CEO of ONE Esports, stated: “I am ple...
Ever since Activision-Blizzard was made official, nay, back even to when Diablo III came out with its auction house nonsense, Blizzard hasn't been the same since. Many developers in the company back in 2010 onward felt this, which is why many of them have left to create their own studios, with their own freedoms and autonomy that isn't available in...
The Asian hate crimes in the US are prevalent even in esports. Overwatch League Dallas Fuel player Lee “Fearless†Eui-seok spokes out about the racism and harassment he has faced while in the United States. When asked by a fan during a live stream on Twitch about what it’s been like for him since moving to Texas earlier in 202...
Sad news for shooter fans: Activision Blizzard is going to rework its esports division and it's not for the better. According to a Sports Business Journal interview, Activision Blizzard Esports will be restructuring its organization, which means laying off about 50 people in the company. The group's top executive Tony Petitti said this is a resu...
Saudi Arabia, not content with buying a 1/3rd stake in SNK for future King of Fighters games, has utilized its Public Investment Fund to invest over US$3.3 billion in the world's biggest video game companies. They are Electronic Arts (EA), Take-Two Interactive, and Activision Blizzard. This move was orchestrated by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bi...
Another year, another Call of Duty title. And another multiplayer PvP shooting spree to look forward to later this year. I spent a bulk of last weekend on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Alpha which ran from September 18th - 20th. Needless to say, Treyarch's offering - despite being only an Alpha test - was a breath of fresh air after almost te...
Working from home for Activision Blizzard's Diablo team has been quite an ordeal. At least according to producer Rod Fergusson, whom you may remember as the guy who worked at Epic Games and The Coalition on Gears of War titles. Despite all this, the work on upcoming action RPG Diablo IV is "going very well" with "little productivity being lost"....
It's good to know that even during trying times, common sense can prevail. Activision Blizzard is under fire from some of its own shareholders who argue that CEO Bobby Kotick is receiving too much of a compensation. According to a GamesIndustry.biz report, two proxy advisory service firms suggest that the company shareholders vote against a propos...
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