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Update [21/12/2023]: Persona Theory Games has posted an official statement. See below for the update. Update [11/12/2023]: Names have been added from recent Twitter posts to the story for better context. It's always unfortunate to uncover news of terrible workplace ethics and sexual harassment in any working field, especially in the video games...
A Washington Report states that the development of Diablo 4 was troubling, to say the least. While the report confirmed that the game would be out on 6 June (as previously leaked), the road leading up to it was filled with periods of crunch. Said report includes testimonies from 15 current and former Blizzard employees, obviously speaking under ...
It has come to light that Valorant coach Vladislav “Simons” Mineev is being accused by former head coach Jehiel “PizzaFPS” Ardiente of sexually harassing the team and indecent exposure. Former head coach PizzaFPS of Rising Hope—a female Valorant team that competed in the recent VCT Game Changers APAC Elite—has come out and disclosed ...
Hearthstone pro, Jon "Orange" Westberg has been suspended for 1 year as Blizzard become aware of a sexual assault conviction in 2019. The public was first made aware of the suspension on 17 May 2022 via Twitter from Westberg himself. He announced that he was not noticed prior to the decision being made and that he'd appreciate the time to addres...
Activision Blizzard cannot catch a break still. The bigwig publisher that's being acquired by Microsoft is facing more legal trouble, being hit with a new lawsuit containing fresh allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. A Bloomberg report stated that attorney Lisa Bloom filed the lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for ...
The Activision Blizzard saga still continues. The company has recently gotten rid of nearly 40 employees due to workplace misconduct since last summer. Back in July 2021, the company was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing for its failure to handle sexual discrimination and harassment against female employees. So Act...
Overwatch's best gunslinger has gone through a name change. Jesse McCree is no more; meet Cole Cassidy. Here's the statement from Blizzard, who changed the character's name because he was labelled after an ex-Blizzard lead (named Jesse McCree) who was heavily involved in the workplace abuse and sexual harassment allegations that resulted in the ...
Ubisoft just can't catch a break, eh? Ubisoft Singapore, the division of the French video game company in charge of the naval bits of Assassin's Creed, the French DLC bits of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and the yet-to-be-out Skull & Bones, is being investigated by the Singapore Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practice...
Hugues Ricour, the managing director of Ubisoft Singapore which is handling the development of Skull And Bones, has been removed from his position following a leadership audit conducted a few weeks ago. According to an internal memo from Ubisoft chief studios operating officer Virginie Haas (leaked to Kotaku), Hugues is no longer in charge of th...
The deluge of accusations of sexual harassment and assaults from iconic video games industry individuals just keep coming. The latest reveal comes from game designer and artist Alex (@dirtbagboyfren) who has previously spoken at events like GDC and MAGfest. Alex has published a series of tweets telling people to stay away from Ben Judd, the man ...
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