Tag: Blizzard

With some employees returning to Blizzard Entertainment’s Irvine campus after the holidays, we’re treated to a view of the famous Orc statue being cleaned… with fire!Sadly you won’t see the Orc bathing in an epic jet of flame, but it’s actually a fai…

Blizzard has announced on both their Customer Service Twitter and Battle.net Client that their authentication services are currently under a DDoS attack, which may lead to players experiencing Battle.net disconnects and slow login attempts. What is a D…

In a late night press release, Activision Blizzard announced a new Workplace Responsibility Committee to oversee the company’s progress in successfully implementing new policies, procedures, and commitments to improve workplace culture and eliminate al…

It’s no understatement to say Activision Blizzard King has been under fire lately, largely due to ongoing revelations of long-term unchecked harassment and abuse of staff at the company. The workers themselves have mobilized to form @ABetterABK, an ABK…

In a report shared by our sister site Fanbyte, Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser sent an email to all hands, calling the developments at Activision Blizzard "distressing and disturbing," in addition to "counter to my values, as w…

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick purportedly told senior managers that he would consider leaving if he can’t fix the company’s cultural problems. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this discussion followed a series of internal town hall meetin…

John Yang bid farewell to Blizzard Entertainment today, after ten years and four months with the studio. Immortalized in-game by the legendaries Sephuz’s Secret, Memory of Sephuz, and Yang’s Recurve, the designer is credited with playing an unforgettab…

Girls Who Code has announced that they have ended their partnership with Activision Blizzard, as a result of the widespread allegations of harassment, assault, and toxic working environments throughout the company. The two partnered in 2018 to host an …