Tag: Blizzard

Following the announcement that the Overwatch hero McCree would be renamed, Blizzard is taking further action to remove references to former developers from their games. In an article by The Washington Post, employees have let it be known that similar …

The Overwatch team has announced they will rename the hero currently known as McCree. The namesake of the hero, Jesse McCree, was let go from Blizzard two weeks ago.Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree, and Wor…

Following reports that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing was expanding its lawsuit, which included allegations of shredding human resource documents pertinent to the investigation, Activision Blizzard released a statement to Enga…

An amended complaint in the State of California’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard was filed yesterday, expanding the scope of their investigation into widespread harassment and discrimination.Continue reading »

An article by Upcomer has detailed more of the allegations of workplace harassment and discrimination at Blizzard Entertainment, including allegations surrounding one of the Tespa founders. Employees at Blizzard Entertainment also discussed the pros of…

Senior Environment/Prop Artist Ashleigh Warner has announced that she is leaving Blizzard after 8 years on the on the World of Warcraft Prop Art team. She also headed off inevitable questions, stating that her leaving was likely affected by the lawsuit…

Over a thousand current and former Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter in solidarity with Activision Blizzard employees and their demands for a better work environment. Referring back to Ubisoft’s own history of discrimination and misconduct, …

Two more corporate sponsors have removed their support from the Overwatch League in the wake of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and a discrimination lawsuit brought forth by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against A…