Tag: Blizzard

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…

We have several more high-profile Blizzard Entertainment departures this week, with Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft let go from the company.This news was fi…

The SOC Investment Group has sent a formal letter to Robert Morgado, Lead independent Director of Activision Blizzard, calling on the company to address the "deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management at the co…

Jason Schreier of Bloomberg has published an explosive article about the toxic culture at Blizzard Entertainment, detailing how men at the top were treated as rock stars who viewed female employees and fans as groupies, getting away with sexual harassm…

The woman who asked the question about female diversity in a recently-resurfaced 2010 Blizzcon Q&A has spoken up about the experience, reflecting on the crowd booing her, the unsatisfactory replies from the developers, and why the interaction is ba…

Frances Townsend has stepped down as Executive Sponsor of the ABK Women’s Network, following her ill-fated email deflecting allegations of systemic sexual harassment within Blizzard Entertainment, which Activation Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick later called…