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Bungie has reduced communication with players over harassment News Jul 29th, 2022

Bungie has reduced communication with players over harassment

"The harassment we've spoken to isn't just rude replies on Twitter or vague comments"

Activision Blizzard shareholders vote for annual abuse report News Jun 22nd, 2022

Activision Blizzard shareholders vote for annual abuse report

Vote was non-binding, so remains to be seen whether this actually happens

Report: 37 people have "exited" Activision Blizzard over misconduct News Jan 18th, 2022

Report: 37 people have "exited" Activision Blizzard over misconduct

While another 44 people have faced some kind of disciplinary action

Twitch booted over 15m hate raid bots in 2021 News Jan 13th, 2022

Twitch booted over 15m hate raid bots in 2021

Service says that its work has to continue in this area

Bungie CEO admits more work needs to be done amid report of historic misconduct News Dec 13th, 2021

Bungie CEO admits more work needs to be done amid report of historic misconduct

Follows expose from IGN

Lawyer calls for $100m Activision Blizzard compensation fund News Dec 9th, 2021

Lawyer calls for $100m Activision Blizzard compensation fund

Legal rep says that $18m set aside is "woefully inadequate"

ESA: "Harassment must never be tolerated" News Nov 24th, 2021

ESA: "Harassment must never be tolerated"

Comes in the wake of the ongoing situation at Activision Blizzard

Report: Kotick might leave Activision Blizzard if company problems aren't fixed News Nov 22nd, 2021

Report: Kotick might leave Activision Blizzard if company problems aren't fixed

Exec says he isn't stepping down but will consider it if it comes to it

Spencer says Xbox "evaluating" relationship with Activision Blizzard News Nov 19th, 2021

Spencer says Xbox "evaluating" relationship with Activision Blizzard

Follows fresh and damning information about CEO Kotick

Report: Kotick knew about sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard News Nov 17th, 2021

Report: Kotick knew about sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard

And had allegations of harassment against him

Blizzard technical director Dunham departs the company Job News Nov 4th, 2021

Blizzard technical director Dunham departs the company

Developer points out the number of high-ranking women leaving the firm

Ubisoft workers organisation says firm has to be more concrete about workplace changes News Nov 3rd, 2021

Ubisoft workers organisation says firm has to be more concrete about workplace changes

Past and present employees want the publishing giant to detail what is going to be change in the future

Kotick compensation hugely reduced until Activision Blizzard improves working culture News Oct 28th, 2021

Kotick compensation hugely reduced until Activision Blizzard improves working culture

Firm now has zero-tolerance policy for harassment and aims to increase female and non-binary staff by 50 per cent

Report: Ubisoft staff says firm still mishandling misconduct News Oct 22nd, 2021

Report: Ubisoft staff says firm still mishandling misconduct

Comes almost 18 months after allegations of abuse and harassment at the French giant

Abandoned dev Blue Box hits out at death threats News Oct 19th, 2021

Abandoned dev Blue Box hits out at death threats

Stems from belief that the studio is a front for a new Hideo Kojima game

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