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Blizzard Cancels Online BlizzCon 2022
26.10.2021
It’s been a rocky couple of years for Blizzard’s annual fan celebration, with the 2020 and 2021 shows canceled due to the ongoing covid-19 epidemic. Now, as fallout continues from the California lawsuit over the studio’s culture of abuse, discrimination, and harassment toward women, Blizzard...
World Of Warcraft Achievements Remove References To Hoes, Giant Sacks
7.9.2021
In late July, in response to California’s lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard of fostering an environment of harassment and discrimination against female employees, Blizzard announced it was taking steps to remove inappropriate content and references from World of Warcraft. Two of those changes...
Overwatch League Casters Stop Saying McCree’s Name
12.8.2021
McCree is Overwatch’s iconic gunslinger, but some casters commentating over official competitions are now avoiding saying his name. The shift comes after Jesse McCree, the real-life Blizzard developer who the character is named after, was pictured in a now infamous “Cosby Suite” that took place...
Jesse Mcree, Diablo 4 Director No Longer At Activision Blizzard
11.8.2021
Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft were let go from Blizzard on Wednesday, two sources with knowledge of the move told Kotaku. Read more
What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video
2.8.2021
Xantia doesn’t spend much time on Twitter, so she learned that California was suing Activision Blizzard for years of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination a couple days late. She had no idea she became the face of discussions about Blizzard’s questionable past with women until a friend...
Report: Blizzard Once Slapped With 'Misogyny Tax'
30.7.2021
A cybersecurity company whose security researcher had once been harassed by Blizzard employees at a hacking conference charged the game developer a 50 percent “misogyny tax” when it sought a quote for security services, according to a new report from Waypoint.Read more
Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’
28.7.2021
Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.Read more
World Of Warcraft Removing Inappropriate References To 'Rebuild Trust' In Wake of Lawsuit
27.7.2021
Blizzard has promised to remove content “not appropriate for” World of Warcraft, likely referencing in-game cameos by creative director Alex Afrasiabi. This announcement comes after a short period of silence following the publication of a California state lawsuit against the company, which alleges...
Former World of Warcraft Designer Apologizes For Disastrous 2010 Blizzcon Answer
26.7.2021
Last week, a clip from a developer Q&A session at Blizzcon 2010 went viral. In the video, a woman stepped up to a panel of men from Blizzard to point out that nearly all the female characters in World of Warcraft look like they have “stepped out of a Victoria’s Secret catalog.” The group’s...
Ex Blizzard Boss Mike Morhaime To Women: 'I Failed You'
24.7.2021
Blizzard co-founder and longtime boss Mike Morhaime took to Twitter just after midnight Friday to comment on the widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the game company he led for so long. “To the Blizzard women who experienced any of these things, I am extremely sorry...
Blizzard Boss Accused Of Failing To Address Sexual Harassment Calls New Allegations 'Troubling'
23.7.2021
The head of Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind Overwatch and World of Warcraft, sent an email to staff last night calling the recent allegations of widespread sexual harassment and discrimation “extremely troubling” and promised to meet with them to answer questions and discuss “how we...
Blizzard Harasser From Lawsuit Is Still All Over World of Warcraft, Fans Dismay
22.7.2021
Yesterday, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over the company’s allegedly pervasive culture of sexual harasment and discrimination.Read more