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Activision Blizzard Has Fired 20 Employees Over Harassment Claims and More

According to an internal letter to staff, Activision Blizzard has fired 20 employees and taken significant additional action in connection to the recent harassment lawsuit and all the allegations surrounding it. 8 comments Yesterday at 18:33 by Starym

Blizzard Working on an Unannounced Open-World RPG Shooter

According to a new job listing, Blizzard is working on a mobile open-world RPG shooter. 6 comments Oct 15, 2021 at 13:35 by Staff

Global Battle.net Maintenance: October 6th

A global maintenance is scheduled for later today and all Blizzard services will be unavailable from 22:00-23:00 CEST. Oct 06, 2021 at 09:42 by Staff

Latest Overwatch 2 Updates: Bastion & Sombra Reworks

A summary of all interesting updates shared by Blizzard coming in Overwatch 2. 5 comments Sep 29, 2021 at 10:00 by Staff

Activision Blizzard Reaches Agreement with the EEOC

Activision Blizzard confirmed in a press release that the company reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 14 comments Sep 28, 2021 at 15:34 by Staff

Diablo 2: Resurrected has arrived today and joined the Icy Veins family of guides, so we're celebrating the re-release of one of the best games of all time with a discount on our Premium subscription until October! We are lowering our Uncommon tier Premium prices by over 40% if you select the yearly option, dropping it from 1.7$/€ to under 0.99$/€ per month! 2 comments Sep 23, 2021 at 19:19 by Staff

Overwatch 2 Executive Departs from Activision Blizzard

Chacko Sonny, the Executive Producer of Overwatch 2, announced he's leaving Activision Blizzard on Friday, according to Bloomberg. 9 comments Sep 22, 2021 at 20:42 by Stan

The SEC Launches Activision Blizzard Investigation

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has launched "a wide-ranging investigation into Activision Blizzard", including its handling of the sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination accusations. 16 comments Sep 20, 2021 at 20:02 by Starym

Launching Log Reviews for WoW PvE & Diablo 3 Character Reviews

When we first launched our Premium subscription, we received many requests for a way to get Log and Character Reviews, where an expert writer could provide an analysis of your specific gameplay and give personalized feedback to help you become a better WoW and Diablo player. We'd been working through how we could build such a system to provide this for our Premium supporters. Today, we’d like to announce our World of Warcraft PvE Log Review and Diablo 3 Character Review System! Sep 03, 2021 at 17:48 by Staff

Battle.net Game Deals: Shadowlands 30% Off

Blizzard is rolling out a range of discounts on some of the biggest games on Battle.net from now through September 6. Shadowlands is 30% off, you can save 25% on Overwatch, and more. 9 comments Aug 31, 2021 at 17:56 by Staff

(Updated) Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Expanded

Update: Activision Blizzard has responded to the new allegations, as a spokesperson replied to IGN's request for comment: 26 comments Aug 24, 2021 at 20:50 by Starym

Blizzard Co-Leader Mike Ybarra Streaming, Comments on AoE Cap and Offers to Play FF14

We have some more news from the new Blizzard co-leader, as Mike Ybarra has actually been streaming lately and got some +20ies done, offered up some opinions on certain game mechanics and even suggested to play WoW's biggest competitor, Final Fantasy 14 with Complexity-Limit's GM Max! 7 comments Aug 15, 2021 at 17:03 by Starym

As a thank you to all of our Premium supporters, we're proud to introduce the Icy Veins Masterclass, a Premium member-only video series by Azortharion that will help you become a better player. 27 comments Aug 13, 2021 at 13:04 by Staff

Kotaku reports that Diablo 4's Game Director Luis Barriga, Lead Designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft Designer Jonathan LeCraft were let go from Blizzard. 13 comments Aug 12, 2021 at 11:43 by Stan

Ex-Community Manager Nevalistis Talks About Her Experience at Blizzard

Former Blizzard Community Manager Brandy Camel, who also goes by the nickname Nevalistis, talked on her blog about her time at Blizzard and the memorable BlizzCon when Diablo Immortal was revealed. 13 comments Aug 07, 2021 at 19:51 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q2 2021 Earnings Call

Activision Blizzard held its quarterly earnings call yesterday and here are the highlights. Aug 04, 2021 at 10:09 by Staff

Blizzards Head of Global Human Resources is No Longer with the Company

J. Allen Brack isn't the only executive leaving Blizzard today. Jesse Meschuk, Blizzard's head of global Human Resources, has now departed too, according to The Verge and Bloomberg. 6 comments Aug 03, 2021 at 21:42 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q2 2021 Financial Results Press Release

The financial details of Activision Blizzard's second quarter of 2021 have been posted in a press release ahead of the earnings call today, which also addresses the lawsuit and the working environment in the company. 1 comment Aug 03, 2021 at 20:55 by Staff

J. Allen Brack is stepping down as the leader of the studio, and Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will co-lead Blizzard going forward. 21 comments Aug 03, 2021 at 12:34 by Staff

J. Allen Brack Game Makers Notebook Interview From Just Before the Lawsuit

Here's a seemingly overlooked interview with Blizzard President J. Allen Brack, which came in just before the recent lawsuit and everything that came with it (only 2 days before in fact). In the interview, Brack talks about his time and company structure at Blizzard, gaming in general, as well as inclusiveness at the company, women in the gaming industry and more. 3 comments Aug 03, 2021 at 07:10 by Starym

A Look at the Activision Blizzard Walkout Protest

Earlier today Activision Blizzard staff held a walkout protest related to the recent sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit and their treatment at the company, and many more than were expected showed up. 17 comments Jul 29, 2021 at 06:36 by Staff

Activision Blizzard Employees Response to Bobby Koticks Statement

Activision Blizzard employees have now responded to Bobby Kotick's statement via IGN and are organizing a walkout protest today. 5 comments Jul 28, 2021 at 19:13 by Stan

Blizzard Offers Paid Time Off for Wednesdays Walkout Protest

Blizzard will be offering paid time off during the walkout protest on Wednesday, July 28th. This comes from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, a veteran games journalist with many sources in the industry, who has been covering the Activision Blizzard lawsuit since it was first reported. 10 comments Jul 27, 2021 at 22:32 by Starym

Activision Blizzard Employee Walkout Protest on Wednesday, July 28th

Many Activision Blizzard employees have decided to stage a walkout protest in response to the statements made by the company's legal counsel and the latter internal statement by Frances Townsend. The walkout is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday July 28th, and follows an open letter responding to the above statements, which has now been signed by over 2500 employees, and aims to get Activision Blizzard executives to work with the staff on improving working conditions: 14 comments Jul 27, 2021 at 20:20 by Starym

Critical Open Letter Signed by over 1000 Current and Former Activision Blizzard Employees

An open letter criticizing the company's responses and statements in relation to the lawsuit has been sent to several publications, including Bloomberg (who initially reported on the lawsuit) and Polygon, signed by over 1000 current and former Activision Blizzard employees. 20 comments Jul 26, 2021 at 20:59 by Starym

Lawyer Reviews of the Activision Blizzard Lawsuit (Videos)

We have two videos going into the details of the actual lawsuit aimed at Activision Blizzard, from how the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing works, opinions on the suit's outcomes, what exactly the details mean and a lot more. 16 comments Jul 26, 2021 at 19:10 by Starym

Ben Brode Talks About a Harrasment Situation, Reports and Firings and More

We now have former Hearthstone Game Director and one of its chief architects, Ben Brode, speaking out in relation to the accusations of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. He talks about a situation where a colleague confided in him about a harassment situation, as well as mentions several firings that resulted from his own reports to HR and about whether a toxic work environment was why he left the company. 1 comment Jul 26, 2021 at 03:34 by Starym

Blizzard Staff Respond to Lawsuit and Internal Mails

We've seen the statements from both current and former Blizzard higher-ups, as well as Activision Blizzard's Corporate Affairs Vice President, so now it's time to see what the reactions were from some of the staff working at Blizzard. 4 comments Jul 25, 2021 at 07:58 by Starym

Updated: (Comments on Afrasiabi) Chris Metzens Response to the Activision Blizzard Lawsuit

We have an update on Chris Metzen's remarks in relation to the lawsuit, as he tweeted out some comments on his time with Alex Afrasiabi (who was specifically named in some claims in the lawsuit). 11 comments Jul 24, 2021 at 23:57 by Starym

Mike Morhaime, Former Blizzard CEO, Responds to the Lawsuit Allegations

We now have a response on the subject of the sexual harrassment and discrimination lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard from the former CEO and co-founder of Blizzard, Mike Morhaime, as well. The investigation itself hadn't started by the time he left the company, but some of the allegations in it came during his tenure as CEO. 14 comments Jul 24, 2021 at 05:22 by Starym

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