In something of a u-turn from their previous position, Activision-Blizzard-King (ABK) have now reportedly said they will recognise the Game Workers Alliance (GWA), based on a leaked memo from CEO Bobby Kotick
Blizzard employees have demanded Kotick leave the company after a lot of things came to light. He has now responded.
Two of the largest console manufacturers have condemned ABK's response to the new allegations against CEO Bobby Kotick.
A shareholders group representing interested parties with shares in Activision Blizzard have demand the resignation of Bobby Kotick following a fresh wave of revelations.
ABK employees are staging their second walk out in a year, standing up against alleged misconduct by ABK leadership.
ABK responds to allegations that Bobby Kotick ignored misconduct
Bobby Kotick was aware of serious sexual allegations made against employees in 2017 and 2018, according to an investigation published in the Wall Street Journal.
On Monday evening, Activision Blizzard announced a settlement to a lawsuit against the company brought on by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The heat got turned up on Activision Blizzard again Tuesday morning as SOC, an investment group working to improve conditions at the video game publisher riddled with controversy in recent weeks, issued a statement saying the bar for improvement isn't being set high enough.
In an unusual move for a company of its scale, Activision-Blizzard has delayed changes to their corporate pay structure in order to seek feedback from shareholders.
Bobby Kotick agreed to the pay cut following the backlash in March over his huge 200 Million USD payout in the midst of Activision's latest round of layoffs.
