Penguin & Termite dedicate a whole episode to run through the drama unfolding with California's lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. We run through the things happening directly with Activision Blizzard as well as the community and industry responses. What do you think of all this?
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What happened? July 21
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture
WoW Protests July 22
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-protests/
Bungie even responded - July 22
https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-activision-blizzard-lawsuit-statement
Other Protests July 23
https://www.esports.com/en/community-outrage-and-protests-against-activision-blizzard-in-wake-of-lawsuit-253595
GameXplain turning their coverage off
https://twitter.com/GameXplain/status/1418632053872943110
Bloomberg's coverage
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-07-23/activision-blizzard-s-games-culture-crisis-runs-deep
Employees Speak Out - July 24
https://gamerant.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-developer-response/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-24-blizzard-developers-criticise-corporate-statements-on-recent-allegations
Weak Response
https://kotaku.com/blizzard-boss-accused-of-failing-to-address-sexual-hara-1847351449
Today! Blizzard staff sign petition - July 26
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-26/activision-blizzard-staff-sign-petition-supporting-labor-lawsuit
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