Activision Blizzard leadership continues to fail in its response to the California DFEH lawsuit and its own employees. Ubisoft employees are renewing their demands for change and a seat at the table. Also: Microsoft and Capcom earnings.
Content Warning: Sexual Harassment, Suicide from 00:51:39
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:02:42] – Microsoft FY21 Q4 Earnings
- [00:13:18] – An update on Sony sales figures
- [00:17:38] – Capcom FY22 Q1 Earnings
- [00:26:24] – Investment Interlude
- [00:34:47] – Quick Hits
- [00:51:39] – Much has happened with the Activision Blizzard lawsuit since last week
SOURCES
- Microsoft FY21 Q4 Earnings
- PlayStation 5 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold, Remains the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History
- Capcom FY22 Q1 Earnings
- A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick to All Employees
- Activision Blizzard employees call leadership response to harassment suit ‘abhorrent and insulting’ (Polygon)
- Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’ (Kotaku)
- Fury, Worry, and Walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard’s Week of Reckoning (IGN)
- Blizzard Recruiters Asked Hacker If She ‘Liked Being Penetrated’ at Job Fair (Vice)
- Activision Blizzard Cancels Any Further All Hands Meetings, Prioritizes “Discussion Sessions” With No Mention of Walkout (Uppercut)
- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Accused of Sexual Harassment Against Female Employees
- Ubisoft workers demand company accountability in open letter (Axios)
- Ubisoft CEO says ‘important progress’ has been made since 2020 harassment scandal (PCGamer)
- Ubisoft group says Yves Guillemot has “sidelined” its demands as CEO responds to open letter (GamesIndustry)
- Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder: “We Need Unionization” (IGN)
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