( As reported by Kotaku, employees at the troubled Activision Blizzard have been pushing internally for unionization for months. In December, Activision Blizzard laid off more than a dozen developers at Raven, one of its support studios, which kicked off another walkout and resulted in employees widely signing union cards, paving the pathway to unionization. A bombshell Wall Street Journal report alleging that CEO Bobby Kotick knew all about, and even covered up, the company’s abuses (and committed his own share of serious transgressions, including one instance in which he reportedly threatened to have his assistant killed) led to another walkout. The push started in full over the summer, as employees at Activision Blizzard staged multiple walkouts in protest of troubling allegations of harassment at the company.
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Why Queer Star Wars Fans Are So Upset at Its Newest Video Game Saga Vacuum-Sealed Container From 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened We regret to inform you that Jackson Mahomes is at it again Amid it all, blockbuster reports detailing distressing work cultures at mega-sized studios like Activision Blizzard and Bungie continued to roll out. A ton of smaller studios- Harmonix, Housemarque, and Night School, to name a few-were scooped up in acquisitions by industry giants, a worrying trend for the long-term sustainability for indie outfits. Major games were delayed at a regular clip, likely still because of the pandemic. It remains largely impossible to source a coveted PS5 or Xbox Series X, despite both having been out for more than a year. Video games didn’t exactly fare so well in 2021, either. A fitting timeline for a year was kicked off by attempted insurrection. Over the course of 2021, the global temperature rose at a once again alarming rate, Marvel released not one but two panned films, and we’ve all gotta come to terms with the sobering realization that this covid-19 pandemic might never fully end. Mario swims away from big Bowser in Bowser's Fury.įace it: The past year has been…not great.
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