You make it sound easy, but it’s not.

I mean... Afrasiabi was brought during the original Beta along with Kaplan. That means the old guard were the ones that allowed this to take place.

We should all be side-eyeing Mike Morhaime, Chris Metzen and Jeff Kaplan, particularly Kaplan since him and Afrasiabi were best buds during their EQ days, but all those…

It’s shocking how many people are given free passes because they’re perceived to be supremely creative and/or talented.

Just to be clear, it seems many people are coming forward and pointing out that this behavior was present in Blizzard well before Activision came about.

The sad truth is if they lose this lawsuit, which hopefully they do, the outcome is likely to be a fine roughly on par with one year of Kotick’s salary. Activision will promise a thorough review of their internal practices in accordance with their long held very high standards. One mid-level VP will be picked as the…

I can’t believe they stuck in the part about California’s regulations being the real problem. That does not make your statement more believable, guys, even if the allegations are so ridiculous that it is shocking that the company did not already know they would lead to lawsuits.

I unsubscribed from my WoW account, and will not be paying anything for WoW or Hearthstone going forward. My wife is doing the same, and we are vocal to our friends about it.

You know, I try to see both sides of an argument whenever I can, but as Mr. Plunkett said in his comment, Activision can get absolutely fucked, and I don’t give a god damn what you say about “nothing’s gonna change blah blah blah,” I want their company destroyed.

They actually murdered someone to make games and get…

And yet, the most likely result will be grand total of nothing. Because this has been going on for DECADES, across this and most other industries. And do you know how much has changed over that time? Almost. Nothing. It’s still happening. It’s still flagrant. It’s built right into the way companies operate and are…

Hmm something telling about them calling themselves Blizzard in their press release in order to try and distance this from Activisions stock prices. You're Activision Blizzard on every day except lawsuit day, it seems.

The typo is in the original complaint. I didn’t notice it myself until you pointed it out.

I talk about harassment in this industry a fair amount because it happened to me and it happened to those I care about. You know what I don’t love about working in this industry? Feeling like I need to keep tabs on certain men who have a penchant for doing shit they shouldn’t but get away with anyway because they’re A…

This isnt really about hurting Activision’s public image. Its Activision being forced to account for illegal behavior. I’m sure they will survive and keep making games that people will buy. Hopefully the internal culture of the company will improve for women and everyone. 

You’re thinking of Bing Cosby from Cosby Stahls and Natch.

Apparently the DFEH already tried to settle this internally with Activision but were rejected. Given Activision’s response, it doesn’t sound like they’re going to concede anything. Maybe they’ll change tracks if pressure from the public is strong enough, but for the time being this looks like it will go to court,…

I just read through the whole complaint. Damn, it’s even worse than this article makes it out to be. What’s really telling is that the top brass were repeatedly informed about the problems - the DFEH tried to resolve this without litigation and Activision had multiple companies do audits over workplace discrimination…

I love that it’s almost theater when someone gets sued like this.

I hope this crushes them. They literally have a dead person on their hands because of their culture.

The question is whether this will change anything?  Will players think twice before paying for another month of subscription or purchasing the next game from Blizzard?  Or will players perpetuate this toxic work environment at Blizzard by not holding them accountable by withholding funds before they see significant…

The suit also accuses Activision Blizzard of failing to act on “numerous complaints” concerning harassment, discrimination and retaliation from male colleagues over those complaints, and says employees affected were “further discouraged from complaining as human resource personnel were known to be close to alleged…