A Formal Thread about Activision/Blizzard

Dalisclock

Making lemons combustible again
Legacy
Escapist +
Feb 9, 2008
11,286
7,081
118
A Barrel In the Marketplace
Country
Eagleland
Gender
Male
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: BrawlMan

BrawlMan

Lover of beat'em ups.
Legacy
Mar 10, 2016
29,287
12,213
118
Detroit, Michigan
Country
United States of America
Gender
Male
Just gonna drop this here.


Notably the fact the lady who was involved in trying to cover up Torture in Iraq is now trying to act like nothing, nothing at all is happening on her watch yet again. Because Whistleblowers just need to keep their damn mouths shut, apparently :rolleyes:

Edit: Fixed the link.

Sorry about that.
When did this biatch started working for Activision? That explains why they're able to cover up so much. She is definitely not one for feminism.
 

CriticalGaming

Elite Member
Legacy
Dec 28, 2017
11,207
5,674
118
March. Which kind of blows her rationale of "I've never seen any of these bad things so they can't have happened" out of the water.
Golly she's been there 100 days and hasn't been groped? Must be no problem then...oh wait, she works in the Santa Monica Activision Headquarters NOT the Blizzard campus so she has no fucking idea what the fuck she's talking about and is just being a dirty fucking snake.
 
  • Like
Reactions: thebobmaster

Silvanus

Elite Member
Legacy
Jan 15, 2013
12,028
6,333
118
Country
United Kingdom
Huh, so Fran Townsend, Activision-Blizzard's head of "corporate affairs" and compliance (and the one who made that dumb-as-fuck reply to the allegations, which was posted a few pages back) used to work for the Bush administration. In homeland security and counterterrorism. And she's an apologist for CIA torture.


What a despicable piece of shit, and what an abysmal decision to have her anywhere near a role related to workplace culture and protecting employee wellbeing.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Dalisclock

Agema

Do everything and feel nothing
Legacy
Mar 3, 2009
9,200
6,475
118
What a despicable piece of shit, and what an abysmal decision to have her anywhere near a role related to workplace culture and protecting employee wellbeing.
Similarly:

"A leading British university has been accused of turning a blind eye to bullying after a college principal was allowed to remain in post despite complaints of intimidating behaviour towards colleagues.
"Prof Adekunle Adeyeye, who was responsible for helping to reform Durham University’s much-criticised approach to bullying, is alleged to have frequently reduced colleagues to tears and made sexist remarks."

Uh-huh. Funny how often this sort of stuff happens.
 

laggyteabag

Scrolling through forums, instead of playing games
Legacy
Oct 25, 2009
3,355
1,042
118
UK
Gender
He/Him
Blizzard's President J. Allen Brack has stepped down, effective immediately.


Jen Oneal, who was previously the head of the Blizzard-absorbed Vicarious Visions team - and Mike Ybarra, who has been with Blizzard since 2019, are now "co-leaders"

 
  • Like
Reactions: CriticalGaming

Samtemdo8

Elite Member
Legacy
Apr 25, 2020
1,509
611
118
Country
Private
Blizzard's President J. Allen Brack has stepped down, effective immediately.


Jen Oneal - who was previously the head of the Blizzard-absorbed Vicarious Visions team, and Mike Ybarra who has been with Blizzard since 2019 are now "co-leaders"

"Bobby Kotick is truly in charge"

Earlier Tweet

"Activision-Blizzard President, Daniel Alegre"
 

laggyteabag

Scrolling through forums, instead of playing games
Legacy
Oct 25, 2009
3,355
1,042
118
UK
Gender
He/Him
"Bobby Kotick is truly in charge"

Earlier Tweet

"Activision-Blizzard President, Daniel Alegre"
Im not quite sure what point you are trying to make, there.

Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Acti-Blizz - aka, this person's boss.
 

CriticalGaming

Elite Member
Legacy
Dec 28, 2017
11,207
5,674
118
Blizzard's President J. Allen Brack has stepped down, effective immediately.


Jen Oneal, who was previously the head of the Blizzard-absorbed Vicarious Visions team - and Mike Ybarra, who has been with Blizzard since 2019, are now "co-leaders"

I wouldnt be surprised if they completely desplve the Blizzard name and turn everything into Activision fully. Because at this point Blizzard's name is so tainted and there is basically nobody left of the original Blizzard that it makes sense to me to simply dissolve and absorb the studio into Activision proper.
 

Samtemdo8

Elite Member
Legacy
Apr 25, 2020
1,509
611
118
Country
Private
I wouldnt be surprised if they completely desplve the Blizzard name and turn everything into Activision fully. Because at this point Blizzard's name is so tainted and there is basically nobody left of the original Blizzard that it makes sense to me to simply dissolve and absorb the studio into Activision proper.
That is on the hands on the holding company called "Acitivision-Blizzard" that owns "Acitivision" and "Blizzard"
 

Chimpzy

Simian Abomination
Legacy
Escapist +
Apr 3, 2020
12,821
9,248
118
Im not quite sure what point you are trying to make, there.

Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Acti-Blizz - aka, this person's boss.
Even Bobby is not the be all end all of Activision-Blizzard. He's still answerable to the board of directors, who in turn answer to the big shareholders.

Speaking of the shareholders getting involved:
 

BrawlMan

Lover of beat'em ups.
Legacy
Mar 10, 2016
29,287
12,213
118
Detroit, Michigan
Country
United States of America
Gender
Male
I highly recommend you watch both videos. They give out extra details, especially the longer video.