Activision Blizzard case: Dozens of employees have been fired following accusations of harassment

After months of tirelessly promising internal changes, the giant Activision Blizzard seems to have reached the first conclusions, as reported by news sources. promises to try to put an end to the many scandals that splash their names. However, the Wall Street Journal is affirmative: several dozen employees have been dismissed or pushed to exit, and others still in office have been subject to sanctions.

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Has the collective pressure on Activision Blizzard finally paid off? After being accused of promoting a sexist policy , of having failed in its fiduciary duty , or incidentally for having concealed the investigations that took place in the company since 2019, the editor was taken in dislike by the three big manufacturers of the industry, and even declared persona non grata at The Game Awards.

But behind the scenes, things finally seem to have started, since the journalist Kirsten Grind claims that the several dozen dismissals and other reprimands should have been the subject of a press release in December, but that Bobby Kotick would have successfully prevented its publication. Its sources invoke the desire not to give too much echo to a series of polemics that are already as long as your arm. Of which act.

The Law of Numbers

Activision Blizzard Spokesperson Helaine Klasky also confirms the orderes of size advanced, by explaining that “37 employees have left the company” – without specifying whether or not these were dismissals or voluntary departures – and that the investigation carried out internally would also have “led to 44 sanctions”. These few dozen cases thus make it possible to support the official speech of Kotick, always in the role of the ostrich.

Will this announcement be enough to put out the fire In progress ? Recall that last November, Bobby Kotick allegedly told Activison executives that he “
would consider resigning” of his position as CEO if ever he failed to “quickly resolve” the many problems made public during the summer. To be continued in the next episode ?