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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard is a current lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), now the Civil Rights Department (CRD) against video game developer Activision Blizzard in July 2021.
For Q4 2020, Activision Blizzard reported net revenue of $2.41 billion, up 22% year over year, and net income of $508 million, down from $525 million in the year-prior period. Subscribe to Variety ...
ABK Workers Alliance (ABK standing for "Activision-Blizzard-King") is a group of organized workers from video game company Activision Blizzard.Formed in response to a July 2021 state lawsuit against the company for harassment and discriminatory work practices, the worker advocacy group A Better ABK organized walkouts and demonstrations against the company's policy and practices.
Activision Blizzard will begin layoffs at its Irvine and Santa Monica locations next month. Layoffs at its Playa Vista facility will start in November.
With the layoffs, Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra said he is leaving the company. “It’s an incredibly hard day and my energy and support will be focused on all those amazing ...
On December 6, 2021 12 Quality Assurance workers at Raven Software, an Activision Blizzard owned studio, were laid off. Thereafter, workers at Raven and Activision Blizzard launched a third strike at the company, and the first strike to stretch multiple days. [36] On the 9th ABK workers launched a strike fund on GoFundMe seeking to raise ...
In 2021, workers at Activision Blizzard walked out several times over layoffs and working conditions for marginalized groups, and the company has also faced several claims of sexual harassment ...
On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion, following the company's acquisition of ZeniMax Media for US$7.5 billion in March 2021 and amid a workplace misconduct lawsuit filed against the company by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.