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As an ongoing part of the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit, current CEO Bobby Kotick publicly told investors that he had no knowledge of any of the bad scandals that plagued the company since the state of California's lawsuit began.
This was proven to be demonstrably false, and as a result, there was another employee walk-out, as well as the bosses of both Sony and Microsoft stating that they will be re-evaluating their ties to the company, of which the effects were immediately felt.
Bloomberg reported yesterday that PlayStation's CEO sent a note to Activision Blizzard about how they plan to address their internal situation.
PlayStation appears to have removed Vanguard from the featured section on their site.
Today vs. yesterday: pic.twitter.com/vWYyHGDY2S— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) November 18, 2021
harsher statement than even PlayStation. Activision is becoming too toxic to deal with.
Genuinely wondering now if the call of duty player base will follow suit. I don’t want to think that one of those gross things in life that’s “too big to fail” is call of duty https://t.co/yUZeKxBWVk— Gene Park (@GenePark) November 18, 2021
BREAKING: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has joined the chorus of industry professionals criticizing Activision Blizzard, telling staff in an email obtained by Bloomberg that Xbox is "evaluating all aspects of our relationship" with the embattled publisher https://t.co/zEK5MZ7je6
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 18, 2021
First Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan spoke out against Activision Blizzard, and now Xbox boss Phil Spencer has joined in. The pressure for CEO Bobby Kotick to resign continues to mount. https://t.co/sPJENCCst7
— YongYea (@YongYea) November 18, 2021
Activision-Blizzard responded to the mounting pressure in a way that was deemed "not good enough" by employees, who reportedly stated that the current zero-tolerance policy in regards to knowing about and engaging in illicit activities does not apply to Kotick.
This triggered another massive walk-out and day of protests, which culminated in a petition being passed around and signed by over 1,000 current employees demanding Kotick's removal from the company, as well as the topic trending online throughout the day.
In response to this scathing criticism from Xbox and PlayStation, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson tells Bloomberg "we respect all feedback from our valued partners" and "we are committed to the work of ensuring our culture and workplace are safe, diverse, and inclusive."
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 18, 2021
Activision Blizzard's zero-tolerance policy on harassment won't apply to Kotick, staff reportedly told https://t.co/bo4KMZuGh2
— Eurogamer (@eurogamer) November 18, 2021
Update: Nearly 1,000 Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition calling for CEO Bobby Kotick to remove himself. The petition will “show leadership we mean business and we’re not settling for the bare minimum anymore,” says employee @BlizzJess https://t.co/50yrTauxgN
— Shannon Liao (@Shannon_Liao) November 18, 2021
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