Activision Blizzard.

Activision Blizzard employees petition Kotick to step down, Xbox boss weighs in

Today saw a couple of major updates to the continuing Activision Blizzard scandal. Now more games industry figures are criticizing CEO Bobby Kotick’s leadership, including Xbox’s Phil Spencer, and hundreds of employees continue to call for his resignation.

This week’s Wall Street Journal report shed light on new allegations against the company, which the state of California sued earlier this year for sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and generally having an unpleasant culture towards female staff members in particular.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.