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Activision Blizzard reports 20 people have exited company and 20 more disciplined

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Activision Blizzard reported that 20 people have exited company and 20 more have been disciplined in its investigation of allegations of sex discrimination at the big video game giant.

The company said it has also added three full-time positions to its thics and compliance team and is planning to add 19 more in the future, including positions dedicated to investigations. It’s has also reorganized the ethics & compliance team to separate investigative resources from employee relations resources. And it is tripling its investment in employee training.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.