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Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, and thousands sign petition for anti-discrimination action

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 29, 2021
3 min

Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees joined a walkout today to protest the company’s initially harsh response to allegations of sex discrimination at the company...

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Bobby Kotick apologizes for ‘tone deaf’ response to sex discrimination charges at Activision Blizzard

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2021
5 min

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick apologized today for the “tone deaf” company response to allegations of sex discrimination at the big video game publisher....

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Activision Blizzard employees to protest leadership with walkout

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 27, 2021
2 min

Employees at Activision Blizzard are staging a walkout to protest the company leadership’s response to being sued by the California Department of Fair Employment...

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Ex-Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime: To the Blizzard women …, I am extremely sorry that I failed you

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 24, 2021
8 min

Former Blizzard Entertainment president and company cofounder Mike Morhaime issued an apology to the women of Blizzard who have suffered alleged sexual discrimination charged...

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Blizzard lawsuit, Dead Space, Respawn, Dragon Age 4, and more | GB Decides 206

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 23, 2021
1 min

[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/206-CRANK-TIME-e14ttti” height=”102px” width=”700px” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] Working at Blizzard sounds like a challenge for women and minorities, and in some instances, it sounds like...

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Osama Dorias talks about making games from the heart at GDC 2021.

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The DeanBeat: The learnings of the week in games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 23, 2021
6 min

The online-only Game Developers Conference had 550 talks scheduled this week, and some of them are still happening today. They reminded me what I love...

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Activision Blizzard sued by California for sex discrimination

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 22, 2021
4 min

Activision Blizzard has been sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing for sex discrimination in the workplace. The company that makes...

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The Call of Duty League Championshp is coming on August 19 to August 22.

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Google Cloud rolls out ActivStat for real-time match stats for Call of Duty League fans

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 8, 2021
5 min

Google Cloud is rolling out ActivStat, a set of real-time stats for fans of the Call of Duty League. This data should help esports...

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This Call of Duty opening screen gets rid of the friction out of buying the $60 game.

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The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 2, 2021
6 min

In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...

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Drake Star Partners said $60 billion worth of game deals happened in the first half of 2021.

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Drake Star Partners: Game deals surpassed $60B in first half of 2021

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 2, 2021
4 min

Game deals surpassed an unparalleled $60 billion in the first half of 2021, according to investment bank Drake Star Partners. Spurred by pandemic lockdowns...

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