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World of Warcraft’s team is taking small steps to fix the game’s toxicity

World of Warcraft‘s team has been making some small adjustments to the game, renaming quests and characters that had innuendo-laden names and removing some character emotes, like kick and moan, which could be problematic when targeted at other players.

Activision Blizzard is under state and federal investigation for workplace discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Much of these problems stemmed from the World of Warcraft group, which developed a frat boy-like culture. A lot of that seeped into the actual game, and now the current WoW team is trying to clean things up.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.