Episode 94: The State of California v Activision Blizzard (News Show)

Activision Blizzard has perpetuated a culture of sexual harassment and pay discrimination for years, according to a lawsuit filed by the State of California. The company can’t seem to decide how to handle the suit with Blizzard and Activision Publishing leadership expressing shock and remorse while GOP corporate hires blast the suit and the state for standing up for non-male employees. Content Warning: Sexual Harassment, Suicide from 55:00 to 01:42:00 You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/virtualeconomy TIME STAMPS [00:01:45] - Tech Talk: A Quick Update on SWOLED and Gabe Gear [00:07:40] - SOC (Formerly CtW) Urges EA Shareholders to Vote “No” on Say-on-Pay [00:13:15] - Niko Partners Report on the Global Esports Market [00:22:57] - Investment Interlude [00:39:20] - Quick Hits [00:55:30] - Activision Blizzard’s Culture of Harassment, Toxicity, and Pay Inequality [01:42:13] - IGDA Issues Call to Action Regarding NFTs and Blockchain [01:45:03] - Ubisoft Q1 FY22 Earnings SOURCES SOC (formerly CtW) asks EA shareholders to vote NO on Say-on-Pay California DFEH v Activision Blizzard Call to Action: Blockchain in Games UBISOFT REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER 2021-22 SALES French game workers union sues Ubisoft for 'institutional sexual harassment' Niko Partners: Asia is 54% of the $1B global esports market (GamesBeat) INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Recommended Cash Acquisition of Sumo Group PLC Tencent Takes Majority Stake in Stunlock Studios Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games Unity Acquires Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV), Creators of SpeedTree® Environment Creation Suite Xsolla Launches Game Investment Platform Games Publisher Tilting Point Raises $235M to Fuel Expansions and Acquisitions (The Hollywood Reporter) Pipeline raises $2M to teach gamers how to stream for a living (GamesBeat) Scopely invests $50 million in European game studios Omnidrone, Pixel Toys, and Tag Games