Episode 95: Activision Blizzard Leadership Has Failed (News Show)

Activision Blizzard leadership continues to fail in its response to the California DFEH lawsuit and its own employees. Ubisoft employees are renewing their demands for change and a seat at the table. Also: Microsoft and Capcom earnings. Content Warning: Sexual Harassment, Suicide from 00:51:39 You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:02:42] - Microsoft FY21 Q4 Earnings [00:13:18] - An update on Sony sales figures [00:17:38] - Capcom FY22 Q1 Earnings [00:26:24] - Investment Interlude [00:34:47] - Quick Hits [00:51:39] - Much has happened with the Activision Blizzard lawsuit since last week SOURCES Microsoft FY21 Q4 Earnings PlayStation 5 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold, Remains the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History Capcom FY22 Q1 Earnings A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick to All Employees Activision Blizzard employees call leadership response to harassment suit ‘abhorrent and insulting’ (Polygon) Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’ (Kotaku) Fury, Worry, and Walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard's Week of Reckoning (IGN) Blizzard Recruiters Asked Hacker If She ‘Liked Being Penetrated’ at Job Fair (Vice) Activision Blizzard Cancels Any Further All Hands Meetings, Prioritizes “Discussion Sessions” With No Mention of Walkout (Uppercut) Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Accused of Sexual Harassment Against Female Employees Ubisoft workers demand company accountability in open letter (Axios) Ubisoft CEO says 'important progress' has been made since 2020 harassment scandal (PCGamer) Ubisoft group says Yves Guillemot has "sidelined" its demands as CEO responds to open letter (GamesIndustry) Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder: "We Need Unionization" (IGN) INVESTMENT INTERLUDE South Korean game developer Krafton IPO to raise $3.75 bln (Reuters) Jam City, Inc. and DPCM Capital, Inc. Mutually Agree to Terminate Business Combination Agreement Horizon Blockchain Games Raises Funds From BITKRAFT and CMT Digital to Drive Web3 Adoption...