Microsoft also calls states of Activision Blizzard disturbing

Activision Blizzard, Inc., formerly known as Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATV), is a US video clip game firm that has Activision (Designer of the Phone Call of Task Saga, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk as well as Slanders among others) and Blizzard Enjoyment (Developers by Wow, Diablo, Star craft, Overwatch among others). Because its blend in 2008 as well as succeeding purchase by Tencent Holdings, Activision Blizzard has actually become the most vital Third-Party for the United States and around the world, accomplishing a market capitalization of 49 billion bucks.

The Kick dusk goes into the next round. The scandal around Sexism and discrimination against Activision Blizzard leads to new developments daily. According to the revelations of the Wall Street Journal, CEO Bobby Kick has been committed by the grievances in his company for years.

Gradually, the companies cooperate with Activision Blizzard will now speak of word, now also Xbox companies Microsoft.

Xbox boss finds allegations disturbing

Phil Spencer, the Chief of the Xbox Department at Microsoft, turns to its employees in a mail became a member of Bloomberg. Spencer writes in it, he is disturbed and deeply worried about the frightening incidents and behavior [Kicks].

He continues and realize that this type of behavior has no place in the gaming industry. In his news he refers to the article of Wall Street Journal.

Already before Jim Ryan, President of Sony Interactive, had practiced in an internal mail massive criticism. He was depressed and stunned and criticized that Kick has not sufficiently expressed the allegations of Wall Street Journals.

But Spencer even goes a step further as Sony. He talks about all aspects in the business relationship with Activision Blizzard re-evaluate. This implies that Spencer is ready to grab to drawing measures if there should be no consequences. This means that only a resignation of Kicks can be.

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What does Activision say about the allegations?

To the allegations of the gaming giants Sony and Microsoft has expressed Activision as follows:

We appreciate the feedback of our valuable partners and will exchange us deeper with them. We have implemented detailed and important changes in recent weeks, and will not stop. We are working on our [company] culture and ours Workplace, safe, divers and inclusive.

Management Board stands to kick

Already on Tuesday the board expressed itself in a statement. Despite the serious allegations, Critics continues to support and have V Estrogen in Bobby Kicks Guide Qualities. It remains to be seen whether the board will change its opinion.

Employees indignantly

Immediately after the revelations by the Wall street Journal organized Kink, the union of the Activision Blizzard employees, a strike. More than 150 employees made their anger at Blizzard Campus in Irvine, California air and demand Kicks immediate resignation.

But not only the staff demand the withdrawal of the Blizzard CEO, but also the Shareholders have the muzzle full. Since the original complaint of the California authorities in July, the stock is in free fall.

What consequences could Spencers statement have?

Xbox is just like PlayStation to the the largest console manufacturers on the market. Quasi All Activision Blizzard Games, such as the recently published Call of Duty Vanguard, also appear for the consoles. Depending on how far Microsoft wants to go, the games of the publisher could be removed from the shop to force a companys response. Again and again, there are special promotional deals with companies that are currently all on the cant.

This would mean massive economic damage for the already struck Activision Blizzard. It remains to be seen what reactions follow the disturbing practices of the publisher.

Source: Bloomberg

From Marc Schmidt author & Lukas Schmidt Editorial manager 19.11.2021 at 11:48