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Things have gone from worse to catastrophic at Activision Blizzard

The situation at Activision Blizzard grows more dire with everyday that passes. With every new piece of news tied to the publisher, one has to wonder how much more the situation has to devolve before sweeping changes are made.

Most recently, quality assurance testers at Raven Software, a studio that assists with Call of Duty: Warzone, were let go despite many of those testers being promised permanent positions.

On Monday, studio head at Raven Software, Brian Raffel, reportedly told employees that he didn’t consider the terminations to be layoffs but rather that contract workers simply didn’t have their contracts renewed.

In response to the firing of QA testers, other testers at Raven Software staged a walk-out that stretched into Tuesday and is expected to continue today. In addition, QA testers at Treyarch Studios also reportedly walked out in protest on Tuesday.

The Washington Post reports that Activision Blizzard said that 500 contractors would become full-time employees in the coming months.

With that having been said, something is set to happen today that may have contractors reconsidering any potential job offers.

“Alcohol-soaked culture”

Celebrity lawyer who has represented victims of sexual assault and harassment, Lisa Bloom, has announced that she will be holding a press conference today on behalf of a Blizzard employee who alleges she is a victim of sexual harassment.

“A woman currently employed at Blizzard Entertainment and her attorney, Lisa Bloom, will describe the alcohol-soaked culture of sexual harassment the woman endured, including numerous sexual come-ons and physical touching, and the retaliation she experienced after she reported the sexual harassment,” reads a press release from Bloom’s firm.

The employee together with Bloom will speak at a press conference being hosted outside of Blizzard’s offices in Irvine, California later today.

All the while Bobby Kotick and the board of directors at Activision Blizzard maintain their seats despite the walls crashing down around them.

Things will continue to worsen for the publisher until real change is instituted at the firm.

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