Activision Blizzard Hotwash

Penguin & Termite have a hotwash on the California lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over workplace culture. It's been a few weeks since we discussed, and a lot has happened. We run through the fallout of it all, discuss boycott efficacy, and what this all means for the future... Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt Music: Ozzed - No Fight But Cool http://ozzed.net http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Removal of in-game references to people in the suit https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-developers-pledge-to-remove-in-game-references-that-are-not-appropriate-following-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/ Bobby Kotick's official statement/hiring of Wilmerhale law firm https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22597166/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-letter-sexual-harrassment-allegations Blizzard employees stage a walkout/digital picket line https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22598410/activision-blizzard-employee-walk-out-protest-sexism-discrimination-lawsuit J. Allen Brack fired https://www.polygon.com/22598694/blizzard-president-resigns-j-allen-brack-activision-lawsuit Sponsors pull ads from OWL https://www.dexerto.com/overwatch/more-overwatch-league-sponsors-leave-amid-activision-blizzard-lawsuit-1624160/ More Blizzard employees fired https://kotaku.com/jesse-mcree-diablo-4-director-no-longer-at-activision-1847469113 Podcast: https://www.80bitpodsmash.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/80bitpodsmash Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80bitpodsmash IG: https://www.instagram.com/80bitpodsmash/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/80bitpodsmash Discord: https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt Twitch: https://twitch.tv/80bitpodsmash YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ve3bIiKDcxEIdo-QInzlg