Call Of Duty: Warzone Devs Have Staged A Walkout
Activision Blizzard's presence in the gaming community has been immeasurably destructive in a multitude of ways. Their grim attitudes and actions were first put to the public with a lawsuit that alleged a "frat-boy culture" of sexual assault and harassment of staff, and heavy discrimination against staff members of colour.
It was an uncomfortable reveal, and while company CEO Bobby Kotick refuses to budge from his position, the company looks even worse. And the depressing state of working for Activision Blizzard has bled into the companies under its wing.
Now, Raven Software staff are airing their frustrations with the company, as they're staging a walkout after team members were laid off.
Raven Software Stages Walkout
Raven Software, the main team behind Call of Duty: Warzone are staging a walkout to protest the surprise laying off of team members in its quality assurance team.
Several team members were sacked with no warning on December 3 after being promised increased wages, and now, the rest of the team are rallying up to have them return to the company.
Raven Software team members have responded in a statement - "The Raven QA team and other members of Raven's staff will be walking out with a singular demand - every member of the QA team, including those terminated on Friday, must be offered full-time positions."
Activision Blizzard Workers Alliance Comments On Raven Walkout
The news has also come to the Activision Blizzard King worker's alliance, who have said on Twitter "The goal of this demonstration is to ensure the continued growth of Raven.
"Everyone participating in today's demonstration does so with the continued success of the studio at the forefront of their mind. To our leadership, we hope you'll abide by our policy to lead responsibility."
It's good to see that workers at Raven are protesting for these roles to be reinstated and for better working conditions, and it's equally as great that the union supporting Activision Blizzard staff are rallying behind them.
As of now, there are worries this could seriously impact the impending release of Warzone Pacific. The key to better games is better working environments, and we've got our fingers crossed that the Raven team get what they need.