Employees at Activision Blizzard's subsidiary studio Raven Software today walked out to protest layoffs of its quality assurance testers. Employees staged walkouts previously in recent months to call attention to Activision’s handling of ongoing complaints of gender inequality and sexual harassment within the company. Read more >>
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Walkouts at Activision Blizzard Come at Critical Moment
The timing of the walkout is notable. It is happening just as quality assurance testers are needed most: 48 hours before the launch of a map in the massively popular multiplayer “Call of Duty: Warzone” game, which will be among a number additions made as part of Activison’s regular updates on Dec. 8.
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