Leya, Heiko and Maurice talk about the Blizzard scandal

The scandal about Activision Blizzard beats in gaming ever higher waves. Maurice Weber, Leya Jankowski and Heiko Blade speak in a video about the application and their consequences.

A state authority of California has sued Activision Blizzard - and the allegations are shattering. Sexism, harassment and systematic disadvantage in women should have been everyday at Blizzard for years and was known to lead the company.

After the publication of the indictment, the situation continues to escalate: from striking employees to solidarity clients from the entire industry to the departure from Blizzard boss J. Allen Brack.

In this video, Maurice discusses with Leya Jankowski, editor-in-chief of Blizzard beats, and Heiko Blade, editor-in-chief of Gamestar, about the scandal and its consequences - and what he means for us all.

We also provide you with further articles around the topic that you find on Meinmmo, Gamestar and GamePro:

State authority sued Activision Blizzard - bad allegations against WOW developers
Blizzard admits: You have actually fired important WoW man because of harassment
Column of Leya: The reaction of Activision Blizzard to the sexism lawsuit was terribly wrong
Column of Heiko: Sexism Scandal at Blizzard: Why apologies are important, but no longer enough
Hidden problem: Trophies and successes can be so discriminatory to playstation and Xbox

The Blizzard Sexual Harassment Controversy Explained

Most recently, Activision Blizzard has informed in a statement that the CEO of Blizzard, J. All Brack, which will leave the company. His position will not be reopened, but split in two "co-leads". This role is taken over by the two Vice Presidents Jennifer "Jen" ONEAL and Mike Ybarra, which should conduct the developer together.

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