Microsoft has said it will be watching Activision Blizzard’s leadership during its acquisition approval process to ensure the embattled Call of Duty publisher has the “right people” at the top to facilitate positive cultural change.
Activision Blizzard has, of course, been the focus of months of disturbing allegations surrounding its workplace culture following the launch of a State of California lawsuit calling the company a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women” – made all the more unsettling after a damning Wall Street Journal report claimed Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick had been aware of the allegations of sexual misconduct and mistreatment of female employees across many parts of the company “for years”.
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