Activision Pays $54M to Resolve Discrimination Lawsuit [Update]

• Activision Blizzard pays $54 million to settle gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit.
• Upcoming game release: Beyond Pokémon: The Indigo Disk.
• Activision Blizzard's statement on the settlement.
• California’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in 2021.
• Activision Blizzard to implement fairer compensation and advancement standards.

Activision Blizzard Faces Scrutiny

Activision Blizzard has been under the microscope for several years now, owing to its alleged “Boys’ Club” corporate culture. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the besieged gaming company has agreed to pay approximately $54 million to settle a 2021 gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit. This is the same lawsuit that seemingly instigated Microsoft’s historic $69 billion acquisition of the Call of Duty and Overwatch publisher, which was finally approved in October after an 18-month legal battle.

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Look forward to the release of Beyond Pokémon: The Indigo Disk. Stay tuned for more updates on upcoming games.

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Activision Blizzard's Statement

In a statement to Streamers Visuals, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson shared further context on the settlement:

"We are gratified that we have reached an agreement with the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) today, as the CRD has now announced in a press statement. We appreciate the importance of the issues addressed in this agreement and we are dedicated to fully implementing all the new obligations we have assumed as part of it."

"We are also gratified that the CRD has agreed to file an amended complaint that entirely withdraws its 2021 claims alleging widespread and systemic workplace harassment at Activision Blizzard. In addition, the CRD has acknowledged that no court or independent investigation substantiated any allegations that “Activision Blizzard’s Board of Directors, including its Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kotick, acted improperly with regard to the handling of any instances of workplace misconduct.”

California's Civil Rights Department Sues Activision

In 2021, California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) sued Activision, alleging that company leadership deliberately overlooked employee grievances about pay disparity, gender- and sexuality-based harassment, and discrimination.

Activision Blizzard to Implement More Equitable Standards

The CRD announced that the game publisher will implement measures to ensure fairer standards for compensation and advancement. Activision Blizzard will take additional steps to help ensure fair pay and promotion practices at the company and provide monetary relief to women who were employees or cont.

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