The main of Activision Blizzard knew of harassment complaints agelong earlier workplace turmoil erupted astatine the video crippled giant, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Activision main Bobby Kotick has for years been looped into reports of abuses that included an allegation of rape, but did not stock each that helium knew with the committee of directors, according to the report.
A spokesperson responding to an AFP enquiry said the Journal communicative presented a "misleading" presumption of the institution and its main executive.
"Instances of intersexual misconduct that were brought to his attraction were acted upon," the spokesperson told AFP.
"At Mr. Kotick's direction, we person made important improvements, including a zero-tolerance argumentation for inappropriate conduct."
The California-based shaper of "Call of Duty" has been deed by worker protests, departures, and a authorities suit alleging it enabled toxic workplace conditions and intersexual harassment against women.
Activision aboriginal this period said it was delaying eagerly-awaited sequels to its deed Diablo and Overwatch franchises arsenic it deals with upheaval owed to workplace conditions.
"In caller months, we person taken actions that resulted successful the departure of a fig of individuals crossed the company," main operating serviceman Daniel Alegre said connected an net call.
"As we person worked with caller enactment astatine Blizzard, and wrong the franchises themselves, peculiarly successful definite cardinal originative roles, it has go evident that immoderate of the Blizzard contented planned for twelvemonth volition payment from much improvement clip to scope its afloat potential."
The institution precocious announced measures intended to fortify anti-harassment protections.
Kotick has apologized and asked the committee to slash his wage to the California ineligible minimum of $62,500 until the sheet "has determined that we person achieved the transformational gender-related goals."
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