After workers take first steps towards unionization, Activision Blizzard appears to be going down the standard anti-union checklist
Yesterday, the ABK Workers Alliance announced a strike over the firing of Raven QA workers, but the bigger news in that was that Activision Blizzard workers were being given union authorization cards.
The Queue: So you wanna be a healer…
It’s not as glamorous as it sounds.
It’s actually more glamorous.
It’s a role that’s never dull, that requires constant focus, and if anyone annoys you, you can just let them die and run back without a rez. Or for those “blame the healer” parties, you can quit and let them spend another twenty minutes in the queue to get a replacement, reveling in your small, bitter victory over your critics.
Really, healing is a win all around.
Blizzard Watch Podcast 349: Our top five games from the last decade
This week, we discuss the 11th anniversary of the Cataclysm expansion, Diablo 3 Season 25, Hearthstone's Fractured In Alterac Valley expansion, the return of the Mage Tower in WoW, and have a larger discussion about the best games in the last 10 years.
What you need to know about Strixhaven, the newest D&D setting that came from Magic: The Gathering
The Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos sourcebook brings D&D fans to the magical university of Strixhaven for the first time -- but it's not the first time we've seen Strixhaven, which hails from the world of Magic: The Gathering TCG.
How do you approach a new game?
When I pick up a new game I've not played, my general approach is to stumble and make mistakes.
How to run Challenge Rifts and Elder Rifts in Diablo Immortal — and more importantly, what are the rewards?
If you're familiar with Rifts in Diablo 3, you'll be right at home in the Challenge Rifts and Elder Rifts in Diablo Immortal.
Tavern Watch Podcast 6: A behind the scenes look at Rossi’s Riatan D&D campaign
This week, we go behind the scenes of our just finished two-year Riatan D&D campaign to talk about how the game evolved over the course of the campaign.
ABK Workers Alliance announces a strike, with a fund to support striking workers
Activision Blizzard workers have demanded better working conditions for months, but there have been few concrete actions from management to remedy the company's many problems — and allegations of new abuses just keep coming.
The Queue: Ruined
Happy Thursday, folks! Right about the time I started writing this, news broke that ABK workers are going on strike. And with The Game Awards tonight, I’m sure it’s going to be quite the day.
For now, though, we’re here to Queue.
What will Warriors look like after Shadowlands?
Lately, I've been wondering how Warrior design will change past Shadowlands -- after all, if there is any constant, it's change.



