Activision-Blizzard

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.

In July, a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing accused Activision Blizzard of having a "frat boy" culture where its female employees were regularly harassed, mistreated, and abused.

Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard was sued by California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing over allegations of workplace discrimination and a culture of sexual harassment and unfair compensation for women.

Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, has sent an open letter to his employees discussing what steps the massive game company will be taking in the wake of the ever-increasing boondoggle of legal headaches the corporation has found itself in.

I don't think anyone who saw the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accuse California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing of illegal ethics violations over the DFEH's opposition to the EEOC's settlement with Activsion Blizzard is surprised that Activision Blizzard is now using that accusation to try and get the DFEH case against them dismissed.

I am not a lawyer, and never have I been more simultaneously glad and upset about that than I am today, because the Activision Blizzard lawsuits boondoggle just got extremely complicated.

No corporation or corporate entity is perfect and you should never treat a company like it's a person that you know.

Activision-Blizzard is learning the truth of what my grandmother used to say -- you can take care of your problems when they're small and manageable, or you can wait and try and pretend they don't exist.

It's bad when a state government agency sues you, especially when it's a state as big and populous as California, but it's a lot worse when the United States Securities and Exchange Commission starts to investigate you.

Blizzard has responded to calls from the community to remove references to three former employees from World of Warcraft.