New York City Sues Activision Blizzard

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Editor’s Note: A different lawsuit has been filed against Activision Blizzard by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which alleges the company has engaged in abuse, discrimination, and retaliation against its female employees. Activision Blizzard has denied the allegations. The full details of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit (content warning: rape, suicide, abuse, harassment) are being updated as new information becomes available.

After almost a year of reports alleging systemic, ongoing abuse within Activision Blizzard, New York City is suing the company, specifically targeting CEO Bobby Kotick. This news comes amidst various class action lawsuits against Activision Blizzard, which have served as a reckoning for a company that has been accused of numerous instances of sexual assault, racism, and the perpetuation of a generally toxic workplace culture.

The severe allegations against Activision Blizzard and its senior staff became public knowledge last summer when news of a major lawsuit against the company broke. Since then, countless disturbing stories of sexual abuse, discrimination, and corporate exploitation have come to light, with several of the company's executives being directly named as either abusers or protectors of abusers. Long-time CEO Bobby Kotick has been positioned at the center of this controversy since the start, with several accounts alleging that he had direct knowledge of the abuse within the company and actively worked to suppress the allegations against executives and managerial staff. Amongst the ongoing legal disputes, it was announced that Microsoft would be buying Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion. Later reports would suggest that Kotick, while still the