The Biggest Gaming News For March 5, 2022
The news today was all about the big businesses. We found out that Bobby Kotick will be stepping down from the board of directors at Coca-Cola following pressure from shareholders, Nintendo and EA will be stopping sales in Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine last month, and Nvidia has been the target of a ransomware group which threatens to unveil its “most closely guarded trade secrets.” Lost Ark also plans to ban over a million accounts for using bots.
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Bobby Kotick has been under fire ever since allegations about sexual abuse and workplace misconduct were made last year. People have been calling for his resignation as Chief Executive Officer at Activision Blizzard for months. The bad press now appears to have impacted his other dealings. The executive just agreed to step down from the board of directors at Coca-Cola, saying that he would be doing so in order to “focus my full attention on Activision Blizzard at this pivotal time as we prepare for our merger with Microsoft.” This comes in the wake of numerous shareholders demanding that he retire.
Companies in the games industry have been coming out in support of Ukraine over the course of the last couple of weeks. EA just became one of the most recent businesses to stop the sale of its games in Russia. "We continue to be shocked at the conflict that is unfolding in Ukraine and join so many voices around the world in calling for peace and an end to the invasion," the company said in a statement. “We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Our primary concern is the ongoing safety of those in the region, particularly colleagues and partners, and we are seeking to
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