Activision Blizzard sees management shakeup after employee protests and a lawsuit accusing it of enabling a toxic environment fuelled by sexism and harassment
The protests come amid growing complaints about treatment of women in the industry in recent years.
The company repeated its pledge to improve conditions in a statement with its quarterly earnings report. The update noted that profits in the second quarter rose 51 percent from a y ear ago to $876 million while revenues rose 19 percent to $2.3 billion. Content from Activision's games criticized as sexist will also be removed following complaints from both staff and players, Kotick said, while "listening sessions" will be organized to allow staff to "speak out and share areas for improvement."
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