вЂњWe believe these statements have damaged our ongoing quest for equality inside and outside of our industry,вЂќ they wrote. In an open letter published Monday, the walkoutвЂ™s organizers condemned BlizzardвЂ™s response to the lawsuitвЂ™s allegations. Bush, echoed that aggressive messaging in an internal memo, slamming the lawsuit as a вЂњdistorted and untrue picture of our company.вЂќ Activision Blizzard Executive Vice President Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to George W. The company pushed back last week in a fiery statement, blaming вЂњunaccountable state bureaucrats that are driving many of the stateвЂ™s best businesses out of CaliforniaвЂќ for pursuing the lawsuit. In the suit, the state agency describes a вЂњfrat houseвЂќ atmosphere in which women are not only not afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts, but are routinely and openly harassed, sometimes by their superiors. Blizzard came under ActivisionвЂ™s wing through a 2008 merger and the subsidiary operates out of its own Irvine, California headquarters. In the new statement, they called for supporters to donate to organizations including Black Girls Code, the anti-sexual-violence organization RAINN and Girls Who Code.ДЄctivision Blizzard publishes some of the biggest titles in gaming, including the Call of Duty franchise, World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Overwatch. and their legal counsel regarding the DFEH lawsuit, as well as the subsequent internal statement from Frances Townsend, and the many stories shared by current and former employees of Activision Blizzard since, we believe that our values as employees are not being accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership,вЂќ the organizers wrote. вЂњGiven last weekвЂ™s statements from Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Most employees at Blizzard continue to work remotely, but walkout participants will gather tomorrow at the gates to the companyвЂ™s Irvine campus. CaliforniaвЂ™s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week, alleging that the company fostered a вЂњbreeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.вЂќДЇollowing a combative response to the lawsuit from corporate leadership, a group of employees at Blizzard will stage a walkout, which is planned for Wednesday at 10 a.m. One of the worldвЂ™s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company.

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