Sony And Microsoft Slam Activision As Pressure Mounts To Fire Bobby Kotick

As an ongoing part of the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit, current CEO Bobby Kotick publicly told investors that he had no knowledge of any of the bad scandals that plagued the company since the state of California's lawsuit began.

This was proven to be demonstrably false, and as a result, there was another employee walk-out, as well as the bosses of both Sony and Microsoft stating that they will be re-evaluating their ties to the company, of which the effects were immediately felt.

Activision-Blizzard responded to the mounting pressure in a way that was deemed "not good enough" by employees, who reportedly stated that the current zero-tolerance policy in regards to knowing about and engaging in illicit activities does not apply to Kotick.

This triggered another massive walk-out and day of protests, which culminated in a petition being passed around and signed by over 1,000 current employees demanding Kotick's removal from the company, as well as the topic trending online throughout the day.

Update: Nearly 1,000 Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition calling for CEO Bobby Kotick to remove himself. The petition will “show leadership we mean business and we’re not settling for the bare minimum anymore,” says employee @BlizzJess https://t.co/50yrTauxgN

— Shannon Liao (@Shannon_Liao) November 18, 2021