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Activision Blizzard Hires Notorious Union-Busting Firm WilmerHale

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Re: Activision Blizzard Hires Notorious Union-Busting Firm WilmerHale

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Is there any way to break the stranglehold of large studios and enable smaller studios to build high quality games? I loved Blizzard back when they made their OG triad (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft) now it just seems indistinguishable from…EA. How can we enable more scrappy Blizzards?

I think it’s easier than ever. They engines are free and even individual developers can build incredible games. The harder part might be getting enough publicity.

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The problem I see with them is the brain drain if the influential people leave. They have options at other companies, and if enough people leave Blizzard they may be stuck. But this is just me looking from the outside in. This also signals they are scared of them unionizing.

Are there any influential people that might be on the receiving end of the frat boy culture?

Why wouldn't there be? Gamergate generally? Also remember the example of Ellen Pao at reddit. Influential people can lose.

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Is there any way to break the stranglehold of large studios and enable smaller studios to build high quality games? I loved Blizzard back when they made their OG triad (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft) now it just seems indistinguishable from…EA. How can we enable more scrappy Blizzards?

https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/Indie/

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The problem I see with them is the brain drain if the influential people leave. They have options at other companies, and if enough people leave Blizzard they may be stuck. But this is just me looking from the outside in. This also signals they are scared of them unionizing.

Are there any influential people that might be on the receiving end of the frat boy culture?

You don't have to be the recipient of bad behavior to sympathize. I, for example, have never worked for Blizzard, yet I find these allegations to be appalling, and would not want to work with Blizzard until I knew the allegations were false or that the problem was properly dealt with.

Influential people can dislike the culture, and leave so their reputation is not besmirched by the much Blizzard is currently being dragged through.

Re: Activision Blizzard Hires Notorious Union-Busting Firm WilmerHale

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Is there any way to break the stranglehold of large studios and enable smaller studios to build high quality games? I loved Blizzard back when they made their OG triad (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft) now it just seems indistinguishable from…EA. How can we enable more scrappy Blizzards?

Supergiant makes really awesome and highly acclaimed games.

Re: Activision Blizzard Hires Notorious Union-Busting Firm WilmerHale

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The problem I see with them is the brain drain if the influential people leave. They have options at other companies, and if enough people leave Blizzard they may be stuck. But this is just me looking from the outside in. This also signals they are scared of them unionizing.

I already heard several lead devs have left + took their teams with them to start new studios.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are there any influential people that might be on the receiving end of the frat boy culture?

Sorry I don't understand your comment, can you expand on it?

Why would influential people leave as a result of such scandals? They built that culture and will benefit from its proliferation.

Re: Activision Blizzard Hires Notorious Union-Busting Firm WilmerHale

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Is there any way to break the stranglehold of large studios and enable smaller studios to build high quality games? I loved Blizzard back when they made their OG triad (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft) now it just seems indistinguishable from…EA. How can we enable more scrappy Blizzards?

there's hundreds of fun games made by smaller studios

you can avoid EA, Blizzard and Ubisoft very easily these days

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