#ActiBlizzWalkout 💙

[leahdarkspear]

Give ‘em hell, y’all. Make them remember the words they chose:

💙It’s time for the #actiblizzwalkout! Know that we the players will be there with you in spirit.💙

[noonmutter]

I knew there was a reason I didn’t like that Blizzard hired their own team beyond the jokey “we investigated ourselves” reaction.

[overgosh]

Well, y’all

I think it’s time to officially retire Overgosh. The friendships, moments, experiences and works that inspired me mean so much, and can’t be taken away or lessened, but it’s hard to move on when the spark is gone. Depending on what happens in the future I may still enjoy the properties that I love - Warcraft and Overwatch specifically - but boy howdy, I don’t think I have the juice to blog about it. It’s been a long time coming from production and story issues, to the response of Blizzard to the Hong Kong protests, to now.

I’m going to go ahead confirm that I’m going to be discontinuing updates on my infographics, including my timeline. Thankfully I don’t think much more of value will be added to the timeline predating the “current” era, and it’s still a useful tool for sorting out future developments. Also to note: this is not just an Activision problem. This is an industry problem. Support the workers, support unionization, support their rights and demands. Organizations:

Black Girls Code - https://www.blackgirlscode.com

Futures Without Violence - https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org

Girls Who Code - https://girlswhocode.com

RAINN - https://www.rainn.org

Women In Animation - https://womeninanimation.org

Women in Games International - https://www.getwigi.com

Thanks for the years of fun.

[noonmutter]

Oohoo, screw Brack leaving, this is the one I was really curious about. HR that does the exact opposite of what it’s supposed to do--mitigate internal issues of a sensitive nature so that lawsuits don’t happen--is HR that needs to be overhauled, and a lot of people in it fired.