My wife has been part of the gaming industry for almost 10 years as a 3D designer. She’s been working for third parties serving big name studios, obv won’t go into detail for obvious reasons, but this industry is filled with immense pressure, extremely tight deadlines (esp now. Pandemic, more people demanding game content, working from home and consequently working until 2, 3 sometimes 4am to get her work done), extremely low pay(~$2000 a month for her after taxes), harassment, humiliation etc. she’s quitting soon as a result. People are finally recognizing and am so glad.
Edit: Thank you all so much for the upvotes, comments and attention.
Edit2: Just to clarify: ~$2000 a month is on the same level as an entry level basic office job here where we live. And she has close to 10 years of experience. That doesn’t even take into account the amount of unpaid overtime.
Edit3: Probably last edit. I recognize there’s other industries that are just as bad, eg hospitality. My heart goes out …
Activision Blizzard share prices have dropped nearly 7% in a single day, as of the time of writing, the stock price is fluctuating between -6.76% to -7.01% day to day, with a significant amount of fluctuation. The share price is also down approximately 12% over the past month.
Source for share price (though do note that figures may not match exactly due to the heavy fluctuations at the moment): https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ATVI/
More recently, Robbins LLP has announced that it is now investigating Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) for Shareholders. More details of this can be be found at https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210727005923/en/. However, this is a direct quote from the article to provide more context:
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shareholder rights law firm Robbins LLP is investigating Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to determine whether certain Activision officers and directors violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and breached their …