Tag: Alex Afrasiabi
In December of 2023, the news broke that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard was finally settled and they will pay $18 million in compensation. Few industries …
This July, Enad Global 7-owned Daybreak Games posted a job listing on LinkedIn looking for a Creative Director for Darkpaw Games. Darkpaw is a subsidiary video game studio of Daybreak …
There’s an emotional scene in the 2007 TV drama about the C.I.A. called The Company where one of the top KGB generals played by Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen, breaks down …
To my knowledge, not one video game journalist has challenged the official Cosby Suite narrative concocted by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s (D.F.E.H.) lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard and …
Steve Danuser cares™. You have to hand it to the this ambitious industry veteran who is both a survivor and a chameleon. Like most clever leftists, he never lets a …
The mystery surrounding the stealthy departure of Warcraft Creative Director Alex Afrasiabi has finally been revealed. Contrary to some rumors, he didn’t willingly retire from Blizzard to spend his millions. …
For the past few days, the Twitter outrage mob have been demanding that Blizzard remove all references to alleged sexual harasser Alex Afrasiabi from World of Warcraft. Petitions have surfaced …
This week, one of Alex Afrasiabi’s Facebook friends and ex-Sony Online Entertainment developer named Doug “Eidroth” Cronkite alleges that the former Blizzard employee named in a state of California lawsuit …
One of most remarkable stories in the video game industry is the inexplicable longevity of Allan “Absor” VanCouvering’s illustrious career working on the venerable EverQuest MMORPG. Love him or hate …
Normally I avoid talking about YouTubers and streamers. Today’s video centric video game commentary scene is much like blogging was 20 years ago. It’s a good fit for today’s short …
It seems every week, we learn of yet another veteran Blizzard employee that has left the massive studio. According to his LinkedIn page, Alex “Furor Planedefiler” Afrasiabi is no longer …
It’s not every day that a Blizzard developer candidly admits that something is terribly wrong with one of their products. This week Ion Hazzikostas did just that when he shared …
