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Activision Blizzard tallies harassment reports, punishments

Publisher's Transparency Report says it received roughly 134 harassment, discrimination, or retaliation complaints in 2022, found substance to 31 of them

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Deathdeliverer322d ago

Lawd…. they leave no booty untouched 😂. Seriously though, that’s a a lot. As a leader at a company it definitely happens. Many times it’s really no big deal but it’s counted. For example I had to investigate a claim because a fellow bought flowers for this young lady. She had never told him she wasn’t interested, she just said she tried not to look at him. That was supposed to be the sign that she wasn’t interested. Something like that was innocent on the guys behalf, he was just rolling the dice. Even still, it’s a claim. So yeah, this is a LOT of claims, but it’s assuredly some over reactors in there. Even if you assumed 20% were, that’s still wayyy too high.

jznrpg322d ago

Flowers are harmless but it’s generally easy to know who is into you and who is not.

If she didn’t even look at him I assume they didn’t converse often and that’s a pretty damn good sign she isn’t interested.

Unfortunately some people are so dense they will think they have a chance until they are totally shutdown.

Deathdeliverer322d ago

Totally agree and that’s what I always preach, shutdown any advancements. Not looking at someone, unfortunately, might make someone think you’re shy. Once you’ve shutdown someone then my job is easy. Someone giving flowers with their number….. that isn’t harassment. That’s an opportunity for the opposite sex to say “thank you but I’m not interested” or refuse the flowers outright. To go and make that an harassment claim when that’s someone’s first approach is a bit much. Some people “cold call” people they see as potential mates. That’s never been my style, but hey. Maybe it works for some. I’d imagine most people try to start with conversations to gauge interest, but even then I’ve had that go wrong for people and come across my desk. It’s just an extremely sensitive time right now and that’s the point.

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Sony's Stellar Inzone Gaming Earbuds Are On Sale For The First Time

The premium Sony Inzone earbuds are designed for PC and PS5, and they're finally getting a discount after launching in late 2023.

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Babadook73h ago

These seems like one of the best options for use with a PS5, high quality sound and design. However, you will likely need a dongle for use with many of your bluetooth devices such as an iPhone as it requires a LE signal.

Abnor_Mal2h ago

The only purpose I could see me buying them is that they would be more comfortable to wear with PSVR2 compared to their Pulse/Pulse Elite over the head/over the ear cup headphones.

Babadook733m ago

Thats why I want them. Lower weight is a big plus for VR.

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WayForward Director Says Nintendo Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games

Veteran game designer James Montagna is directing this new project and apparently has a new outlook on game design after teaming up with Nintendo

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Pocketpair Studio Boss Calls Out Tencent For Developing A Palworld Clone

The game in question appears to be dubbed Auroria on Steam, which shares a plethora of similarities with Palworld.

Inverno1d 1h ago

No offense but Palworld isn't that original either, with that said… ew Tencent no thank you. I love the survival genre but all these half baked early access games have ruined the genre for me.

exputers10h ago

>Palworld isn't that original either

Can't disagree with that, but it did spin the Pokemon dynamic in a unique way, you gotta give Pocketpair that. Now by doing so, prepare for a ton of Palworld clones, both on PC and mobile.

Christopher3h ago

True, but big pocket people pushing out little pocket people is a huge problem. It's Walmart of the digital world.

Inverno3h ago

Not much that can be done though. Tencent been making clones of what's popular for a while. I don't touch anything they make, except for Don't Starve but i bought that before Klei sold themselves to the devil.

Christopher3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@Inverno: There's a lot that can be done, actually. Just no one is willing to do it. Anti-competitive/monopoly laws literally exist for this exact reason. Governments are just letting big corporations do whatever they want.