Activision blizzard has been accused of sexual harassment and abuse. The company was recently bought by x box, who have since announced plans to take over activision. In an interview with CNN's John Defterios, defterios says he thinks the culture at activision will get worse under new ownership. He adds that these issues are pervasive across the games industry but it is more widespread in large companies like Blizzard.
Paris Marx is joined by Rob Zacny to discuss the potential consequences of Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what subscriptions and consolidation might mean for the future of games and the industry.
Rob Zacny is a senior editor at Waypoint and co-host of Waypoint Radio. Follow Rob on Twitter at @RobZacny.
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