Activision Blizzard is under increasing pressure over its response to this year’s claims of employee misconduct and harassment, with both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) now involved.
Company boss Bobby Kotick and other senior executives have been subpoenaed to provide their internal communications regarding the company’s response to the high-profile allegations, Wall St Journal [paywall] reported (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz).
The SEC is investigating whether World of Warcraft and Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard should have told its shareholders sooner about California’s ongoing lawsuit. The EEOC, meanwhile, has been investigating the claims of harassment itself with the aim of a payout for victims – potentially in the millions.
