Former Blizzard boss and co-founder Mike Morhaime has responded to the allegations of abuse made against Activision Blizzard. In a lengthy statement, Morhaime talked about how he tried to create a safe and welcoming atmosphere for people of all genders and backgrounds during his 28 years at the company, but his efforts were ultimately washed away.

“I knew that it was not perfect, but clearly we were far from that goal,” he said. “The fact that so many women were mistreated and were not supported means we let them down. In addition, we did not succeed in making it feel safe for people to tell their truth. It is no consolation that other companies have faced similar challenges. I wanted us to be different, better.”

Morhaime said that it is the responsibility of the management to ensure that workplace toxicity and harassment of any kind is stamped out across every level of the company. “To the Blizzard women who experienced any of these things, I am extremely sorry that I failed you,” he continued.

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The ex-president of Blizzard went on to ask the victims to share their stories with him if they were comfortable in doing so. He said that he wants to use his influence as a leader in the video game industry to “help drive positive change and to combat misogyny, discrimination, and harassment”.

The response to Morhaime’s tweet was somewhat mixed. Some were grateful for his words and seemed hopeful that they could drive a positive change, while others felt that it was unlikely that Morhaime didn’t know about what was allegedly going on in the company.

One former Blizzard employee, Terra Field, was quick to point out that the company did not reprimand those who were responsible for harassment, but in fact promoted them to higher positions. She alleged that chief technology officer Ben Kilgore had been under investigation for inappropriate workplace behavior since 2016, but was promoted to chief development officer in 2017. Mohaime left the company in 2018.

Another former employee, Cher Scarlett, alleges that she was reprimanded for CC’ing Morhaime in an email when they were threatened with physical harm. "It felt like I was never given any grace, despite so many men in leadership being repeatedly excused for their behavior, and often being made to feel that the sexual harassment was totally normal and "not that bad", and even a compliment because of how normalized it was," they continued.

However, Scarlett did mention that they had spoken privately with Morhaime in the aftermath of his statement, and appreciated “his taking responsibility and being empathetic” towards what they had endured and witnessed. Scarlett also felt Morhaime was “was kept in the dark about plenty.”

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