Activision Blizzard Inc. on Tuesday halted plans for an online version of the video game publisher’s annual BlizzCon convention, which was scheduled for early next year.
The company gave no reason for the move, which comes as the owner of the “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush” franchises battles sexual harassment and discrimination claims at its workplace.
Sixteen years after BlizzCon began, the gaming convention was taken online in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic and dubbed BlizzConline.
“Even though we’re not holding BlizzConline in February, we’ll be making announcements and updates for our games,” the company said in a blog post. (https://bit.ly/318E3s1)
Earlier this month, Activision said it had fired more than 20 employees following allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the workplace, with 20 more individuals facing other forms of disciplinary action.
The company will present its third quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday.
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