Game Awards: Activision hardly plays a role, the host says after much criticism
The gamne Awards are coming up very soon, but Activision Blizzard won’t be a big part of it.
Activision should definitely not play a big role in the Game Awards now. This news comes in response to much and heavy criticism of previous statements by show host Geoff Keighley. He was initially unsure how the Game Awards team should react to the scandals, lawsuits and allegations surrounding the publisher Activision Blizzard. The question was whether the event would reveal and promote Activision games. Now Geoff Keighley says that apart from nominations, Activision will “not be part of this year’s Game Awards”.
Activision will not be part of the Game Awards with the exception of nominations, Geoff Keighley says
This is what it’s about: The Game Awards are taking place this week and Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard King (ABK) is shaken by massive scandals. The allegations, reports and lawsuits revolve around sexual assault, toxic corporate culture, discrimination in the workplace and the like. This naturally begs the question of how a big event like the Game Awards should deal with it.
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The stumbling block: Geoff Keighley did an interview with The Washington Post on record that the Game Awards team was undecided about the role Activision Blizzard should play at the Game Awards 2021 and whether the publisher might even be boycotted altogether. This was interpreted to mean that the Game Awards would not take sides, which triggered massive criticism.
No part of the show: That’s why Game Awards host Geoff Keighley is now providing clarity. In a statement on Twitter, he writes that Activision will not be part of this year’s Game Awards beyond the nominations. There is no place in any company or community for abuse, harassment or the like. Everyone needs to work together to create a better and more inclusive environment.
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But part of the awards? All of this works in light of the fact that the Activision President Robert Kostich is also President of the Advisory Board of the Game Awards, somewhat odd and strange. Strictly speaking, Activision is already connected to the show through this personal overlap and is part of the Game Awards. Even if it’s on the official site means that the board members have nothing to do with the nominations and winners of the awards.
What about Ubisoft, Riot and Co? When it comes to toxic corporate cultures and sexism in the workplace, Ubisoft and Riot or Quantic Dream are not blank slates either. Here, however, the scandals are a little further back and do not seem to be quite as extensive as at Activision. Nonetheless, it would of course be exciting and important to find out what the Game Awards’ attitude towards these companies is.
What do you think about it? How would you deal with it if you had to organize the Game Awards?
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