Earlier this week it was reported that Raven Software’s employees, who had been striking since December 6 in support of the employees who had been laid off by Activision Blizzard during a “studio restructuring,” had been ignored by the company’s leadership for nearly a month.
, said that they had not had “any communication from leadership about [their] singular demand: all members of the Raven QA department must be offered full time positions, including those who were let go.”GamesIndustry.biz“Raven leadership has engaged in dialogue with its staff to hear concerns and explain the company’s overall investment in development resources.”
The statement did not say that they would be meeting the demand regarding bringing the 12 employees back into full time positions but did mention that the company had given them an extended notice period and would be “working directly with those that need relocation assistance.” No word yet on if this would be enough to satisfy the remaining employees at Raven Software, which is an internal studio within Activision Blizzard. It is worth mentioning that this situation came about because Activision Blizzard promised the freelance
shortly before letting them go. As of this writing, this remains an ongoing story and could change at any time.