Brack will be replaced by a leadership team of Jen Oneal, the former head of Vicarious Visions, and Mike Ybarra, who was previously an executive at Xbox. The duo will share responsibilities over game development and company operations, Blizzard announced in a statement: Brack’s departure comes just weeks after the State of California filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. An investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing found the company fostered a “frat boy” culture and discriminated against women in pay and hiring. Brack had previously responded to the allegations in a letter in employees: Staff went on to organize a strike in protest over the studio’s response. The fallout has drawn comparisons with the 2014 Gamergate scandal.
