{"id":25432,"date":"2021-12-04T14:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T14:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/activision-blizzard-will-not-be-featured-at-the-game-awards-2021"},"modified":"2021-12-06T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:42:05","slug":"activision-blizzard-will-not-be-featured-at-the-game-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/activision-blizzard-will-not-be-featured-at-the-game-awards-2021","title":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard will not be featured at The Game Awards 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Activision Blizzard has been nominated for two awards at The Game Awards 2021, including Warzone for Best Ongoing Game and Call of Duty for Best Esports Game. While this is a proud moment for the studio, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/activision-blizzard-ceo-slashes-own-pay-as-he-clings-to-job\">ongoing controversies<\/a> regarding the toxic workplace culture have badly affected the company&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Due to this, Geoff Keighley, the founder of The Game Awards, has officially announced that they will not be a part of the event this year, and they will be mentioned only for their nominations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beyond its nominations, I can confirm that Activision|Blizzard will not be a part of this year&rsquo;s #TheGameAwards,&#8221; Geoff Keighley tweeted on his official Twitter handle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1638769229691641656=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beyond its nominations, I can confirm that Activision|Blizzard will not be a part of this year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGameAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheGameAwards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffkeighley\/status\/1467007741214347264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;#TheGameAwards is a time of celebration for this industry, the biggest form of entertainment in the world. There is no place for abuse, harassment or predatory practices in any company or any community,&#8221; he further added.<\/p>\n<p>It means that you won&#8217;t see any of the upcoming games by Activision Blizzard being featured at the event, including Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Geoff further explained that we all are accountable for this standard, and everyone needs to work together to build &#8220;a better and a more inclusive environment&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1638769229691641656=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All of us are accountable to this standard. <\/p>\n<p>Incredible games &mdash; and the talented developers who build them &mdash; are who we want to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>See you on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffkeighley\/status\/1467008293860429825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looks like the problems for Activision Blizzard are not going to end soon, but you can definitely enjoy The Game Awards on 9th December.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/all-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-and-how-to-vote\">All nominees for The Game Awards 2021 and how to vote<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\">general video games section<\/a>&nbsp;for industry news, guides, and much more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Activision\/The Game Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activision Blizzard has been nominated for two awards at The Game Awards 2021, including Warzone for Best Ongoing Game and Call of Duty for Best&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11479,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","genre-entertainment","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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