Blizzard Entertainment has undoubtedly been through some murky waters regarding controversies. The studio has dealt with a lot of criticism over fusses in the gaming industry. The advent of the plague, COVID-19, meant a bundle of trouble for all businesses, including game studios. Likewise, Blizzard Entertainment blundered to keep doors open for every employee out there. Blizzard Versailles staff was dismissed amid the plague after the studio’s closure. All the staff was laid off and since then, legal battles have been pursued to decide the fate of said employees.

Staff that was made redundant have secured somewhat of a victory in the legal battle. As deeply investigated by French outlet, Gamekult, an appeal court has invalidated the layoffs that led to the closure of the Blizzard Versailles branch in 2020. Those aspiring further legal actions will now potentially be privileged to “further compensations, equivalent to a minimum of six months of salary.”

Although this triumph brings glad tidings to the employees, it is not all rainbows and sunshine. The result of legal battles does not secure their positions to be reinstated in different Blizzard studios. Former employees have no office to lay their back against since the Blizzard Versailles branch closed its doors.

The lawyer, Mehdi Bouzaida, overseeing the legal battle, also commented on the situation to Gamekult. “That’s the hypocrisy of this law voted in 2013: you can discipline the administration, and behind it the...

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