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The Activision Blizzard scandal is peradventure the biggest news story of 2022 in the gaming earth, and the continual allegations are having ripple effects beyond strictly video games. The Lego Group is 1 such company at present existence afflicted past the situation.

A new Overwatch ii Lego ready, which features Tracer, Mei, and large Titan Omnic, will not release on February one as originally intended. Fan site Brick Fanatics reached out to Lego for a statement, and the response cited the ongoing investigation equally the reason behind the change. "We are currently reviewing our partnership with Activision Blizzard, given concerns well-nigh the progress being made to address continuing allegations regarding workplace civilization, especially the handling of female colleagues and creating a diverse and inclusive environment," the statement says. "While nosotros complete the review, nosotros will break the release of a Lego Overwatch 2 product which was due to continue auction on Feb 1, 2022."

To put information technology bluntly, the state of affairs at Activision Blizzard is awful. Employees staged multiple walkouts in response to the company's bungling responses to allegations of discrimination and poor workplace practices. Unfair demotions, unequal pay, and threats of wedlock-busting are just a few examples of the company's troublesome acts that are declared to have happened. Bluntly, it won't be surprising if the Titan set is the last Overwatch production we see from Lego if cipher is corrected.