Resurfaced Video Shows Activision Blizzard Execs On Panel That Joked About Over-sexualized Female Characters

Associated Press A video showing Activision Blizzard executives joking about over-sexualized female video game characters in "World of Warcraft" resurfaced on Twitter. The video resurfaced amid news the company is being sued, in a lawsuit accusing it of having a "frat boy" culture where women were routinely harassed. Activision Blizzard called the allegations "distorted, and in many cases false" in a statement. See more stories on Insider's business page. A video showing Activision Blizzard executives joking about over-sexualized female video game characters resurfaced this week after California sued the company, accusing the gaming giant of having a "frat boy" culture where women were routinely harassed.The video, from 2010, shows a woman asking the executives at a panel about female characters in the online game "World of Warcraft.""I love the fact that you have a lot of very strong female characters, however, I was wondering if we could have some that don't look like they've stepped out of a Victoria's Secret catalog?" the woman asked.The panel, made up of all men, laughed and asked which catalog she would rather the characters come out of.-Chris Bratt (@chrisbratt) July 23, 2021During the panel, J.