Diablo 2: Resurrected director says gamers should “do what they see fit” when deciding whether or not to support publisher Activision Blizzard by buying the remake when it goes on sale next week.

The company’s first game since the California Department for Fair Employment and Housing raised allegations of a “frat boy” work culture to Activision Blizzard in the appeal.

“It was alarming to hear things like that,” said design director Rob Gallerani to Axios (thank you, VGC). “And we wanted to support our colleagues and our employees.”

Gallerani added that the studio’s management invited employees to provide feedback on how they can better serve their employees, adding that while they have “heard a lot of really positive things”, it is essential that they do so. Management “has to keep asking”.

While the controversy has resulted in Blizzard searching its games for problematic content such as clues to former employees implicated in the sexual harassment lawsuit, no such problems have reportedly been found in Diablo 2: Resurrected, despite the Amazon Warrior Customized to make it look less sexualised.

“A lot of these points of view weigh us down a lot,” said Gallerani, who made the change to ensure the characters look like warriors rather than people who “rolled out of a nightclub.”

ICYMI, Activision employees, has filed a new lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of using “coercive tactics” to prevent organisational efforts to improve working conditions.

As Matt reported at the time, the allegations come amid ongoing legal action by the California Department for Fair Employment and Housing for alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and a “frat boy” work culture at Blizzard. Although the company denied the allegation, more than 2,000 current and former Activision Blizzard employees signed a petition describing the company’s first, widely criticised response to the lawsuit as “hideous and offensive”, more virtually worldwide in pursuit of improving working conditions.

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