On Tuesday, the WoW team issued a statement saying that "in order to build trust, we must earn it with our actions in the weeks, and months to come", while vowing to remove "references that are not appropriate for our world".
Damning allegations about company culture and abuser workplace practices were known about by the highest level of Blizzard management, according to information released as part of the investigation into Activision Blizzard by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) this week.