J. Allen Brack steps down from Blizzard

The shockwaves sent by this controversy has led to development on World of Warcraft stalling, an Overwatch map reveal being delayed, the latest Hearthstone cards getting quiet reveals and an employee-organized walkout in protest. Additionally, certain in-game references to another person named in the lawsuit, Alex Afrasiabi, have been removed from World of Warcraft.

After the company shares dipped, Bobby Kotick also addressed the situation with a letter, following a notoriously incendiary internal email that was leaked wherein Fran Townsend dismissed all of the allegations. Since then, Townsend has shared Tweets about articles criticizing "whistleblowing", and blocking users on Twitter seeking to hold her accountable - including Activision Blizzard employees.

J. Allen Brack shared a brief message alongside the announcement of his resignation, which much like the entire press release, dodged the on-going row around the sexual harassment lawsuit entirely:

I am confident that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will provide the leadership Blizzard needs to realize its full potential and will accelerate the pace of change. I anticipate they will do so with passion and enthusiasm and that they can be trusted to lead with the highest levels of integrity and commitment to the components of our culture that make Blizzard so special.

This is a good start to cleaning up an environment notorious for harassment and questionable behavior, but Activision Blizzard still have a long way to go to repair their reputation which was damaged by censorship and game related controversies already before this lawsuit struck.