Top Riot Games executive suspended without pay

It is being reported that earlier this week, Scott Gelb, the COO of Riot Games has been put on a two months suspension without pay and is to receive training, after being accused of sexual harassment. 

Kotaku reported in August that after an eight - month investigation, in which it interviewed dozens of Riot Games employees, Gelb's name kept coming up. Employees reported that he was “ball-tapping (flicking or slapping testicles), farting on employees or humping them for comedic effect" , and that this behaviour was well known across the board. It also reported that the company has fostered a culture of sexism in which a "bro culture" was in place where sexual misconduct and bathroom humour was the norm.

After Kotaku's findings, Riot games had put out a statement, saying that:

We are prepared to make big changes and have begun taking action against specific cases, including removal of Rioters, though we aren’t likely to get into those details publicly on a case-by-case basis for legal and privacy reasons

However, after this press release it looked like not much was being done, and "Gelb remained at the company while other employees whom sources allege also participated in Riot Games’ so-called “bro culture” had left.  It was looking like Riot Games was all talk but no action, with Kotaku again releasing another statement saying that "Riot games says it wants to clean up its mess, but the people who made it are still there".  It is now known that Riot Games had in fact investigated Gelb by law firm Seyfarth Shaw and overseen by a special committee from its Board of Directors. This board has also decided that Gelb is to remain in the company but given a 2 month no pay punishment, which some may argue is nothing, considering that he has a senior role in a company in which last year made 21.9 billion dollars in revenue.  

Needless to say, some employees are also not so happy with the decision made, saying that this is not enough to stop or discourage others from following Gelb's behaviour. In a time when these sexual allegations are coming out every day, maybe it would be more wise and just to give harsher penalties if we are truly serious in eliminating them once and for all.

Disappointment yet again for Fallout 76

Bethesda is at it again! The disappointing launch and endless criticism of Fallout 76, one of the year's most highly anticipated game, was not enough for Bethesda as they started afresh with consumer complaints.

It was already reported that Fallout 76's Power Armor edition, which was supposed to come with a  “canvas West Tek duffel bag”, came instead with what fans are calling a trash bag, as the company ditched the canvas and instead replace it with nylon, which gave the product a cheap and inauthentic look. After all the back lash, the firm said:

        We understand and respect that there is disappointment with the bag in the Power               Armor Edition. We are sorry. Please contact Bethesda Support to provide proof of               your CE purchase. They will assist in granting your account 500 Atoms. 

This promoted fans to complain further and since then, Bethesda has agreed to honor the original advertisement. It seems as if Bethesda has been cursed as yesterday the company was again in the spotlight for revealing the personal information of its customers. Bethesda said: 

       We experienced an error with our customer support website that allowed some  customers to  view support tickets submitted by a limited number of other customers during a brief exposure window. Upon discovery, we immediately took down the website to fix the error.

It seems as if consumers are at the end of their rope with Bethesda with  a lot complaining on the company's forum. Bethesda is also yet to say how they are going to make it right to the affected consumers.

 It is easy for one to get the impression that Bethesda is doing everything in its power to lose its fan base, which took years and dedication to build.  This latest title has only brought a bad image to the firm with new problems arising daily on top