Former Blizzard employee claims he was fired for World of Warcraft corporate greed parody

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A former Activision Blizzard employee has claimed he was fired for writing jokes parodying corporate greed in World of …

A former Activision Blizzard employee has claimed he was fired for writing jokes parodying corporate greed in World of Warcraft.

However, Covington claims Blizzard leadership then"saw a reflection" in his words, and he was swiftly fired after nine years of service."I wrote jokes lampooning generic corporate greed for a Venture Company loot goblin , but then leadership walked face first into the joke after string lock while my focus was getting the patch done," Covington wrote on Twitter.

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