9-Year Veteran Game Designer For World Of Warcraft Fired, Alleges It Was Over Dialogue That Joked About Corporate Greed

"Looks like another yacht for me."

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They were not prepared.

According to Eric Covington, an ex-game designer for Activision Blizzard, the company fired him for including lines in World of Warcraft that made fun of corporate greed. Specifically, he wrote dialogue for the Venture Co. loot goblin, who said gems such as, “Let's call this a cost of living adjustment,” “No profit sharing,” “Looks like another yacht for me,” and, “Time to go back to the office.” The words were even approved by Activision Blizzard, and promoted on the official World of Warcraft Twitter account.

However, after the lines were implemented in the game, Covington — who worked at the company for nine years — was fired. The termination, according to documents obtained by Gizmodo, was due to "inserting inappropriate non-game related content into a game.” He sent a formal email to HR and leadership expressing his concerns with the situation, but remains terminated from Activision Blizzard.

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Matthew D'Onofrio
Matthew D'Onofrio, News Editor
Matthew “dinofries” D'Onofrio is a writer, content creator, podcaster and — most importantly — a gamer. With such a strong passion for video games and a severe case of FOMO, it's no surprise he always has his finger on the pulse of the gaming world. On the rare occasion Matt's away from a screen, you'll find him strumming away on his acoustic guitar or taking care of his cat Totoro.

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