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Among many other harrowing allegations, the lawsuit alleges that a woman took her life while on a business trip with a male superior she was sexually involved with. The male superior brought along \"butt plugs and lubricant\" on the trip. Over 2,000 employees have signed a letter condemning Activision Blizzard's initial response to the lawsuit, according to Kotaku. The letter said \"To put it clearly and unequivocally, our values as employees are not accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership.\" The walkout organizer's statement claims that the group won't be placated by similar measures Activision Blizzard has pursued in the past and that they expect the response from the company to be \"prompt.\" \"Today, we stand up for change. Tomorrow and beyond, we will be the change,\" the statement from the organizers reads. 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