• Sun. Oct 5th, 2025

WoW dev allegedly fired by Blizzard for making jokes about capitalism

WoW dev allegedly fired by Blizzard for making jokes about capitalism

World of Warcraft writer Eric Covington claims that they were fired by Blizzard after jokes they had written “lampooning corporate greed” were discovered in the MMORPG. The former WoW dev says they penned a series of lines for a loot goblin character making references to “hazard pay,” “profit sharing,” and buying a yacht, and that they are “no longer at Blizzard” because of “their [Blizzard’s] embarrassment.”

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