Embattled Activision CEO Kotick Inflames Company’s Legal Crisis

The firestorm around Activision Blizzard Inc. CEO Bobby Kotick threatens to complicate the video game giant’s legal challenges as it deals with lawsuits and probes over allegations the company is a toxic workplace for women.

Activision employees called for Kotick to resign and staged a walkout on the company’s Santa Monica campus on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal article alleged the CEO was aware of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against female employees, including rape, but failed to report them to the board of directors.

Attorneys said the allegations against Kotick hold serious implications for the company’s legal ...