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Analysis of major gaming company issues in 2025

As of 2025, the global gaming industry is in the spotlight with several large gaming companies facing various internal and external issues. Below, we have summarized the recent controversies and issues from five companies: Blizzard, Riot Games, Ubisoft, EA, and CD Projekt Red. 

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1. Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard has been the subject of ongoing criticism for its internal organizational culture, gender and diversity issues, and controversies over working conditions for a long time. Even in 2025, Blizzard is still reporting in the press that some of its chronic internal issues are still unresolved, even as it recently announced new projects.

    • Internal organizational culture: There are ongoing issues with the chronic crunch culture, opaque human resources management, and unfair practices related to wages and promotions.
    • Diversity and inclusion issues: The lack of internal measures to address various social issues such as gender discrimination and racism is being criticized, and employees' voices are growing louder within the organization.
    • New Projects and Fan Reactions: Along with the anticipation from fans for the latest announcements and updates, there is also a need for reflection on past issues and a will to improve.

 

2. Riot Games

Riot Games has been facing ongoing controversies regarding internal organizational issues and corporate culture since achieving global success with its flagship game , League of Legends . In 2025, issues related to expanding remote work and internal issues related to racial and gender discrimination are drawing attention.

    • Organizational Culture and Work Environment: The rapid transition to remote work has raised issues such as lack of communication, work overload, and unbalanced compensation systems.
    • Internal conflict and human rights issues: In recent years, along with employee dissatisfaction, sexual harassment and discrimination incidents have been reported in the media, increasing calls for improving organizational culture.
    • Global Expansion and Localization: As dissonances in communication and localization strategies between overseas branches emerge, there is an urgent need for structural improvement to maintain global competitiveness.

 

3. Ubisoft

Ubisoft has a variety of popular titles including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs, but has recently been embroiled in controversy over internal organizational culture, management issues, and sexual harassment and bullying. As 2025 approaches, these internal issues will continue to be a hot topic, and pressure is growing among fans and investors to find a solution.

    • Management Decision Making: Opaque decision-making processes and secretive management strategies are causing internal discontent among employees.
    • Internal organizational culture: There have been several attempts to improve the organizational culture following past incidents of sexual harassment and bullying, but it is assessed that problems still remain.
    • Fan and Investor Reaction: Despite the continued success of Ubisoft's flagship IPs, internal controversies are raising concerns about the brand's image.

 

4. EA (Electronic Arts)

EA owns a number of popular gaming franchises, including FIFA, Battlefield, and The Sims, and while its influence will remain strong in 2025, it has faced controversy over its excessive microtransactions, aggressive monetization, and unstable game update policies.

    • Billing and Microtransactions: Consumers are complaining about EA’s excessive in-app purchase system and unreasonable pricing policies, which are lowering consumer trust.
    • Update and Patch Issues: While regular updates and patches are being made, some games continue to face criticism from fans due to unstable servers and bug issues.
    • Comparison to competitors: Unlike other big game companies, EA is seen as focusing more on generating revenue than improving consumer-centric services.

 

5. CD PROJEKT RED (CDPR)

CD Projekt Red is known for the Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, but Cyberpunk 2077 has recently become a hot topic due to initial issues with its launch, subsequent update delays, and internal development environment issues.

    • Release Schedule & Updates: After Cyberpunk 2077’s initial launch issues, CDPR has tried to regain trust with frequent updates and expansions (like Phantom Liberty), but schedule delays and lack of communication are still controversial.
    • Development Environment and Crunch: The problem of excessive working hours and crunch culture among developers has also been pointed out internally, and efforts are underway to improve this.
    • Communication with the fan community: Lack of communication with fans and opaque development progress have been criticized, and these issues are affecting the company's image.

 

 

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