Kotick's statement, which comes almost a full week after news of the lawsuit broke, takes a remarkably different tone to the first statement put out by the company.
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"We want to encourage the industry as a whole to make itself a healthier place to work, and we look forward to seeing the calibre of entries for the Healthy Leaders award at MCV/DEVELOP IRL later this year."
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