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Activision Blizzard CEO Wants to Make the Company One of the Best, Most Inclusive Places to Work

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick issued another statement today, following the announcement of an SEC investigation into the company.

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Orchard1578d ago

Did he attach his resignation to the press release?

RaidenBlack1577d ago

On the other hand ...
Acti , just make CoD biannual and let Raven do their own thing like they used to do before.

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Godmars2901578d ago

Naw, just a signed request - by him and for him - for a bonus for making the statement.

-Foxtrot1577d ago

Wonder if this is because he's being investigated now

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dbcoops1578d ago

Inclusion at the cost of qualification.

Knightofelemia1578d ago (Edited 1578d ago )

If I had the talent and know how to make games EA and Activision would be the very last names on my list to apply to for a job.

PapaBop1578d ago

To be honest, most people in games development work for small studios making mobile games, working for EA or Activision would be like winning the lottery for most people. You'd need to have some talent and one hell of a portfolio to turn down such a position.

Knightofelemia1578d ago (Edited 1578d ago )

Sure work for a small studio get bought by EA get closed down and have to look for a new job or get forced to quit by EA. Pretty shitty lottery that is how EA is working for one of Sony's studios would be winning the lottery.

ColtPSSX1578d ago

@Knight

Your scenario is very slim. Like very slim lol
Kind of reaching. If it pays the bills why not work there for awhile.

medman1578d ago (Edited 1578d ago )

@papabop
For some people perhaps, but I don't believe for most. The truth is, as it is in many industries, oftentimes the large corporations pay the least, as it is considered a resume builder for many people, who don't want to work in the high pressure environment for long to avoid burnout.

I work in the medical field, and hospitals like Yale, Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian, Beth Israel Deaconess etc etc often pay less than many smaller hospitals, because the big research hospitals know that getting experience at some of those places is so valuable, because you will see cases and have access to equipment and treatments that you simply won't see at most hospitals. It opens doors to other opportunities, and many of the big game developers function similarly. Put in your time and move on to more lucrative, less stressful/less time demanding opportunities.

frostypants1577d ago

LOL. I hope everyone at least agree on this point.

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Rockstar launches official marketplace for mods

Rockstar has launched an official marketplace for "every server and every player" to buy mods: Cfx Marketplace.

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Christopher2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I wonder how much of this isn't just taken work of others who have modded for free.

Edit: Also, great way for R* to take popular ideas and build them into GTAVI based on demand.

fr0sty8h ago

What I see happening here is, R* is going to ban mods in GTA6 UNLESS you buy them from the marketplace and R* then gets a cut of that sale.

ActualWhiteMan10h ago

Ah, perfect timing with them taking down the Bully online fan mod. Greedy a$$ company.

Christopher8h ago

It's okay as long as they get a cut of the money.

fr0sty7h ago

Expect R* to force it on you.

Snookies122h ago

Yep, right there with you. I'll happily donate to a mod creator if it looks really cool, or if I enjoy it. But expecting payment up front? Nope, not touching it.

IanTH7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I'm not entirely sure how to read this, as it doesn't seem exactly like an exact parallel to Bethesda's paid mods shenanigans.

Rather than single player stuff, this appears to be aimed solely on Cfx Servers. From what I've gleaned, apparently Rockstar bought the Cfx mod team several years ago, coming a few years after weird contentions led them to ban a few of their members. Ultimately, the question is if they plan to keep this contained to only online/servers.

I have to guess to a degree yes. It'd be pretty hard to "force" paid mods for single player when modding files locally on your own machine, but much easier for servers they'll control. So perhaps this is their soft launch ahead of GTA6 online and they'll clamp down more tightly on non-official servers going forward? Ever since they've become a 1 or 2 property studio, I haven't really cared much for Rockstar stuff, so I'm not entirely up on everything surrounding this. Sounds like it has the potential to be problematic further down the line, but right now fairly easy to ignore...I think lol.

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Kotick claims lawsuit objecting to MS-Activision deal was "tied to Embracer's desire to boost sales"

Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.

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OpenGL1d 4h ago

Yeah, the Microsoft deal has DEFINITELY worked out for everyone.

galgor1d 1h ago

Can this mother fucker just get lost already

PRIMORDUS1d ago

He belongs in here ⚰️, hopefully sooner than later.

MrDead9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.

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An Update to Our Shared Commitment to Safer Gaming

Discover how Sony Interactive Entertainment, Nintendo, and Microsoft continue to collaborate to improve player safety across our platforms.

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