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Activision Responds To Accusations That Its CEO Is A Total Prick

Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer labeled Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick a "dick," "total prick" and, most damning, a ball bearing enthusiast. Fair enough. Just don't accuse Mr. Kotick of not liking video games, Activision says.

tehk1w15665d ago

I never met Hitler. Still know he was a bit of a douche.

lociefer5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

well if he liked games as stated, why is he fckin the industry up

DA_SHREDDER5665d ago

I totally agree with you on that man. I mean, if you love games, then why doesn't COD have dedicated servers on consoles yet? Oh, I bet Mr. KoDick loves playing on p2p servers right? GTFO!

HammockGames5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

Everyone knows he's the definition of a total prick - and that's just the G-rated version.

Safe to say most of us reserve more abrasive language to describe this guy. Anyone wanna' share their colorful examples (parental warning: some material may be unsuitable for children under the age of 18)?

Godmars2905665d ago

Don't you mean why is he openly putting shareholders before the company's customers?

I mean, its in a CEO's job description to look out for the people who actually invest in the company rather than the people who by the product that company makes, but he's shown by example he's willing to compromise the quality of that product and shortchange the people who make the product if it means adding a nickel or dime to the shareholder's short term profit margin.

1Victor5665d ago

take the response and change "games" with "money" ,only then it'll make more sense.

morganfell5665d ago

Despite the jackassery that Kotick perpetrates, it is just as mind numbing to see Kotaku act as if sales figures are a point to justify that moron's behavior. Only Kotaku could be so dense...

badz1495665d ago

not even dedicated server on PC, let alone consoles! he likes video games as long as sheeps keep paying for his rip-off practices! and that's all about it! $$$$

@godmars

and as a gamer you're happy with him trying to buck cash from the industry/gamers with his rip-off practices just so he can please several people? are u a gamer at heart or one of those investors??

Godmars2905665d ago

Please tell me people aren't taking my earlier comments as an attempt to defend Kotick ruining gaming much less Activision.

pustulio5664d ago

Does someone expects an employee to come out and say "Hey my boss is a fucking dick"?

Kotick is a greedy son of a bitch, if he could he would already made a system in wich you would get raped and get all your money stolen.

rockleex5664d ago

Yea, and Hitler was passionate about Jews.

UnwanteDreamz5664d ago (Edited 5664d ago )

"if he could he would already made a system in wich you would get raped and get all your money stolen"

They did but it could only take 60$, it was called MW2.

sikbeta5664d ago

The Response to accusations coming from Actvision =

"I Know Right?..."

NoBias5664d ago

"Bobby has always been passionate about games, and loves the video game industry. But as CEO of a company that makes games enjoyed by millions of people worldwide, the demands on his time now make it difficult to play games as often as he'd like to or as much as he once did."

When you love games, you FIND time...

bviperz5664d ago

He loves games but loves money more. What a greedy dick!

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rroded5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

the guy ony cares bout money fleecing gamers and developers is all he does well.

ps for all of you that havnt tried it yet do yourself a favor n buy brutal legend the games super cool fun n dirt cheap new right now.

Game-ur5665d ago

Activations new publicity guy got straight to work

DaTruth5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

From what I've seen, Hitler likes Jews as much as Kotick likes games!

Edit: Wow, just lost all my bubbles trying to move my comment below! That was a terrible bug.

IdleLeeSiuLung5664d ago

actually I tried the Brutal Legend demo and it was cr@p. Jack Black is awesome, but the game wasn't really that good!

Legionaire20055665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

had a F up!!! life that almost wreck havoc everywhere around the world. Good thing he killed himself with a gun(They say a bullet never lies).

Rush5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten! /s

DaTruth5665d ago

From what I've seen, Hitler likes Jews as much as Kotick likes games!

ps3best5665d ago

hitler a bit of a douche haha

a bit of an understatement

BubblesDAVERAGE5665d ago

that was funny....As im sure Sarah Palin is a douche...

LeonSKennedy4Life5665d ago

She's a very nice lady...and that's been said of her by various politicians, regardless of party.

Care to discuss Hillary Clinton and her personality?

atticus145665d ago

of course he likes games

1. Make a CoD game
2. Profit!!

He loves games!

STK0265665d ago

I do believe it is possible Kotick actually loves games, however, please remember that his job is not playing game, it is being CEO of Activision Blizzard, the biggest third party publisher in the world.

He is not paid to play games and make gamers happy, he is however paid to boost game sales and make his company as profitable as possible. Remember, most of Activision shareholders don't care about a game's quality, they want to see it sell. If Kotick were to act and put quality over quantity, and sales were to go down, he would lose his job in a matter of weeks.

And while I'd like to say that quality equals sales, we all know by now that it is not true.

I'm not saying Kotick hasn't been acting like a douche for the past few years, but you have to understand that it's his job to make these tough decisions. And since the article brought up Brutal Legend, it was from a financial standpoint, a good decision from Activision not to publish the title as its sales were unimpressive.

The truth is, the game industry is not any different than any other business, all that matters is profits. Think of Activision as the McDonald's of games, it won't sell you the best products, but it will sell a ton, making it the top dog.

LebaNoob5663d ago

Finally someone who's not commenting out of his ass! Bubbles.
And everyone comparing Kotick to Hitler needs SERIOUS help.

YoungKingDoran5664d ago

sure most companies try to balance between keeping the stockholders happy and keeping the customers happy, and most of them do it with a bit of dignity. this 'prick' however must think its cool to blatantly bend over for the shareholders

Pain5664d ago

He called him a prick... he is.. so stick with it and dont a scared lil boy when Big bad activision PR comes flying back with corporate PR dribble.

Darkfocus5664d ago

the first comment there is almost exactly the same....

unless your the person that posted on kotaku too then just ignore me.

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Silly gameAr5665d ago (Edited 5665d ago )

Can't stand Micheal McWhertor, though I never met him. Does that make him any less of a know it all prick?

HeroXIV5665d ago

Hate the whole Kotaku crew (I think..., could be one good member) Crecente and Totilo are definitely pricks.

Optical_Matrix5665d ago

Must be high. If Kotick likes videogames, then my ball bag was sculpted by Micheal Angelo. No way this C U Next Tuesday likes games when he's actively going out of his way to ass rape the fun and consumer pleasure out of the industry.

CobraKai5665d ago

If my videogames can sucker people into giving me their billions for re-hashed iterations of the same game every year, I'd love games too.

PainisCupcake5665d ago

Anyone care to make a voodoo doll of Koclick? I'd wager that everyone would put the needles in the crotch area only....

the-show-stopper5665d ago

no point in putting any in the heart cause he dont got one

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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.

MrDead8h ago(Edited 8h 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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Microsoft needs to listen or risk irreparable harm to Call of Duty

Windows Central: "The money may keep rolling in, but Microsoft is the custodian of one of the biggest selling video game series in history. If something doesn't change, I fear we'll reach a breaking point and irreparable damage will have been done."

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StoneTitan51d ago

Because ms is so good at managing studios, surely they will get it right

:P

franwex51d ago

In my view, they should probably merge MP with Warzone and essentially make it free to play like Halo Infinite. The campaign/zombies mode can be $30 yearly DLC. I know this would be insanity as most COD players essentially pay the full price of the game simply for the MP. However-with a shrinking player base they may have to consider it. Making it free would bring in a ton of players.

Profchaos51d ago

To late MW3 should have been a lesson but here we are two years later with a steaming pile a shite called blops7

bsingle4051d ago

Nothing lasts forever, eventually something will come along to make people forget about COD

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1Victor51d ago (Edited 51d ago )

@Oumba:”We’ve heard that story many times before 😂”
You know what we seen many times good franchises been run into the ground by bad management like h___o , f___a and most of the sports game oh I forgot the dynasty warriors
Oh forgot to say
Happy thanksgiving to all the N4G members
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MDTunkown50d ago

Halo killer once arrived and technically call of duty killer also arrived, its name is Fortnite

dveio51d ago

Call of Duty was riding the revenue horse and charts for ~20 years. Whether undeserved or deserved.

But I endorse everyone to remind you that Microsoft could have decided differently when they took it over.

The money was certainly there, and they could have taken their time revamping the franchise:

Current-gen tech, manageable microtransactions, not imitating Fortnite and returning to core values of the franchise's origin.

They didn't.

Let's see next year. Hopefully without the then 13 years old PS4 and One hardware.

blacktiger51d ago

you need to stop saying "let see next year"

XBManiac50d ago

dveo is an alias of Phil Spencer?

XBManiac50d ago

dveio is an alias of Phil Spencer?

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv72240d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb240d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville239d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer240d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer240d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad239d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.