Blizzard founder says negative public image "is not fair or accurate".
Blizzard founder Mike Morhaime has defended Activision boss Bobby Kotick, saying that his status as the game development industry’s bogeyman is undeserved.
The two companies merged in 2008 and Morhaime told MCV that his colleague is completely simpatico with Blizzard’s creative values and is often judged harshly by people who don’t (or won’t) see the whole story.
Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.
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.
The cuts come less than two weeks after Morhaime reportedly told Dreamhaven employees that the company's "monthly expenses are outpacing revenue."
He seems to be doing fine. Perhaps he could downsize his life style so other people can eat.
The former Activision CEO said in an interview that PlayStation 1 is what transformed gaming the most because of its innovative technology.
First game I played on my PS1 was FF7, and it was the best game I'd ever played in my life up until that point and for many years after. I was originally all on Nintendo. But since PS1, I've been mostly all on Playstation since. I got a Switch though
Been all in on PS since PS1. I played Metal Gear Solid and FF7 on there first. I've had the Genisis, SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, Gamegear, Gameboy, N64, Switch and all the PS systems except The Go and PSP
lmao copium. Bobby Kottick sucks and is wrong except when he strokes your ego hahaha come on man since when are we listening to Epstein's friend.
You're not making the point you think you're making...
Most would agree the PS1 was a pivotal point in gaming history. Has nothing to do with Bobby stroking egos lol.
If you disagree, feel free share what you think changed gaming the most.
I feel like I was born at the right time... to experience the various impacts the gaming hobby has witnessed over the years. From the initial offering of Pong, to the cart swapping era of the VCS (2600) to Nintendo and the NES dominance and the new beginning of Genesis. But nothing is as transformative as the PS1. I was 22 at the time of its release and for the first time felt that gaming was aimed at my age group... it was more mature and just overall a different vibe than any of the previous generations / platforms i grew up with. Shelling out that $299 on launch day as well as picking up such classic as Wipeout and Ridge Racer. It was a magical time.
....and i have never experienced anything like it since. Sure there were better systems released after, but I was spoiled by the PS1. It was truly revolutionary... and everything after that was just evolutionary.
Your journey sounds a lot like mine. My first console was Atari 2600 when I was 7. Then I got a ColecoVision, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn. What's funny is that I originally was not interested in the Playstation when it first came out. I had a Nintendo 64 after my Sega Saturn, skipping over the Playstation. It wasn't until Final Fantasy VII was released that I suddenly wanted a Playstation and finally realized on what I was missing out on.
i agree with you that the ps1 was transformative, but I don't think that it was more mature than previous systems. the Sega cd and tgx16 already crossed that line with a ton of their titles.
The original PlayStation is still my favorite console, that and the PS2. I will never forget the vast amount of amazing games and everything complete on the disc, no downloading, no online, and games were just fun. I am glad I grew up during this era and I definitely had a great childhood in terms of gaming.
I actually strongly agree with this. You have to look at where a lot of these major franchises started or became mainstream, and it was on this platform. It sucks seeing where gaming is now as compared to then, but it is what it is.
Screw kotick so many people are getting tired of cod even youtube commentator's.