Comments on: John Riccitiello earned $6 million last year

By: Cort

Cort — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:16:32 +0000

Uh? Financial year 2009 ends in March 2010!

By: satsugai

satsugai — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:41:37 +0000

His face scares me.

By: Jadeskye

Jadeskye — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:47:49 +0000

how does this kind of pay actually work? any fincancial gurus here?

Do they get a lump sum at the end of the year? paid every month/week/day?

thats a buttload of money.

By: Phoenixblight

Phoenixblight — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:02:56 +0000

Dunno Kotick face reminds me of those smug kids in High school the ones where you just have to punch them in the face atleast once.

By: Captain Fruitloop

Captain Fruitloop — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:55:41 +0000

The important thing is, though, that Riccitiello’s a lot scarier-looking than Kotick, whose smug “I’m a rich bastard, me” grin can never defeat the Riccitiello Gaze of Chill Menace.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:20:48 +0000

$0.00 in bonuses! He’s a hero!

Aside from the vast amount of money in stock and options.

By: Phoenixblight

Phoenixblight — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:41:19 +0000

@PT actually no the year end of 2009 is Q1 of 2010 Fiscal years of business is completely different then normal time. Thats why all Developers and publishers are pushing their games to 2010 to end their fiscal year with a bang.

By: freedoms_stain

freedoms_stain — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:01:02 +0000

Isn’t it funny how our world works? The business guys are on millions while the guys with all the talent and creativity won’t even see one hundredth of that salary and will be first in the firing line when it comes to “making efficiency cuts” or “streamlining operations”. Never streamlining the bosses paycheque though, oh no.

By: Dr.Ghettoblaster

Dr.Ghettoblaster — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:42:57 +0000

some people make way too much money. I’m so jealous.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:08:58 +0000

“2009 isn’t done yet though!”

Year Ending 2009 financial year is

By: absolutezero

absolutezero — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:03:30 +0000

Yes ignore the heap of interesting new IP thats come out of EA recently and instead focus on how much money they’ve lost. Thats really whats important to video game fans is it not?

By: Johnny Cullen

Johnny Cullen — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:00:36 +0000

I agree with fear, Riccitello has turned around EA for the better, making new and original IP sexy again in EA’s eyes.

If you wanna look at it that way.

Kotick’s a different story now.

By: Hunam

Hunam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:57:17 +0000

2009 isn’t done yet though!

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:44:04 +0000

“EA are hardly down the pan.”

I think it’s a fair assessment…

Profit:
2009: -$1.09bn
2008: -$0.45bn
2007: +$0.08bn
2006: +$0.24bn
2005: +$0.50bn

By: fearmonkey

fearmonkey — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:42:59 +0000

Riccitiello has done alot to improve EAin my eyes. He has made some mistakes, but he turned EA from my most hated publisher to not hating them near as much, thats a big accomplishment in my eyes. He has opened the door for original IP, rather than milk the sports lineups that the former CEO’s did.
Kotick is more like they were, and now I dislike activision the most.

By: Hunam

Hunam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:36:10 +0000

EA are hardly down the pan.

By: Grimrita

Grimrita — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:34:19 +0000

I wish I could earn $6 million for sending a company down the pan

By: Hunam

Hunam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:27:08 +0000

But he has a bigger money hat. Riccitiello is a hero to be honest.

By: absolutezero

absolutezero — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Kotick is still far more cuntish aswell. The cunt.

By: Hunam

Hunam — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:24:42 +0000

Kotick wins this round.