Tag Archives: Bobby Kotick
Sat, Nov 13, 2010 | 14:35 GMT
Treyarch “didn’t really get the credit” it deserved for work on MW2 multiplayer tech, says Kotick
With the ongoing legal battle between Activision, Infinity Ward, and former employees of the firm, neither side can really discuss anything in great detail regarding the drama which ensued earlier this year.
However, with the amount of folks exiting Infinity Ward in the first month or so, it had the gaming public wondering if Activision could recover from the loss of talent.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, call of duty, infnity ward, treyarch
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 22:44 GMT
Kotick: “We’re not doing anything to suppress used games today”
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said the company is not planning on implementing a Project $10 any time soon to curb used game sales.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Retail
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Tue, Nov 09, 2010 | 15:59 GMT
Brutal Legend was dropped during Activison’s Vivendi merger, “I had no involvement” in the decision, says Kotick
Every gamer on the planet is aware of the drama which unfolded between EA Partners, Double Fine, and Activision over Tim Schafer’s gaming homage to metal, Brutal Legend. When the game was dropped from Activision and picked up by EA, everyone assumed it was a case of the little guy being stepped on by the bigger guy when the game’s former publisher moved to block the release of the game, subsequently branding Activision as the Evil Empire with Darth Kotick at the helm.
However, despite the legalities and all the verbal back-and-forth between all parties involved, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick as finally broken his silence on the matter, and if what he says is true, the decision was made by Vivendi during its merger with Activision and Kotick had never even so much as laid eyes on the game.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot, Legalities, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Bobby Kotick, brutal legend, double fine, ea partners, Tim Schafer
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 19:43 BST
AskMen names Bobby Kotick one of the most Influential Men of 2010
AskMen.com, the site for, well, blokes, has named Activision CEO Bobby Kotick as one of the most influential men of 2010.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Awards, Internet, Stuff
Tags: askmen, Bobby Kotick
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 11:37 BST
Bobby Kotick “very supportive of Battle.net”
Battle.net project director Greg Canessa said so. It’s a “top five strategic initiative,” don’t you know.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC
Tags: battle.net, Bobby Kotick, Greg Canessa
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 | 11:41 BST
Only “successful” Acti studios “earn the right” to make new IPs, says Kotick
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 | 16:24 BST
EA has “lost its way,” says Kotick
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has laid into EA a little more, saying the publisher has “lost its way.”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 | 13:02 BST
Kotick “betrayed” by Zampella and West
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has told Edge he felt “betrayed” by ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 21:20 BST
Bungie “probably the last remaining high quality independent developer,” says Kotick
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, bungie
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 | 20:31 BST
Activision has “all the services” Bungie needs for a successful product
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick told attendees at yesterday’s Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference that Bungie had “no choice” but to sign with the company, because it had all the skills necessary to help support the developer’s new project.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Trade
Tags: Bobby Kotick, bungie
Wed, Sep 15, 2010 | 23:06 BST
Call of Duty games are “going to get richer, deeper, more engaging”, says Kotick
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has told attendees at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference that if you want to know how Call of Duty games will look visually in five years, look no further than Black Ops.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, Bobby Kotick, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference, treyarch
Fri, Aug 06, 2010 | 11:38 BST
Kotick: Black Ops “the biggest investment we’ve ever made” for launch
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said Call of Duty: Black Ops will be getting “the biggest investment” the company has ever made for a title launch.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, DS, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Bobby Kotick, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mike Morhaime, treyarch
Thu, Aug 05, 2010 | 23:02 BST
Call of Duty LtD map pack sales hit 20 million
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Bobby Kotick, call of duty, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War, infiinity ward, modern warfare 2, treyarch
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 08:05 BST
Activision to Schafer: Kotick “has always been passionate about games”
Tim Schafer recently said some things.
And whether Activision chose to sweep the bulk of them under the rug or Kotick’s come to enjoy the new one he was so recently ripped, this much is apparently certain: Bobby Kotick does not hate videogames.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Develop 2010, EA, Hot
Tags: activision, Bobby Kotick, Tim Schafer
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 12:17 BST
Schafer: Bobby Kotick is a “total prick”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Stuff
Tags: Bobby Kotick, doublefine, Tim Schafer
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 17:30 BST
Report: Infinity Ward Lawsuit claims “Police State” atmosphere at Activision
Legal proceedings between Activision and Infinity Ward moved forward yesterday, with lawyers for the Infinity Ward Employee Group filing an amendment to the lawsuit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, the infinity ward employee group, Thomas Tippl, vince zampella
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 21:49 BST
Kotick would like more PCs hooked up to TV sets
Bobby Kotick has told the Financial Times he would like to see gamer-friendly PCs plugged into television sets.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Xbox Live, hardware
Tags: Bobby Kotick, pc to tv
Mon, Jul 05, 2010 | 16:51 BST
Kotick bemused at existing Xbox Live business model
Activision president Bobby Kotick has told the FT he’s not happy at current business models for online services like Xbox Live – that take a massive chunk of revenue from third-party content sales.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Xbox Live
Tags: Bobby Kotick, Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Package
Tue, Jun 29, 2010 | 23:40 BST
Activision and Sony to re-think UK industry support
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has warned that the company will cease to invest in the UK should the government fail to provide incentives or tax relief to the games industry.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Politics, Retail, Sony, Trade, UK
Tags: Bobby Kotick, ray maguire, tiga, UK Tax Breaks
Tue, Jun 22, 2010 | 12:29 BST
Kotick: Only 30% of Activision profits from console games
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said that only 30 percent of the company’s profits come from console games.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Microsoft, PC, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Xbox One: pre-owned activation to cost £35 – report