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Bobby Kotick has said that if he could make one instant change for Activision, it would be to create an online world for Call of Duty.

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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 has sold 2o million units since its release last November.

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Activision’s Bobby Kotick has said that he is fully aware of the things folks say about him online, and do to photos of him.

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Activision has sent a mail over, announcing that its senior management and Bobby Kotick will be giving a corporate presentation to analysts during E3.

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Bobby Kotick said during ActiBlizz’s financial call to investors tonight that the company is excited over the deal with Bungie, and it plans to help the developer broaden its console horizons a bit.

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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has just said in the company’s Q1 financial call that the firm had “no choice but to fire” ex-heads at Infinity Ward Vince Zampella and Jason West.

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Activision president Bobby Kotick’s just said that despite its latest troubles, Infinity Ward “remains an important process” to the Call of Duty IP.

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Activision has quietly restructured its senior management and divided itself into four units without informing investors or the public, according to an LA Times report.

CEO Mike Griffith has also been promoted to vice chairman, which will have him serving as advisor to Bobby Kotick.

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That was exciting, wasn’t it? Fuck the APOCALYPS3 – Infinity Ward implosion and Sledgehammer obvo-reveals are where it’s at.

The face of Call of Duty, one of the world’s biggest game franchises, drastically altered in the last 24 hours, with the story ballooning faster than you may have liked. What happened? Hit the link.

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Activision has confirmed Jason West and Vince Zampella’s departures from Infinity Ward.

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Looks like Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has scheduled a meeting with the folks at Infinity Ward, and it’s set to happen in the next hour.

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You all know by now that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was at DICE yesterday and gave a speech chatting about his start in the gaming business, how he regrets not purchasing Harmonix, and how his “taking all the fun out of games” comment was taken out of context.

Kotick also chatted a bit about how gaming could easily become an addiction for him.

Now, you can watch the full speech for yourself below the break, courtesy of G4, and he doesn’t seem to come off as Darth Vader in it either.

Maybe just a cross between Darth Revan and Chad Vader.

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Speaking during his DICE keynote last night, Activision boss Bobby Kotick said that not buying Harmonix was a big mistake.

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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick took the stage at DICE during a panel called “How Creative Talent Drives the Video Game Industry” today.

In it, he talked a bit about the company’s “commitment to excellence”, his regret over not purchasing Harmonix, and how his famous comment regarding “taking the fun out of videogames” was taken out of context.

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Activision Blizzard predicted last night that worldwide console sales this year will amount to around 47 million units, with the majority of growth coming from handheld systems.

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Pitchforks at the ready. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby “Bobby” Kotick is to deliver a keynote speech at February’s Vegas DICE summit, speaking on “how creative talent drives the video game industry.”

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Bobby Kotick has admitted that Activision’s Spider-Man games have “sucked” over the last five years.

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Activision president Bobby Kotick has claimed he could have bought Blizzard much, much earlier then he finally did in 2007.

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Bobby Kotick has said Activision’s sticking with its DJ Hero franchise despite the title’s debut not being as successful at retail as the company had hoped.

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The LA Times is reporting that more than 8 million people played Modern Warfare 2 online in its first week at retail, giving some indication that sales haven’t just broken records by the game, but rather crushed, eaten, and shat into dust.

“With multiplayer we deliver hundreds or thousands of hours of gameplay for about the same price as taking a family to the movies,” said Bobby “Sex for Shares” Kotick.

“It’s also a way to address the challenge of used games.”

That piece also says that MW2 cost “$40 million to $50 million to produce”. Big beans.

And there’s more! Apparently CoD4′s sold 14.4 million units. Not the 13 million Activision said it had sold on MW2′s launch night.

Hey ho.