Bobby Kotick has been the center of many gamers’ fury as of late. When Kotick made the empty threat of pulling all Activision support from Sony consoles if they did not drop the price of the PS3, he instantly became the most hated man in the industry. In a recent interview, he strayed from his [...]
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Kotick Slams Past Spider-Man Games
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010The 5 Biggest Facepalm Moments of 2009
Monday, January 11th, 20102009 was filled a lot of good memories and a lot of solid moves by the Sony and the rest of the gaming industry, but 2009 was not without its share of “what were they thinking?” moments. We look into the 5 Biggest Facepalm Moments of 2009.
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Call of Duty Franchise Nets Multi-Billion Dollars in Sales
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 accomplished multiple massive feats in terms of finances and sales, but what did it do for the franchise as a whole? While the series has been around since 2003, Activision’s blockbuster first-person shooter franchise combined with the sales of Modern Warfare 2 alone pushed the series into a new [...]
Call of Duty Publisher’s Next Task? Helping Veterans
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009That’s right, Activision (more specifically, Activision Blizzard), publisher of the behemoth Call of Duty series games, is about to help real-life veterans in a very real, monetized way.
PS3 Game Sales Insert Foot in Kotick’s Mouth
Friday, November 6th, 2009Over the past year, Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, has frightened and angered many gamers, particularly PS3 fans. A few months ago, before the September price cut, he publicly threatened (whether his words had substance is another story) Sony to cut the price of the PS3, or Activision would cut support from the overpriced [...]
EA Gives Their Take on PS3 Price Cut
Friday, August 21st, 2009It’s no secret that people other than consumers were anticipating a PS3 price cut. Sony’s decision to put out a price cut across all SKUs, as well as introduce the PS3 Slim for just $299, was met with unanimous praise at GamesCom 2009. Now that the dust has settled, publishers such as EA are putting [...]
Kotick Earned 15 Mil in 2008; Has the Nerve to Suggest Higher Prices?
Monday, August 10th, 2009If everyone had salaries like Mr. Kotick, CEO of Activision, then we could afford the astronomical prices Activision charges for their games. But this is reality, a reality where Bobby Kotick wants to raise game prices. Prices that are already at an expensive price point, and during an economic crisis.
Activision Wants to Raise Game Prices Even More
Friday, August 7th, 2009Every PlayStation gamer knows who Bobby Kotick is. The CEO of Activision once threatened to drop support for PlayStation, and his company also raised the price of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to £55.
Activision Posts Impressive Numbers, and More
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Activision Blizzard turned in its quarterly earnings report just recently, and within it contain some interesting tidbits of information.
Pot Meet Kettle: Activision, the new Black
Friday, July 17th, 20093 Activision games cost more than a 80GB PS3, while claiming the PS3 needs a price drop. Hypocrites?
Sony Flame Baiting is so 2007
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009The prestigious Jim Sterling loves the PlayStation 3 so much he has taken it upon himself to be Destructoid’s lead Sony basher. As the #1 PlayStation fan, only Sterling in his infinite wisdom can point out Sony’s shortcomings. Nevermind the fact that you have heard them all before, time and time again! In his latest rant [...]
Howard Stringer on Activision’s CEO: “He Likes to Make a Lot of Noise”
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Speaking at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer recently addressed the mounting pressure from 3rd party developers to cut the PS3’s price. Leading the charge was Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who literally threatened to drop all support for Sony consoles, if they did not lower the PS3’s initial pricepoint.
Activision Complains About Lack of Price Cuts
Monday, June 8th, 2009Not even Nintendo was immune from Activision Blizzard’s criticisms. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick, who runs the massive videogame publisher, had strong words for all three console manufacturers, citing the economic downturn as a significant problem that should have been attacked immediately.
