Bobby Kotick: “Great people don’t really want to work at EA”

Pixel · 29 Sep 2010 at 04:29

I wouldn't miss either company if they both went under tomorrow.

Crimefighter · 29 Sep 2010 at 06:18

That Kotick guy almost makes EA look good with his dumb comments.

The EA guy owned him too, their comments were spot on. Only Franchise he isnt ruining is the one he has had least influence on (WoW).

jakspyder · 29 Sep 2010 at 06:53

after all these threads about this idiot manchild i just had to google image his face, out of curiosity, and after seeing the results i hate him even more

HW91 · 29 Sep 2010 at 09:30

I assume Kotick is leaving out partners of EA then seeing as a lot of people want to work for Crytek and valve which are both EA partners

Neil79 · 29 Sep 2010 at 09:53

jakspyder said:
after all these threads about this idiot manchild i just had to google image his face, out of curiosity, and after seeing the results i hate him even more

Semiskimmed · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:05

haha, i like that pic /saving

Edinho · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:10

After what he's done to cod he should be shot iwnet is nothing but evil

shaggyd · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:21

If he is the CEO of Activision, how come the shareholders or other directors not relieved him of his command? Surely he has done more harm than good to the whole gaming industry, let alone Activision. Not only has his handling of IW been poor but also his public spat with EA is not good advertising for the company.
I wouldn't say he is digging his own grave but actually, the whole gaming community is doing it for him.
Activision, just do us a favour and show him the door. Or the window in his office on the 34th floor.

Neil79 · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:41

Semiskimmed said:
haha, i like that pic /saving

Bumhug · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:57

If he is the CEO of Activision, how come the shareholders or other directors not relieved him of his command

Because he makes them money. Shareholders dont give a toss how much of a dick the guy is running the company, as long as they get their money they are happy

Noto · 29 Sep 2010 at 13:32

Gerard said:
Koticks a *******, seems to be flapping his gums about everybody and anybody lately.

yeah so true, the empty jar rattles loudest - or something along those lines

Tefal · 29 Sep 2010 at 13:34

shaggyd said:
If he is the CEO of Activision, how come the shareholders or other directors not relieved him of his command?

Because of all the idiots that buy a game because it's had tv advertising he made the company an insane amount of money, and 2 of the most successful product lunches in history.

KNiVES · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:24

EA sucks as bad, it's just that they don't have a figurehead like Kotick for gamers to direct their vitriol at. Everybody seems to forget all of the studios that have died under EA's acquisition when they start cheering on them against Activision.

Kotick really was right with the whole 'EA Vancouver, EA New Jersey, whatever' point.

Yamahahahahaha · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:24

Well, at least he's not French.

Could have happened with Vivendi having a majority stake in Activision and now Blizzard Activision.

Weebull · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:32

Evilsod said:
Er... did someone say the last sentence because they thought it sounded good or is calling the kettle black under the heading of racism now?

I think someone just buggered up their metaphor.

Yamahahahahaha · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:39

KNiVES said:
EA sucks as bad, it's just that they don't have a figurehead like Kotick for gamers to direct their vitriol at. Everybody seems to forget all of the studios that have died under EA's acquisition when they start cheering on them against Activision.

Kotick really was right with the whole 'EA Vancouver, EA New Jersey, whatever' point.

Maxis springs to mind. Sim Copter should definitely have had a sequel

BunnyKillBot · 29 Sep 2010 at 14:44

Yamahahahahaha said:
Maxis springs to mind. Sim Copter should definitely have had a sequel

Bullfrog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfrog_Productions

The last titles to bear the Bullfrog logo were published in 2001. 2004 met the final end of Bullfrog when Electronic Arts combined their side studios into EA UK.

Which illustrates his point quite nicely.

**** EA. **** em hard