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Vevo's bash in the Big Apple
Original at Financial Times
• Fri, Dec 11
Bobby Kotick , chief of Activision Blizzard, the Vivendi-controlled games company, rubbed shoulders with label heads such as Sony Music's Rolf Schmidt-Holtz ... and more »
Nine gaming predictions for 2010
Original at PhysOrg.com
• Thu, Dec 10
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick might say the rhythm-game market isn't saturated, but the slashed sales projections for "DJ Hero" tell a different story. ... and more »
Nine gaming predictions for 2010 [BC-PLG-GAMINGPREDICTIONS:MCT]
Original at TMCnet
• Wed, Dec 9
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick might say the rhythm-game market isn't saturated, but the slashed sales projections for "DJ Hero" tell a different story. ... and more »
Call of Duty franchise reaches 3 billion in sales - The Tanooki
Original at thetanooki.com
• Mon, Nov 30
“Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, Inc. “If you consider the ... Call of Duty one of the 'greatest entertainment franchises of all time'The Tech Herald
Activision Blizzard (ATVI): 10 reasons to buy - BloggingStocks
Original at Blogging Stocks
• Tue, Nov 24
4) Activision's line up of franchises like Guitar Hero and Call of Duty continue to perform well. According to Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick Guitar Hero was ... Wells Fargo Initiates Coverage on Activision Blizzard (ATVI) with an OutperformStreetInsider.com (subscription)
Reggie: New Super Mario Bros. Will “Absolutely” Outsell Modern Warfare 2
Original at Ripten Video Game
• Fri, Nov 6
By Chad Lakkis Direct from the hefty predictions department come two haymakers. The first hails from the lips of Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, and the second comes from Nintendo’s North American President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. Have your popcorn ready.
Talking Points Brought To You (Mostly) By Peter Moore [Ramblings]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 19
By AJ Glasser Then he took a dig at Wii Fit's "bathroom scales" as compared to EA Sports Active's awesomeness that doesn't require an expensive peripheral. Later he went after Activision head Bobby Kotick about how if people stop buying Guitar Hero, he'll be sitting on half the world's plastic.
Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong [Feature]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 29
By Leigh Alexander The games biz has a new favorite bad guy, and its name is Activision. Do the mega-publisher and its aggressive, polarizing CEO, Bobby Kotick, deserve the bad rap? Or do we just love to hate? Who is this man, anyway? Who Is Bobby Kotick?
Infinity Ward Pokes Fun at Bobby Kotick
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Fri, Sep 18
By Keane Ng Infinity Ward apparently does not fear the wrath of their supreme overlord Bobby Kotick, because the company subtly poked a little fun at the Activision CEO at a recent Modern Warfare 2 event.
Kotick's "Skepticism," "Fear" And "Pessimism" Make Cameo At Modern Warfare 2 Event [Activision]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 17
By Stephen Totilo A sharp-eyed commenter on NeoGAF noticed an overlap between comments from Activision CEO Bobby Kotick that were widely quoted in the gaming press earlier this week and some custom classes set up by the Activision-owned developers at Infinity Ward at their Tuesday multiplayer event fo...
Activision: Sequels Offer "Road Map For Innovation" [Sequels]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 15
By Stephen Totilo Pity the video game sequel, perpetually scapegoated as an evil of the industry. To the rescue of its reputation this week came Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick. The exec recently explained what sequels are good for, besides profit.
CE-Oh no he didn't! Part LXIII: Bobby Kotick says Guitar Hero going plug-and-play, developers kept in state of 'skepticism, pessimism, and fear'
Original at Engadget
• Tue, Sep 15
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By Tim Stevens You know those Atari controllers that let you play Atari games without actually having an Atari? That, it seems, is the future of the Guitar Hero franchise, with Activision CEO Bobby Kotick indicating that new titles from the company will be playable "independent of a console." It's perh...
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Bobby Kotick Wanted To Take All The Fun Out Of Making Video Games [Activision]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 15
• 9 related articles
By Luke Plunkett You'd be forgiven for thinking that the above headline is taking a liberty or two with a comment from Activision boss Bobby Kotick. Nope. Those words are straight out of the man's mouth. Activision games to bypass consoles [GameSpot]
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Activision Looking To A Future Where Consoles Aren't Needed [Business]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 14
By Luke Plunkett Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco earlier today, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has told attendees to "expect many of our products to be playable independent of a console", with the company particularly impressed with the potential of str...
In Your Face Kotick! Ghostbusters: The Videogame Picked Up by Atari
Original at Gaming Today
• Fri, Nov 7
By Stephany Activision’s Bobby Kotick may have dumped Ghostbusters: The Videogame from his company’s roster because he felt it lacked potential in the exploitation department, but thankfully that has not stopped Atari from picking the game up. Original Ghostbuster Dan Akroid may have broke the n...