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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
• 1 related articles
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.
Blizzard Announces Next MMOG To Have "Broader Appeal" - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Tue, Sep 15
• 2 related articles
By Medawky Blizzard still tight lipped about what the new game world will be. Our friends over at Gamespot have reported on some info that has come out of the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced...read more
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Blizzard's Next MMO Has Broad Appeal
Original at Cinema Blend
• Tue, Sep 15
World of Warcraft has about 11 million subscribers worldwide. According to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, Blizzard's next MMO will appeal to an even wider swath of gamers.
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
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...
Bobby Kotick Wanted To Take All The Fun Out Of Making Video Games [Activision]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 15
• 1 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]
Activision CEO talks console-less Guitar Hero, turning fear into profit
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Sep 14
By Randy Nelson When he's not predicting the downfall of all forms of entertainment at the hands of video games, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is talking about how his company's bottom line is more important than folks having fun making the games we play. That's just one of the things GameSpot reports he tou...
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...
Activision-Blizzard and their financial future
Original at GameTaggr
• Mon, Aug 31
Barron's has a long article up about Blizzard's corporate overlords at Activision-Blizzard, and as is usual with most pieces of Activision news, people will probably see in it what they want to see. Those who think Bobby Kotick is just a... 2 Vote(s)
Blizzard on the Battle.net update
Original at GameTaggr
• Fri, Aug 7
Activision-Blizzard held their second quarter conference call yesterday, and in addition to addressing the Starcraft II delay, both Mike Morhaime and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick shared some insight into what the revamped Battle.net will be like. The brand new... 1 Vote(s)
When An Activision Boss Jokes About Raising Game Prices... [Activision Blizzard]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 6
By Stephen Totilo Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is taking his daily bruising from gamers, this time for telling someone he'd raise video game prices if he could. But there's a little more to the story. Kotick made the comment during a conference call between Activision Blizzard executives and financial anal...
News: Activision would like to raise game prices
Original at Fragland.net
• Thu, Aug 6
During an investor call regarding the company's earnings, Wolfenstein CEO Bobby Kotick stated he would raise the price for games if he could. During the call, an analyst asked a question regarding the price points of games on which both Mike Griffith from Activision and CEO Bobby Kotick a...
Sony CEO Brushes Off Calls For PS3 Price Cut
Original at Cinema Blend
• Wed, Jul 8
Last month, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick stated that his company would reconsider making PS3 games if the console's price was not reduced. What say you, Sony CEO Howard Stringer?
Activision Threatens To Abandon PS3 And PSP
Original at Cinema Blend
• Fri, Jun 19
Lately a few video game companies have expressed their desire for a reduction in the PS3's price. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, however, is taking things a bit further and is outright demanding a price cut.
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...