Activision Fires Back Over Schafer Name-Calling
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You know, I get the idea that they keep Kotick locked in his office, because every time he opens his mouth Acitivision looks bad. It's just my guess. Personally, though, I can't remember the last time Kotick said something that didn't make me hate his guts.Furburt said:
I have no care for Activision after they gutted, butchered then T-bagged the Call of Duty franchise. Tim is on the mark, but he's only just publicy stating what the general consensus already is.
My only real fear is Bungie. They need wear protection when they hop into bed with Activision.
My only real fear is Bungie. They need wear protection when they hop into bed with Activision.
... uhm... Kotick doesn't play games [http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702663/why-activisions-bobby-kotick-doesnt-play-video-games-addiction-.html]Lvl 64 Klutz said:
He's too busy castrating and gutting games so that they are deader than the horse he rode in on.
so doesn't that mean he trolling me now? im bad at spotting those XD either way tho both sides of the coin work. New hardware iterations and peripherals makes $$$ and so does rehashing popular IP's makes $$$ (Dont forget EA's Madden) So...elvor0 said:
Still think its the best time to be a gamer. Kotick is a jerk. Yet i'd still like to be in his very very rich shoes.
No. When he said "take the fun out of making games" he just became the devil.
That's a horrible thing to say from any standpoint. I mean geez. If you take the fun out of making games, the game quality suffers because of the depressed game devs and you make a lower quality product.
Expert CEO my ass.
That's a horrible thing to say from any standpoint. I mean geez. If you take the fun out of making games, the game quality suffers because of the depressed game devs and you make a lower quality product.
Expert CEO my ass.
This just in, Bobby Kotick responds to Lataif's quote:
"No, I really hate games, I only want to make money."
"No, I really hate games, I only want to make money."
Yes! I had to look this up recently because I wanted to know the difference between a straw man argument and Ad Hominem.Furburt said:
And I agree with you, Kotick isn't exactly doing himself any favors by not addressing this personally. But I suspect his image manager or agent or whoever these filthy rich people have at their beck and call whenever they need them, told him this would be okay.
It's like Kotick saying "why of course I love videogames!" helping a baby play new super mario bros, and then leaning to the side and whispering to his henchmen "That schafer guy, freakin' erase him, understand me?"
Though, tbh, I did expect a less mature answer from the company that famously opposed brutal legend in a court of law with the basic argument of "we saw it first", then again, I suppose that's why Kotick himself hasn't been allowed to speak back...
Though, tbh, I did expect a less mature answer from the company that famously opposed brutal legend in a court of law with the basic argument of "we saw it first", then again, I suppose that's why Kotick himself hasn't been allowed to speak back...
Every time someone tries to criticize Kotick, people always cite that "Being a CEO of a major company is hard, lay off, he needs to make money, it's a business!" For god's sake, just because he's a CEO doesn't mean that he can hide behind that label and say crap like this;
I don't care if "It's a business, he has to make money!", I don't care if it's "Capitalism, it works!", CEOs are the friggin' head of the company, the spokesperson of the company. Imagine if Nintendo, or Sony, or Microsoft, or VALVe, or Bioware, or any other self-respecting developer's CEO started saying that crap. He'd/She'd at least be given a stern talking to! Hell, at least they'd be subtle about it!
Kotick is the main reason why I personally refuse to purchase Activision products. I just do not want to support him with my wallet, and if I have to miss out on some supposed great games, or if the honest developers suffer because of that, then so be it. I will not support Kotick until he cleans up his damn act.
Bobby Kotick said:
Bobby Kotick said:
It's kind of hard to sympathize with a man that says crap like that, I'd be surprised if you didn't think he hated games.Bobby Kotick said:
I don't care if "It's a business, he has to make money!", I don't care if it's "Capitalism, it works!", CEOs are the friggin' head of the company, the spokesperson of the company. Imagine if Nintendo, or Sony, or Microsoft, or VALVe, or Bioware, or any other self-respecting developer's CEO started saying that crap. He'd/She'd at least be given a stern talking to! Hell, at least they'd be subtle about it!
Kotick is the main reason why I personally refuse to purchase Activision products. I just do not want to support him with my wallet, and if I have to miss out on some supposed great games, or if the honest developers suffer because of that, then so be it. I will not support Kotick until he cleans up his damn act.
Like I said before, I think he?d do well in the oil industry.YourlocalPCsnob said:
Was Shafer saying Kotick didn?t like games? I?m sure he likes games, I think he doesn?t like gamers.
That's not firing back, that's simply pathethic. Especially for someone with a title like "Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Activision Blizzard".
It's so sad that all developers have to let people go when they're almost finished with their games, while useless dicks (hey, Schafer said it) like Kotick and this Maryanne Lataif stay and get the big bucks.
It's so sad that all developers have to let people go when they're almost finished with their games, while useless dicks (hey, Schafer said it) like Kotick and this Maryanne Lataif stay and get the big bucks.
Can you blame anyone but Kotick for his terrible reputation as a money-grubbing snake?
No and until he fixes the problem, people are going to insult him.
No and until he fixes the problem, people are going to insult him.
I like that they don't dispute the fact that he's a "prick". By extension, while Activision does believe Kotick plays and enjoys videogames, it also believes he is a prick. I call this a win for Schafer.