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Ex-Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick calls Bizarre acquisition a 'bad, expensive lesson'
12 Feb 2025 23:14 GMT
… Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard, has buyers remorse when it … Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles. Activision Blizzard bought the studio for an … public on its acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and other third-party …
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Bobby Kotick says Activision Blizzard harassment lawsuits were "fake" and simply a "plan" to drive up union membership
12 Feb 2025 18:10 GMT
… petition signed by around 1300 Activision Blizzard employees calling for his removal … or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard'," an Activision … substantiated any allegations that 'Activision Blizzard's board of directors …
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover sparked by both companies failing to buy TikTok, Kotick says
12 Feb 2025 18:10 GMT
… the idea of Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard was floated.
"So I … time, but did eventually buy Activision Blizzard, after a lengthy anti-competition … that the various harassment lawsuits Activision Blizzard faced were "fake…
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Former Unity and EA boss "was the worst CEO in video games," says the arguably worse ex-boss of Activision Blizzard
12 Feb 2025 12:41 GMT
… , especially not while he ran Activision Blizzard. The publisher also received backlash … things, in a 2021 lawsuit. Activision Blizzard shares then hit such a …
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"Terrible" World of Warcraft film a "huge distraction" that delayed expansions and patches, ex-Activision Blizzard boss says
12 Feb 2025 12:13 GMT
Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has branded …
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Former Activision Blizzard Boss Bobby Kotick Slams Warcraft Film, Calls It 'One of the Worst Movies I've Ever Seen'
12 Feb 2025 12:08 GMT
… 's 2016 adaptation of Activision Blizzard's Warcraft was … on Grit, Kotick — who led Activision Blizzard for 32 years before stepping …
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Former Activision CEO on former EA CEO: ‘He was the worst CEO in video games’
13 Feb 2025 02:29 GMT
… back.
Kotick himself retired from Activision Blizzard in 2023 following its acquisition … . While he was CEO of Activision Blizzard, the California Department of Fair …
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Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time
13 Feb 2025 01:29 GMT
… switch to yellow.
(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)Hopefully all of that makes … ;s beam gun.
(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)That no hero swap thing …
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Ex-Activision boss suggests buying Project Gotham Racing developer was “a bad acquisition”, and it's seemingly scarred him so badly he can't remember Bizarre Creations' name
12 Feb 2025 23:56 GMT
Former Activision Blizzard CEO has said that buying …
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Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'
12 Feb 2025 21:21 GMT
… career in videogames, but left Activision Blizzard in 2023 under something of … 's megabucks acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Some may find Kotick casually … pronouncing on Activision Blizzard's internal failures galling …