Activision CEO Bobby Kotick: 'Great people' don't want to work at EA

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AdventWolf on 27 September 2010

Wow this guy is lame. props to Mr. Brown.

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Vetteman94 on 27 September 2010

Seece said:

????

Burnout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X infinity Blur LOL

ME >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whatever the fuck the comparison is, as if Activision is cultured enough to do an RPG.

Left 4 Dead >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prototype??

Rockband >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Guitar Hero

Insomniac Games new game, Bulletstorm, Command & Conquer, Mirrors Edge, Crysis, Sims, Medal of Honour, Battlefield, Dragonage, Need for Speed shit the list is endless.

EA decimates Activisions "talent"

This sentence basically sums it up perfectly.

BTW you forgot Dead Space

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Darth Tigris on 27 September 2010

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I can't, for the life of me, understand how this guy manages to keep his job. I truly can't. But, I guess as long as Call of Duty keeps selling, he's going to keep having a license to say whatever the hell he wants.

The company is making money hand over fist for stockholders. You don't let go of someone if that's the case, arrogant or not.

I just wish that game journalist would stop giving him such an outlet, but he sure does get hits so I guess we can't blame them either.

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Must. Kill. Kotick. Now.

Above: still the best game of the year.

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mchaza on 28 September 2010

this is a joke, EA have suda 51 guys who are considered one of the best developers in Japan working for them, they have DICE the best online shooter company they have plently of people working for them. if i was a game developers i wouldn't work for activision, they extreme deadlines is just too much to handle

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mchaza on 28 September 2010

tyig said:

Severance said:

Rhonin the wizard said:

Someone from EA replied responded:

"Kotick’s relationship with studio talent is well-documented in litigation. His company is based on three game franchises – one is a fantastic persistent world he had nothing to do with; one is in steep decline; and the third is in the process of being destroyed by Kotick’s own hubris."

Jeff Brown, EA corporate communications VP

i think Jeff Brown is being a bit too nice.

whats the one with fantastic persistant world ? , what games that ISNT on decline by them? and what ISNT being destroyed by Koticks own hubris?

World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero and Call of Duty I think

yep thats what he is on about, but really what other major games does Activison have other than COD, WOW, and GH that are good (oh btw also not from Blizzard)

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SecondWar on 28 September 2010

By comparison lets look at the number of blockbuster hits Activision has that generally well received by the gaming community that dont have fundamental flaws. ...... Odd, I cant think of any.

Then EA games that dont suck ass

Battlefield Bad Company 2

Mass Effect 2

Fifa (even though I hate the game)

among others

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Cross-X on 28 September 2010

Activision has 'talents and culture' eh?

Bobby Dickface Kotick must've loved the talents and culture at Infinity Ward and fired two big figures at Activision and half of IW left... And you bribe the rest of the team to stay by giving them bonuses... Love that Culture Kotick...

EA Games I'm looking forward to:

Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age II, Medal of Honor, Battlefield 3, Mirror's Edge 2, Insomniac's New IP

Activision Games:

COD: Black Ops

EA shits on Activision with endless talent and great games. Heck BioWare alone has more talent that all of Activision's studios other than Blizzard.