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Entries in ‘bobby kotick’ (54)

Kotick '16th most influential man'
29th October 2010, 5:29pm

News: Kotick '16th most influential man'

AskMen says Activision boss is known as “the Hitler of the gaming industry”

EA: Kotick's dev 'relationships' are litigation
28th September 2010, 2:43pm

News: EA: Kotick's dev 'relationships' are litigation

Exec says Call of Duty 'is in the process of being destroyed by Kotick’s own hubris'

Kotick: I’d be jailed for what West & Zampella did
27th September 2010, 2:45pm

News: Kotick: I’d be jailed for what West & Zampella did

Activision CEO suggests the Infinity Ward founders used the company for personal gain

Kotick: EA can’t keep top devs happy
27th September 2010, 1:08pm

News: Kotick: EA can’t keep top devs happy

Activision boss says rival’s hope to create studio independence is futile

Kotick: Schafer project was poor, over budget
27th September 2010, 12:24pm

News: Kotick: Schafer project was poor, over budget

The Activision CEO on why his firm dropped the EA title

Bungie ‘the last remaining great indie’ - Kotick
20th September 2010, 8:28pm

News: Bungie ‘the last remaining great indie’ - Kotick

More extraordinary claims from the outspoken publishing boss

Ex-Infinity Ward staff ‘interrogated’
12th July 2010, 9:55am

News: Ex-Infinity Ward staff ‘interrogated’

New string of accusations fired at Activision in ongoing lawsuit

Activision clarifies ‘contest IP theft’ rumours
6th July 2010, 3:44pm

News: Activision clarifies ‘contest IP theft’ rumours

Publisher assures that finalists will retain game rights, and clears up confusion over the contest

TIGA: Tax relief halt could harm UK investment
30th June 2010, 3:52pm

News: TIGA: Tax relief halt could harm UK investment

Industry trade body voices concerns about the future of in-country development after tax break U-turn

Sony warns of UK dev investment slowdown
30th June 2010, 1:01am

News: Sony warns of UK dev investment slowdown

Format-holder joins Activision in outcry to stop support for British games industry dwindling

Kotick: 'We really need UK games incentives'
30th June 2010, 1:00am

News: Kotick: 'We really need UK games incentives'

Activision CEO says British games development has become less attractive after Government cancelled tax break promise

Kotick's CoD subscription dream
21st June 2010, 3:40pm

News: Kotick's CoD subscription dream

Activision boss dreams of stable monthly revenues from the Call of Duty series

Activision recruits 300 in 3 years for CoD
15th June 2010, 3:52pm

News: Activision recruits 300 in 3 years for CoD

Huge boost to headcount confirmed in company's E3 investor conference call

Spider-Man team ready for Arkham challenge
9th June 2010, 3:49pm

News: Spider-Man team ready for Arkham challenge

Kotick wants his franchise to stop ‘sucking’, while Beenox is looking to match its peers

Activision: Infinity Ward lives on with new COD
7th May 2010, 12:40am

News: Activision: Infinity Ward lives on with new COD

Troubled studio set to develop another Call of Duty title

Kotick: 35 Infinity Ward staff out, more to go
7th May 2010, 12:05am

News: Kotick: 35 Infinity Ward staff out, more to go

"We wish we could have convinced some of these incredibly talented people to stay”

Kotick: West and Zampella had to go
6th May 2010, 10:42pm

News: Kotick: West and Zampella had to go

Activision boss ‘personally considered’ the sacked duo as ‘friends’

Activision reveals ‘$500k’ indie dev contest
19th February 2010, 1:21am

News: Activision reveals ‘$500k’ indie dev contest

But confusion ensues as Activision cites ‘$100k’ prize

Kotick explains ‘cut fun from development’ fiasco
19th February 2010, 1:12am

News: Kotick explains ‘cut fun from development’ fiasco

Activision’s antiheroic CEO goes on charm-offensive

Kotick: I missed my chance to buy The Sims
19th February 2010, 1:04am

News: Kotick: I missed my chance to buy The Sims

Activision CEO declined the chance meet Will Wright and his seminal project before EA bought the studio

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