[QUOTE=evilweazel;28877471]He has his priorities straight, I mean if I could release $15 DLC and make tons off of it all the time, I would all the time.[/QUOTE]
Mw2 has an army of 12 year olds behind it, as much as he's a jackass, he's in a good position to roll in cash.
[QUOTE=mokkan;28879597]Mw2 has an army of 12 year olds behind it, as much as he's a jackass, he's in a good position to roll in cash.[/QUOTE]
He's not a jackass, he's just trying to please the biggest group possible, which is working out extremely well for him, so far.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;28879996]He's not a jackass, he's just trying to please the biggest group possible, which is working out extremely well for him, so far.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, 12 year olds playing mature games.
Just like how tobacco companies marketed towards children too.
CoD is a good series
[QUOTE=Wii60;28877173]didn't miyamoto say that too[/QUOTE]
Yeah, he did. No idea why people are rating you disagree.
"A delayed game is eventually good; a bad game is bad forever."
You can google it if you really want.
[QUOTE=SweetSwifter;28878102]Yeah, well, fuck you Bobby Kotick.
Oh, and I don't hate him for being a businessman, and making money off of his games. I hate him for his cocky attitude regarding how Blizzard is "the only true gaming company in the world.", like he said.[/QUOTE]
he's a businessman
if you're trying to sell your product who the fuck wouldn't say that?
And how is this businessmaning going for him? Everyone hates him and his company now. He has only 1 fanbase left. 12 year olds playing mature games, on xbox.
Bobby Kotick is pure evil, and this "mike" guy is just a clone of Bobby but with a new face (see: shapeshifting demons!!!!)
[QUOTE=SwissArmyKnife;28877509]Bobby Kotick is first and foremost a businessman, and he's obviously pretty damn good at it.
As much as we the consumer hate him and his ilk for turning the game industry into big business, it was inevitable and honestly a natural progression. It was either that or have the game industry collapse and fall into obscurity and niche markets. Now we have a popular industry enjoyed by millions of people across the globe that's shaping our very culture, all of this wouldn't have happened if making video games hadn't been a lucrative endeavor.
Yes you can hate him, but you have to also admire how successful he is. Shit I'd love to be where he is today.[/QUOTE]
I don't see why people hate him anyway, he's making games for money but millions enjoy it so...why complain?
"We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games."
"I think we definitely have been able to instill the culture, the skepticism and pessimism and fear that you should have in an economy like we are in today. And so, while generally people talk about the recession, we are pretty good at keeping people focused on the deep depression."
"With respect to the franchises that don’t have the potential to be exploited every year across every platform with clear sequel potential that can meet our objectives of over time becoming $100 million plus franchises, that’s a strategy that has worked very well for us."
Bobby Kotick. What a hell of a guy.
impeach kotick!
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;28881733]I don't see why people hate him anyway, he's making games for money but millions enjoy it so...why complain?[/QUOTE]
False advertising, overpriced, bugged, mediocre games. Overpriced shit DLCs. All this praised as the best thing in the world, while at the same time preaching that there is no future or money in PC gaming, blaming pirates for low sales of their shit games. Also fucking up dev teams. Plus, the braindead people keep buying from activision, and soon more companies may follow, which will royally fuck us up, and we will have to stick to indie games.
[QUOTE=Silly Sil;28882025]False advertising, overpriced, bugged, mediocre games. Overpriced shit DLCs. All this praised as the best thing in the world, while at the same time preaching that there is no future or money in PC gaming, blaming pirates for low sales of their shit games. Also fucking up dev teams. Plus, the braindead people keep buying from activision, and soon more companies may follow, which will royally fuck us up, and we will have to stick to indie games.[/QUOTE]
what's irritating is the is company is large enough that they can make tons of new ips to see what would stick, but instead he squanders their talents by pimping out sequels for like three franchises total. that may look good short-term, but it'll fuck you up once people start getting tired of the series they're pimpining out.
[QUOTE=Silly Sil;28882025]False advertising, overpriced, bugged, mediocre games. Overpriced shit DLCs. All this praised as the best thing in the world, while at the same time preaching that there is no future or money in PC gaming, blaming pirates for low sales of their shit games. Also fucking up dev teams. Plus, the braindead people keep buying from activision, and soon more companies may follow, which will royally fuck us up, and we will have to stick to indie games.[/QUOTE]
It's just like Apple.
[QUOTE=MachiniOs;28878062]You can't hate him just because he doesn't follow the good will model like Valve.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I can.
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;28881733]he's making games for money but millions enjoy it[/QUOTE]
This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever read.
That is in no way an excuse to not hate him
[QUOTE=Legend286;28881718]Bobby Kotick is pure evil, and this "mike" guy is just a clone of Bobby but with a new face (see: shapeshifting demons!!!!)[/QUOTE]
This "mike guy" happens to be CEO and co founder of one of the most successful companies in the gaming industry.
Bobby Kotick: Nemesis of the gaming industry
[QUOTE=Noble;28883413]This "mike guy" happens to be CEO and co founder of one of the most successful companies in the gaming industry.[/QUOTE]
Oh right, I'm sorry I didn't realise we should be kissing his feet.
[QUOTE=Silly Sil;28882025] the braindead people keep buying from activision[/QUOTE]
wow blow it out your arse
[QUOTE=Artyom;28882986]This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever read.
That is in no way an excuse to not hate him[/QUOTE]
And him heading a company that makes games that don't force you to buy them is no excuse to hate him :)
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;28884504]And him heading a company that makes games that don't force you to buy them is no excuse to hate him :)[/QUOTE]
Maybe that's not our excuse?
Looks like Mike is getting a pay raise.
Reasons why we should hate Bobby Kotick for making games
[list][*]They're over-hyped.
[*]Instead of hearing about some other totally amazing game, Bobby shoves in his hairy arse with his piece of shit game and now I can never know about good games from the general media.
[*]CoD creates a bias for most people who play it; No other game is supposedly better than CoD
[*]Other companies try to copy CoD in nearly every way possible, further flooding our market with generic boring expensive horse shit with expensive boring flies sold separate.[/list]
I hope Bobby Kotick dies in a nuclear reactor.
[QUOTE=Oblivious1;28888918]Reasons why we should hate Bobby Kotick for making games
[list][*]They're over-hyped.
[*]Instead of hearing about some other totally amazing game, Bobby shoves in his hairy arse with his piece of shit game and now I can never know about good games from the general media.
[*]CoD creates a bias for most people who play it; No other game is supposedly better than CoD
[*]Other companies try to copy CoD in nearly every way possible, further flooding our market with generic boring expensive horse shit with expensive boring flies sold separate.[/list]
I hope Bobby Kotick dies in a nuclear reactor.[/QUOTE]
You're just jealous.
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[QUOTE=Bobby Kotick;28888953]You're just jealous.
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:saddowns:
[QUOTE=Silly Sil;28881619]And how is this businessmaning going for him? Everyone hates him and his company now. He has only 1 fanbase left. 12 year olds playing mature games, on xbox.[/QUOTE]
it's going great lol
He's rich as fuck, makes billions of sales.
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