| | Rumour : COD Subscription Plans | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 19th, 2010 | If a video circulating on teh intarwebz is to believed, the much rumoured – and largely expected – Call of Duty subscription is a very real thing, and could already have been implemented in Modern Warfare 2.If a video recorded by a 360Junkies member is to ... [»] | 
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| Activision Responds to Tim Schafer’s Kotick Slander | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 15th, 2010 | Tim Schafer said some unpleasant things about Bobby Kotick. Activision has now responded, insisting that Bobby Kotick really isn’t a soulless, game-hating, money-obsessed overlord. Really! “Tim Schafer’s comment that Bobby Kotick ‘makes a big deal about not liking games’ just isn’t true. Bobby has always been passionate about games, and loves ... [»] |
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| Tim Schafer Has a Few Less than Kind Words for Bobby Kotick | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 15th, 2010 | You know Double Fine’s Tim Schafer from his work on games like Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Psychonauts and the more recent Brütal Legend. You may even remember that Brutal Legend was supposed to be published by Activision, but after the blizzard merger ended up being published by EA instead. In a rather extensive interview with Eurogamer, the outspoken developer has called Activision-Blizzard’s ... [»] |
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| Bobby Kotick Discontent with Xbox Live Model | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 6th, 2010 | The diminutive Activision executive that everybody loves to hate has told the financial times that he’s frustrated by the Xbox Live model – which sees Microsoft benefitting from 3rd party online content more than the creators of said content. Because y’know…he just doesn’t make enough money. To illustrate his point, he cited the success of Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Pack as an example – a pretty good one, considering ... [»] |
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| Activision Wants to Improve its Image | 
Geoffrey Tim - June 22nd, 2010 | Activision hasn’t had the easiest PR job of late. With the Infinity Ward debacle, Kotick’s possibly misconstrued comments about taking the fun out of games and milking franchises, increased game prices, and overprices map packs - gamer opinion about the company isn’t as high as it probably should be. Speaking to IGN, Activision’s COO Thomas Tippl realises the status quo, ... [»] |
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| Activision Explains Infinity Ward Head Sackings. Or Doesn’t. | 
Geoffrey Tim - May 7th, 2010 | It’s the result of compromised friendship, says the guy every gamer loves to hate. In a recent investor call, Bobby Kotick, the affable CEO of Activision who’s shown gamers just how much he genuinely cares for the people that have made him a multi-squintillionaire, has attempted to explain his side of the story.Only he hasn’t really explained much at all. What he hasn’t done ... [»] |
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| Infinity Ward Sues Activision For Up To R4,800,000,000.00 – No Kidding | 
Nick de Bruyne - April 28th, 2010 | Once upon a time, in a land far away there was an evil ruler named BeelzeBobby and he ruled over all of Activisionia and it's poor inhabitants.
Amongst these inhabitants, was a tribe called Infiniddy Waard, and even though they worked so hard through all the seasons, BeelzeBobby sent his Kotickinnions to sieze all their gold, leaving them with nothing. This, so that ... [»] | 
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| 3 More Call of Duty Games in Next 2 Years | 
Geoffrey Tim - April 22nd, 2010 | Let it never be said that Activision are one to milk their popular franchises. Except that Activision really are milking their popular franchises. We’ve seen it most notably with Guitar Hero – a series so popular it spawned far too many versions leading to general public disinterest. Much the same happened with Tony Hawk – and to a lesser degree, Call of Duty. We’ve traditionally seen only one release – by alternating developers – in ... [»] |
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| EA: Activision Done Gone and Shot their Best Horsie | 
Geoffrey Tim - April 16th, 2010 | I’ve pretty much had as much of the Activision/EA/Infinity Ward/Respawn entertainment split as I’m able to stomach – but when large corporations start taking pot-shots at each other I’m forced to sit up and take notice.Despite the controversy, Activision have proudly boasted about their bottom line, which is looking pretty healthy – and increased their financial outlook. Word is though that their ... [»] |
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| Infinity Ward Haemorrhaging Staff | 
Geoffrey Tim - April 14th, 2010 | Since Jason West and Frank Zampella’s somewhat less than amicable split from Activision, the situation at the in-house Infinity Ward seems to have gone from bad, to worse. And now with the founding duo having set up their own studio, cleverly called Respawn entertainment, Activision may be looking at a mass exodus of Infinity Ward staff. ... [»] |
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| Bobby Kotick Finds Humility at D.I.C.E | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 19th, 2010 | Vilified Activision CEO Bobby Kotick took the stand at this year’s D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, an annual gathering of videogame executives, where they (I assume) talk about their yachts in the Bahamas. Famous for alienating himself from gamers, developers and gaming journalists for saying things like wanting to “take all the ... [»] |
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| Bobby Kotick Sells Stock on the Back of Modern Warfare 2, Makes Millions | 
Geoffrey Tim - November 13th, 2009 | You can say what you like about Bobby Kotick – most of what you say would probably be along the lines of “Evil, Douchebag, Dickwad†and the like – but you can’t deny that he’s a shrewd and successful businessman. When the man that everyone loves to hate took over Activision in 1991, it was hanging by a thread, ... [»] |
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| The Top MMO’s of…2012? | 
Geoffrey Tim - August 13th, 2009 | MMORPG.com, the go-to site for information on all things muhmorepuguh-related have sat down, had a cup of tea, and then proceeded to read its leaves. The site’s managing editor Jon Wood has put on his magic prognosticator hat and peered in to the future. Instead of getting an early look at Saturday’s lotto numbers, he’s journeyed in time to see which MMO’s will be the most popular in just three year’s time and listed the top ten. Either that or he’s used ... [»] |
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| Bobby Kotick Makes a Lot of Money | 
Geoffrey Tim - August 11th, 2009 | Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision-Blizzard does not like videogames - or the people who play them. What he does like though is the revenue generated by the people who pay for them. Considering how much he personally made from us last year, it’s easy to see why. The head honcho at the world’s largest evil videogaming mega-corporation – responsible for the Warcraft, Call of ... [»] | 
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