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Opposable Thumbs (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... will make much more money with three products to sell, instead of one. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is also very blunt . The reaction for fans will likely be loud complaining on the Internet forums while buying the games. Let's just hope Blizzard keeps the three campaigns priced competitively, with a full, satisfying campaign included in each one. Filed under: , , ,
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Level Up (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
EGO ...trip: Our elusive staff has been popping up on GameDaily's HUD EGO ...trip: The role of difficulty and EPIC FAILure in videogames HMM ...What do Thomas Hardy and Rockstar Games have in common ? COD .... Devs At War , or, can't Bobby Kotick get his children to play nice? SAD ...when abominably Xtreme!!! marketing happens to good games RND ...As our next Great Depression looms, thoughts...
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Total Video Games (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Activision Blizzard's CEO, Bobby Kotick, has explained why the company decided to sell off Vivendi projects...
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GamePro.com Daily Update (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, said Wednesday that the publisher may begin charging for user-generated songs uploaded to the Guitar Hero World Tour Tunes service.
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Kotaku (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, noted during today's quarterly earnings conference call that the publisher may begin charging for user-generated songs uploaded through Guitar Hero World...
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1UP (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
After yesterday's comments from Activision CEO Bobby Kotick regarding bringing subscription fees to Guitar Hero and "exploiting" franchises, the publisher's public appearance may have taken a few blows. In a coincidental PR recovery, the company announced that it will be partnering with the United Service Organizations "to bring entertainment to the troops this holiday season." With...
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1UP (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Activision's Bobby Kotick may have dumped Ghostbusters: The Videogame from his company's roster because he felt it lacked potential in the exploitation department, but thankfully that has not stopped Atari from picking the game up. Original Ghostbuster Dan Akroid broke the news of the Atari partnership on October 15, but the publisher made it official Thursday night. The announcement...
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
This is some rather unsurprising news , but it lends further credence to the idea that Activision has truly taken EA's place as the crowning dick of the industry. When asked why Activision decided not to pick up certain titles it had spurned (think Ghostbusters or Riddick ), CEO Bobby Kotick simply said that his company was interested only in games that could be "exploited" and turned...
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Evil Avatar Forums - News Items (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Image: http://www.evilavatar.com/images/thumbs/gh_tour_logo.jpg In a move straight out of greeds-ville, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has announced that they're considering a subscription like service for their GHTunes. In case you wern't playing along at home, GHTunes is their service that owners...
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Dubious Quality (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
This is quite amusing, if by "amusing" you mean "makes me want to stab myself." On the Activision earnings conference call this week, my man Bobby Kotick was at it again, in response to a question about the Vivendi games that were dropped by Activision when the two companies merged: The games Activision Blizzard didn’t pick up, he said, “don’t have the potential to be exploited every...
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Game|Life (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Remember a week ago, when one of the most interesting features of Guitar Hero World Tour was the ability to download and play free music created by other gamers? Those were good times, but they'll apparently be over soon. Speaking on a recent conference call, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said that the company might start charging customers to use the fledgling service on a subscription...
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Last Shepard Games (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick revealed in a conference call yesterday, following the company’s Q2 results, that he’s “been surprised” by Guitar Hero World Tour’s sales. The company’s publishing boss, Mike Griffith, says that GHWT’s band kit is “virtually sold out across the channel” and the company is “not likely” to meet holiday demand. Activision [...]
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1UP (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
In a report from Gamasutra, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said the company's stable subscription revenue from World of Warcraft "gives us an advantage over many of our competitors -- especially as we enter the holidays." With 11 million people currently paying around $15 a month to play WOW and the release of the MMO's highly-anticipated second expansion just around the corner, "stable"...
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Computer And Video Games (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Acti boss eyes subscription fee for songs uploaded via Guitar Hero Tunes. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has said the publisher is considering charging gamers for user-created songs in Guitar Hero World Tour. Click here to read the full article
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Dubious Quality (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
From Kotaku : Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, noted during today's quarterly earnings conference call that the publisher may begin charging for user-generated songs uploaded through Guitar Hero World Tour's GH Tunes service. Kotick has previously stated that GH Tunes has the "potential" to be one of the "credible alternatives to iTunes." ..."The ability to offer these...
