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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is a controversial figure among gamers right now. Among the reasons for gamers’ scorn is that Kotick is responsible for saturating the market with Guitar Hero, releasing not just one but several installments in a year. [...]

There’s a good chance that gamers everywhere have a target board in their heads displaying the face of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick—and with good reason: overcharging. Have you ever wondered how much money Kotick gets from all the gouging that Activision engages in?
Guess what: Forbes has provided a breakdown of Kotick’s compensation for 2008.

It’s not [...]

It’s not common to see a publisher give away free tips for one of its high-profile games—not to me, at least. Well, that’s just what Activision did: they sent me a downloadable “Hints, Tips, and Stupid Chopper Tricks” video for Prototype, an open-world game that lets you play a super-powered protagonist.
The problem is that the [...]

Sometime yesterday, it was announced that ZeniMax Media, parent company of Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3 developer Bethesda Softworks, had bought id Software, makers of FPS greats like Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein.
Legendary developer John Carmack believes the acquisition “puts id Software in a wonderful position going forward.” Apparently, no changes will be made in the [...]

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has threatened Sony to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 or the publisher would ditch its PlayStation development. Kotick spoke to The Times, saying:
I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform. It’s [...]