And this, folks, is why I'm not going to buy or play CoD:MW2, Starcraft II, or Diablo III.

[loopychew]

Bobby Kotick: "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."

If that sounds like it would create a corporate culture that isn't all sunshine and hugs, then it's "mission accomplished" for Kotick. The executive said that he has tried to instill into the company culture "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" of the global economic downturn, adding, "We are very good at keeping people focused on the deep depression."

Comments

[lirazel.livejournal.com]

I propose a new game! It's called Revolution Now! and it consists of hunting down evil video game magnates and disposing of them in historically accurate ways: firing-squad, ice-pick to head, a la lanterne, etc. There can also be a "sensitive" setting, where they have to do community service or live off unemployment for a while or something.

[damienroc.livejournal.com]

In my mental battle between Kotick and Joe Quesada over who's the worst company head for a geek company, Kotick is winning at the moment.

[maramala.livejournal.com]

Apparently Kotick is way too into cyberpunk. He's got the mindset of a megacorp slaveowner.