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Bobby CockDick is the Simon Cowell of the games industry.
I think we should make a mini gas chamber for the pair of them.
I think we should make a mini gas chamber for the pair of them.
Hang on, has Kotick actually gone on record saying he dislikes games? I never heard that before, I though he would like the indusrty, especially since he owns one of the most powerful publishers. Also, it was kind of the whole Brutal Legend case which made everyone see how Activision had become the 'new EA', well certainly for me atleast.
I would like to see Kotick run a...what's the technical term?
A whorehouse. That's what he's suited for. Even then, I'd feel sorry for the hookers.
A whorehouse. That's what he's suited for. Even then, I'd feel sorry for the hookers.
Who do I support, Tim Schafer or Bobby Kotick? This is like choosing between your children, except one of your children stole all your money and blew it on meth and then beat your wife.
@ Jnr Johnson - I hope to God you're joking!
The man is dragging every last drop of creativity out of the music industry with his bare hands. Please don't tell me you like hearing pretty faces murder classic songs and sell millions of copies to housewives who only buy it because it was on the TV! Must. Do. What. Tv. Tells. Me.
1) Find wannabe sap with pretty face
2) Buy / "cover" song
3) Get voice trainers to train them to sing it.
4) Marketing
5) Profit
6) Move onto next poor wannabe sap before first one is no longer popular
7) Rinse repeat until entire industry is full of singers who don't deserve to have record deals and no actual creative SONGWRITERS and MUSICIANS can ever break into the industry again.
Kinda like CockDick is doing to the games industry.
The man is dragging every last drop of creativity out of the music industry with his bare hands. Please don't tell me you like hearing pretty faces murder classic songs and sell millions of copies to housewives who only buy it because it was on the TV! Must. Do. What. Tv. Tells. Me.
1) Find wannabe sap with pretty face
2) Buy / "cover" song
3) Get voice trainers to train them to sing it.
4) Marketing
5) Profit
6) Move onto next poor wannabe sap before first one is no longer popular
7) Rinse repeat until entire industry is full of singers who don't deserve to have record deals and no actual creative SONGWRITERS and MUSICIANS can ever break into the industry again.
Kinda like CockDick is doing to the games industry.
@Chardan: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6226758.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1
He is that kind of dick.
He is that kind of dick.
I've always likened Bobby Kotick to pornographer Max Hardcore. There's a few people who don't like what either man does, but the sad fact is that there's plenty of people out there who don't care enough to buy the products.
Schafer will always be the Joss Whedon of the gaming world. I feel bad for him, because he's so creative but doesnt seem to have the skills to make it work with the big wigs, who i agree are pricks, but lots of people hate their boss and still manage to get promoted.
Also, Jim your MsPaint skills are really improving. Is that two shades of colour i see in the tongue?
Also, Jim your MsPaint skills are really improving. Is that two shades of colour i see in the tongue?
@MasterBalls
it's not the fact they dropped the game, it's more the fact they tried to stop it getting published all together by taking a lawsuit to double fine and ea when that deal was made.
it's not the fact they dropped the game, it's more the fact they tried to stop it getting published all together by taking a lawsuit to double fine and ea when that deal was made.
@Stevil; Well said. I've tried to get my dad to not buy the Modern Cash-For-Boredom 2 map packs, and he's bought them anyway. And he's got his pre-order for Black Ops.
Ruddy pillock. At least he's looking into Medal of Honor ;)
Ruddy pillock. At least he's looking into Medal of Honor ;)
@ Hardock Spiffy, Schafer might not be saying anything you or I would disagree with, but I don't believe I've seen another game developer openly criticize him besides perhaps Ward/Zampella, and certainly not in such strong terms.
But Schafer nailed it when he said you can't take an industry one by one and squeeze every drop of life out of it and then move on. That isn't sustainable.
But Schafer nailed it when he said you can't take an industry one by one and squeeze every drop of life out of it and then move on. That isn't sustainable.
It doesn't really help that the droves of COD fans just won't say hey lets buy something that doesn't have to be replaced or wanted to be replaced every year.
Kotick is a brilliant businessman that will eventually step out of the scene and no longer be relevant. Remember when EA was evil and its CEO was a prick? What about now? Kotick will make money for many people, hurting others in the process. This is corporate America people, nut up.
Don't buy Call of Duty and Bobby goes bye bye. But...people rather complain and do nothing about it. I dont know about the rest of the world...but that is the American way.
@HaVoK308
That's not going to work. Gamers aren't the only people who play Call of Duty. Hell, Gamers aren't even the majority of the people who play Call of Duty. It's average, everyday shmoes who don't even know who Activision or Infinity Ward is, much less Bobby Kotick.
The only way Call of Duty is going to die is a very slow, methodical squeeze until the cash cow has completely dried up. Until all the teets have left to give is blood. Until everybody is stick and damn tired of even thinking about Call of Duty.
I give it 2 years.
That's not going to work. Gamers aren't the only people who play Call of Duty. Hell, Gamers aren't even the majority of the people who play Call of Duty. It's average, everyday shmoes who don't even know who Activision or Infinity Ward is, much less Bobby Kotick.
The only way Call of Duty is going to die is a very slow, methodical squeeze until the cash cow has completely dried up. Until all the teets have left to give is blood. Until everybody is stick and damn tired of even thinking about Call of Duty.
I give it 2 years.
Activision is still dominating the market, though, with their popular games being squeezed to death.
Guess what? Even if he went ahead and said that he envied Hitler, and would like to do the same as he did but with the gaming industry, Activision games would still sell, maybe even more than they would normally!
Face it, he is invincible where he stands, and fully uses that advantage. He isn't any better than Nintendo sitting on their laurels and re-(re)-releasing the same games over and over again; it's not like they have something to lose.
I am calling it: the day he retires as CEO, he will make a big deal out of this thing. 'I was the most evil and greedy CEO there ever was, except maybe the one leading BP, I made sure you knew I hated games and loved to see the life snuffed out of them, yet you still bought the games my company made, you gamers are idiots! Thank you for your money!'.
Guess what? Even if he went ahead and said that he envied Hitler, and would like to do the same as he did but with the gaming industry, Activision games would still sell, maybe even more than they would normally!
Face it, he is invincible where he stands, and fully uses that advantage. He isn't any better than Nintendo sitting on their laurels and re-(re)-releasing the same games over and over again; it's not like they have something to lose.
I am calling it: the day he retires as CEO, he will make a big deal out of this thing. 'I was the most evil and greedy CEO there ever was, except maybe the one leading BP, I made sure you knew I hated games and loved to see the life snuffed out of them, yet you still bought the games my company made, you gamers are idiots! Thank you for your money!'.
@ Cahuatijo,
"This is corporate America people, nut up."
I've always been curious.. what exactly am I supposed to do when I 'nut up'? Seriously, what could that possibly mean in that context? We're bitching that Activision sucks, so does that mean I should shut up and just take it in stride?
Or is that a separate thought like "This is corporate America. Oh, and remember.. always aim your semen in an upright arc."
What if I were a chick? Would I just be totally fucked then, since my lack of nut won't be going in any direction?
I have so many questions.
"This is corporate America people, nut up."
I've always been curious.. what exactly am I supposed to do when I 'nut up'? Seriously, what could that possibly mean in that context? We're bitching that Activision sucks, so does that mean I should shut up and just take it in stride?
Or is that a separate thought like "This is corporate America. Oh, and remember.. always aim your semen in an upright arc."
What if I were a chick? Would I just be totally fucked then, since my lack of nut won't be going in any direction?
I have so many questions.
Schafer also added that Kotick "makes a big deal about not liking games..."
Considering the last game that Tim Schafer blessed us with was Brutal Legend I'm pretty sure that he fucking hates them as well.
Considering the last game that Tim Schafer blessed us with was Brutal Legend I'm pretty sure that he fucking hates them as well.
Brutal legend was a cool game, I thought the metal references mixed with Jack Black would be super gay and contrived, but it was actually well done.
This just needs to be posted more especially in any story involving Kotick.
Even if some things are overblown and taken out of context...what the hell. D: And this was only from June 25th of this year backwards; says nothing about what's happened after that.
And yeah, we are a minority. Of the fifty billion sales MW2 got, how many were by people here? How many were by people blatantly Antivision? Even if by some force of nature everyone who visited this site magically stopped buying Activision games, there would be so little impact we may not have bothered boycotting in the first place. As stated, a vast majority of gamers don't follow industry news or blog sites like Destructoid, and merely go out and buy X because that's what they want. Who cares if Kotick is unabashed pure evil? I want my Call of Duties and I want them nows. >:( And then you have those who are at least somewhat knowledgeable and don't care.
By the way, has there been any news on the Acti-Bungie alliance? Not to imply anything, of course, just wondering what fun is in store...
Even if some things are overblown and taken out of context...what the hell. D: And this was only from June 25th of this year backwards; says nothing about what's happened after that.
And yeah, we are a minority. Of the fifty billion sales MW2 got, how many were by people here? How many were by people blatantly Antivision? Even if by some force of nature everyone who visited this site magically stopped buying Activision games, there would be so little impact we may not have bothered boycotting in the first place. As stated, a vast majority of gamers don't follow industry news or blog sites like Destructoid, and merely go out and buy X because that's what they want. Who cares if Kotick is unabashed pure evil? I want my Call of Duties and I want them nows. >:( And then you have those who are at least somewhat knowledgeable and don't care.
By the way, has there been any news on the Acti-Bungie alliance? Not to imply anything, of course, just wondering what fun is in store...
Kotick is the next worst thing in America today. Well, besides Obama and the loons he surrounds himself with, of course.
Yeah, my main complaint with Brutal Legend is that there wasn't more of it, and my only other complaint is that strategy elements could have run deeper, and UI could have been better, making it closer to a real RTS than an "action-RTS." I get the sense it wasn't given a fair chance to be what it was meant to be. I got it for $20 though and that is one of the best gaming buys out there.
@glitznglam-style ...really? Unnecessary word vomit much?
In any case, I'm hoping to see more developers come forth and slam Kotick. He certainly is a prick.
In any case, I'm hoping to see more developers come forth and slam Kotick. He certainly is a prick.
Wow, there's a Kotick hate party and I'm late to it?
Seriously, someone other than us had to call Kotick out for being a complete asshat. Who better than Schafer? Not only does the douche drop Schafer's game, not only does he sue EA to try and milk what money he can from said game, but now he's taking a retarded idea that Schafer rejected for Brutal Legend and turning it into a Guitar Hero game (well, not necessarily him, but I'm sure he liked the idea).
Aaaaahhhh, BADA-BA-DOOOOOUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHEEE!!
(Oh no, there goes the douche bomb.)
Seriously, someone other than us had to call Kotick out for being a complete asshat. Who better than Schafer? Not only does the douche drop Schafer's game, not only does he sue EA to try and milk what money he can from said game, but now he's taking a retarded idea that Schafer rejected for Brutal Legend and turning it into a Guitar Hero game (well, not necessarily him, but I'm sure he liked the idea).
Aaaaahhhh, BADA-BA-DOOOOOUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHEEE!!
(Oh no, there goes the douche bomb.)
@hardrock spiffy
It's not like someone asked him, "Hey, tell us something you hate." it was relevant, it didn't have to be unique. If baby-killing was actualy relevant to the discussion I'm sure he'd voice his opinion on that too.
Also, @glitznglam-style
STFU. That kind of trolling has no place here.
It's not like someone asked him, "Hey, tell us something you hate." it was relevant, it didn't have to be unique. If baby-killing was actualy relevant to the discussion I'm sure he'd voice his opinion on that too.
Also, @glitznglam-style
STFU. That kind of trolling has no place here.
Bobby is probably at home right now enjoying the hell out of some videogame. He just has to say these things to generate publicity?
I demand a Tim Schafer vs. Bobby Kotick street fighter mock-up! Hmmmm, I wonder what Schafer's been working on lately? Haven't seen or heard anything since Brutal Legend.
Schafer hits the nail on the head! I also loved his response to Activison's Brutal Legend lawsuit last year. "Hey, if Activision liked it, then they should have put a ring on it... Oh great, now Beyoncé is going to sue me too." :D
@runtheplacered
A person with ovaries can still nut up, i.e. stop bitching about a CEO doing his job.
A person with ovaries can still nut up, i.e. stop bitching about a CEO doing his job.
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