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So, How Much Did Bobby Kotick Make From Modern Warfare 2?
5:00PM Luke Plunkett | We know Activision made a ton of money from the launch of Modern Warfare 2, but just how much did the company’s much-loved boss, Robert Kotick, manage to score for himself? Here’s a hint: loads. More »
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Kotick: Unemployment Likely To Affect Industry Sales
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Appearing on Fox News on Friday, the same day US unemployment passed 10 per cent, the head of Activision Blizzard acknowledged that high jobless numbers will challenge the gaming business, but spoke up for the value of playing games in tough times. More »
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Activision Donates $1M On Game’s Launch Day To Help Vets
12:00AM Brian Crecente | Activision plans to unveil a $US1 million backed non-profit corporation tomorrow designed to help soldiers transition to civilian careers tomorrow. More »
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Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Great Q3 Results
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Things are lookin’ up for old Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that business is good, better than expected even, resulting in a $US755 million quarter for the company. More »
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Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong
4:30AM Leigh Alexander | The games biz has a new favourite bad guy, and its name is Activision. Do the mega-publisher and its aggressive, polarising CEO, Bobby Kotick, deserve the bad rap? Or do we just love to hate? Who is this man, anyway? More »
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Activision: Sequels Offer “Road Map For Innovation”
10:00AM Stephen Totilo | Pity the video game sequel, perpetually scapegoated as an evil of the industry. To the rescue of its reputation this week came Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick. The exec recently explained what sequels are good for, besides profit. More »
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Bobby Kotick Wanted To Take The Fun Out Of Making Video Games
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | You’d be forgiven for thinking that the above headline is taking a liberty or two with a comment from Activision boss Bobby Kotick. Nope. Those words are straight out of the man’s mouth. More »
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Activision Looking To A Future Where Consoles Aren’t Needed
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Activision haven’t exactly had the rosiest of relationships with console manufacturers over the past few months. Which would be a problem for a console games manufacture, were they not working on games that didn’t even need a console. More »
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Activision Boss: Next Blizzard MMO To Have “More Broad Appeal”
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | No, Bobby Kotick isn’t talking about a Blizzard developed, massively multiplayer online game that appeals more to women, but something that probably doesn’t have orcs riding motorcycles. Something that won’t cut into World of Warcraft’s subscriber base. More »
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