Entries in 'bobby kotick' (38)
Activision boss Kotick is one of the highest paid CEOs in the US
Activision Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick has had his compensation increased eight fold to $64.9m last year, according to Bloomberg.
Activision Blizzard Q2 revenues down but beats expectations
Activision has seen its revenues fall, down from $1.15bn in 2011 to £1.08bn in 2012, for the quarter ending June 30th, 2012.
Bobby Kotick joins Coca-Cola Board
The Coca-Cola Company has appointed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick to its Board of Directors.
Analyst: "Little risk of failure" for Old Republic
Bobby Kotick may have his doubts, but analysts are confident that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on course to attract millions of subscribers.
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Riccitiello: BF3 footage "got Kotick’s goat"
John Riccitiello is confident his company has “got Kotick’s goat” with Battlefield 3.
Kotick in line for MySpace buyout
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is considering purchasing a controlling stake of the struggling social network MySpace, according to reports.
E3 2011: Retail crucial for industry's future, says Kotick
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has given brick-and-mortar retail a shining endorsement as having a “crucially important” role in the future of games.
E3 2011: Kotick sceptical of Battlefield 3 for consoles
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has cast doubts over recent video demonstrations of rival project Battlefield 3.
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EA responds to Kotick attack
Publisher EA has retaliated in the war of words that was reignited by Activision boss Bobby Kotick yesterday.
What Kotick thinks about what you think about Kotick
There’s no other exec who provokes quite the same reaction on the pages of MCVuk.com as Activision’s Bobby Kotick. As the head of the most powerful publisher in the world, ...
I love games, Kotick insists
It’s one of the better known supposed ‘facts’ about Bobby Kotick – he doesn’t like games. But the Activision boss has come out and denied the claims, saying that being ...
Kotick wants to sell you cut-scenes
Are you on the lookout for a man that says what he thinks and doesn’t mind risking upsetting people? Well here he is – Bobby Kotick is at it again.
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Kotick loses court appeal
After what the LA Times describes as a “brawl” between Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick and Californian lawyer Patricia Glaser, the outspoken games executive has emerged on the losing side ...
Schafer: I need to keep my mouth shut
“That was an accident. I need to keep my mouth shut.” That was Tim Schafer’s response when asked this morning at his talk at the Develop Conference about his already ...
Activision: Kotick is passionate about games
As the boss of a huge publishing empire, Bobby Kotick simply doesn’t have the time to play games – that’s according to an official statement made by Activision in light ...
Schafer: Kotick ‘not good for games industry’
Acclaimed developer Tim Schafer has in an interview with Eurogamer criticised Activision boss Bobby Kotick for acting like “a total prick”.
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Kotick irritated by Xbox Live
This is starting to become a bit of a habit. Activision boss Bobby Kotick has decided to flex his corporate biceps once again by claiming that if the games industry ...
Consoles claim just 30% of Acti sales
It’s the home of powerhouse console franchises such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Quake, Doom, James Bond, X-Men, Spider-Man and Transformers and enjoys a key partnership with ...
Activision beats forecasts
Activision has beaten analyst expectations in its first quarter, posting significant rises in sales and profits.
DICE: Bobby comes clean
Call Of Duty series tops 55 million sales
The Call Of Duty series has surpassed 55 million unit sales to date worldwide, taking a whopping $3 billion in retail sales in the process.
Activision breaks silence on pricing
Giant publisher Activision has defended its decision to slap a £55 RRP on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, insisting the game justifies the price tag.
Activision threat rejected by Sony
Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has labeled recent threats from Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick as “noise”.
Kotick: Retail pressures killed Vivendi’s games
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has talked for the first time about what led to the company dropping ex-Vivendi franchises such as Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: and blamed a “less ...
