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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 famous attack on Bobby Kotick. Yesterday, when asked about the Activision CEO, Schafer stated: His obligation is to his shareholders. …
Read More »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 of the quite savage attack made against CEO Bobby Kotick by cult games developer Tim Schafer yesterday. Tim Schafer’s comment …
Read More »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”. Schafer has previous with Activision after the two fell out over 2009 console release Brutal Legend. The game was developed by his studio Double Fine and eventually published by …
Read More »Ex-Infinity Ward staff â??interrogatedâ??
New string of accusations fired at Activision in ongoing lawsuit
Read More »Activision clarifies â??contest IP theftâ?? rumours
Publisher assures that finalists will retain game rights, and clears up confusion over the contest
Read More »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 wants to move forward it needs to break free of the shackles imposed upon it by console platform holders. Or …
Read More »TIGA: Tax relief halt could harm UK investment
Industry trade body voices concerns about the future of in-country development after tax break U-turn
Read More »Sony warns of UK dev investment slowdown
Format-holder joins Activision in outcry to stop support for British games industry dwindling
Read More »Kotick: ‘We really need UK games incentives’
Activision CEO says British games development has become less attractive after Government cancelled tax break promise
Read More »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 LucasArts, but it seems that console really is just a bit-player in Activision’s business. When asked by The Wall Street …
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