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The $7m buyout in the mid-â??90s may have been â??insaneâ??, but Kotick confesses heâ??s had his own moments of madness

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick delivered a winning keynote at DICE in Las Vegas that was full of charming anecdotes about his own mistakes, as well as a vision for how large publishing companies can and should work with creative teams and individuals. His speech to a packed house verged …

Though adds the firm is carefully reviewing opportunities

Yet the Activision Blizzard CEO ended up paying a little more than $7mâ?¦

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. That’s according to a combination of data from The NPD Group, ChartTrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates, released today by the publisher. The series has …

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. Some retailers had previously expressed concern to MCV over the effect the price – which is 5 more expensive than regular Xbox 360 and …

While Kotick foresees a console-free future, RedOctane is interested in the 360â??s upcoming add-on

Activision boss wants to turn developers into economists and â??take the fun out of game designâ?

Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has labeled recent threats from Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick as noise”. In June, Bobby Kotick claimed that Activision Blizzard may cease supporting Sony’s PS3 platform unless the system is given a price drop. Yet on Tuesday, when attending the Allen & Co conference in …

Activision Blizzardâ??s warning of a software support cut dismissed as â??noiseâ?? by Sony CEO