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[havoc00]

 

[HL3.exe]

He is partially the reason why the industry is what it is today.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Sorry, I think you need to give us more to go off of than uhm.... nothing.

 

[Three]

I half expected an O onQ123 thread.

Say what you will about Bobby but he was very good at what he did. He knew the market well.

 

[havoc00]

He is partially the reason why the industry is what it is today.

He turned activision around from nothing, had devs that would otherwise be cut work on the cash cows and have them have guranteed employment for years. Under most publishers beenbox would have been let go years ago,

 

[onQ123]

I half expected an O onQ123 thread.

Say what you will about Bobby but he was very good at what he did. He knew the market well.

And you are?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

He looks like he just got back from Epstein island in this shot

 

[Arsic]

And you are?

He is T Three . He comes after T TwoHearted , but before F fourfourtwo

I mean clearly.

 

[havoc00]

He looks like he just got back from Epstein island in this shot

Bobby and Bill two of the greatest in each job met up there crazy!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Right about what? He's said a lot of shit over the decades LMAO

 

[Red5]

He's a suite who made a lot of money for shareholders. But he made gaming worse to be honest, Activision went from having an extremely varied gaming catalogue to just churning out COD annually, commercially successful but creatively bankrupt.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Dude looks like a fucking alien in that pic, jeebs.

 

[havoc00]

Right about what? He's said a lot of shit over the decades LMAO

Just the way he saw the industry and how he made it work for Activision. He created something from nothing

 

[phaedrus]

And you are?

Something Gaben can never count to

 

[phaedrus]

Bobby and Bill two of the greatest in each job met up there crazy!

 

[Cyberpunkd]

He turned activision around from nothing, had devs that would otherwise be cut work on the cash cows and have them have guranteed employment for years. Under most publishers beenbox would have been let go years ago,

This. Not to mention working on CoD is a dream resume for every dev.
He was successful because he never believed in "creative freedom" bullshit, he knew if you leave nerds on their own nothing will get ever done. At the end he cashed out for massive amount while pink hair weirdos cheered on Twitter.

 

[havoc00]

This. Not to mention working on CoD is a dream resume for every dev.
He was successful because he never believed in "creative freedom" bullshit, he knew if you leave nerds on their own nothing will get ever done. At the end he cashed out for massive amount while pink hair weirdos cheered on Twitter.

Can't argue with this

 

[HL3.exe]

He turned activision around from nothing, had devs that would otherwise be cut work on the cash cows and have them have guranteed employment for years. Under most publishers beenbox would have been let go years ago,

Under a different publisher, Raven would still be making interesting games.

Also:

ActiBlizzard CEO Bobby Kotick: reward profit, remove fun

Bobby Kotick has opened his mouth again, if you were wondering where the smell …

arstechnica.com

I'm not saying he doesn't understands games, but he was one of the guys transforming the industry into a 'packaged goods' factory it is today, instead of a medium that could thrive on its artistic merits which was more the case back in the 90's/early 00's.

 

[havoc00]

Under a different publisher, Raven would still be making interesting games.

Also:

ActiBlizzard CEO Bobby Kotick: reward profit, remove fun

Bobby Kotick has opened his mouth again, if you were wondering where the smell …

arstechnica.com

I'm not saying he doesn't understands games, but he was one of the guys transforming the industry into a 'packaged goods' factory it is today, instead of a medium that could thrive on its artistic merits which was more the case back in the 90's/early 00's.

He saw the future of gaming and just took advantage of it, we would be at this same place now with or without people like Bobby billions

 

[bitbydeath]

we would be at this same place now with or without people like Bobby billions

So he wasn't right?

 

[Danjin44]

I'm not getting the context here?

 

[near]

I'm not getting the context here?

OP creates an obscure thread title, adds an image of a despised retired CEO, and expects people to engage in thoughtful discussion.

 

[delfrickintree]

I was hoping this was a ted kaczynski thread

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Under a different publisher, Raven would still be making interesting games.

Would they though? After the purchase a bunch of the Raven guys left to form Human Head Studios.... Which doesn't exist anymore.

 

[Deerock71]