Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer labeled Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick a âdick,â âtotal prickâ and, most damning, a ball bearing enthusiast. Fair enough. Just donât accuse Mr. Kotick of not liking video games, Activision says.
https://lastchance.cc/tim-schafer-calls-activision-boss-a-total-prick-5586641%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
âTim Schaferâs comment that Bobby Kotick âmakes a big deal about not liking gamesâ just isnât true,â Maryanne Lataif, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Activision Blizzard said in a (honest to god) statement. âBobby has always been passionate about games, and loves the video game industry. But as CEO of a company that makes games enjoyed by millions of people worldwide, the demands on his time now make it difficult to play games as often as heâd like to or as much as he once did.â
Lataif added, âAs Schafer himself notes, he has never actually met Bobby Kotick.â Yeah. Major ice burn.
I guess thatâs Activision taking the higher ground here, which is classy, but we wouldnât have minded seeing a few expletives volleyed back or some, you know, sales figures comparing Guitar Hero Vâs performance against that of Brutal Legendâsâa game that Activision opted not to publish when it merged with Vivendi many moons ago then legally tried to prevent from being releasedâto really keep this verbal slapfight going.
https://lastchance.cc/activision-adds-sierras-spyro-crash-to-line-up-ghostb-5030284%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Tim? A little help, please? This hornetâs nest isnât going to rattle itself.
