Bobby Kotick

Acitivision Blizzard CEO Says a ‘Ready Player One’ Type Metaverse is in the Works

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Top GamesActivision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick | Photo by Activision Blizzard In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick said that a Ready Player Oneeqsue metaverse is in the works. Due to the progress and advancement to AR and VR, as well as forward movement in processing power through the cloud, a more than passable Ready Player One type Metaverse is possible. This Metaverse announcement comes after Epic Games recently raised more than $1 billion for their own version of a Metaverse. To add on top of the

Activision Hires Former Trump Official as Chief Administrative Officer

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Brian Bulatao testifying before Congress after firing the State Department's independent watchdog mid-investigation. | Pool/Getty ImagesActivision has hired a former Trump administration official, Brian Bulatao, as its new chief administrative officer, Kotaku reports. His hiring was announced internally around the simultaneous promotion of Armin Zerza to chief financial officer.Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick told employees of the hiring in an email Kotaku viewed, emphasizing Bulatao's military veteran status and his time as Under Secretary of State for Management at the US Department of State. At the Department of State, Bulatao

GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation is coming on April 28-April 29

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation will feature a full slate of visionary speakers in an online-only event on April 28 and April 29, and we’re pleased to talk about our initial slate of participants. We’ll bring together industry leaders for our 12th annual executive summit to engage in genuine conversations,

MLB Deputy Commissioner Departs to Join Activision Blizzard

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By John Ourand and Eric Prisbell  One of MLB’s two Deputy Commissioners has left to take a senior job with the country’s biggest esports operator. MLB Deputy Commissioner of Business & Media Tony Petitti was named Activision Blizzard’s president of sports & entertainment today. He will remain based in N.Y and report to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. Petitti officially starts next week. “What Tony’s going to be uniquely able to do is unite what we’re doing in sport, film and television and consumer products, into what we do in

Bungie Vet Says Destiny Deal With Activision Was “Bad From The Start”; Microsoft Almost Signed The Game

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Video game industry veteran Martin O'Donnell, who composed the music for Halo and was on Bungie's board of directors, has spoken very openly about the deal Bungie made with Activision and how it all fell apart. The long and short of it is that O'Donnell had a bad feeling about the deal for the Destiny series from the very beginning, but the whole story is like something out of a movie.Speaking to YouTuber HiddenXperia, O'Donnell first clarified that it was Bungie's seven members of the board of directors that collectively

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called