Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision-Blizzard does not like videogames – or the people who play them. What he does like though is the revenue generated by the people who pay for them. Considering how much he personally made from us last year, it’s easy to see why. The head honcho at the world’s largest evil videogaming mega-corporation – responsible for the Warcraft, Call of Duty and Guitar Hero franchises – made a heck of a lot of money last year.
Forbes, the magazine that focuses on people with far too much money has revealed just how much – and it’s enough to swim in, Scrooge McDuck style. Apparently trying to bully Sony and needlessly increasing game pricing nets you 14 million dollars a year. All you World of Warcraft nuts? Bobby Kotick thanks you.
Were I in his position I’d surround myself with Swedish hookers. and yachts.
Hit the jump for a full breakdown of Kotick’s earnings for 2008, courtesy of Forbes.
Source : GoNintendo
Last Updated: August 11, 2009
janrik
August 11, 2009 at 15:15
The Crimson Permanent Assurance? :pirate:
Q121
August 11, 2009 at 15:35
Wow, this guy must honestly have one of the BEST jobs in the world.
not suprised though….. WOW is a money printing machine.
:pirate:
koldFU5iON
August 11, 2009 at 15:55
yes “evil videogaming mega-corporation” chortle chortle …
Geoff
August 11, 2009 at 16:17
All mega-corporations are evil.
The hippies say so, so it must be true.
easy
August 11, 2009 at 16:30
it wasn’t all that long ago that EA were topping the gaming communities most evil list… apart from the grand daddies, MS and Sony (forever shall you be hated for no apparent reason)
a most fickle industry
banking is clearly the better industry, with more reasonable salaries and way better consumer ethic :devil:
koldFU5iON
August 11, 2009 at 16:44
are you a hippie
Nick de Bruyne
August 11, 2009 at 16:48
Of course he is, havent you ever met the man?
Q121
August 12, 2009 at 07:12
I love how we all will bitch and moan… But if we were offered a $15 mil salary a year I can guarentee you that we will all find a way to justify any evil.