Activision hasn’t had the easiest PR job of late. With the Infinity Ward debacle, Kotick’s possibly misconstrued comments about taking the fun out of games and milking franchises, increased game prices, and overprices map packs -  gamer opinion about the company isn’t as high as it probably should be. Speaking to IGN, Activision’s COO Thomas Tippl realises the status quo, …

It’s the result of compromised friendship, says the guy every gamer loves to hate. In a recent investor call, Bobby Kotick, the affable CEO of Activision who’s shown gamers just how much he genuinely cares for the people that have made him a multi-squintillionaire, has attempted to explain his side of the story. Only he hasn’t really explained much at …

Once upon a time, in a land far away there was an evil ruler named BeelzeBobby and he ruled over all of Activisionia and it’s poor inhabitants. Amongst these inhabitants, was a tribe called Infiniddy Waard, and even though they worked so hard through all the seasons, BeelzeBobby sent his Kotickinnions to sieze all their gold, leaving them with nothing. …

Let it never be said that Activision are one to milk their popular franchises. Except that Activision really are milking their popular franchises. We’ve seen it most notably with Guitar Hero – a series so popular it spawned far too many versions leading to general public disinterest. Much the same happened with Tony Hawk – and to a lesser degree, …

I’ve pretty much had as much of the Activision/EA/Infinity Ward/Respawn entertainment split as I’m able to stomach – but when large corporations start taking pot-shots at each other I’m forced to sit up and take notice. Despite the controversy, Activision have proudly boasted about their bottom line, which is looking pretty healthy – and increased their financial outlook. Word is …

Since Jason West and Frank Zampella’s somewhat less than amicable split from Activision, the situation at the in-house Infinity Ward seems to have gone from bad, to worse. And now with the founding duo having set up their own studio, cleverly called Respawn entertainment, Activision may be looking at a mass exodus of Infinity Ward staff. Last Updated: April 14, …

Vilified Activision CEO Bobby Kotick took the stand at this year’s D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, an annual gathering of videogame executives, where they (I assume) talk about their yachts in the Bahamas. Famous for alienating himself from gamers, developers and gaming journalists for saying things like wanting to “take all the fun out of making video games,” and …

Activision are obviously pretty pleased to announce that Modern Warfare 2 has now surpassed the 1 billion dollar mark when it comes to sales which is no small fete. According to Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision, Last Updated: January 14, 2010