Is Robert Kotick...evil?

[nothingdeletemeplease]

I just read about the Bungie and Activision deal and started to read about Robert Kotick and what he has done and is doing. I was shocked at the things he has said so my question is is he evil or just a greedy people hater?

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Nope, he is just a dipshit or at least extremely bad at presenting his own persona.

 

[Ldude893]

He gives horrible products to customers in exchange for their money, and his several remarks about the company and the videogames of his company were beyond controversial. The company under him produced dozens and DOZENS of sequels, many of them in poor quality.

He's just an idiot wearing a suit.

 

[GreatVladmir]

I just read about the Bungie and Activision deal and started to read about Robert Kotick and what he has done and is doing. I was shocked at the things he has said so my question is is he evil or just a greedy people hater?

Hitler and his SS were evil, Stalin was evil. Rob Kotick? He is a business man, so no he isn't evil.

 

[Tony2077]

he's a business man so hes greedy not evil

 

[The Undoer]

Evil? No. Asshole? Yes.

I'm pretty sure Modern Warfare 2 could've been a much better game without Activisions interference, and I might have had a look at Splinter Cell: Conviction.

 

[Kouen]

Robert Kotick is not evil just one of the biggest dickheads in video game industry history.

 

[Marowit]

He's a businessman, and a good one. That generally goes hand-in-hand with being a douche - but that's just how I feel about it.

 

[splatterguy734]

He's your typical amoral business man though due to 'evil' being a subjective term I suppose you could class him as evil.

 

[Sebenko]

No, he's just a dick. I'm sure he would if it made him more money though.

 

[Hstgonzo]

Kotick IS a caricature of an 80's capitalistic business man ala Lex Luthor, but evil? No.

Still would take a day off work to get drunk if he got mugged and stabbed though.

 

[Ldude893]

(to be sung to the tune of Mr. Grinch. Sorry I worked 20 minutes on this.)

You're a mean one, Mr. Kotick.
You are greedy and slithery and vile.
You sacked the staff of Infinity Ward,
you raise their prices up, Mr. Kotick.

Every game you touch seems to turn into a big purple pile.

You're a bad one, Mr. Kotick.
You maintain an atmosphere of fear.
If Hitler made out with Lex Luthor
You'd be their bastard child, Mr. Kotick.

You're poor tactics make Electronic Arts look like a Ro-man God.

You're a bastard, Mr. Kotick.
You will run your business to the ground.
Your sequels are all so terrible,
do you even play your own games, Mr. Kotick?

You're more capital and bureaucratic than Scientology and the Kremlin combined.

 

[wax88]

to summarise.

yes...very.

 

[Plurralbles]

if money corrupts, then little bobby is defnitely evil.

 

[Plurralbles]

(to be sung to the tune of Mr. Grinch. Sorry I worked 20 minutes on this.)

You're a mean one, Mr. Kotick.
You are greedy and slithery and vile.
You sacked the crew of Infinity Ward,
you raise their prices up, Mr. Kotick.

Every game you touch seems to turn to a big purple pile.

You're a bad one, Mr. Kotick.
You maintain an atmosphere of fear.
If Hitler made out with Lex Luthor
You'd be their bastard child, Mr. Kotick.

You're poor tactics make Electronic Arts look like a Roman God.

You're a bastard, Mr. Kotick.
You will run your business to the ground.
Your sequels are all so terrible,
do you even play your own games, Mr. Kotick?

You're more capital and bureaucratic than Scientology and the Kremlin combined.

that was really epic(at least the first bit but hten it dropped off cuz' didn't match the original jingle very well)

 

[benoitowns]

No, people who steal software are evil, he is a buisness man.

I see no difference... potato/potato?

 

[Retardinator]

Evil? No. Asshole? Yes.

I'm pretty sure Modern Warfare 2 could've been a much better game without Activisions interference, and I might have had a look at Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Isn't that Ubisoft? Or did I miss something big?