"Writing this piece has been difficult because it feels like Kotick [will] get away with it. That he will ultimately be praised for bringing a historic acquisition in for a landing, and either exit the company and pivot into some form of executive consulting, set for life by financial rewards for the deal, or somehow stick around at Activision Blizzard and reap the benefits of an improved partnership with Microsoft."
If you've been paying attention to the reports of workplace abuses coming out of Activision Blizzard the past few years, Variety's recent profile of Bobby Kotick doesn't square with the facts, says senior editor Bryant Francis. In this opinion piece, he explains why he was stunned by the CEO's continued defense of himself and the company and what it says about Kotick's perception of reality.
Read all about it over at Game Developer.
I think I may unfortunately have to disappoint a couple of my friends and not join them in Diablo 4 until Kotick is no longer associated with ABK. I would love for it to be a resign in disgrace, but I'll take golden parachuted the fuck away from the company. (can't expect better under capitalism, really.) One thing is clear, ABK cannot be trusted to have addressed any of the employee complaints while the CEO is screaming defiance from the rooftops that anything was worth complaining about, and it was those damn unionizers trying to destabilize the company who made all this happen!
