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Bungie: "Um...gee...thanks."
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I'm starting to wonder if this man's doucheyness is even news by this point.
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What.
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He dared insult Indie Developers!? And he makes up pay for WATCHING CUTSCENES!?
... I have no words to say...
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I don't understand.
Is Bobby saying Bungie hates their customers so much that they partnered with Activision to make a game no one wants to play, ever?
Because that's what I'm reading in the article... am I missing something?
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Can someone remind me again as to the reason behind this douchebag still having a job?
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Great! First to Tim Schafer, now this! Guess Schafer's REALLY not kidding.
edited 20th Sep '10 8:31:52 PM by WartysNeryon
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I wonder how it is that gamers still wind up giving this guy money if they despise him so much...?
edited 20th Sep '10 8:34:13 PM by CaptainNapalm
Let's play a game about Pokémon...
Is there some kind of way for this guy to be overthrown?
I mean he's clearly a prick, and with these kinds of atrocious decisions how is he still going to get support and money?
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Wow...
I'm starting to wonder if he just does this on purpose to piss people off.
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What an asshole.
Believe me, I'm usually the first to leap at Bobby Kotick and Activision's throat, but honestly? It's not that straightforward an insult. He's just trying to talk up his new business partners and in the process, delivered the insult by omission. Of course there are high-quality independent developers left in the world, but they haven't partnered with him, so they're not important. Still douchey, but it's unintentional douchebaggery at the least.
The problem with the dude is that he doesn't seem to have a speechwriter and lets his mouth run, letting customers hear the very kind of stuff they hate to hear said about businesses and themselves.
edited 20th Sep '10 8:46:17 PM by WildKnight
The blind man walking off the cliff is not making a leap of faith.
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How long before a Bobby Kotick Bingo chart shows up?
And this is why I've completely stopped buying Activision games.
Honestly I hope someone caps that motherfucker. Like heart disease; come on heart disease smite Kotick! Prove that Heart is not a lame power!
Eh, this guy'll be a dick til the world ends. Way it goes.
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Quick Question: Why does Bobby Kotick still have a job?
Second Quick Question: Why does nobody at Activision see anything WRONG with him?
A corpse should be left well enough alone...
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^ In answer to the second question, some people did
. And I expect they'll be followed by more—reportedly it's as bad to work there as it is to buy from them.
The cutscene thing seems to be blown out of proportion, though. If I understand it correctly, the cutscenes will still be included in the original game, they'll just also be available apart from the gameplay for a lesser price than the full game. Depending on how well the cutscenes stand on their own, this could be a nice way to grab the non-gaming market (though I suspect this won't work, since I think the best games are the ones in which the gameplay itself is vital to the plot.)
edited 20th Sep '10 9:44:34 PM by FeoTakahari
That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something AwfulMaybe if they were priced on level with a regular movie, but he was talking about selling the cutscenes for $20-30. That's a bit much, especially if, as was implied, it was just the cutscenes with no gameplay to provide, y'know, context.
The blind man walking off the cliff is not making a leap of faith.
^^ It could be a quick way to get caught up with the story when there's sequels.
edited 20th Sep '10 9:46:11 PM by Meophist
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^ So's a Let's Play or 20 minutes on Youtube.
I think the problem is what Wild Knight said: the guy runs his damn mouth off in front of everyone, instead of talking with other officials to make sure what he says sounds...like...not an asshole.
edited 20th Sep '10 9:51:34 PM by ColorPrinter
^^ Well, that can be rather lengthy for most of the games I play, but I guess it'll be fine for most games Activision makes.
That said, I do remember someone putting up all of the cutscenes for Xenosaga Episode 1 together into a series with just enough gameplay segments to make it all fit together.
The asking price is a little high though.
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