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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#17876: Nov 17th 2021 at 8:28:07 PM

It's closer to damage for that untouchable bastard than ever before.

KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#17877: Nov 17th 2021 at 9:44:45 PM

Might actually do something this time.

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17878: Nov 19th 2021 at 12:01:13 PM

This whole shitfest with Kotick reminds me of other cases of companies with infamous toxic bosses.

Like Randy Pitchford from Gearbox Studios who definitely has a ton of shit in his pants.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#17879: Nov 20th 2021 at 6:05:15 PM

Question is will this hurt him? Because the walking slime that's Randy is safe from his company while hypothetically, Robert Kotick is not.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#17880: Nov 20th 2021 at 7:16:07 PM

Oh it wont. There's no outcome where Bobby doesn't walk away a winner. Either he keeps the job, or is kicked out and makes out with a 250 to 275 millions severance package. Literally, if he's fired with cause, he's gets a 250 million severance payment.

Consequences are for poor people.

Edited by Ghilz on Nov 20th 2021 at 7:17:07 AM

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17881: Nov 20th 2021 at 10:15:13 PM

Sadly, the issues are too rooted in society that they will keep being a problem unless change comes.

Anyone that isn’t a cis, straight, white, male is going to face a systemic problem. Which objectively speaking needs to change. But, I don’t know what will bring about the change.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Emptyeye Since: Jan, 2001
#17882: Nov 21st 2021 at 6:33:44 AM

[up] Yeah, the "consequences" or lack thereof for Kotick aside, I'll just rephrase what I said earlier in the topic:

Should Bobby Kotick be removed (Whether through firing/resignation/whatever) as the head of Activision Blizzard? Yes he should, absolutely.

Should we pretend that removing Bobby Kotick will, on its own, magically fix all of Activision Blizzard's problems? No, we should not.

(And I'll reiterate that, despite recent Kotaku headlines implying otherwise [To be fair, the articles themselves do say "Activision Blizzard", but the headlines usually just say "Activision"], the problems with Activision Blizzard are with Activision Blizzard, as in the whole company—Activision didn't magically step in to ruin the formerly good-and-pure Blizzard side, and taking Activision out of the equation won't fix Blizzard either)

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17883: Nov 21st 2021 at 7:44:47 AM

Sadly, I don’t think there that many ways that we can ensure that change happens.

These are systemic issues that are really difficult to get rid of, especially in the USA.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#17884: Nov 22nd 2021 at 1:05:10 AM

Really I am consigned with being satisfied with just Bobby getting removed from the company, anything else would be nice, but that's likely the only thing that's gonna happen realistically, and even THAT is in question still. That being said a new CEO might attempt to clear house to try to make them and the company look good, so who knows.

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#17885: Nov 22nd 2021 at 1:06:12 AM

There would still be 50/50 on "cleaning the house" meaning "throw the garbage out" vs "sweep the garbage under the rug".

Given Jen Oneal situation, I'd even say 25/75.

Edited by Adannor on Nov 22nd 2021 at 12:07:20 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17886: Nov 22nd 2021 at 2:14:56 AM

Well they finally did it. After a year of release, Square has finally released their Playstation exclusive Spider-Man character for Marvel's Avengers.

And unlike Kate Bishop, Clint Barton, and Black Panther, he is not being released with any story campaign most likely stemming from the fact that he is only playable on one console type.

So smart move there Square, ya made Spider-Man underwhelming as fuck. Hope it was worth it.

Edited by slimcoder on Nov 22nd 2021 at 2:15:37 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#17887: Nov 22nd 2021 at 5:48:15 AM

Bobby Kotick is an abusive monster

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17888: Nov 22nd 2021 at 6:24:25 AM

Sterling reminds people at the end that a big part of the problem, the reason the Koticks in the game industry get away with their bullshit, is that too many gamers and the gaming press don't want to think about it. They just want to look at the next new game.

It is rather telling that this story about Kotick was originally from the Wall Street Journal, ie, an actual news publication.

Edited by M84 on Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:25:33 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#17889: Nov 22nd 2021 at 6:51:34 AM

I think part of the reason is because some gamers don't want to accept the possibility of new games being cancelled and cut short if it means cleaning house, because then that would mean you could get a general house sweep across a lot of different studios in the US alone that would lead to a dead year -or years- in releases.

I'm not exaggerating on that last part, while Acti-Bliz is the one that has caught the most flack, EA is just right behind when it comes to predatory behaviour and likely has a few skeletons of its own. Then you also have the news about Naughty Dog's infernal working conditions to produce The Last of Us II -which I can't believe didn't get more coverage in the controversy- and it's pretty clear that you need a hard pause in most of the big companies until all of this is cleaned up.

And that's not even getting into the needed change in game developing culture that, one way or another, will lead to longer developing time to avoid falling into crunch time overuse, which will also lead to less yearly game releases.

Mind you, I'm not against this because I believe that the gaming community in general needs an intervention to stop enabling this abusive system and accept a more humane one.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17890: Nov 22nd 2021 at 6:56:13 AM

At the very least, gamers shouldn't try to shout down anyone who tries to bring attention to these issues. This is something else Sterling has pointed out in this vid.

Don't try to deny the problems in the industry that produces the stuff you like.

Edited by M84 on Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:57:11 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
I actually wanted to be Resileaf
#17891: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:00:08 AM

[up][up]Some people treat the slightest delays like their family was murdered in front of them. I'm in the Total War Discord channel and I've seen some incredibly exaggerated reactions to Total Warhammer 3 being delayed two months. It's extremely disheartening to see how little a lot of gamers care about the people making their entertainment.

Edited by Resileafs on Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:01:11 AM

raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#17892: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:06:42 AM

That's why I say that the gaming community in general needs an intervention, at this point you could say it's acting like an addict who just wants their fix no matter how many people get hurt to get it.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17893: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:08:03 AM

[up]It is a case of addicts desperate for a fix. Don't need to soften it with qualifiers such as "acting like".

Edited by M84 on Nov 22nd 2021 at 11:08:27 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17894: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:13:53 AM

You know, I personally wouldn’t mind it if games took longer to make with absolutely zero crunch time.

Personally I think everyone could just go and play older retro games while the industry gets a whole reset on its culture and I wish people would defend terrible people anymore.

We are in a dark time in general.

And to the people who don’t want Sterling to talk about the abuses going on: Screw off.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#17895: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:41:27 AM

I always imagine the gaming community as a sea of piranhas that are angry and hungry, unlike what their real life counterparts should normally be. Always demanding for the highest graphical fidelity and performance, and shunning away original ideas. I'm a detractor of this mindset and usually support The Jimquisition's adversity to the industry, but as a Nintendo person even that has an ulterior motive and it's disheartening when Nintendo doesn't do much better.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17896: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:50:34 AM

Part of why I decided to go retro this year was because of my distaste for a lot of the current industry. The other part is that any game that currently interests me I’d rather wait to put it on a Christmas list.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17897: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:53:44 AM

I just get'em on sale whenever. And never, ever pre-order.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#17898: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:55:32 AM

Back in my day we called it 'reserving a copy'

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17899: Nov 22nd 2021 at 7:57:23 AM

But at least then it was justified since copies weren't unlimited. In this day of digital downloads, that's not really an issue.

Disgusted, but not surprised
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17900: Nov 22nd 2021 at 8:00:08 AM

I think the only game I bought at launch this year was Metroid Dread.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

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