Blizzard Co-Founder Reveals True Reason For Departure - Gameranx
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One of the two men behind Blizzard has written a book revealing how one former CEO was the reason he left his own company.

One of the two men behind Blizzard has written a book revealing how one former CEO was the reason he left his own company.

  • hydroptic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    108·
    2 months ago

    as revealed in his new book, Play Nice: The Rise And Fall Of Blizzard Entertainment, […] he could tell when things were starting to fall apart, and a key reason for that was certain “business-minded hires,” including former CEO Bobby Kotick, who came on after the Activision merger.

    MBA and MBA-minded parasites ruined shit for everyone? What a shocking revelation!

    • pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      Healthcare, education, transportation…it’s like the opposite of the Life of Brian scene about the Romans, talking about what they brought areas they took control of.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Every time I see “Bobby Kotick” I hear it in that bit from Parks and Rec where they keep repeating “Bobby Newport” more ludicrously

      BAH-BEE KOH-TICKKKKKKK

  • shani66@ani.socialEnglish
    22·
    2 months ago

    I’ll never how these people don’t know they’re the bad guys, and how they just accept it if they do. Like, they only make things worse, they’ve never once added to the world.

  • MoonMelon@lemmy.mlEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    I worked there during this time, and this pretty much confirms what everyone feared when the merger was announced. Part of me wants to read this book, but I know it will make me really mad.

    Just a little anecdote, we had a meeting shortly after where Frank Pierce told us that major changes would basically happen over Morhaime’s dead body. So when he left (and Pierce also) it was clear that it was over.