Snake Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Oh dear. DoubleFine’s Tim Schafer has told Eurogamer that Activision boss Bobby Kotick is both a “total prick” and a “dick,” speaking at Develop today. It’s worth remembering that Brutal Legend was supposed to be published by Activision until the Blizzard merger, after which is sort of “wasn’t”. The game was eventually published by EA. “His obligation is to his shareholders,” Schafer said. “Well, he doesn’t have to be as much of a dick about it, does he? I think there is a way he can do it without being a total prick. It seems like it would be possible. It’s not something he’s interested in.” He added: “[Kotick] makes a big deal about not liking games, and I just don’t think that attitude is good for games in general. I just don’t think we’re an industry of widgets. “We can approach it like we approach bars of soap, where you’re just trying to make the cheapest bar of soap. He definitely has that that kind of widget-maker attitude. I don’t think he’s great for the industry, overall. You can’t just latch onto something when it’s popular and then squeeze the life out of it and then move on to the next one. You have to at some point create something, build something. “Hopefully he’ll go back to another industry scene.He could go to an industry that makes more money. Ball bearings… something that suits his passions more. Weapons manufacturing?” Source: http://www.vg247.com/2010/07/14/schafer-bobby-kotick-is-a-total-prick/comment-page-1/#comment-196218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Schafer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Later "When asked what’s exciting him for 2010, Schafer replies: “The new games we’re working on… I can’t really say until the announcement, but there are things about them that are new and different.” Anything in line with MI or Grim and Brutal will be forgotten, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Yeah the whole interview is over at EG. And its well worth reading (then again mostly anything involving the man is). He strongly seems to hint that the new game will be XBLA/PSN downloadable title. Which is a good thing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup bro? Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Bobby Kodick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gautam Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Bobby Kockdick. Fixed. Redundancy FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 ^^Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 I knew I liked the guy for a reason other than Psychonauts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashmeet Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 I knew I liked the guy for a reason other than Psychonauts +rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 timmy's da man. i cant wait to see what crazy basthit insanly awesome thing he would pull out in the psn/xbla title I knew I liked the guy for a reason other than Psychonauts and brutal legend fixed and + rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 I read few days back that a publisher told the developers of Joe Danger that they don't want to publish fun games. I have a feeling it was Kotick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Schaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup bro? Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 ^/Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 "Tim Schafer's comment that Bobby Kotick 'makes a big deal about not liking games' just isn't true. Bobby has always been passionate about games, and loves the video game industry," she said. "But as CEO of a company that makes games enjoyed by millions of people worldwide, the demands on his time now make it difficult to play games as often as he'd like to or as much as he once did." I guess you really do hurt the ones you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tridenthawk Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Tim Schafer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 tim realized that he and the industry need people like kotick who focus on the money aspect which leaves people like him free to create games. it's a completely co-dependent and symbiotic relationship, which is why i was a bit surprised when this news broke yesterday. in any case, this is a typical politician style apology... he said he is sorry for saying what he said, but he never said he is sorry for what he said. subtle distinction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Widget maker peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashmeet Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 In Other News http://kotaku.com/5587706/tim-schafers-team-now-working-on-four-games-not-one Four Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Poor Timmy looks to be butthurt, making statements like that makes him not less a prick than Bobby kotick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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