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It's just a bad look all around, but I guess that's where the hobby is
right now. As this practice shows, the triple-A publishers especially
have no clear idea of what they're doing, and are all in
follow-the-leader mode, with no capability to innovate or lead.
* story here
https://i.imgur.com/NiKeV3N.png
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On a vaguely-Activision related note: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
has shoved himself into the news cycle again. He's suing a media
company about an article that was reporting on the case against him
regarding all that sexual harrasment and discrimination that was going
on under his nose while heading Activision. The gist of his argument
seems to be that the article didn't mention that the case was settled
out of court and this lack somehow turned the article into a spurious hit-piece against him.
On 16/03/2025 14:57, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On a vaguely-Activision related note: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
has shoved himself into the news cycle again. He's suing a media
company about an article that was reporting on the case against him
regarding all that sexual harrasment and discrimination that was going
on under his nose while heading Activision. The gist of his argument
seems to be that the article didn't mention that the case was settled
out of court and this lack somehow turned the article into a spurious
hit-piece against him.
Poor little Bobby, his feelings were hurt. Settling out of court is just
a way of admitting guilt but saying technically you aren't guilty while
also 'bullying' the other party with, we can afford the costs, can you?
At least that's the way it works i the UK.
On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:28:18 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On 16/03/2025 14:57, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On a vaguely-Activision related note: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
has shoved himself into the news cycle again. He's suing a media
company about an article that was reporting on the case against him
regarding all that sexual harrasment and discrimination that was going
on under his nose while heading Activision. The gist of his argument
seems to be that the article didn't mention that the case was settled
out of court and this lack somehow turned the article into a spurious
hit-piece against him.
Poor little Bobby, his feelings were hurt. Settling out of court is just
a way of admitting guilt but saying technically you aren't guilty while
also 'bullying' the other party with, we can afford the costs, can you?
At least that's the way it works i the UK.
It seems that Kochick is trying to rehabilitate his image, possibly
because he's shown interest in taking over the CEO position at TikTok,
and all that unfortunate 'noise' (about his mishandling Activision /
Blizzard and the expensive settlements on trials for sexual
harrasment) is getting in the way of that goal. Hence this lawsuit and
-for instance- a recent appearance on pro-business podcast Grit. He's positioning himself as a visionary and somebody capable of identifying/acquiring talent (thus worthy of hundred-million-dollar paychecks), but he won't get the nod if he's associated with employee scandals and bad business decisions.
In this light, the lawsuit makes sense. Whether it's just or not -
-whether he'd win or not-- is inconsequential. He just wants to shut
up the critics long enough for him to get the job (or at least until
his failings become 'old news').
