The backlash that followed the 2018 announcement of Diablo Immortal—a mobile game—was truly furious, beyond even what Blizzard expected. Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham tried to put a positive spin on it, saying the reaction merely reflected the “passion”...
Composer Marty O’Donnell, Bungie’s former audio director, had some choice words about the studio’s deal with Activision in a recent interview with Halo YouTuber HiddenXperia, saying it was “as bad we thought it was going to be.”...
Last year, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick ranked among the “most overpaid” chief executives in the US, according to shareholder advocacy website As You Sow, which said that he earned more than $28.5 million in 2019. That was tops among games industry CEOs,...
