Activision Defends Kotick, Schafer Calls Comments an "Accident"
Yesterday, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer stirred up a little controversy when he made harsh comments about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in an interview, saying Kotick behaves like “a total prick” and is bad for the industry because he “makes a big deal about not liking games.” A day later, Activision has come to the defense of their embattled CEO, and even Schafer now wishes he chose his words more diplomatically. “Tim Schafer’s comment that Bobby Kotick ‘makes a big deal about not liking games’ just isn’t true,” said Maryanne Lataif, senior vice president of corporate communications at Activision Blizzard, about Schafer’s original tirade (via Eurogamer ). “Bobby has always been passionate about games and loves the videogame industry
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Activision Defends Kotick, Schafer Calls Comments an "Accident"
