Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Reportedly Didn't Want Microsoft Acquisition
It’s still a shock to the gaming industry that Microsoft has announced its acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., even more so following months of controversy for Activision Blizzard. At the center of it all has been the fate of the company’s CEO Bobby Kotick, whose position with the company is still being called into question following the new development.
The acclaimed publisher of franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and several others has seemingly been in discussion to have its assets be sold to Microsoft for some time now. The deal is also said to have cost Microsoft $68.7 billion, the company’s largest purchase ever, even more so than its previous purchase of Bethesda Softworks' parent company, ZeniMax Media, in 2020.
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However, more details have started to surface about the inner workings of the deal, what will transpire after, and also the feelings of those involved. In an article published by Bloomberg, it was stated that Kotick originally did not even want the deal to take place, wanting instead to wait and see if another company would outbid Microsoft for any sort of deal. However, due to his shaky position within Activision’s board of directors, there was very little leeway for him to have his say in the situation.
Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard comes hot off the heels of the Overwatch developer’s lawsuit with California State agencies, with the Santa Monica studio steeped in controversy for abhorrent business practices and its treatment of employees, particularly women, who have been subject to sexual harassment and assault. Kotick, who was the subject of controversy himself after a report from the
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