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Bobby Kotick declara al ex jefe de EA John Riccitiello 'peor CEO en videojuegos'

Autor : George Actualizar : Mar 19,2025

El ex CEO de Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, ha lanzado un ataque mordaz contra su homólogo ex-EA, John Riccitiello, etiquetándolo como "el peor CEO en los videojuegos" durante una reciente aparición en el podcast de Grit . Hablando junto con el ex director creativo de EA, Bing Gordon, quien insinuó que el liderazgo de Riccitiello contribuyó a su propia partida, Kotick reconoció el modelo de negocio superior de EA pero declaró que hubiera pagado para mantener a Riccitiello alejado del timón. Kotick aclaró que su declaración no fue influenciada por la presencia de Gordon, y agregó: "Nuestro miedo siempre fue que Bing iba a dirigir EA. Y habríamos pagado por Riccitiello para mantener un CEO para siempre. Pensamos que era el peor CEO en los videojuegos".

La partida de Riccitiello de EA en 2013 siguió un período de mal desempeño financiero y despidos significativos. Su mandato, que comenzó en 2007, estuvo marcado por propuestas controvertidas, incluido sugerir a los accionistas que los jugadores de Battlefield podrían pagar para recargar sus armas. Más tarde se desempeñó como CEO de Unity Technologies, dejando en 2023 en medio de la controversia en torno a las tarifas de instalación. Su tiempo en Unity también incluyó una disculpa a los desarrolladores por sus comentarios despectivos sobre aquellos que resistieron las microtransacciones.

Curiosamente, Kotick, quien supervisó la adquisición de $ 68.7 mil millones de Activision Blizzard por Microsoft en 2023, reveló los múltiples intentos de EA de adquirir Activision Blizzard. Él dijo: "Ea trató de comprarnos muchas veces. Tuvimos conversaciones de fusión muchas veces. En realidad, pensamos que su negocio, de muchos sentidos, era mejor que el nuestro. Más estable".

Si bien el liderazgo de Kotick en Activision Blizzard resultó en un éxito financiero significativo, su mandato también estaba plagado de controversia. Numerosas quejas de los empleados sobre el sexismo, una cultura laboral tóxica y las acusaciones de mal manejo surgieron serias acusaciones de mala conducta. Activision Blizzard sostiene que las revisiones independientes encontraron que las acusaciones de acoso sexual generalizado y el manejo inadecuado de la junta no son fundamentados. Se llegó a un acuerdo de $ 54 millones con el Departamento de Derechos Civiles de California en diciembre de 2023, y el departamento afirmó que "ningún tribunal o ninguna investigación independiente ha corroborado las acusaciones de que: ha habido un acoso sexual sistémico o generalizado en Activision Blizzard", o que la Junta de Directores de Activision Blizzard, incluido Kotick, incluyó un impropio incorrecto con respecto a la manejo de cualquier inicio de inicio de trabajo en el lugar de trabajo en el lugar de trabajo en el lugar de trabajo "".

En la misma entrevista, Kotick también ofreció una evaluación contundente de la adaptación Warcraft 2016 de Universal, llamándola "una de las peores películas que he visto".

Ex CEO de EA John Riccitiello.
Ex CEO de EA John Riccitiello. Fotógrafo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg a través de Getty Images.
Ex CEO de ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Bobby Kotick.
Ex CEO de ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Bobby Kotick. Foto de Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images.

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