Bobby Kotick, Actual Monster
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Chapters:
00:00 Let's do some news!
00:51 WSJ Report: Bobby Kotick
43:00 SLOBS-OBS
59:35 Dislike Favorite Subscribe
01:10:21 Affiliates get buffed
1:15:18 The Game Awards Nom Noms
01:21:43 Fuck BK
Links:
Activision Blizzard
WSJ posted a huge investigative report on Bobby’s “misdeeds”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-videogames-bobby-kotick-sexual-misconduct-allegations-11637075680?mod=hp_lead_pos5
BK knew about sexual misconduct and covered it up to save exec
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick threatened to have his former assistant killed, according to a bombshell new investigation
https://www.businessinsider.com/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-reportedly-threatened-former-assistant-killed-2021-11
BK wrote controversial Fran Townsend email following investigation announcement
https://kotaku.com/bobby-kotick-actually-wrote-fran-townsends-deranged-co-1848069983
Activision stock at a long time low
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/16/activision-blizzard-shares-drop-after-reports-allege-sexual-misconduct.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=atvi&oq=atvi&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433i512j0i131i395i433i512j0i512j0i433i457i512j0i131i433i512j0i433i512j69i60.1920j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
BK responds
https://www.activisionblizzard.com/newsroom/2021/11/a-message-from-ceo-bobby-kotick
Activision-Blizzard official twitter responds
https://twitter.com/ATVI_AB/status/1460246216474828802
ABK board, controlled by BK, says they stand behind him
https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activision-blizzard-board-directors-issues-statement-regarding
List of board members and their history
https://kotaku.com/lets-meet-the-board-members-supporting-besieged-activis-1848079283
BTW zero tolerance doesn’t apply to BK
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-18-activision-blizzards-zero-tolerance-policy-on-harassment-wont-apply-to-kotick-staff-reportedly-told
Jen Oneal tenders resignation mere months after taking co-lead role
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/105420838487990272/910208710142480454/2021-11-16_11_43_55-Activision_CEO_Bobby_Kotick_Knew_for_Years_About_Sexual-Misconduct_Allegations_a.png
Pay discrepancy
https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-jen-oneal-mike-ybarra-equal-pay-after-resignation
Xbox chief evaluating console maker's relationship with embattled Activision
https://www.reuters.com/technology/xbox-chief-evaluating-relationship-with-activision-bloomberg-news-2021-11-18/
PS chief expresses his concern over ABK controversy
https://www.pcgamer.com/playstation-chief-criticises-activisions-response-to-harassment-allegations/
"We do not believe their statements of response properly address the situation."
ABK spokesperson response
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1461425277335220226
Walkout
https://twitter.com/RBryant2012/status/1460717347111534592
https://twitter.com/LapinStephy/status/1460675771375173632
Petition
https://twitter.com/ABetterABK/status/1461394241955905538
1598 sigs as of 11:30am
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSbxdA-egrhAK6TcydVcrTqQDDjU7QE4j4jpjwCO2pUIYFmtTjLksl7EBALc8O_Jla2qT1Oy0H5zn66/pub
Bobby’s Platinum Jetpack
https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1407658278893592579
Streamlabs
Lightstream calls out blatant copy pasta
https://twitter.com/Lightstream/status/1460709404609757185
OBS follows up with notes about the usages of “OBS”
https://twitter.com/OBSProject/status/1460782968633499651
Elgato throwing shade
https://twitter.com/elgato/status/1460752348930740225
Poki, whos face is on the front page, comments
https://twitter.com/imane/status/1461786117116731407
Artist saying their work was used without accreditation
https://twitter.com/MortMort_/status/1461015598557761537
Streamlabs apologizes
https://twitter.com/streamlabs/status/1461044715634135046
YouTube
RIP Dislikes
https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/update-to-youtube/
Jawed Karim, YT co-founder, criticizes change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw
Twitch
Additional emote slots for Affiliates
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/11/18/more-emotes-more-ways-to-connect-in-our-massive-emote-update/
emote artists
https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/1461439180051996684
The Game Awards 2021 Nominees
Most nom games
https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1460670064726839296
Most nom publishers
https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1460657164083679240
30 categories
https://www.thegameawards.com/nominees/game-of-the-year
Hmmmm
https://www.polygon.com/2013/7/26/4558760/activision-blizzard-separates-from-vivendi-in-deal-worth-8-2b
https://www.morrisjames.com/assets/htmldocuments/Activision%20Blizzard%20revised.pdf
https://sec.report/Document/0001193125-13-405399/