Bobby Kotick Wields Secret Army as Cudgel

News broke late today about a dust up between Activision and the leadership at Infinity Ward, the creators of Call of Duty. Perhaps more alarming than the sudden departure, and apparent firing, of the studio’s founders is the original report from G4tv.com which confirms the existence of Activision’s long rumored Gestapo. Infinity Ward employees sent…

Impotence: An Internet ROMCOM

It’s been said often that no online petition anywhere has ever accomplished anything. For example, about 12 years ago when online petition websites first started popping up I started one demanding the erraddication of all sites dedicated to the creation of Internet petitions. Got a bunch of people to sign it, too. But the owners…

Activision reveals Guitar Hero: Zombies

In an interview today Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick, perhaps inadvertantly, revealed the existence of a new game in the highly successful Guitar Hero franchise. The inevitable mashup of the band simulation genre with a zombie theme is not expected until late 2010, and may in fact be the direct sequel this year’s Guitar Hero…