“Bobby Kotick’s decisions made our games worse,” said the former Call of Duty developer.

“Bobby [Kotick]”Our decisions made our games worse,” one former Call of Duty programmer said on social media the day Kotick finished his last day as CEO at Activision Blizzard.

“I’m working on it [Call of Duty] Two years as a programmer at Daemonware. “Bobby’s decision made our games worse,” Christina Bullock said. “In my first month it emerged that he had threatened to kill a member of staff. All hands on deck [all staff meeting] No one wanted to talk after that. So I have called for his dismissal in front of everyone.

In a candid tweet on Twitter/X, Bullock said: “I realize that I am very loud and very annoying and my seniority and easy access to other opportunities gives me some protection and security to do this kind of thing.”

“But you all have to get on this train,” they added. “We all have to stand up to people like that every now and then.”

“There would have been more companies waiting if I had been fired, but that’s why it’s up to older people to do their best. Juniors won’t feel confident doing it until their leaders do it first. Maybe we don’t.” We have unions, but we have power when we work together.

“Ask annoying questions out loud. Keep it short, direct and to the point, leaving no room for panic in the answer. Make them sharp and direct and ask them clearly and without anger so they don’t attack your delivery.

“They won’t answer, but everyone will see.”

“Satan’s program is secure,” Bull claimed [them]” of retaliation, but acknowledged that other studios may not do the same, saying, “Write what you say. Take notes when HR contacts you. If you can, record yourself saying this in meetings so you have proof of exactly what happened, because weak leaders will take their public failures personally.

“If the old do not speak where the young cannot, all the young deserve to waste the first opportunity.” Another developer confirmed this. “This type of management destroys the company’s future workforce.”

Bullock isn’t the only developer to comment on Kotik’s impact on the organization. as discovered PCGNCommunity manager Andy Belford also talked about how Kotick’s decision-making process affects morale.

“I’m breaking my silence to share a fun fact: when we were about to release Overwatch 2 on Steam, my team warned (months ago) that we would get a review bomb. “We wanted more information, more details and more resources that could help us on the river,” Belford said. As expected, all this was categorically denied.”

“Steam moderation is delegated to the community team (not a community function at Blizzard), although I refuse to subject my team members to this level of toxic content/posts.” When asked about the decision, I would not have taken any extra steps. Help start steam: “Bobby.

“This is just one example of the culture Kotick has created at AB: bullshit flows downward, usually to the lowest paid and most overworked people. Management was so busy that it had no impact.

“Ultimately, player/employee experience means nothing to the CSuite and senior leadership. It was about the earnings announcement for this quarter,” Belford added.

Microsoft announced its bid for Activision Blizzard in January 2022 after the publisher endured a turbulent period, rocked by employee misconduct and subsequent calls for Kotick’s departure. Now, more than two years later, Activision Blizzard is starting the new year under completely new management.