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" If you talk to people about the history of the games business during economic downturns, they'll tell you that it's a recession-proof industry. "
Robert Kotick
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" Very early on, when I was in my twenties, Steve Jobs convinced me to quit college. He talked to me after I had spent about a year in Michigan studying the history of art. "
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" To allow our audiences to watch more professionally produced video content, we acquired Major League Gaming - MLG - and we expect MLG to become the 'ESPN of Videogames' with a focus on the celebration of gamers, both amateur and professionals. "
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" All my life, I've been the rebel in the X-wing fighter, and then one morning, I woke up, and I was on board the Death Star. "
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" How do you expect people to actually join the military if, when they leave the military, they can't integrate back into the free market they're supposed to be protecting? "
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" I ran a hot-dog-and-soda stand at Little League, and I started a business planning parties in high school. "
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" As business models evolve, as the way you distribute content evolves, as the ability to do things online changes in terms of pricing or trial or sample, I think we've definitely always been out in front of the rest of our competitors. "
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" It's very easy to criticize the CEO of the market leader. "
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" Treyarch contributed so significantly to the multiplayer technology that's in 'Modern Warfare 2,' and they didn't really get the credit for that. "
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" I'm not really a music person. "
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" We want to give our audiences flexibility in the way they're commercially engaged in the content. "
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" Our mission is to inspire audiences to play, connect, and compete by making the most engaging entertainment in the world, and our talent evaluation process ensures that each new hire shares that commitment. "
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" I've been very, very lucky because I've had so many great mentors. "
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