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" Most people play games alone, against the machine. But if you're playing against a real person, it's going to be that much more fun. "
Robert Kotick
People
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You
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" Veterans Day is a time to reflect and renew our commitment to ensure our military heroes have the tools to reintegrate successfully back to civilian life. "
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" We have an obligation to provide a return for our shareholders. "
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" I think Steve Wynn, who was like my mentor and a second father, has been a great inspiration. He's a great mentor because he's a guy who's had great business success but also has always been driven by creativity - and inspired creativity. "
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" I would have 'Call of Duty' be an online subscription service tomorrow. I think our audiences are clamouring for it. "
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" We've always operated under the belief that you could run a video game business as professionally as you could run a consumer packaged goods business, and you wouldn't diminish creativity. "
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" If it's compelling and engaging enough, customers will consider paying for it. If we don't deliver something that has value, we won't expect value in return. "
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" It's about really being considerate of the culture in the game studios that Activision buys. That's the biggest difference between us and any of our competitors. "
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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. "
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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 think the reason why video games are more popular as entertainment in difficult economies is that the cost per hour of video games is lower than any other form of entertainment. "
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" The ways that you innovate within a franchise are not inconsistent with the ways that you create new franchises. "
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" One of the reasons the games business has become more popular and more broadly appealing is that it's gone from this very solitary experience to this very social experience. "
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Experience
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" We'd love to see Led Zeppelin on 'Guitar Hero.' "
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Led Zeppelin
Love
" I never studied business. It's either in your DNA, or it isn't. "
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Never
Your
" I go to these cocktail parties now, and I say I make video games, and people go, 'Wow.' I can attract crowds. "
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Go
Say
Now
" In the mid 1980s, video games as an industry had lost its way a bit. Atari had collapsed. There was this widespread collective belief that it was because video games were a fad. "
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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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Give
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" I think running Apple is a great job, but it suits Steve Jobs so well. I wouldn't want to be the person that ran Apple after Steve, but he has a great job. "
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Great
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" What you do in film and television is really different than what you do in video games. "
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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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Planning
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" I really like video games, and that passion has never really gone away. "
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Gone
Games
" 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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" Professional gaming competitions are creating celebrities who are recognized and revered as athletes were in prior generations. Spectator gaming is becoming as popular as mainstream sports. "
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" It's very easy to criticize the CEO of the market leader. "
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" The Call of Duty Endowment is a natural philanthropic extension of our brand. "
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" The video game business is primarily a male-oriented business. And I have three girls. And you see the things that are important to them in their game experiences are the social interaction. They love the ability to chat with their friends. They love the ability to have some connection online with other people. "
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" What I'm good at is making sure we have the best resources, the best talent, the best marketing, and the best access to distribution. "
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Resources
" If you want to retain your identity and culture, we're a really great mothership. If you want to sell out... there are definitely other companies to talk to. "
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