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" We don't view the App Store as a really big opportunity for dedicated games. "
Robert Kotick
Big
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" Activision Blizzard has always been about inspiring play, competition, and community for our fans and employees, and that hasn't changed. "
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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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" 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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