Activision Blizzard Ceo Bobby Kotick Leaves Next Week

In a December note, this Wednesday initially reported via The Verge, Activision revealed a mail by Kotick to everyone that talks about his 32-year run at the company, where he brought some amazing game titles to fruition. Some of the major game titles Activision has made since Bobby Kotick joined are Call of Duty, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.
Kotick started as the Activision director and CEO in the year of 1991. Soon, in early 2008, he was crowned the CEO of Activision Blizzard when the company acquired Blizzard Studios.
Earlier this year, after the Microsoft merger deal, Kotick mentioned stepping down from his role by the end of 2023. As the year ends, Bobby Kotick also ends his email with “gratitude and appreciation…” and says, “As we move into our next exciting chapter, you could not be in better hands.”

Future of Activision Blizzard after Bobby Kotick

Bobby Kotick has been criticized for multiple issues at the company since the early 2010s. This has always given Activision a bad reputation among the gaming fans. Issues like toxic work culture, sexual harassment, discrimination, and pay disparity have been there for a while. Activision agreed to pay nearly $55 million to settle a California civil-rights lawsuit last week.
All those negative issues might come to an end as the new leadership takes over at the home of fan-favorite classics. The head of the Xbox role, Phil Spencer, says, “It’s still business as usual,” and according to him, the normal day’s work will look the same. He also thanked Bobby Kotick for his services to the company in a memo.
As there are no announcements for Bobby’s replacement, some of the executives are reporting to Matt Booty, president of gaming content and studios at Microsoft, for now. It is to be seen if the company improves on its toxic work culture, morals, and ethics.
But for now, we also bid goodbye to Bobby Kotick for his work as a CEO for some of our favorite Activision Blizzard game titles. Tell us what you think about the situation in the comments below.