Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Criticized by Ex-Employees

Allegations include negatively impacting game development and threatening employees, as Kotick departs with a reported $15 million 'golden parachute'.

Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard, has been criticized by former employees for negatively impacting the development of games such as Call of Duty and Overwatch 2.
Christina Pollock, a former Call of Duty programmer, stated that Kotick's decisions made their games worse and shared an incident where Kotick allegedly threatened an employee.
Andy Belford, a former senior manager of community development at Activision Blizzard, claimed that Kotick's decisions led to the Overwatch 2 team being ill-prepared for the game's launch on Steam, resulting in a review bomb.
Kotick stepped down from his position at the end of 2023 following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Despite the criticism, Kotick reportedly left the company with a 'golden parachute' of at least $15 million.