Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Doesn't Want to be Ethical, But Admires People who Are

Blizzard may have won back some (or most) of their fans by announcing some dope stuff at their latest Blizzcon conference, but even Diablo 4 can’t erase the fact that they’re a bunch of spineless cowards. Or at least, the fact that the higher-ups and shot-callers are. And in an interview with CNBC earlier yesterday, Activision Blizzard’s very own CEO and professional jerk-nozzle Bobby Kotick doubled down on his stance that he’s entitled to be a coward and it’s not his job to do the right thing:

“We’re not the operator of the world’s town halls. We’re the operator of the communities that allow you to have fun through the lens of a video game. My responsibility is to make sure that our communities feel safe, secure, comfortable and satisfied and entertained… And so I don’t—I don’t—that doesn’t convey to me the right to have a platform for a lot of political views, I don’t think. I think my responsibility is to satisfy our audiences and our stakeholders, our employees, our shareholders.”

Now, that’s not unexpected from ol’ Bobby K, who if you recall decided to satisfy his employees by laying off 800 of them at the start of the year after some record-breaking profits. But what was a little surprising to see him actually say he ‘admires’ business people who are ethical in a way he simply refuses to be.

“I think there are some business people who are incredible examples of character and integrity and principle and have what you see are the great attributes of leadership, and I think that they are incredibly inspiring for me. But I think, you know, they do have the right to articulate views and visions and voices about government and policy and politics, and I love engaging with those people.”

Haha. Okay, Bobby. Whatever you say, Bobby.