Bobby Kotick is the new CEO of Coca-cola

**Ksandra** · 2012-02-17 13:27

I foresee this changes absolutely nothing.

**Khamsin** · 2012-02-17 15:20

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

So wait, you can be the CEO of 2 corporations at the same time?

Lots of people work two jobs to bring home a little extra cash. Probably got night shift CEO and just heads over to coke when his day CEO shift ends at activision. Doesn't give him much time to party, but you do what you gotta do.

**Manako** · 2012-02-17 15:42

He's just being added to the board of directors, he's not the CEO. Can only expect there will be cross-promotions in the future, and that Acti will not advertise for Pepsi anymore. Alternately EA will be going to Pepsi for future promotions.

**6souls** · 2012-02-17 22:49

I'll see your Activision CEO becoming a Coca Cola CEO and raise you a creator of Final Fantasy to quit on console gaming to make surfing games for iOS.

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi will abandon home consoles for his next project, an iPhone game centred on his hobby of surfing.

The legendary developer told Eurogamer at a BAFTA event in London last night he now had three iOS projects in the works, but remained tight-lipped on the details.

The trio of titles will be "small projects" and "platform" games, following his work on expansive Wii role-player The Last Story.

"The first one is a surfing game," Sakaguchi added.

"He's not joking," his translator confirmed.

Sakaguchi mentioned how he often dreamt up ideas for games "while taking a shower or waiting for a wave while surfing".

But why develop on iOS? Sakaguchi claimed it was because he was "an Apple fan" and remarked how the smartphone market was "increasing rapidly". Whether traditional console gaming would ever be overtaken by mobile devices "remains to be seen", however.

"Images outputted by PCs or consoles will always be of higher quality," Sakaguchi reasoned, "so they will never disappear off the face of the Earth."

The developer was speaking at an event to mark the UK launch of The Last Story, the latest game from his Mistwalker studio, which also created Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.

Before that, Sakaguchi masterminded the Final Fantasy series from its creation until his departure from Square around the time of Final Fantasy X.

Sakaguchi admitted he has now grown tired of people asking him about the Final Fantasy series. "I had six interviews this morning and afternoon and there were so many questions about Final Fantasy," he said. "I am really tired of it!"

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ng-iphone-game

**Vandole** · 2012-02-17 23:06

the article clearly states his last final fantasy was 10.... so?

**Silenka** · 2012-02-18 09:47

Sakaguchi... why... just why... You are better than this D:
This is the man who made Lost Odyssey, not to mention the good FF games... come onnnn

**Khajit** · 2012-02-18 17:32

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

So wait, you can be the CEO of 2 corporations at the same time?

Well people on the board of directors or whatever else only have to show to meetings once or twice a year so I guess the same idea applies to a CEO.

There are people that work for over a dozen corporations simply because the workload is that small.

**Mazmaz** · 2012-02-18 18:03

Wouldn't there be a conflict of interest?

**Guyverarmor** · 2012-02-18 18:45

It would be, if Coca-Cola suddenly started making MMOs and RTS games

**Kazen** · 2012-02-18 18:48

Coca-Cola will make an FPS game featuring the polar bear done in a style similar to this.

**Apelila** · 2012-02-19 04:48

I get the feeling we're about to get 'brand synergy' rammed down our collective throats.

Not that they haven't been doing that since, forever. Maybe this will let me do something with those stupid coke "My Rewards" points other than throw them the fuck away. I'm not buying 200$ in soda for a fucking baseball cap.

**Eurell** · 2012-02-19 07:25

How has noone brought up this?

http://dawrestlingsite.com/media/ima...Game_Cover.jpg

**Marek** · 2012-02-19 08:48

Kotick is a member of the board of directors. Mutar Kent is still CEO.

Can't post links or I would supply respective bio pages on the Coca-Cola Company website.

**richardd** · 2012-02-19 11:07

Originally Posted by Eurell

How has noone brought up this?

http://dawrestlingsite.com/media/ima...Game_Cover.jpg

gosh. 1st grade memories flashing through my freaking head. i remember seeing this dude in commercials when i was watching doug and salute your shorts

**6souls** · 2012-02-19 12:26

Originally Posted by Eurell

How has noone brought up this?

http://dawrestlingsite.com/media/ima...Game_Cover.jpg

perhaps you should look 2 posts above yours

**Eurell** · 2012-02-19 12:30

Originally Posted by 6souls

perhaps you should look 2 posts above yours

Sonofabitch, how did I not see that.

**AvidLoki** · 2012-02-19 16:04

Originally Posted by richardd

gosh. 1st grade memories flashing through my freaking head. i remember seeing this dude in commercials when i was watching doug and salute your shorts

God Nostalgia.....was my very first game ever. Waxed the shit out of it.

Looking back it at now, I never realized Spot walked like such a boss.

**Lucavi** · 2012-02-20 08:32

The Cool Spot game for the SNES was actually pretty badass. One of the first good product-placement games ever.

**Guyverarmor** · 2012-02-20 09:52

Watch, new 25 man Hard mode = A fucking Cola Can

**The Stig** · 2012-02-23 04:05

So regarding this new takeover... in my company, we have this internal twitter like thing...

I saw this pop up:

Coca-Cola wants to begin talks about xyz's true capabilities around eCommerce/ Web Shops especially as it relates to Order Capture, Managing Shopping Carts, and CPQ.

I wonder if it's related to this new CEO thing? Because that sure as hell looks like "DLC" stuff lol.

NOTE: xyz = name replaced, just incase.

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