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CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 (arstechnica.com)
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Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, emailed employees after news of Microsoft's successful $69 billion acquisition to say that he was "fully committed to helping with the transition" and that he would stay on as CEO through the end of 2023.

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[–] Computerchairgeneral@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Good riddance, but the fact that he's getting to walk away with a presumably hefty payout kind of sours the whole thing. Hopefully, Activision employees get better management out of the merger, although that is a pretty low bar to clear.