According to reports from a US source, the actor and late-night host James Corden allegedly led an internal meeting at Activision Blizzard and acted as a questioner for CEO Bobby Kotick. Corden is one of the most hated people, especially in the gaming scene, on the internet.
Where does the information come from? The information comes from Windowscentral from an insider report. The news was written by Jez Corden, a well-known Blizzard expert, who drunkenly revealed in 2022 that Blizzard is working on a new survival game.
Corden acts as the prompt for Bobby Kotick
What was discussed? James Corden allegedly acted as the host of an internal meeting in which Bobby Kotick spoke to the employees of Activision Blizzard. The occasion was apparently that it is now almost certain, that Activision Blizzard will be bought by Microsoft. The date for the purchase is reported to be today, October 13, 2023.
The deal had been in limbo for a year and a half because some countries had concerns that Microsoft’s market power could become too great through the purchase of Activision Blizzard.
This was a major topic during the acquisition: Call of Duty falls into the hands of Activision Blizzard:
In doing so, Corden acted as a questioner, providing Kotick with some prompts that Kotick then used to rave about how great things are at Activision Blizzard and how wonderful the future will be under Microsoft. This style of questioning is also known as “softballing” – the questioner asks so gently that the responder can only say positive things and rave with each answer.
A question from Corden was in the vein of: “How does Activision Blizzard intend to maintain its leadership culture under Microsoft?”
Kotick took the opportunity to describe the leadership of Activision Blizzard as “magical” and “special.” And because of this “magic,” Microsoft intends to buy the company and, of course, want to retain that.
Were there also concrete details? When asked about the future of gaming, Kotick reportedly said he wanted to hire more actors and writers. He also referred to Elon Musk’s brain interface Neuralink as a “potentially powerful way” for players to interact with games.
Here, Kotick pointed to Microsoft as a driver of innovation.
British comedian receives a lot of hate on the internet
Why is Corden so hated on the internet? The comedian and actor James Corden has such a negative reputation online due to numerous reports about star-like behavior and generally unbearable demeanor.
Many stories describe how the jovial Brit on camera is said to treat other people condescendingly and arrogantly in real life.
An AMA on reddit where he was confronted with such accusations has become legendary.
He is also criticized for simply not being funny, appearing in every movie, and that his best gig “Carpool Karaoke”; where he sings with celebrities in a moving car, is just faked.
Why is this so strange? If one is really mean, one could almost say: Activision Blizzard has managed to get Kotick interviewed by one of the few people who is even more hated on the internet than Bobby Kotick.
That Bobby Kotick talks about Elon Musk with James Corden might, based on ancient Mayan calendars, mark the end of our civilization.
Kotick’s reputation took significant damage, especially during the Blizzard sexism scandal.
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