Activision and Kotick Part 2

TCW Podcast Episode 168 - Activision and Kotick Part 2



In part two of our look at Activision under Bobby Kotick's leadership. We see how Activision's franchises and licensed properties were leveraged for revenue. We look at how Activision had to revive the entire development apparatus from scratch. They used the animation skills of a Disney-trained trained animator for Pitfall the Mayan, Adventure. Finally, Activision was able to firmly gain footing, and regain profitability with the release of MechWarrior 2!

The Manhole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC2AgMnTFd4
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA0rPwUcQmQ
Return to Zork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSoT0Ty8MVQ
The Fox and the Hound Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbuIeTHh4To
The Black Cauldron Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isAtOHLiMH8
Tron Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtyHX7z8fi8
Technological Threat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTgoRR3tbk
Ferngully - The Last Rainforest Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzqyc95zcxo
Pitfall The Mayan Adventure(SNES): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34rcaK11W0
Pitfall The Mayan Adventure (Sega CD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86I5GgsLZM
BattleTech The Crescent Hawk's Inception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rtXTFtyQms
Mechwarrior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuxySqjb5X8
Dos Protected Mode Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAyQLV5bbb0
Why you need DOSBox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZmlfmK619g
Mechwarrior 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0mSdnxM7fc

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love

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