Activision and Kotick Part 3
TCW Podcast Episode 169 - Activision and Kotick Part 3
In our final part on Activision and Kotick we see how Activision continued to develop and acquire new IPs. With Spycraft they were in on the Siliwood era of games a trend that continued with Zork Grand Inquisitor. Attempts were made to gain further ground with games like Interstate '76, Big Game Hunter, and Apocalypse. However it was not until Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Call of Duty, and the eventual acquisition of Activision by Vivendi that Bobby Kotick was able to realize his goal of becoming the largest 3rd party developer!
Spycraft The Great Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHWFO6SL-wY
Zork Grand Inquisitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sEvzdefXk8
Interstate '76: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLB-dUOUg6Y
Pixel Blurring: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/rwtc13/not_just_imagination_due_to_pixel_blurring_older/
FF1 CRT VS LCD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z_6Uoea_DI
Big Game Hunter 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHBUVdxQUEU
Heretic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niU6A3yYeU
Hexen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwqGlFjgAOw
Hexen 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgHq_muqeH0&list=PL30CJwxIgVycgZ1Cw_5WeejC0CbDBfg79
Apocalypse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM191mkD3U0
Top Skater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx9vMnLAglQ
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEGVwVz_ZRw
Real Life James Bond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roAKodJ3TuM
Medal of Honor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ivwknQN54
Medal of Honor Allied Assault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTH8A7Q9V54
Call of Duty Finest Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pn0qx_PL7M
Call of Duty (pc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7KJ7yDJDGk
Shoot to Kill British Training Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXqwh2o_zzs
American VS German Automatic Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUom-XkgC0New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!
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