鲍比·考迪克将于12月29日离开暴雪

自从10月份微软正式收购动视暴雪结束后，考迪克就承诺在2023年内继续留任CEO作为过渡期。今天，他正式向员工发布信息，告别他掌管长达32年的游戏帝国，他的最后一天是12月29日。

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent the following email to employees:Extraordinary People,Over the years, my passion for video games has often been attributed to Pitfall, RiverRaid, and Kaboom!.l love those Atari 2600 games, but the game that first captured myimagination was Mystery House, developed by Roberta and Ken Williams. l played it ona borrowed Apple ll night after night while in college at the University of Michigan.Mystery House was a text adventure with some primitive sprite-based graphics.(Fittingly, we now own Mystery House and the company that published it, Sierra OnLine.) The world in which the game was played was largely left to the player'simagination. I envisioned rich, vast worlds with all sorts of interactive, animated lifethat would enable players to fulfill their varied aspirations—all in a simulated universethat offered unlimited possibilities for challenge, connection, and fun.Forty years later, as my last day leading this company inches closer, l marvel at how farthe talented people at our company have come toward realizing the great potential ofgames. You have transformed a hobbyist form of entertainment into the world's mostengaging medium. lt has been the privilege of my lifetime to work alongside you aswe broadened the appeal of games.Perhaps the most important part of my job has been to help bring talented peopletogether, provide the best resources possible, and foster an environment thatencourages inspiration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence.l cannot adequately express the pride l have in the people who continue to contributeto our success and all those who have helped throughout my 32 years leading thiscompany.We are now part of the world's most admired company.That isn't an accident.Phil Spencer has appreciated the magic of ABK for decades. When he approachedBrian and me two years ago and proposed acquiring the company, it was immediatelyobvious that the combination of our businesses would enable us to continue to lead asthe list of capable, well-resourced competitors grows.Phil shares our values and recognizes our talents. He is passionate about our gamesand the people who make them.He has bold ambition.As we move into our next exciting chapter, you could not be in better hands.l will always be profoundly grateful to the people who contributed tirelessly tobuilding this company and l am confident you will keep inspiring joy and unitingpeople through the power of play.With gratitude and appreciation,Bobby Kotick

虽然卖掉动暴不是他很情愿的事情，但他也带走了巨额的美刀，仅仅股票就差不多4个亿。鲍比·考迪克在1990年收购了濒临破产的动视公司，而后又在2008年与维旺迪合并，成为动视暴雪。国服玩家原本与他没有一丝关系，然而2022年底出现的停服风波却让全国服的魔兽玩家都认识了他。外界普遍认可的就是考迪克导致了暴雪和网易之间的分手事件，也直接造成了国服的第二次停服，并且至今仍无官方消息。因为考迪克，国服已经停止运营接近一年的时间，最近有大量消息指向网易会重新接过暴雪全家桶的运营，或许国服的官方消息在他走后很快就能宣布。

另外，动视、暴雪和King的领导团队将保持不变，工作室和业务部门的运营结构也不会发生变化。Thomas Tippl（动视暴雪董事会副主席），Rob Kostich（动视总裁），Mike Ybarra（暴雪总裁）和 Tjodolf Sommestad（King 总裁）将向 Matt Booty（Xbox 游戏内容和工作室总裁）汇报工作。