Yesterday we told you that Activision boss Bobby Kotick said that even one billion dollars in development for a new MMO couldn’t take over World of Warcraft. Now, Lars Buttler, formerly the VP of for Global Online at Electronic Arts and currently the CEO and co-founder of Trion World Network, would like Kotick to get his pinky out of his mouth.
"Nice try Mr. Kotick. We understand that Activision has to defend its merger and scare competition - but I have to call his bluff," Buttler told GameDaily. We couldn’t be more impressed with what Blizzard has started but WoW is just the beginning; it’s pretty wild to suggest that there’s only one team that could ever realize the potential of the connected era - and that there’s no one out there that can deliver, no matter what the investment."
Buttler’s feelings are right in line with many of Destructoid’s readers in […]
Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back
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