Tim Schafer, the genius behind games such as Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, and most recently Brütal Legend, spoke out about his feelings towards "the most hated man in the games industry" - Activision boss Robert Kotick in a recent interview with VG247.
He used language such as "total prick" and "dick" to describe the CEO, and since Schafer last game Brütal Legend was first dropped by Activision Blizzard and later sued by the company after they had signed with EA, it's not hard to understand where he is coming from.
A few choice quotes:
"[Kotick] makes a big deal about not liking games, and I just don't think that attitude is good for games in general. I just don't think we're an industry of widgets."
"We can approach it like we approach bars of soap, where you're just trying to make the cheapest bar of soap. He definitely has that that kind of widget-maker attitude. I don't think he's great for the industry, overall. You can't just latch onto something when it's popular and then squeeze the life out of it and then move on to the next one. You have to at some point create something, build something."
"Hopefully he'll go back to another industry scene. He could go to an industry that makes more money. Ball bearings... something that suits his passions more. Weapons manufacturing?"
Brütal stuff there, mister Schafer.