Former Activision Head Discussed Call of Duty Microtransactions in Correspondence with Epstein
A fresh batch of released "Epstein files" (Jeffrey Epstein — an American financier and billionaire accused of pedophilia and human trafficking) has caused a stir in the gaming industry as well. They mention Call of Duty. The correspondence involved former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and "futurist" Pablos Holman, who redirected the discussion to Epstein himself. And not just redirected it, but essentially endorsed the mechanic, writing the following:
"I'm all for teaching kids about economics. Check out how he [Bobby Kotick] relates 'real-world events' to 'virtual items in games'," — Pablos.
Of course, this doesn't mean microtransactions in CoD are 100% Epstein's fault. But many users find it suspicious that Kotick was discussing this topic with him and his "advisors" at all.
In another letter, Epstein's advisors recommend that he buy Activision Blizzard stock in 2018, before the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. They explained this with the potential success of the battle royale mode.
By the way, as early as 2013, Microsoft had already begun blocking such accounts starting in 2012.
And we remind you that a former GTA producer also appeared in the recently disclosed Epstein files.