Ex-Activision boss Bobby Kotick has hit out at a lawsuit brought against him and his former company in a bizarre way, seemingly tying the lawsuit to Embracer Group and apparently suggesting that the holding company might have been responsible for it.
In a recent legal filing spotted by The Game File's Stephen Totilo, Kotick responds to a lawsuit brought against Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and Kotick himself (among others) by claiming that the suit "aim[s] to help pave the way for Embracer" to improve its market position.
The plaintiff, Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden (or AP7, as it's otherwise known), is alleged to have "brought this suit for ulterior motives, to obtain collateral advantages, and to exert collateral harm on Activision", with Kotick pointing the finger at vice chair Emma Ihre, who was an Embracer exec at the time of the suit.
Kotick's reasoning regarding Embracer's desire to hurt Activision involves the two companies releasing what he considers to be similar games at similar times, including Dead Island 2, Insurgency, and Remnant 2 (which Kotick says have similarities to Call of Duty and Diablo IV, respectively).
The lawsuit in question was brought against Kotick and his former companies...
