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Atari treated their employees poorly, which is why Activision was formed. I give Bushnell zero credibility on this point. In fact, it could be argued that Bush
by antiterra 4y ago
Atari treated their employees poorly, which is why Activision was formed. I give Bushnell zero credibility on this point.
In fact, it could be argued that Bushnell’s poor treatment of employees was the harbinger of the first video game crash.
- TMWNN 4y agoMy understanding is that Bushnell treated developers better than Warner. Activision was founded after Bushnell left Atari.
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- antiterra 4y agoMy mistake. I think you’re right and it was Ray Kassar who was so dismissive of talent. Bushnell was around after Warner but likely in the typical ‘keep them on as advisor in case they have some piece of critical knowledge’ role.
- hgfhgfhgf 4y agoYou have your history wrong. Activision's founders were upset with Warner Communications, not Bushnell.
- KerrAvon 4y agoIt really couldn't. https://kotaku.com/sex-pong-and-pioneers-what-atari-was-really-like-ac-1822930057 https://kotaku.com/sex-pong-and-pioneers-what-atari-was-real... > Over the last week, Kotaku interviewed 12 of Atari’s earliest female employees, in the hopes of hearing their stories—good or bad—about working at Atari in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. The culture they told us about was certainly, as Playboy described it, one of “sex, drugs, and video games,” but one in which all 12 employees say they freely participated, if they participated at all. Many interviewees said it was the best job they ever had, adding that news of Bushnell’s rescinded award struck them as shocking or unfair.