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The sequel to the award winning and best-selling FPS Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
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Activision sued by former Infinity Ward bosses
It seems those rumours about unpaid royalties might be true.
Former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella who were fired earlier this week with a show of force by Activision - Blizzard, have decided to sue their former employer for "unpaid royalties" which apparently count up to $36 million:
Activision - Blizzard has responded by means of their attorney, saying the lawsuit is "meritless":
Former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella who were fired earlier this week with a show of force by Activision - Blizzard, have decided to sue their former employer for "unpaid royalties" which apparently count up to $36 million:
“Activision terminated their employment weeks before they were to be paid substantial royalty payments as part of their existing contracts for ‘Modern Warfare 2,’”
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"Activision has refused to honor the terms of its agreements and is intentionally flouting the fundamental public policy of this State (California) that employers must pay their employees what they have rightfully earned," said the pair's attorney, Robert Schwartz, of law firm O'Melveny & Myers.
It seems that royalties aren't the only thing the two are after. The lawsuit states they also want to get "the contractual rights Activision granted to West and Zampella to control Modern Warfare-branded games"....
"Activision has refused to honor the terms of its agreements and is intentionally flouting the fundamental public policy of this State (California) that employers must pay their employees what they have rightfully earned," said the pair's attorney, Robert Schwartz, of law firm O'Melveny & Myers.
Activision - Blizzard has responded by means of their attorney, saying the lawsuit is "meritless":
Maryanne Lataif, a spokeswoman for Santa Monica, California-based Activision Blizzard, called the complaint “meritless.” She said Activision owns the “Call of Duty” franchise and will continue making new versions.
“Activision shareholders provided these executives with the capital they needed to start Infinity Ward, as well as the financial support, resources and creative independence that helped them flourish and achieve enormous professional success and personal wealth,” Lataif said in an e-mailed statement
Meanwhile, G4TV is reporting that the publisher is seeking documents that will give proof that the two were looking elsewhere for further development of Call of Duty:“Activision shareholders provided these executives with the capital they needed to start Infinity Ward, as well as the financial support, resources and creative independence that helped them flourish and achieve enormous professional success and personal wealth,” Lataif said in an e-mailed statement
"Documents regarding past, current or future IW projects, including but not limited to any and all businesses analyses of future projects (e.g. Modern Warfare 3)"
"Documents regarding any potential 'spin out' of IW, including but not limited to any communications with IW employees, West or Zampella regarding forming a new studio independent of Activision"
"Documents regarding West and Zampella's communications with Activision's competitors, including but not limited to Electronic Arts"
Kotaku also has word that the entire investigation carried out by Activision was set up purely to make sure the company wouldn't have to pay anything to the two:"Documents regarding any potential 'spin out' of IW, including but not limited to any communications with IW employees, West or Zampella regarding forming a new studio independent of Activision"
"Documents regarding West and Zampella's communications with Activision's competitors, including but not limited to Electronic Arts"
"Activision conducted the investigation in a manner designed to maximize the inconvenience and anxiety it would cause West and Zampella," the lawsuit claims, alleging that the two were "interrogated for over six hours in a windowless conference room" and that other Infinity Ward employees were "brought…to tears" by Activision investigators.
The ousted Infinity Ward heads believe that the investigation was "a charade," citing "trumped up grounds for termination" and "charges that were disproved in the investigation" at the root of their March 1 dismissal. Activision, they claim, had "already made up its mind" to terminate the two in an attempt to deny them payment.
Of course Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick gets a nice slap in the face:The ousted Infinity Ward heads believe that the investigation was "a charade," citing "trumped up grounds for termination" and "charges that were disproved in the investigation" at the root of their March 1 dismissal. Activision, they claim, had "already made up its mind" to terminate the two in an attempt to deny them payment.
In a dig at the publisher's CEO Bobby Kotick, the suit notes this is "not surprising, given that Activision is run by a CEO who has been publicly quoted as believing that the best way to run a videogame studio is to engender a culture of 'skepticism, pessimism, and fear' and who prefers to pay his lawyers instead of his employees."
Full copies of the lawsuit can be found over at KotakuIn other news:
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