Activision has finally issued a response to Infinity Ward‘s lawsuit (details can be found here), citing that Jason West and Vince Zampella’s actions are “disappointing.” I don’t think it’s the “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed” one either. The statement follows:
Activision is disappointed that Mr. Zampella and Mr. West have chosen to file a lawsuit, and believes their claims are meritless. Over eight years, 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.
In return, Activision legitimately expected them to honor their obligations to Activision, just like any other executive who holds a position of trust in the company. While the company showed enormous patience, it firmly believes that its decision was justified based on their course of conduct and actions.
The whole situation feels off to me. I don’t want to believe that it’s just a money grab from a company who just sold $1 billion worth of Modern Warfare 2 to the public. But if Infinity Ward has a legitimate claim here, then Activision could be in some trouble. It’s an unfortunate situation, to say the least.
Source: G4
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Dammit Activision, can't you even try and act like you care about people? At least a little?
I think a lot of their publishing success went to their head and as a result, things like this happen. It's unfortunate, but in the end, it boils down to simple human nature, which is that we're all mean sons of bitches.
As much as I like Infinity Ward's games, I'd like to take a look at the Complaint before jumping to conclusions.
Watch yourself, Bobby Kotick is coming for your first-born.
This is getting juicy. Apparently they were due for their big royalties bonus for MW2 in a couple weeks but got canned before they could get it. Wonder if it's a big money issue. The franchise is so big, they were probably making as much as some
of the execs higher up.