The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
"I'm druuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunk" - AGay
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
I think we should quote Bama's favorite word here. 
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Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
Way too inappropriate, mike.
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Another day, another Infinity Ward lawsuit. Today, 38 developers at game studio Infinity Ward filed a lawsuit against parent company Activision Blizzard. The legal morass just keeps on getting deeper in this case, which is really about how to destroy a blockbuster game studio in 90 days.
The move is the latest in a saga that has engulfed the makers of Modern Warfare 2, the most successful game in video game history with more than $1.1 billion in sales (as of Jan. 13) since its debut in November.
Activision Blizzard fired the founders of the Encino, Calif.-based Infinity Ward studio, which made the blockbuster game, in March, alleging they were planning to defect and take a bunch of their employees with them. The founders, Jason West and Vince Zampella, sued the parent company, saying it cheated them out of $36 million in royalty payments. Then they started Respawn Entertainment and have been hiring away a bunch of the Infinity Ward employees.
Now about 38 employees of the Modern Warfare 2 team have also alleged that Activision Blizzard breached its contract with them, cheating them out of more than $90 million in a bonus pool. To date, Activision Blizzard has paid only $28 million of a bonus pool of $118 million accumulated in the fourth quarter. Excluding the share owed to West and Zampella, the suit says the employees should have gotten $82 million more.
Activision Blizzard has also withheld the $40 – 50 million it was supposed to put into the studio to ensure the timely delivery of the next game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The suit says that Activision Blizzard made a profit of more than $900 million on the game by the end of 2009. Since West and Zampella left, at least 26 employees have left the studio.
Needless to say, Activision Blizzard is in the midst of the biggest mess in video game industry when it should have been basking in glory. Activision Blizzard has said the action is without merit.
The move is the latest in a saga that has engulfed the makers of Modern Warfare 2, the most successful game in video game history with more than $1.1 billion in sales (as of Jan. 13) since its debut in November.
Activision Blizzard fired the founders of the Encino, Calif.-based Infinity Ward studio, which made the blockbuster game, in March, alleging they were planning to defect and take a bunch of their employees with them. The founders, Jason West and Vince Zampella, sued the parent company, saying it cheated them out of $36 million in royalty payments. Then they started Respawn Entertainment and have been hiring away a bunch of the Infinity Ward employees.
Now about 38 employees of the Modern Warfare 2 team have also alleged that Activision Blizzard breached its contract with them, cheating them out of more than $90 million in a bonus pool. To date, Activision Blizzard has paid only $28 million of a bonus pool of $118 million accumulated in the fourth quarter. Excluding the share owed to West and Zampella, the suit says the employees should have gotten $82 million more.
Activision Blizzard has also withheld the $40 – 50 million it was supposed to put into the studio to ensure the timely delivery of the next game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The suit says that Activision Blizzard made a profit of more than $900 million on the game by the end of 2009. Since West and Zampella left, at least 26 employees have left the studio.
Needless to say, Activision Blizzard is in the midst of the biggest mess in video game industry when it should have been basking in glory. Activision Blizzard has said the action is without merit.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
That is just LOL funny. Then you consider that A/B brings in about $165,000,000 A MONTH from World of Warcraft and, yeah, wow.Hoos wrote: The move is the latest in a saga that has engulfed the makers of Modern Warfare 2, the most successful game in video game history with more than $1.1 billion in sales (as of Jan. 13) since its debut in November.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
Well, Activision shocks me. They pretty much kill off IW but just signed a 10 year deal with Bungie. It wont be for Halo as Microsoft owns that IP. However, Bungie is a top game dev.
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BUNGIE AND ACTIVISION ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE, WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms
Kirkland, WA and Santa Monica, CA — April 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new (no 's', only for one IP!) intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The groundbreaking alliance will provide Bungie its first such partnership since splitting off from Microsoft in 2007, significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices.
Activision will broaden its portfolio with a new franchise from one of the industry’s most creative, successful and proven studios, whose games have sold more than 25 million units worldwide. To date, Bungie’s Halo games have generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. Activision expects this agreement to be accretive to its operating margins as of the release of the first game.
“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.”
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BUNGIE AND ACTIVISION ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE, WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms
Kirkland, WA and Santa Monica, CA — April 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new (no 's', only for one IP!) intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The groundbreaking alliance will provide Bungie its first such partnership since splitting off from Microsoft in 2007, significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices.
Activision will broaden its portfolio with a new franchise from one of the industry’s most creative, successful and proven studios, whose games have sold more than 25 million units worldwide. To date, Bungie’s Halo games have generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. Activision expects this agreement to be accretive to its operating margins as of the release of the first game.
“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.”
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
So, in short, we'll be playing MW2 for a longer stretch than we did MW or W@W?
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
No, Treyarch is making the new one now. It will be out in Nov.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
Nam or a couple of wars together. There haven't been any real details released yet.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
I look forward to it. I love everything about MW2 besides the weapons, which I am lukewarm about. As I said the day it dropped, it isn't the game's fault; it is technology. I can't wait to have an old-school rifle again
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
I want a gun that shoots rockets, bouncing betties, grenades, other guns, and flaming swords.
I will do nothing but shoot it at Hoos.
I will do nothing but shoot it at Hoos.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
Yes, not sure what time yet.
Re: The fallout of the Activision/IW war could fuck us
in the past it has generally been around 6:00
