Evil publisher Activision has responded to this morning's news that ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella with an official statement, expressing "disappointment" over the decision, and essentially painting the fired studio bosses as the villains of the piece. Looks like this is going to get worse before it gets better, kids.
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 executives who hold positions 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. Activision remains committed to the Call of Duty franchise, which it owns, and will continue to produce exciting and innovative games for its millions of fans.
You've got the love the bitter little stab at the end, where Activision affirms that it "owns" Call of Duty. Regardless of Activision's statement, the whole situation was revealed in such a controversial and frankly bizarre way that it's difficult for the publisher to come out of this one smelling clean, and this is just round one in what is sure to be months of sh*t flinging.
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6:00 PM on 03.04.2010
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That was so unnecessary, but they threw it in there just to try and establish their superiority in this case. Fuck Activision, I'm leaning torwards the side of the ex-employees.
It sounds like they're using the 'I OWN IT, SO I'M RIGHT' argument.
"millions of fans" -1
Go InfinityWard! Fight the power!
People at the top don't agree with the direction the games are taking, fire them before they are due a payment.
Thus, they can settle for that payment and do whatever the hell they like with the series without backlash, as all focus is on the bonus payment they should have recieved.
Tis a possibility, at least.
While I don't really care for Activisions business practices, but maybe also the guys from IW aren't completly innocent either and may have been rightly terminated.
I'm with you,
"millions of fans" -2
I am never buying another Activision product again.
no more activision purchases from me.
-4
Let your actions speak for you. Not your mouth.
Let your actions speak for you. Not your mouth.
Let your actions speak for you. Not your mouth.
Let your actions speak for you. Not your mouth.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHLOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOLO
Fuck Activision. Echoing Topher's sentiments from a semi-recent Podtoid, I wish they'd die and wouldn't miss them in the slightest.
They wanted the Modern Warfare IP back so they tossed out the heads of IW and replaced them with their own.
Basically, "Vote With Your Wallet."
Nothing is going to kick a company in the teeth more than people not buying the product they placed all their bets on.
Considering Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk have bought saturated themselves to the point where even the average gamer is second-guessing buying them ever again, Call of Duty really is all that the Activision part of Activision Blzzard has left to bet on. Kill it by not buying it, and you will be effectively killing Activision.
... if there weren't millions of people giving them monthly fees from World of Warcraft.
At any rate, I agree to some extent... but we'll see how things pan out. This is really downright evil, as far as I'm concerned. Not like removing dedicated servers for the PC gamers, this is just downright fucking foul. I've got no intention to buy another Activision game.
Activision are pretty much a cancer on the games industry. Devouring healthy, creative companies and killing them. Utterly disgusting.
Screw them. This is complete crap.
Last Activision game I bought was COD:WAW and it will be the last till Bobby Kotick is no longer there.
Was hard but all the outcry about crap multiplayer has made it easier.
People aren't stupid any more, they wont stick with a series if the developers change, look at champ manager, even Medal of Honour was made by alot of infinity ward people before they jumped the good ship EA.
All i can say is "backlash, gogogogo!"
I'm not taking sides at this point. I don't think that the full story is out yet.
IW: WEEEEOOEOOOEOOOOOEEEOOOOOOO
also, wow comment spam vicious boston
not that the game was fun, but There are many good FPS to play not just one.