Posts Tagged ‘Modern Warfare’

The story keeps getting better as a new lawsuit is borne against Activision.  Just to keep things up to date.  Activision fired the president and CEO of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 studio Infinity Ward claiming they were scheming against the company.  Jason West and Vince Zampella then sued Activision for $36 Million for wrongful termination.  Activision then responded in kind with a counter lawsuit.  Jason and Vince then set up a new game studio Respawn Entertainment around the corner from Infinity Ward with “seed” money from Electronic Arts after taking  a private jet ride North.  Top Infinity Ward employees then began heading for the door leaving Activision.  Who knows where they were headed.  Now, are we all up to date with this “Soap Mac Tavish” opera?

Last week Activision decided to pay its employees a small portion of their rightfully earned bonuses.  Activison had apparently only doled out $28 million of the $118 million dollar bonus pool accumulated from the last quarter of last year.  40 Infinity Ward employees have “opened fire” on Activision with a lawsuit of their own accusing the publisher of “breach of contract”, “breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,” “unjust enrichment,” and “violation of the California labor code.”  The Infinity Ward employees also claim Activision is withholding $50 million in royalties to ensure the delivery of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 which has been confirmed as a game the team had been working on as a result of these lawsuits.  The employees at Infinity Ward claim Activision had withheld the bonuses and royalties agreed upon and was tantamount to “holding them hostage” so they would complete Modern Warfare 3.

Activision believes the lawsuit is without merit, and that they are to determine the amounts and schedules to deliver the bonus payments to its employees.  They are looking for judicial conformation that they are in the right.

The best damn video game magazine on the planet!

I was pissed off thinking somebody stole my latest issue of Game Informer after seeing the newest cover online.  Just got back from the mailbox after a good Mexican dinner and found it.  Thank God!  There was my Game Informer in all its glory with a soldier on the cover emerging from a blazing firefight.  If you’ve played COD Modern Warfare then your probably foaming at the mouth for Modern Warfare 2.  Modern Warfare was a surprise hit surpassing other first person shooters in many aspects.  One of the first modern war games that actually made you feel like part of a team on the field.  Just about every aspect of the game pulled you in and kept you there wanting more action.

More modern battle?  Well here it comes this winter 11-10-09!  Get ready for Modern Warfare 2 developed by Infinity Ward.  The same award winning team that brought you the original Call of Duty WWII game is back at it delivering artistic talent to video game fans once again.  Game-play, detailed characters, great levels, graphics, lighting, physics, story, action.  All great combos for a successful game if done right, and they do it right.

Modern Warfare 2 is reported to be comparable in length as the first game which took me around 10 hours to complete in single player campaign.  Brazil and Russia are to be new settings in the game along with SAS troopers and other Special-Ops forces.  Mountain and wintry combat is said to be available and shouldn’t disappoint.  This is about it on new information for now.  Checkout the trailers online.  They’re fantastic!  Can’t wait to try riding the snow mobiles!

-dude