两个制作人起诉activision要求赔偿3600万美金和收回mw品牌的掌控权

roger_wang

MOH不是要回来了么？

我很看好这次的反击……

天才其实不少……关键是要有一个平台……所谓“厕鼠”和“仓鼠”的区别……

wifi王道

Documents detailing the lawsuit against Activision brought by Jason West and Vince Zampella--the co-founders and former heads of Call of Duty series creator Infinity Ward--have surfaced via Kotaku, offering a clearer view of what's going on.


Review of the 16-page lawsuit paints an interesting picture, from the perspective of plaintiffs West and Zampella, about Infinity Ward's history, relationship with Activision, and the Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises.
Perhaps most interesting is that West and Zampella refer to "Call of Duty" and "Modern Warfare 2" as two distinct franchises throughout the lawsuit. Furthermore, in an agreement made between the plaintiffs and Activision on March 31, 2008, creative authority and approval for any "Modern Warfare" titles set in the post-Vietnam era, near future, or distant future was given to West and Zampella.

This also lends credence to the rumor that Treyarch, another wholly-owned Activision studio responsible for releasing non-Modern Warfare Call of Duty titles beginning with Call of Duty 3, is working on a new Call of Duty title set in Vietnam.

West and Zampella are not only suing for compensation and royalties, but control of the "Modern Warfare" brand. They claim the royalties they seek were agreed to in that March 2008 agreement, and cover money owed based upon the record sales of Modern Warfare 2 as well as future royalties for any titles published by Activision under the "Call of Duty" name or titles that utilize a significant portion of Infinity Ward's proprietary technology.

That latter portion--games that use a significant portion of IW's technology--likely refers to Treyarch's, as it made both 007: Quantum of Solace and Call of Duty: World at War using Infinity Ward's technology, though the studio is never named in the lawsuit.

Additionally, this March 31, 2008 agreement gave Infinity Ward to option to choose to develop a new intellectual property following the release of Modern Warfare 2.

The plaintiffs also claim that they still have "creative authority" over any Modern Warfare-branded game and "the conduct of Infinity Ward," though Activision just replaced them a day after they were fired as it announced plans to create a dedicated "Call of Duty" branch and revealed at least two new titles in the franchise that will be developed and released by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games.

3D Realms co-owner and Duke Nukem Forever developer George Broussard tweeted the following: "My take? Activision: 'Cheaper to fire the guys, deal with a suit / pay them off than have them control the MW brand/studio'"

Activision has already released a statement about West and Zampella's lawsuit, calling it "meritless". While we only officially know West and Zampella's side of the story, Activision's hand may have been revealed. G4tv.com's Patrick Klepek, originally responsible for breaking the story, is reporting that Activision is seeking several internal Infinity Ward "documents regarding West and Zampella's communications with Activision's competitors, including but not limited to Electronic Arts."

Word of Activision's rivals are coming into play only furthers the rampant speculation and rumors that the duo had opted to develop that new IP after the release of Modern Warfare 2 and were shopping it around, though that's still unconfirmed.

有意思的进展

wifi王道

下面是引用zybttt于2010-03-04 23:54发表的:
玩 小大 早说啊。 我没咋玩那。

未来不好说。 mw以后完了。

貌似我psn发信息给你过de。哈

roger_wang

做一游戏就能拿到36M（两个人）……真的挺***的……

sacking

又一起硫酸TECMO事件。。。

8390

COD本来就是二战的，支持T社

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支持做未来战争~！

8390

支持过去战争。。。。。。。。。。。。

rouiswig

IW早违背COD反战的主题了。