The Activision issue

[RCBH928]

Hello,

Can any one please summarize for me what is going on between Activision and Infinity Ward?
I know some one will tell me to google it, but I don't want to do my own research of 20 articles to get the idea. Just 3 lines will do

[emwearz]

IW contract with Activision runs out soon
Activision want them to make another MW before it does
Activision have hardly paid IW anything for MW2
IW are walking

How I would sum it up from what I have read.

[Octopod]

People need to start self publishing imo.

[Niode]

Pretty much what em said. Zampella and co are owed millions of dollars in royalties for the creation of the game. They've walked out and are in the processing of suing activision for their money.

In the mean time they've set up a studio (ironically) with EA being the publisher. However, they're EA Partners and not a subsidiary of EA which gives them the much needed freedom that they didn't have the first time around when they defected the first time over the Medal of Honour series. Their new studio is called Respawn (I think).

Oh yeah, and look forward to Modern Warefare 3 which is due out next year according to Activision... Think I'll just avoid that completely. I have a feeling it's going to be buggy as shit and just be a complete piece of crap like all of Activisions 'non-infinity ward' output has been for the last couple of years.

Activision, ruining franchises since 2005.

[ZeroAX]

Activision, ruining franchises since 2005.

Can't let EA have all the fun. (well EA from 2000-2007)

[BoringSupreez]

Whenever I see people hating on Activision, it reminds me of EA a few years ago. I guess hating EA just got old, and was time to move on.

[Octopod]

I still hate EA.

[BoringSupreez]

I still hate EA.

But they made Dead Space and C&C 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2!

[Niode]

I still hate EA.

But they made Dead Space and C&C 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2!

DICE made BC2. EA only published it.

[CRTGAMER]

Activision, ruining franchises since 2005.

Ironic considering when they left corporate Atari as an independent in the 2600 era.