Modern Warfare 3 Being Held Up By Legal Confrontation

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The legal stoush between publishers Activision and former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella isn't just giving us all some entertaining reading. It's also holding up development of Modern Warfare 3.

The court documents surrounding the case, released earlier today, show that one of Activision's main complaints is that West and Zampella's attempts to secede from Activision and form a new "spin-off" studio is "delaying pre-production of Modern Warfare 3", and that this delay is being used as "leverage in their negotiations with Activision".

Further, the case also says that "as a direct and proximate result of this breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, Activision has been forced to commit additional resources to Modern Warfare 3".

Regardless of who is left at Infinity Ward by the time the game does enter into production, you can rest assured, Activision is intent on bringing you at least one more Modern Warfare title.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5513935/modern-warfare-3-being-held-up-by-legal-confrontation



Darn.
 
What's with their drama. Activision is the publisher of the game, or developer? Isn't Infinity Ward the developer? There's a spin-off series from the game? If yes who made the original games and... waaait... what. Confusing stuff.
 
Infinity Ward is the developer. And Activision is the publisher
Jason West and Vince Zampella (Bosses of IW) are gone and are sueing Activision.
 
If the new game is being developed by Infinity Ward still under new boss(es) then I don't see a problem here. The bosses turned emo, faggotry and quit and made loads of drama and now expect the game franchise rights to be taken away from the original developing company? lolwut.
 
Andre said:
If the new game is being developed by Infinity Ward still under new boss(es) then I don't see a problem here. The bosses turned emo, faggotry and quit and made loads of drama and now expect the game franchise rights to be taken away from the original developing company? lolwut.
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The problem is, Francesco Gigliotti (Lead Software) Todd Alderman (Lead Designer)
Jon Shiring (Programmer) and Mackey McCandlish (Lead Designer) are now gone. So not only the bosses.
 
The company still holds rights for the game. Few of the probably tens of programmers quitting doesn't end the franchise or transfer the rights. These guys, I hope, can be replaced. So there'll be another good COD game.
 
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