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A couple days later... time for a new dick move from Acitivision!

Started by Xizer, March 02, 2010, 01:56:42 AM

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Xizer

In what seems to be a daily occurrence for Activision, the world's worst gaming company brings to you another heartwarming tale:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6252657.html

TL;DR Activision just cleaned house and fired the heads of Infinity Ward. You know, the guys who just developed Modern Warfare 2 for them and made them a buttload of money.

Activision is no stranger to firing their employees: usually after they've just finished completing a big project for them, Activision will fire entire teams of people.

crayauchtin

This smells like exactly what they did to the Diablo staff.
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banjo_oz

So we're seriously supposed to expect reason from a company that fires the devs of their most successful game ever?

In any case, thanks Activision! I really enjoyed MW2 (to my surprise), and was worried if I had to boycott them, I'd miss out on Infinity Ward's future games. Now they won't be part of 'em, so I don't have to worry! :D

Oh, and I loved this quote from Tim Schafer:

"Getting mad at Activision for this kind of thing is like getting mad at an ape for throwing feces," said Schafer. "It's just how the beast communicates."

MangoMercury

Tim Schafer is a comedy genius.  Activision really does suck a heck of a lot.
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crayauchtin

Confusion? Oh no -- this is coming from the company who's CEO said he *wanted* to take the fun out of making video games. What better way to do that than to fire people when they finish a project?
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Oh, about those people who were fired from Infinity Ward?  I hear they're filing a lawsuit against Activision over unpaid royalties.

(And given how Activision has been acting recently, I don't blame 'em.)

I hope the court declares Activision guilty and pays Jason West and Vince Zampella every penny they are owed!

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Oldbushie

Ugh... they terminated them weeks before royalties were to be distributed? That's insane! I think certain higher ups in Activision are completely addled in the head.
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crayauchtin

I said it today on some forum I was on (escapist?) -- I know rocks with more active brain cells!
"If your translation is correct, that was 'May a sleepy hippopotamus lie down on your house keys,' but you're not sure. Unfortunately, your fluency in griffin-speak is too low."

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Oldbushie

Further details: http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/03/04/the-activision-lawsuit-what-it-means-and-where-it-s-going.aspx

Some people think that the two game developers were starting to look for a potential escape route by asking around at other interested companies, and that Activision perceived it as a threat and decided to go for the jugular. However, Activision hasn't come out and said exactly why they fired the two developers to their faces yet.
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crayauchtin

I saw some mention of "insubordination", which I guess looking into other companies might be considered insubordination. Still, firing people *right* before their royalty check is due is not going to look good in court
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