Not one to sit on the sidelines of a good fight, EA has issued a wonderfully catty, short statement regarding the just-resolved lawsuit between Modern Warfare makers Jason West and Vince Zampella and EA’s rival Activision.
According to reporters in the courtoom, Modern Warfare creators Jason West and Vince Zampella’s lawsuit against Activision has been resolved. The Los Angeles Times‘ Ben Fritz reports confirmation from both parties’ lawyers, and that the terms of the agreement are confidential. Kotaku has reached out to both parties for comment and will update once we hear more.
According to a report from Robert Schwartz, the lawyer currently representing Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vince Zampella in their big case against Activision, the notorious “Project Icebreaker” sounds even crazier than we first thought.
The ongoing legal stoush between Activision and the creators of Call of Duty is set to hit the big time, with a California judge ruling that Jason West and Vince Zampella have grounds to sue their former publishers over unpaid royalties. [THR]
Yesterday, Activision accused rival games giant EA of all sort of skullduggery while suing them for $US400 million for allegedly trying to “hijack” the Call of Duty franchise. Today, EA fired back.
Guarded doors, secret interrogations and broken promises are just the latest allegations laid out in the ongoing saga about the break-up between the world’s largest game publisher and the people in charge of creating Modern Warfare 2.
A California judge today set a trial date of May 23 for the lawsuit involving Activision and Infinity Ward founders Vince Zampella and Jason West.
Infinity Ward, the studio behind Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, may have lost founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Nearly 30 employees may have left in a mass exodus. Parent company Activision may be entangled in lawsuits, but that won’t keep the studio down.
