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1. www.gamedeveloper.com › game-platforms › courtCourt Filings Detail $36 Million Infinity Ward Lawsuit

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   Mar 5, 2010 · After Activision fired Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, the pair filed a lawsuit on March 3 against Activision, as detailed previously by a press release from their attorney. But the actual filing, available at IGN, additionally showed that the two plaintiffs are seeking $36 million, plus royalties. The documents also ...

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2. www.eurogamer.net › activision-vs-vince-zampellaActivision vs. Vince Zampella and Jason West: Inside the game ...

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   May 24, 2012 · The next significant update followed 24 hours later when Activision, via an SEC filing, revealed that Zampella and West's initial $36 million damages claim had since rocketed to over $1 billion.

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3. www.gamedeveloper.com › business › activision-suitActivision Suit Over West, Zampella's Relationship With EA To ...

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   Mar 15, 2011 · That suit alleged that Activision fired West and Zampella in order to avoid paying $36 million in royalties following the sales success of Modern Warfare 2. Activision later redistributed those royalties to the remaining employees at Infinity Ward, though many such employees decided to leave Activision in order to join West and Zampella's independent Respawn Entertainment , which had signed a ...

4. www.gamedeveloper.com › game-platforms › activisionActivision Countersues 'Scheming' Ex-Infinity Ward Heads

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   Apr 8, 2010 · The pair sued Activision, Infinity Ward's parent company, for $36 million over the firing. Activision's countersuit added, "West and Zampella's misdeeds formed an unlawful pattern and practice of conduct that was designed to steal the [Infinity West] studio, which is one of Activision's most valuable assets -- at the expense of Activision and ...

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5. www.vg247.com › west-and-zampella-add-charges-ofWest and Zampella add charges of fraud to suit against Activision

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   Apr 2, 2011 · According to new court documents unearthed by Gamespot, former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have added two counts of fraud to their original $36 million complaint against ...

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6. www.eurogamer.net › zampella-west-now-want-overZampella, West now want over $1 billion in damages from ...

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   May 17, 2012 · In their complaint, West and Zampella alleged damages, including punitive damages, in excess of $36 million, an amount they have since significantly increased during discovery to over $1 billion ...

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   What happened to Zampella & West?

   • In 2008, Zampella and West signed a new contract (see exhibit A below or download the PDF) with Activision in which they agreed to take a reduced royalty rate of 20 per cent, down from 35 per cent, in exchange for creative authority over the series - an almost unprecedented concession from a major publisher.

   Activision vs. Vince Zampella and Jason West: Inside the game industry

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   Why did Treyarch not tell West & Zampella about modern warfare?

   • Similarly, it didn't tell West and Zampella it had tasked Treyarch with porting Modern Warfare to the Wii, or that it had encouraged the studio to develop Black Ops, despite the fact that IW had to sign off on any Call of Duty title set post-Vietnam.

   Activision vs. Vince Zampella and Jason West: Inside the game industry

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   Did Activision owe $36 million in unpaid royalties?

   • On 4th March, the pair filed a lawsuit against their former employers alleging they were the victims of wrongful termination and were owed around $36 million in unpaid royalties. As they saw it, Activision's behaviour amounted to "astonishing arrogance and unbridled greed".

   Activision vs. Vince Zampella and Jason West: Inside the game industry

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8. www.gamespot.com › articles › ex-infinity-ward-headsEx-Infinity Ward heads asking for $36 million in suit - GameSpot

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   Mar 5, 2010 · West and Zampella are demanding $36 million in damages (as of the date of the filing), future royalties, legal fees, and a judicial determination of their rights to creative control of the Modern ...