Lawsuit: Activision Created Modern Warfare "Police State"


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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.

Activision created a "police state," conducted secret "interrogations" of employees and held $54 million dollars hostage as they tried to threaten and cajole the team behind Modern Warfare 2 into making the next Modern Warfare game, according to an amended lawsuit filed in California today and obtained by Kotaku.

A group of nearly 40 past and present Infinity Ward developers banded together in April to file suit against the publishers of Modern Warfare 2 for half a billion dollars, alleging breach of contract and unpaid royalties.

An addendum to the suit filed today lays out what the former employees say happened to the bonus and royalties they were expecting. It also lowered what the group is asking from at most $216 million in punitive damages and unpaid bonuses, down from half a billion.

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Later that month, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick attending a meeting with Infinity Ward, promising them that they would receive their full bonus at the end of the month, but that never happened, according to the suit.

When a group of employees met with CFO Thomas Tippl in April to demand the bonus, according to the suit, Tippl responded "Get over it."

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Chinese companies make a lot of money not paying their employees what they deserve, might as well do it in America. Capitalists of old would want it that way.

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I hope Activison have to pay, I don't mind the company, and I understand that in the end, this is about making money which is perfectly fine.

But to have a fool of a CEO that is Bobby Kotick, personally I think he gives Activision and gaming a pretty bad image considering the crap he comes out with and does so publicly.

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Go IW! Die Bobby Kotick!... all I have to say. I hate this guy so much!

From a video gamer's perspective, that's an exaggerated reaction to his commercial exploitation of games. From a shareholder's perspective, he's a flipping genius. Bump up prices of games from $40 to $60? Brilliant. More profit margins!

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Guess there isn't going to be a MW3 lol

Wouldn't count it out. Activision still own the name and as soon as the court hearings are decided on, then they can continue pumping out a MW every year. :)

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