Call of duty Black Ops 2: 2025 setting violates IW contract — report

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Uh-oh, it would appear that Activision may have done an oopsie.

According to court documents relating to the upcoming ‘Acti vs. fired IW heads’ battle obtained by GameInformer, no post-Vietnam Call of Duty game can be developed by anyone other than Infinity Ward, which of course would be a problem for the near-future Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Infinity Ward’s Memorandum of Understanding clearly states that Activision will retain authority and responsibility over all titles within the Call of Duty franchise while “specifically excluding any Call of Duty title set in modern day (post Vietnam), the near future or distant furuer, which shall be under the authority of IW”.

Whether Activision still considers the agreement valid after it fired IW heads Jason West and Vince Zampella is the question here, then. The upcoming court drama will hopefully clarify on that.

Should the former IW execs come out winners though — according to an intellectual property lawyer GI spoke to — they may have the right to ask Black Ops II to be pulled from shelves (the less likely option) or get forced royalty payments (the more profitable option).

The court date has been set for May 29.

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Source: http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2012/05/09/black-ops-ii-2025-setting-violates-iw-contract-report/

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TroPPicZPosted:

TheMusicCenter True but just because they said they cant make games about post Vietnam doesnt mean they cant create there own war and thats what they did there is no clear specific on whether the contract is of Fiction or NonFiction.
Days A contract is a contract.

Hopefully Infinity Ward executives do pull-through and win this case, although I feel it would push back the release date of Treyarch's upcoming title I feel as though it would help them develop an even better game. Who knows, but this is good news to me.

The hell are you talking about? The contract means they can't make any game set in the time period after the Vietnam war. It has nothing to do with making up wars and shit...

sw4gPosted:

TwistedMetal
Days
TwistedMetal Infinity ward is just mad because treyarch makes better game's then them.Infinity ward killed the cod name.



Call of Duty 4, and World At War are what created it and anything after that ruined the franchise.
Ill admit that Infinity ward did a great job on call of duty 4 my favorite cod next too World at war but you know hackers ruin everything :/.




Agreed, it's quite unfortunate. I'd rather play either of those over the newest games.

DevilMayCryPosted:

Days
TwistedMetal Infinity ward is just mad because treyarch makes better game's then them.Infinity ward killed the cod name.



Call of Duty 4, and World At War are what created it and anything after that ruined the franchise.
Ill admit that Infinity ward did a great job on call of duty 4 my favorite cod next too World at war but you know hackers ruin everything :/.

sw4gPosted:

TwistedMetal Infinity ward is just mad because treyarch makes better game's then them.Infinity ward killed the cod name.



Call of Duty 4, and World At War are what created it and anything after that ruined the franchise.

TheMusicCenterPosted:

True but just because they said they cant make games about post Vietnam doesnt mean they cant create there own war and thats what they did there is no clear specific on whether the contract is of Fiction or NonFiction.
Days A contract is a contract.

Hopefully Infinity Ward executives do pull-through and win this case, although I feel it would push back the release date of Treyarch's upcoming title I feel as though it would help them develop an even better game. Who knows, but this is good news to me.

TheMoDiiFii3rPosted:

yes its a contract agreed upon with Infinity Ward. BUT!!!
Jason West and Vince Zampella are not IW employees....
anymore...

DevilMayCryPosted:

Infinity ward is just mad because treyarch makes better game's then them.Infinity ward killed the cod name.

sw4gPosted:

A contract is a contract.

Hopefully Infinity Ward executives do pull-through and win this case, although I feel it would push back the release date of Treyarch's upcoming title I feel as though it would help them develop an even better game. Who knows, but this is good news to me.


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