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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iiDillonPosted:

Hugo-Stiglitz The term "Black Ops" come's from the Vietnamese war and that war only. So why they even using "Black Ops" in the title?

Are you joking right now? Because the term "black ops" means a covert operation, and it's been used before the Vietnam War and is still used today.

TimeSplittersPosted:

LOL, Why are you fanboys saying IW was the best company and they made pro perks and shit? There dumbasses couldnt stop modders and they got there selves fired cause there were to busy listening to you ignorant **** heads, "hey IW, keep the mods and get yourself fired cause you listend to the fans". Oh yea they did not make the pro perks, Activison made up most of the ideas, so they created it. Treyarch is alot better, mw3 was shit and mw2 was the same, and only reason why you people think BOPS sucks cause you didn't have your one 2 or 3 shot bullshit and IW the weapons had no recoil out the ass. If you hate CoD then go to BF3 were the less bs is at. final thing is people say CoD sucks now cause your youtuber you watch or Your gamer god you look up to tells you whats right and wrong so you can be like them, idiots.

Hugo-StiglitzPosted:

The term "Black Ops" come's from the Vietnamese war and that war only. So why they even using "Black Ops" in the title?

iiDillonPosted:

-Hitman- I would lmfao if they had to pull all copies off the shelvs cod is going down hill in my opinion since bops came out! I mean bops and mw3 are good but not cod4, WAW, or mw2 good! Deff not mw2 good!

Yup no game will match the sheer amount of awesome in MW2! I mean, with all the One Man Army noobtubers, trickshotters, and random other bullshit, it was just too good to reproduce!

XYiisQPosted:

Oh, please deny this world of the horrible cancer known as CoD.

Goth_WolfPosted:

I like how people say they should take Royalties bla bla bla, "fired IW heads" wait what does that mean? They are no longer part of "Infinity Ward" as a company in which the contract was drawn with why should they receive royalties when they are no longer apart of the company in which the agreement was made with?

HlTMANPosted:

I would lmfao if they had to pull all copies off the shelvs cod is going down hill in my opinion since bops came out! I mean bops and mw3 are good but not cod4, WAW, or mw2 good! Deff not mw2 good!

RojoPosted:

CallMeRo0Kie black ops 2 is gonna suck just like black ops i mean come on 15 prestige's that's crazy this one will prob have 20 and bad graphics IW is better than treyarch no dought the on;y yhis treyarch did right is make waw.

Your Info is so Irrelevant...BLOPS 2 Will have 15 prestige's and each prestige will add 5 levels so their for at 15th prestige you will be level 90...and their improving their game engine...do some research before you criticize something bro :D

CallMeRo0KiePosted:

black ops 2 is gonna suck just like black ops i mean come on 15 prestige's that's crazy this one will prob have 20 and bad graphics IW is better than treyarch no dought the on;y yhis treyarch did right is make waw.

EGCProductionsX47Posted:

I just have to say Black Ops 2 is gonna be bad like the first one... Plus just saying this out of the blue the court day takes place on my anniversary my wife is also a girl gamer to. xD Well I would probably tell her this.


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