Infinity Ward has received $493 million from Activision

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Pre-trial hearing reveals the total bonuses paid since 2003

The pre-trial hearings continue in the West/Zampella case against Activision, and now we are learning just how much Activision has paid for Call of Duty since 2003: $493 million (£315 million). These bonuses were paid for a number of games over time, but according to the plaintiffs the amounts paid by Activision still did not reach the level of payments required by the contracts.

Polygon reported that he bonuses were organized into three categories by Activision: Studio, which meant games developed by Infinity Ward; Tech, which meant games that used Infinity Ward-developed technology that Activision had licensed; and IP, which meant any game that used the Call of Duty brand. Activision has paid out $354.66 million in studio bonuses,$62.56 million in tech bonuses, and $75.64 million in IP bonuses. Infinity Ward developers in the suit feel that Activision owes them for Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, while Activision says that they do not owe those payments.

West and Zampella were fired by Activision in 2010 because of "breaches of contract and insubordination;" dozens of Infinity Ward staffers (including a number of key developers) left in the following months, eventually to rejoin West and Zampella at their new Respawn Entertainment Studio, which has signed a development contract with Electronic Arts.

West and Zampella filed suit against Activision for wrongful termination, alleging that Activision fired them to avoid having to pay out bonuses. Activision filed a countersuit, and then another suit against Electronic Arts seeking $400 million from EA to comepnsate for the costs of having to rebuild Infinity Ward. The suit with EA was settled earlier this month, though neither side is discussing the details (analysts say that no money changed hands).

More pre-trial hearings are set for this week, and currently the case is set to begin trial on June 1 in Los Angeles. Ironically, opening arguments may begin on June 5th as E3 begins just a few miles away.

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Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-26-infinity-ward-has-received-USD493-million-from-activision

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FrogPosted:

This is good! Hopefully they will spend this money on making more great games like MW and MW2

OG-Posted:

Lol the picture is pretty funny xD. Wonder how they are going to spend the money on

-NewYork-Posted:

$493 mil, they better make some good games with that.

-Jtags-Posted:

There is mad money involved with video games, might try to be a creator one day.

SwiftPosted:

Pon3
IVI Yet, they haven't made a half decent game since CoD 4.


Yet, despite people saying this, millions of people still buy their games; they must be doing something right.


And I dont know why that everyone hate MW3 or Black ops I feel that they were really good games, maybe not nearly good as COD4 but they are still good games.

ResoPosted:

IVI Yet, they haven't made a half decent game since CoD 4.


Yet, despite people saying this, millions of people still buy their games; they must be doing something right.

IVIPosted:

Yet, they haven't made a half decent game since CoD 4.

-Robin-Posted:

ODST It's funny how they have so much money, but nothing to with it. Maybe they should try to make a decent game. :/

That's what i'm saying.
Make use of the $$.

KRuNKFuNkPosted:

Two_Faced
Conquistador
Bleach One thing you guys have to realize... over a billion copies were sold in a week. (MW3) That's actually not a lot of money considering they are the one's making the game lol.
Haha dude what are you talking about? MW3 sold around 12 million copies the first week. The total amount of sales of every CoD and Halo game ever sold combined doesn't even get close to 1 billion. And h-ll yes 1 billion copies would be a s--t ton of money that's $60 billion dollars assuming each one was sold for $60. Activision would be driving around in golden plated Ferraris' fueled by diamonds.
for one it would not be $60 billion they would make off of a billion copies. You have to pay the developers, manufacturers, distributers, and a lot of other people in between.

Also, I'm pretty sure a billion is a million millions, every game ever made for 360 combined probably hasn't sold a billion copies.

OT: activision filed a claim against EA. that's a joke!


ha you an idiot

ODSTPosted:

It's funny how they have so much money, but nothing to with it. Maybe they should try to make a decent game. :/


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