Report: Activision may have paid 'tens of millions' to West, Zampella

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When ex-Infinity Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella settled their lawsuit with Activision, it was sudden, shocking, and most of all, secret. Activision paid out an undisclosed sum to West and Zampella just before a full trial was set to begin, and while it is expected the exact amount may never be made public, experts can still make an educated guess.

Financial analyst Doug Creutz of Cowen and Company posits that the settlement was worth "tens of millions," Gamespot reports. Considering Activision paid out $42 million to the Infinity Ward Employee Group as part of a separate lawsuit, and West and Zampella were seeking $1 billion when the case reached its bitter peak, this ballpark figure checks out.

Activision will report earnings on Thursday, August 2, and Creutz says he expects investors will ignore the impact of the settlement on Activision's bottom line.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/30/report-activision-may-have-paid-tens-of-millions-to-west-zam/#comments

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GoldenDiamondsPosted:

Zev
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Wonders
GoldenDiamonds
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GoldenDiamondsPosted:

HaIo
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Mazur
Scanty
Yeah MW3 was disappointing for me too.


the multiplayer is disappointing for me, mw3.


So is special ops wasn't even good
I kind of liked Chaos mode. :)


I only liked Survival and that was it

It gets kind of boring, doesn't it?!


Yeah after 1 or 2 games im bored of it


yes I know, gets really boring.


Single player in my eyes is always boring in most games, i like playing multiplayer tbh

HaIoPosted:

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Mazur
Scanty
Yeah MW3 was disappointing for me too.


the multiplayer is disappointing for me, mw3.


So is special ops wasn't even good
I kind of liked Chaos mode. :)


I only liked Survival and that was it

It gets kind of boring, doesn't it?!


Yeah after 1 or 2 games im bored of it


yes I know, gets really boring.