By Eric Neigher | Apr 13, 2010
Breaking down Infinity Ward's big breakdown.
The videogame industry's a big business -- sometimes, companies don't see eye-to-eye. And what happens when a dispute goes to court, and gamers get their grubby hands on fancy-sounding legal documents? Why, wild, inane, forum-fueled speculation, of course. That's where California-based attorney and GameSpy freelancer Eric Neigher comes in. Objection! is your one-stop destination to learn what all that legalese means in plain English, straight from someone who knows the twisty-turny language of the law.
Cocky Kotick and the Dynamic Duo
Getting fired sucks; so does firing someone. The process is never pretty, and fortunately for those of us who make our living sucking the blood from honest Americans, it sometimes results in extremely contentious lawsuits!
Enter Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and his "take all the fun out of making videogames" approach to personnel management. If you haven't been living under Iraq (see what I did there?) for the past six months, you know Kotick and Co. recently kicked Infinity Ward top-brass Jason West and Vincent Zampella to the curb harder than Ed Norton did that kid in American History X. Accusations have flown, lawsuits have been filed, and a lot of misinformed gamers with their own agendas have tried to tell you what's really going on.
Well, wonder no more, fearless readers, for your friendly neighborhood gamer-lawyer is on the case!
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