IW’s former heads file suit against Activision

We now have more information as regards to the sudden departure of Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West. After they’ve been sacked by Activision, they’re now gearing up for battle in court, slapping the publisher with a mean lawsuit.

We now have more information as regards to the sudden departure of Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West. After they’ve been sacked by Activision, they’re now gearing up for battle in court, slapping the publisher with a mean lawsuit.

Reports say that Activision was set to pay the duo “substantial royalty payments” but instead fired them even before the date of the said payment arrived.

According to Attorney Robert Schwartz: “Instead of thanking, lauding, or just plain paying Jason and Vince for giving Activision the most successful entertainment product ever offered to the public, last month Activision hired lawyers to conduct a pretextual ‘investigatino’ into unstated and unsubstantiated charges of ‘insubordination’ and ‘breach of fiduciary duty,’ which then became the grounds for their termination on Monday, March 1st.”

Both Zampella and West are also seeking the return of their contractual rights to the Modern Warfare brand.

Via [Joystiq]

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