Infinity Ward employees say Activision created a ‘police state’

Secret interrogations and threats are but two of the many things Activision did when it enforced a “police state-like atmosphere” to convince Infinity Ward to make a Modern Warfare 2 follow-up. That’s what an addendum to a lawsuit filed by Infinity Ward employees both past and present against the publisher alleges.

Secret interrogations and threats are but two of the many things Activision did when it enforced a “police state-like atmosphere” to convince Infinity Ward to make a Modern Warfare 2 follow-up. That’s what an addendum to a lawsuit filed by Infinity Ward employees both past and present against the publisher alleges.

The amended lawsuit states that before IW heads Vince Zampella and Jason West were fired, Activision subjected IW employees to secret interrogations and brought in security personnel to guard the office exits.

The suit also says that Activision released only 40 percent of the team’s Modern Warfare 2 bonus in March but demanded that IW finish and release Modern Warfare 3 by November 2011 before they can get the rest of the money.

Later that month, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick promised that the remaining money would be released by the end of the month but it never happened. Upon confronting Activision CFO Thomas Tippl regarding the money they were promised, the team was allegedly told to “Get over it”.

Via [Kotaku]