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The Activision versus former Infinity Ward devs Vince Zampella and Jason West case has unearthed yet another interesting nugget, a hard number of nearly $500m in bonuses passed from publisher to developer. To elaborate, $493m over eight Call of Duty titles has been paid to Infinity Ward by Activision since …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e May 25th, 2012
Ubisoft assaults the FPS market with the long-awaited return of its flagship Tom Clancy shooter. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier equips players with the weapons of tomorrow and throws them into some of the world’s deadliest battlefield. The new Gunsmith mechanic allows them to craft more advanced weaponry, complete with motion …
Read More »Bungie’s $60,000,000 Activision marathon
Sixty million dollars. That’s how much Bungie could receive in bonuses if it hits all of the milestones set in its publishing deal with Activision. As revealed by court papers and reported by Develop, Bungie has been set a string of targets for the partnership that could pay out big …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 2 out now on Xbox 360
The second Modern Warfare 3 content drop has arrived on Xbox 360, Activision has announced. Content Collection #2 packs five new maps: Getaway, Lookout, Sanctuary, Foundation, and Oasis; as well as two spec ops missions in Kill Switch and Iron Clad. Thus far the content collections are how MW3 DLC …
Read More »Revealed: The huge promises and secret stipulations of the Bungie Activision deal
Develop uncovers the facts and figures
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 was nearly handed to Treyarch
Development duties on worldwide hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were nearly taken from Infinity Ward and handed to Treyarch. That’s due to the extent of the tension between Activision and then Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, more details of which have been revealed by fresh …
Read More »$13m bonus planned for West, Zampella in 2010
Unsealed e-mails give insight into events leading up to the pair's sacking
Read More »Activision’s Destiny timeline reveals Xbox 720 and PS4 launch dates
The transition between Xbox 360 and Xbox 720 will take place between 2013 and 2015, Activision anticipates. It does not expect to make titles for PS4 until 2016, however. As revealed by court documents detailing the publishing deal between Activision and Bungie, the title known as Destiny Games #1 IS …
Read More »Activision thinks Bungie deal may outlive boxed games
Boxed retail may not survive beyond 2019 and perhaps end as early as 2013, Activision believes. That’s the latest revelation to emerge from court documents detailing the publishing agreement between Bungie and Activision. As revealed earlier today, the pair currently have a deal spanning four title the ‘Destiny’ series, with …
Read More »Activision UK ‘signs Rockstar duo’
Mark Washbrook and Mark Lloyd said to have joined Martyn Brown's new venture
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