Activision Hit With $500m Suit From Modern Warfare 2 Devs 77
Dragoniz3r writes "Activision has been served a lawsuit from 38 plaintiffs, including present and former Infinity Ward employees, demanding up to half a billion dollars. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for 'unpaid bonuses, royalties, profit-sharing, and future profits from games such as Modern Warfare 3, and punitive damages.'"
Res ipsa loquitur (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Not to beat a dead horse, but... (Score:5, Insightful)
No, if we give up, we loose the fight.
This trend with no dedicated servers, has got to stop.
What happens now if IW gets shut down? What if they shut down the IWnet servers too?
MW2 is dead then.
But if we had control over our own server systems, we could still play on dedicated servers.
Like, you know, they've done for decades.
I am not willing to give up on this issue, as old as it may get.
I own pretty much all consoles and a high-end PC for gaming, so I'm not taking sides per se (no PC fanboi, nor a console fanboi)
But I feel screwed over as a PC gamer. They remove features we've been accustomed to for YEARS.
And before anyone scream piracy, I spend at least an average of $300 on games each month, so keep me out of that endless loop.
So no, we won't give up already.
Re:Go plaintiffs! (Score:1, Insightful)
1b in sales
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- 500m to Activision
- 1/3 to lawyers
- 1/2 to taxes
/ 38 plaintiffs
* 2 = 8.77m to each person that did the work.. sounds fair to me.
Re:Res ipsa loquitur (Score:3, Insightful)
I wish Al Qaeda would figure that out. Lawsuits are so much better than bullets ...
Re:Corporatism in Action (Score:4, Insightful)
Uhm ... and what is a reasonable punishment as an honest user? It is a kick in the balls? Punch in the face? Having your leg used as a urinal?
To be honest, the only time I'd expect to be punished after having purchased something, would be if I bought an hour with a professional dominatrix. But being punished for buying a game? Well, they can fuck off!
Re:Go plaintiffs! (Score:3, Insightful)
I agree, as too many times I have seen and experienced first hand the sadness of having worked extra hours unpaid as
the management tells me they can't afford to, and then when deadlines are met and sales are made, the management gives themselves all big bonuses....and sip on their crystal champagne, and laugh at how stupid we (the progs) all were to give up those hours for their bonuses.
Re:Brain Drain (Score:3, Insightful)
Yes, every dev that quits, the bonuses for the execs and upper management pile higher.
FTFY.