Last month, Activision fired Jason West and Vince Zampella, the two most senior employees of Call of Duty-developer Infinity Ward, over allegations of insubordination. West and Zampella filed a claim for an amount in excess of $36 million dollars as well as the rights to all Call of Duty instalments set in the post-Vietnam era. […]
In the same SEC filing that revealed that Activision was in a conflict with two senior Infinity Ward employees over charges of insubordination, Activision-Blizzard also stated that Blizzard is currently working on multiple sequels in the Diablo franchise. “Blizzard is currently developing new games, including a new expansion pack to the World of Warcraft franchise […]
Despite mega-publisher Activision-Blizzard having an amazing year in 2009, it looks like layoffs will continue to be a major part of corporate policy for the next quarter. A twitter post from George Broussard hints at a rumored 90 layoffs of Prototype developer Radical Entertainment’s employee stock, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that Guitar Hero makers Neversoft […]
In an interview with the Seattle Times, Kai Huang (co-founder and CEO of RedOctane) has stated that there might be a subscription-service for downloadable Guitar Hero content at some point in the future. When asked whether such a subscription model to the Guitar Hero catalog would be an option in the future, Huang stated that “that’s […]