A number of unsealed documents from the upcoming trial between Activision and a group of ex-Infinity Ward developers have revealed a testimony that alleges the publisher launched an internal investigation against lead plaintiffs Jason West and Vince Zampella.
The documents--made public this week by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle--contain the testimony of Activision's former senior director of information technology, Thomas Fenady. As reported by Giant Bomb and The Los Angeles Times, Fenady's testimony alleges that Activision's in-house lawyer, George Rose, asked him to spy on West and Zampella by accessing their work emails, voice mails, and computer files.
According to Fenady, who left Activision in 2009, Rose told him the decision to investigate West and Zampella came from Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. The testimony also alleges the objective--known as "Project Icebreaker"--was begun with the aim of building evidence against West and Zampella, but that efforts to monitor the personal correspondence of the developers, which included using outside parties, were unsuccessful.
Other documents unsealed by Judge Elihu Berle in the case include a plan documenting bonuses from West and Zampella's initial agreement in 2003, as well as a memorandum of understanding from 2008, explaining the extension of the developers' initial contract.
According to the LA Times report, the documents form part of the contract that Activision had with West and Zampella and the 40 other game developers involved in the lawsuit, laying out the money that Activision owes the developers in royalties and bonuses.
Activision claims that it fired West and Zampella because they were secretly planning to start their new studio with the help of Electronic Arts, while still employed by the Call of Duty publisher. West and Zampella claim that the real reason they were fired was so Activision wouldn't have to pay them millions of dollars in royalties associated with Modern Warfare 2. Beyond the performance-based payout and any other court-awarded monetary damages, West and Zampella are seeking to gain co-ownership of the Modern Warfare brand. If successful in court, West and Zampella would have the right to create and release both old and new instalments in the Modern Warfare franchise.
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Activision has dropped the $400 million claim against EA, which originally made up part of its lawsuit against West and Zampella.
Although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, Bloomberg reported that EA will now be removed from the upcoming trial, set to take place on May 29.
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Thursday 17 May 2012
Thursday 26 April 2012
Strafed Gaming! - The easy day was yesterday
PES 2013
A new part of the world famous Pro Evolution Soccer franchise, the mascot of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, 3DS, Wii, DS, PSP and PS2, the game will come into our stores in the autumn.
In Konamiju have this year set the goal to the game Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 gameplay even more improved, so the game have three new (bigger) improvements, which will play a very significant impact. They want to create is the best sport or football game of the year.
- TEC FullControl - Players will have more freedom and better control of the ball. Improved the way stop and feed the ball. For the first time PES franchise, players will be manually inspected their shots. The game will be increasingly more realistic, but still there are more than 50 different tricks for dribbling.
- Player ID: Players in PES 2013 will be much more visible. Each of them will have different attributes, skills and tricks. The purpose of all this was that the actors were together a lot more different and unique. This applies to the defender, midfielder and attackers, as well as goalie.
- Proactive AI - Improved AI: The Konamiju they promised that they will race against computer-controlled teams in PES 2013 a much more balanced. Will be upgraded artificial intelligence. Teams will also be better and bigger challenge for the "human" players also will be able to organize more quality your attack and defense. Artificial intelligence will allow computer-controlled players react faster when they lose (or get) the ball.
Click HERE to see debut Trailer.
Friday 13 April 2012
New Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 it's comming.
New Apple Tablet iPhone goes on sale like hot buns. Because this is somewhat accelerated by Samsung start selling the much-anticipated second plate Galaxy Tab The new Tablet PC is beyond the puddles for sale at the end of April or early May and will be available in 7 - and 10-inch version. To us, the newcomer to arrive before the summer.
What you actually can expect from Samsung Galaxy Tab 2? Both versions are available with 3G or Wi-Fi. Hardware includes newcomer dual-core processor frequency of one gigahertz and an embedded memory of 32 gigabytes of space. To capture memorable moments available digital camera resolution three million points, while video conferencing available VGA webcam. Between sensors can be found accelerometers, digital compass, and the intensity and proximity. You should also mention the capability to connect via IR, which is converted into a remote control plate, which can be controlled TV, Blu-ray player and other devices.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with 7-inch (17.8-inch) screen will be easily passed around, it measures only 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 millimeters and weighs 344 grams. Larger plate with 1.10-inch (25.7-inch) screen will, of course, perfect for home and family needs. Plate will run the Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich, which surprisingly many older models have not yet received.
What is retail price? Traders beyond the pond will be separated from the larger brother to the already converted 305 euros. Compact model will be available for only 190 euros converted. On the continent for them will probably have to deduct about 400 - or 250 euros.
Read more HERE.
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