Ousted Infinity Ward founders file suit against Activision

That also took the Disney name starting to fizzle and the ousting of Eisner to happen. The future looks good for Activision.

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Well, when you have a head that openly devalues the human inside the company to a mere cog in the financial wheel of corp greed - what do you think the goal is?

It's to make money. While that is all good and well, and is the whole point of being in business - there is a line. Somewhere it got crossed and greed took over, capitalism turned into gluttony and the workers became fodder to feed the shareholders. It's evident by the extreme milking of the franchises happening, the negative energy emitting from the company and from the comments Bob the Destroyer makes.

It's a result of buying into a moral hazard.

At this rate even if Bob the Douche leaves or is ousted - I really question the ethics of those involved in money making decisions at Activison and wonder if I will ever buy one of their products in new condition again. or ever again.

Of course this could all boil down to IW being elitist assholes combined with Activisions god complex. They (IW) got taken on the IP rights sale when they got in bed with Bob the Sodomizer.

The dues are nothing, I'm sure. There has to be a larger issue.

Otherwise, I agree with you. Activision wants the IP, because they are a company that doesn't know how create, they just know how to hold onto something and milk it.

The IW founders know how to create and thus really don't need the IP as much as Activision does, they can make a new one.

This split could easily come out very well for the IW founders and for gamers, if they'd just stop fighting, wrap up the ends (like get those bonuses) and start looking forward.

LS2LS7, why are you so sure that those the profit sharing dues must be so small?

You've been very outspoken about the fact that they should just cut their losses and move on. I don't understand why a guy that seems to be as smart as you can't accept that THESE guys are also smart. And what's more, they have the WHOLE story. They know what they were promised. They know what dollar amounts are involved. They have copies of the contracts. They have information the public simply doesn't have.
I can't possibly see how you can know anything.

What makes you so sure these guys are dumb for going after what they believe is rightfully theirs (and likely believe they can prove it)?

Activision wasn't the devil when they got IW though, times changed quick though.

but what if one is boycotting social networking sites? you take money from Bob the Beast and give it to Facecrook in the form of adverts and stupid apps via clicks..

How about boycotting everyone out for your disposable income? That is a solo journey one takes, and no one else knows - so....no limelight or 'props' for doing it - but you would feel much better personally. If you believe in your cause.

Yes, Nook, but it's that limelight these people need with their super important internet boycotts and petitions. God forbid they do something to hit the company where it hurts - and do so without asking everyone to pat them on the back.