EPTOn the flip side, EA needs the reality check that just because you update the roster of a football game (that doesn't even use real names) you dont have to charge $60 again.
Activision Sues EA - 400 Million USD - Page 4
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Ordained
United States779 Posts
On the flip side, EA needs the reality check that just because you update the roster of a football game (that doesn't even use real names) you dont have to charge $60 again. | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
I wish they would just get brutally rebuked and lose mountains of money in the courtroom though, because this is straight asshole behavior and I absolutely hate it. | ||
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Joementum
787 Posts
On December 22 2010 16:42 Ordained wrote: Ohhh bobby, you so crazy. I hope they lose this one, this is kindof crazy. Activision needs the reality check that not everyone backs down to them. On the flip side, EA needs the reality check that just because you update the roster of a football game (that doesn't even use real names) you dont have to charge $60 again. You should charge $60 if morons are going to pony up the money for it every year. They don't just sell 50k copies @ $60. They sell hundreds of thousands, so why not keep the price point? | ||
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zbedlam
Australia549 Posts
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luxx
United States140 Posts
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mikado
Australia407 Posts
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checo
Mexico1364 Posts
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adrenaLinG
Canada676 Posts
corporate espionage is delicious, and whether you hate or love activision/EA, what activision did to their CoD franchise/employees was legal -- what EA did wasnt | ||
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Joementum
787 Posts
On December 22 2010 17:39 checo wrote: Well thats what you get for trying to shit on a Big Bad company(Activision), so what ever hapends sorry EA but you had it coming Have you not been following this shitstorm since the beginning? Let me break it down for you in the simplest way possible. 1. Activision refused to pay Infinity Ward their royalties for Modern Warfare. 2. Infinity Ward employees called Activision's bluff and flat out left the company. No more original IW employees means a worse CoD franchise every year. 3. Activision is suing EA now because EA hired some old Activision employees. That's the gist of all of this. Activision screwed themselves and are now trying to throw that loss onto some other big company. On December 22 2010 17:03 zbedlam wrote: Sounds like a win/win situation for anyone that cares about gaming. One of them has to lose the case :D You must not be thinking clearly. If Activision wins that means they have a bigger hold on the gaming market and are that much closer to a monopoly. EA would lose some serious market share if they lose $400 million. If EA wins, Activision shuts up and we are back to normal. EA is pretty much the only company that's keeping Activision from having a monopoly on the game market. I, for one, don't want to have one huge company owning all the IPs that come out within the next few years. Games are already rushed and most of the time shit quality because everyone's focus is on getting out as many games as possible each year. Having 2 companies going at it is great for the quality and will keep high quality games coming out. | ||
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adrenaLinG
Canada676 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:10 Joementum wrote: Have you not been following this shitstorm since the beginning? Let me break it down for you in the simplest way possible. 1. Activision refused to pay Infinity Ward their royalties for Modern Warfare. 2. Infinity Ward employees called Activision's bluff and flat out left the company. No more original IW employees means a worse CoD franchise every year. 3. Activision is suing EA now because EA hired some old Activision employees. That's the gist of all of this. Activision screwed themselves and are now trying to throw that loss onto some other big company. "I'm stoked about your options. JR cooks a mean BBQ. I think we could accomplish some interesting chaos." the intent behind this message is not so much "calling a buff" and 'being upset with activision and leaving for a better workplace' -- its to disrupt/hurt activision's business -- and illegal. if they were so upset that they didn't receive royalties, then they shouldnt have signed an employment contract that precluded them from that | ||
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DarthXX
Australia998 Posts
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LaLLsc2
United States502 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:10 Joementum wrote: 3. Activision is suing EA now because EA hired some old Activision employees. This is the key piece needed to solve this puzzle. When you start a new job, you sign a contract. A non compete agreement that by law mandates that you cannot, join or conspire with any company which shares the same market (in many shades of grey) as you. If you arent happy with the way things are than vote. We need more people to vote | ||
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
I miss Black Isle, and Westwood, and 3DO, I want my intelligent games made by people who care about games back. T_T | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:22 Kimaker wrote: I hope they both die. Activision sux, and I blame them for most of the issues I have with WOL. EA is a pit of mentally retarded twitch monkeys. The world would be a better place without either of them. I miss Black Isle, and Westwood, and 3DO, I want my intelligent games made by people who care about games back. T_T Create a time machine and travel back to the 90's, I'll pack my things while you get working. | ||
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:23 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Create a time machine and travel back to the 90's, I'll pack my things while you get working. You're on. Meet me here 5 minutes ago  | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
So either: A. Activision was paranoid and these devs decided to make EA's fears a reality as a big FU / or just go to EA since they were the biggest / name pay they could get. Or B. Activision caught them red-handed and they decided to go through with it anyway. Now Activision was prolly playing hardball and the devs were right to play the field, just not while they were under contract and getting Activision paychecks. If Activision is paying you millions to make Activision games, they have a right to get pissed off when you are using their millions and your on-the-clock Activision time to develop EA games. | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
Like a poster above said, it's win win situations because both firms suck. EA -> the good guys? never. | ||
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Champi
1422 Posts
not sure why you guys hate activision so much but EA just makes the same game over and over with barely any changes except graphics. so theres this line of games i'd like to show u, its called CoD...  on a more serious note, kotick literally makes me sick!! | ||
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Polis
Poland1292 Posts
On December 22 2010 18:14 adrenaLinG wrote:the intent behind this message is not so much "calling a buff" and 'being upset with activision and leaving for a better workplace' -- its to disrupt/hurt activision's business -- and illegal. So you can't leave the company that you work for because that hurts it? I don't get what they want to charge EA with, you have a right to leave job even in the land of the free no? | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
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