Did Activision Just Frag Itself?

摘要

The spat has all the plot points of a classic Hollywood throwdown: stars, studios, dueling lawsuits, secret meetings, and lots of money. Except this one isn't about movies. It's about video games.rnOn one side is Bobby Kotick, the outspoken CEO of Santa Monica (Calif.)-based Activision Blizzard. On the other are two of his erstwhile prized game developers, Vince Zampella and Jason West. Kotick bought their studio, Infinity Ward, for $5 million in 2003. For a while it was a profitable relationship. Zampella and West created the $3 billion-plus Call of Duty series, the seventh-best-selling game franchise ever.