Archangel3371 said:

phantom_leo said:

"Surprise" Sony Sequel...

...does anyone even care about Twisted Metal anymore?

 

I really enjoyed Black back in the day but now, erm no Twisted Metal doesn't really peak my interest. I guess if they showed off something that really wowed me then maybe. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 Best car combat was in Rush 2049.  I'm playing Full Auto now, that picks up the mantle for track-based combat (where Battle Cars left off).

Oh hell yes! Best week of game news continues!

phantom_leo said:

Quick Monster Hunter Tri impressions.

Don't play it with motion controls. Don't play it using the right stick to attack.

The level of detail is unmatched on the Wii. The landscape is beautiful, the environments are varied. The monsters themselves are detailed, colorful and animated totally realistically!

Just watch what happens when you attack a younger monster in front of its parent! Try not to feel bad when you see a monster in its death throes!

The action is a bit daunting at first, you have MANY weapons choices to start with, all of them play differently.

The PLAY, though, is ACTION a-la PSO... thankfully NOT turn-based like White Knight Chronicles!

I only played a few minutes and walked away completely satisfied I will be playing a meaty, deep and fantastically well-done MMO style game on my Wii come April!

Will get it tomorrow, thanks for impressions.

Dvader said:

All of you should be very, very, very, very grateful I don't know how to use photoshop right about now.

The things I would do with that mouth and a webcam photo...

You should be very, very grateful...

LOS ANGELES, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Melveny & Myers LLP today filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court a lawsuit against Activision Publishing, Inc., on behalf of video game developers Jason West and Vince Zampella.  West and Zampella developed two of the most successful videogames in history – Call of Duty and Modern Warfare – at the Infinity Ward studio, a company they co-founded in 2001.  After its acquisition by Activision in November 2003, West and Zampella served as president/game director and CEO, respectively.   Activision terminated their employment weeks before they were to be paid substantial royalty payments as part of their existing contracts for Modern Warfare 2.

"Activision has refused to honor the terms of its agreements and is intentionally flouting the fundamental public policy of this State (California) that employers must pay their employees what they have rightfully earned," said their attorney Robert Schwartz.  "Instead of thanking, lauding, or just plain paying Jason and Vince for giving Activision the most successful entertainment product ever offered to the public, last month Activision hired lawyers to conduct a pretextual 'investigation' into unstated and unsubstantiated charges of 'insubordination' and 'breach of fiduciary duty,' which then became the grounds for their termination on Monday, March 1st."

"We were shocked by Activision's decision to terminate our contract," said West.  "We poured our heart and soul into that company, building not only a world class development studio, but assembling a team we've been proud to work with for nearly a decade.  We think the work we've done speaks for itself."

Zampella added, "After all we have given to Activision, we shouldn't have to sue to get paid."

Modern Warfare 2 is arguably one of the most successful games in history and together with Call of Duty, has generated more than $3 billion in sales for Activision.  In addition, Activision seized control of the Infinity Ward studio, to which Activision had previously granted creative control over all Modern Warfare-branded games.  The suit was filed to vindicate the rights of West and Zampella to be paid the compensation they have earned, as well as the contractual rights Activision granted to West and Zampella to control Modern Warfare-branded games.  

The suit includes claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, wrong termination in violation of public policy, and declaratory relief.

Ravenprose said:

Ex-Infinity Ward members Jason West and Vince Zampella File Lawsuit Against Activision

West and Zampella developed two of the most successful videogames in history – Call of Duty and Modern Warfare 

 Two? That's a stretch.  One's a subtitle.