'Call of Duty' ex-execs sue

Jason West and Vince Zampella, former heads of the development studio that worked on the popular videogame series, are suing Activision, alleging that they were fired earlier in the week in order for the company to avoid paying them royalties on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." From the LAT:

In 2008, after the release of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the fourth game in the series and a huge hit that has sold more than 13 million units, West and Zampella signed a contract extension through 2011. The complaint says that the extension includes additional royalties and other payments, as well as the right to operate Infinity Ward independently and to have creative control over any Modern Warfare sequels or other Call of Duty games set after the Vietnam War.

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