Bungie gør grin med Call of Duty: Ghost

Infinity Ward viste for ikke så længe siden traileren til deres kommende shooter, Call of Duty: Ghost. De besluttede sig for at fortælle om en række af spillets nye funktioner, hvor de blandt andet kunne afsløre, at nu er der intelligente fisk. Disse undervandsbæster er så intelligente, at de faktisk flytter sig, når spilleren nærmer sig dem. Og nu er der også en hund.

Bungie, som inden længe slipper deres Destiny løs, har udgivet en video, hvor de fortæller om, hvordan deres E3 Reveal-trailer blev skabt. De er ganske informative om spillet, men mest underholdende bliver det, når de gør grin med intelligente fisk. Tjek det ud her:

Activision vs. Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare

Ja da, så er den her igen! Den tilbagevendende sag mellem Activision og Infinity Ward er ikke nem at undgå. Især ikke når Activision nu har betalt tidligere ansatte af studiet $42 millioner i erstatning. Du læste rigtigt: $42 millioner. Det er 242 millioner danske kr., hvis du skulle være i tvivl. Det er rigtig mange penge, som bliver fordelt mellem 40 individer for deres arbejde på Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 men tro endelig ikke, at sagen nu omsider er forbi.

"Although it is a meaningful payment it is only a small portion of what we are seeking in litigation.", sagde advokaten Bruce Isaac, der repræsenterer Infinity Wards tidligere ansatte, og han fortsætter: "It is outrageous that they made us wait, they obviously knew they owed the money and this just shows that they breached the contract." Samlet set håber de på at kunne få en udbetaling på et sted imellem $75 millioner og $125 millioner, så sagen kører altså endnu.


English version:

Yup, it's this one again. The trial involving Activision and Infinity Ward is definitely not easy to avoid, and especially not when Activision just payed the former staff of Infinity Ward $42 million. That's right: $42 million. That's a lot of money and it will be distributed among 40 individuals for their work on Modern Warfare 2 but do not make the mistake and think this is over.

"Although it is a meaningful payment it is only a small portion of what we are seeking in litigation.", said Bruce Isaac, the attorney representing the former staff, and he continues: "It is outrageous that they made us wait, they obviously knew they owed the money and this just shows that they breached the contract." They hope to get a payment between $75 million and $125 million at the end of the trial. So once again: do not think this is over.

Black Ops II kan give Activision problemer

Call of Duty er en af Activisions stærkeste franchises til dato, og det er med god grund. Siden det nu legendariske Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare har serien sat sig på tronen af FPS-markedet, men med tiden er der kommet nævneværdige udfordrerer i form af blandt andet Crysis, Homefront og ikke mindst Battlefield 3. Modern Warfare er blevet en succesfuld serie for sig selv, men det er ikke alt, der er fryd og gammen.

Udvikleren bag Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward, røg i problemer med Activision noget tid tilbage, som desværre ikke fik en lykkelig afslutning. Sagen kører nemlig stadig, og nu ser det ud til, at mere modvind er på vej: Black Ops II. Hvordan kan dette spil give problemer, tænker du sikkert, og svaret er enkelt: Treyarch, udvikleren bag Black Ops, må nemlig ikke lave moderne krigsspil. Med "moderne" menes der spil, som foregår i nutiden (efter Vietnam) og i den nære fremtid. Black Ops II foregår i den nære fremtid. Infinity Ward har nemlig rettigheden til at lave disse spil under Call of Duty-licensen, og Treyarchs fremmarch på den front varsler ilde for et allerede anspændt forhold mellem Treyarch og Infinity Ward. Black Ops var i forvejen lige på grænsen til at bryde aftalen, da de valgte at inkludere våben fra henholdsvis 1980erne og 90erne, men nu befinder de sig ikke længere på grænsen. Hvad dette vil betyde for serien vides endnu ikke, men det kan tyde på, at den nuværende sags sår nu vil stikke endnu dybere for alle involverede.


English version:

Call of Duty is undoubtedly one of Activision's biggest franchises, and since the now legendary Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare the series has set itself as the king of the FPS market. Since then worthy competitors like Crysis and Battlefield 3 has come to claim the throne, but the Modern Warfare series soldiers on among the most successful games ever made. But not all is good and well.

The developer behind Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward, got themselves into some trouble with Activision some time ago, which didn't have a happy ending. The case is still ongoing and now it seems that even more trouble is brewing: Black Ops II. How can this game cause trouble, you might ask, and the answer is quite simple. Treyarch, the developer of Black Ops, are not allowed to develop modern FPS games. Games set after Vietnam, in present day and in the near future are beyond Treyarch's reach, because Infinity Ward holds the rights to develop games set in these time periods. Black Ops II is set in the near future and the original Black Ops was already bordering on the fine line when they included weapons arguably developed in the 80's and 90's. What this will mean for the series is as of yet unknown but it does look like the ongoing case is going to go a lot deeper.