Activision pays $42 million to Infinity Ward Employee Group

by JC Fletcher on May 15th 2012 9:30AM

Activision has paid out $42 million to the "Infinity Ward Employee Group," which sued Activision in 2010 seeking profits from Modern Warfare 2. A source speaking to Polygon said that the payment was not a settlement; rather, Activision's discovery phase (for its own lawsuit against former Infinity Ward leads Jason West and Vince Zampella) found no evidence that the Employee Group members were complicit in the breach-of-contract issues for which Activision is suing, and so Bobby Kotick and Activision agreed to pay them.

That group sought $75 million to $125 million, plus punitive damages. IWEG attorney Bruce Isaacs told Polygon that "although it is a meaningful payment it is only a small portion of what we are seeking in litigation." And it is still going forward with said litigation. Isaacs said the payment was a "cynical attempt to look good before the jury trial."

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Rock Band Weekly: Korn, The Edgar Winter Group

by Jordan Mallory on Jan 13th 2012 11:59PM

It would be hard to find two more disparate musical acts to combine into one blast of DLC, seeing how The Edgar Winter Group did everything it could to broaden the horizons of rock music, while Korn has done everything it can to narrow them back down.

This week's update includes two iconic singles from both bands, one of which will be a blast from the past for anyone familiar with Harmonix's back catalogue. Both Edgar Winter Group tracks support keyboards, as one would hope.

Xbox 360 / Wii / PS3
Available: January 17, 2012
The Edgar Winter Group "Free Ride" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)"Frankenstein" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*Korn "Freak on a Leash" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)"Falling Away From Me" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*Pro Guitar/Bass expansion available (80 MSP / 100 WP / $0.99)

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