You’d expect that – being the leaders of the team that’ve created and nurtured one of the most successful franchises in videogame history – you’d be duly rewarded by your overlords, right? Well, no. Instead, the millions of dollars of royalties owed were withheld, with said team leaders being sensationally fired for “insubordination.” Would you go down without a fight? …

So we are still waiting on something official to be announced by Infinity Ward or Activision but as we sit now this is what we know or have seen being rumoured. [Activision have broken their silence and confirmed point 1 below, however no reason has been announced as yet] Jason West and Vince Zampella have both been fired. Infinity Ward …

[Another Update]: It appears Activision broadcast their intentions on this one by informing the SEC that due to a human resource investigation into 2 senior IW employees they are expecting the departure of key personnel and litigation… ouch. [Update] Jason West has Tweeted that he is now drinking and unemployed and has updated his LinkedIn page to state that he …

Vilified Activision CEO Bobby Kotick took the stand at this year’s D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, an annual gathering of videogame executives, where they (I assume) talk about their yachts in the Bahamas. Famous for alienating himself from gamers, developers and gaming journalists for saying things like wanting to “take all the fun out of making video games,” and …

MW2 is still reeling from those Medal of Honor screenshots that we posted earlier and now it’s about to take a second body blow from EA. According to the EA product manager, Will Graham, Battlefield Bad Company 2 is at the forefront of online multiplayer and Modern Warfare 2 isn’t going to be able to touch them once it’s released. …

Activision have, during their latest financial investor call, announced that we’ll only be seeing one game in the Guitar Hero Franchise – one of just two music rhythm games from the publishing giant this year. The other? Previously announced sequel to Activision’s highest grossing new IP, DJ Hero. Last Updated: February 11, 2010

It wasn’t that long ago that we heard about Activision’s racing attempt, BLUR, being pushed back into development for some added polish. It was around about the same time that the Internet comment boards (always the most brutally honest place on the net) exploded with hatred against the poor title. Apparently it’s not the most anticipated title around. I personally …

So, it’s 5 seconds into a round of Modern Warfare 2 and you and half of your team get blown the hell up by a grenade. “L33t HaXXorz” you may ask? No, too much time on someones hands, well, that or luck. This video may not be as impressive as the crazy knife kills that you have already seen in …