According to Shacknews, Activision is now accusing former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella of purposefully delaying the release of a Modern Warfare 2 map pack in order to give EA a clear release window for its own modern warfare themed military FPS, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
The basis of the accusation stems from an email which came to light during ongoing legal proceedings between Activision and the former Infinity Ward heads. According to Battlefield executive manager Karl-Magnuss, “A couple months ago, I asked Vince [Zampella] to hold back their map pack. Until after we launched (he owes me one). Given that they’ve already made a billion, he was cool with that, obviously [Activision CEO Bobby] Kotick took it as being belligerent.”
The Stimulus pack was launched about one month after Bad Company 2 came out, but EA claims that the entire thing was a joke. EA spokesman Jeff Brown said, “It’s clear from the e-mail this was a joke and they never spoke. We explained this to lawyers at Activision — who apparently don’t have much of a sense of humour.”
Activision recently named EA as a defendant in the ongoing legal battle that involves ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason west, laying out a number of accusations. EA responded by dismissing allegations as a petty PR stunt.
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