BrowncoatGR: I can't believe how many posters support Activision around here.

Navagon: Disliking Activision, doesn't necessarily blind people to the truth. Clearly no party is innocent in this.

Delixe: This.
It's bloody obvious that no one has been told the full truth about what has gone on at IW. On one hand you have the guys saying Activision sacked them to avoid paying them what they are legally owed and that Activision sent in 'bouncers' to clamp down the whole office. Seems a bit extreme unless Activision were worried they were taking something to a competitor. While the guys are saying they are innocent Activision claim they were in talks to jump to a fierce competitor (which could only mean EA) and lo and behold they wasted no time announcing this publishing deal with EA.
Two things can happen now. We will have to wait until they go to court and we find the truth out or Activision will settle out of court. I would imagine for all the posturing and mum cussing the latter is more likely.

Crassmaster: Exactly. I fully expect this to be settled before it gets to court, though. They'll relinquish the rights to the Modern Warfare brand, and Activision will pay them a shitload of money.

Navagon: Activision own Modern Warfare. The only reason it is being claimed as a part of the suit against Activision is because of the unpaid royalties. I don't think they honestly believe they stand a chance of getting the MW name. They probably think they can just scare Activision into an out of court settlement.

Crassmaster: And they're right. After all, so long as this is being contested in a legal setting, the Modern Warfare brand is locked down. That means no further games using that name can be released until this is dealt with.

CrashToOverride: Awesome, maybe EA will recognize what they can do for them and pay them the money they deserve.

Navagon: MW3 is already in development. I highly doubt Zampella and West have enough of a case to actually bar its release. After all, they've got no legal claim over the name. More likely they'll just get the money they're owed with interest.

lukaszthegreat: if it goes into courts any MW3 development will be stopped. they don't need a strong case. just enough to postpone development by 6-12 months. that will cost millions to activision.

Delixe: This.
It's bloody obvious that no one has been told the full truth about what has gone on at IW. On one hand you have the guys saying Activision sacked them to avoid paying them what they are legally owed and that Activision sent in 'bouncers' to clamp down the whole office. Seems a bit extreme unless Activision were worried they were taking something to a competitor. While the guys are saying they are innocent Activision claim they were in talks to jump to a fierce competitor (which could only mean EA) and lo and behold they wasted no time announcing this publishing deal with EA.
Two things can happen now. We will have to wait until they go to court and we find the truth out or Activision will settle out of court. I would imagine for all the posturing and mum cussing the latter is more likely.

CrashToOverride: 50-50 that IW will keep the Call of Duty brand by the end of it.

Navagon: Out of court = Modern Warfare remains Activision's. The only reason it's being contested at all is to try and force an out of court settlement.