Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Will Modern Warfare 3 debut in November 2011 After All?
The latest amended complaint in the lawsuit between the fired co-founders of Infinity Ward and parent company Activision Blizzard reveals some interesting schedule details about the next big potential blockbuster game: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3.
The lawsuit involves a dispute between game studio Infinity Ward co-founders Vince Zampella and Jason West, who were fired by Activision Blizzard in March because they were allegedly trying to start a new game studio while still on Activision Blizzard’s payroll. The co-founders sued the company and accused it of trying to withhold tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Dozens of employees filed their own separate suit and last week filed an amended complaint with the details about the game’s schedule.
The game would be the third in a series that has become the biggest game franchise of all time. It is almost guaranteed to be a gigantic seller. But for a game studio embroiled in litigation, it won’t be easy to deliver. The litigation is being closely followed because it captures a rare fracture in developer-publisher relations and there is a lot of money at stake.
Activision bought Infinity Ward in 2003 for just $5 million, and it generated more than $3 billion in revenue from the Call of Duty games that the studio created. With Call of Duty 4, Infinity Ward branched away from the World War II theme to start the Modern Warfare franchise. Last November, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 debuted as the most popular video game of all time. The game has now sold more than 20 million copies and generated well over $1 billion in revenue.
Activision Blizzard contends that, despite the turmoil at Infinity Ward, it has more people working on Call of Duty games than ever and that it will deliver Call of Duty Black Ops (made by sister studio Treyarch) in November. On top of that, it promises a Call of Duty game in the fall of 2011. If Activision Blizzard can’t make that schedule, it will presumably warn investors at some point. But so far, it is insisting that it can do so. Thomas Tippl, chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard, reiterated that commitment to me in an interview. He said, “We will have a first-person shooter with Call of Duty Black Ops. We will have a first-person shooter in 2011.”
As Infinity Ward was embroiled in a dispute, Activision Blizzard created a new studio, Sledgehammer Games, to work on a new Call of Duty game. That studio is headed by former Electronic Arts veterans Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. Their game will extend the franchise “into the action-adventure game.” That game is targeted for 2011.
Part of the tension between the Infinity Ward co-founders and the parent company was that the studio wanted to work on a new original title while the parent company wanted them to work right away on Modern Warfare 3, which the lawsuit says was scheduled for the fall of 2011. The Infinity Ward lawsuit alleges that Activision’s decision to force the studio to work on Modern Warfare 3 as their very next game was a violation of their contract.
Clearly, there is a balancing act between creative control, which the studio wanted, and business demands, which the parent company was pushing. But what kind of game do you get if you try to force your creative people to push out a game they don’t want to do? And wouldn’t it be worth making a bet on a new game franchise, started by a team with such a track record as this team had? Activision Blizzard would be foolish not to commission Modern Warfare 3, but it may also have been foolish in trying to get a team like this to do something it didn’t want to do.
The suit alleges that Activision held royalty money hostage in order to force the employees to work on Modern Warfare 3. Dozens of those employees have now left to join Zampella and West at their new studio, Respawn Entertainment, which is backed by Electronic Arts. Many of those employees joined the lawsuit against Activision.
The question at hand is whether Activision Blizzard, which now has only two-thirds of the original Infinity Ward team, can recover from this fiasco and deliver Modern Warfare 3 in November 2011. Perhaps the Sledgehammer game will make it to the market instead, fulfilling the obligation to produce a Call of Duty game at that time. But it’s hard to believe that the damaged studio can deliver the highest quality game on its original schedule.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Nicki Minaj's - Pink Friday Track List Revealed
Kanye West, Drake, Eminem, Rihanna and Natasha Bedingfield make appearances on MC's debut LP.
1. I'm The Best
2. Roman's Revenge (featuring Eminem)
3. Did It On 'Em
4. Right Thru Me
5. Fly (featuring Rihanna)
6. Save Me
7. Moment 4 Life (featuring Drake)
8. Check It Out (featuring will.i.am)
9. Blazin (featuring Kanye West)
10. Here I Am
11. Dear Old Nicki
12. Your Love
13. Last Chance (featuring Natasha Bedingfield)
14. Super Bass
15. Blow Ya Mind
16. Muny
17. Girls Fall Like Dominoes [Bonus Track]
Kanye West's - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Tracklist
Here is the new tracklisting:
1. “Dark Fantasy”
2. “Gorgeous” (feat. Kid Cudi and Raekwon)
3. “POWER” (feat. Dwele)
4. “All Of The Lights” (Interlude)
5. “All Of The Lights”
6. “Monster” (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)
7. “So Appalled” (feat. Jay-Z, Pusha T, CyHi the Prynce, Swizz Beatz, and RZA)
8. “Devil In A New Dress”
9. “Runaway” (feat. Pusha T)
10. “Hell Of A Life”
11. “Blame Game” feat. John Legend and Pusha T (The Best Birthday)
12. “Lost In The World”
13. “Who Will Survive In America” (eat. Gil Scott-Heron
Five iTunes bonus cuts are added, with several heard cuts, and appearances from Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, M.I.A. and Beyonce.
Michael Jackson New Album Single Called "Breaking News" fake? Jackson family says so (Video)
Take a minute to listen to ABC News reveal the Jackson Family allegations in the video clip.
Michael Jackson's family says the tracks on the upcoming 'Breaking News' aren't all the popstars performances. Instead some of the tracks were sung by imposters who sound like Michael Jackson. In a segment today on ABC News, the family were quoted with some remarkable allegations that the upcoming album is a fake.
Sony, disputes the allegations and says they have provided a voice specialist to document the voice of the entertainer to be the one and only one singing and not an imposter. Releasing a statement, they disagree with the family in every aspect.
Which leads everyone to the witness who saw Michael Jackson record some of the album, his son Prince. According to the youngster the sounds on the album are not what he witnessed being recorded in the sound booth.
The moral of the story? Michael Jackson fans are so desperate to connect with the King of Pop they will buy anything and it doesn't matter if it sounds like MJ, it just matters it has his spirit. Quite frankly, Sony knows this and might be trying to bank off of MJ's Legacy.
T.I.'s Album On Sale For...$70?!?!
A package has been released including 2 bonus tracks, a vinyl, a limited edition T.I. t-shirt, a 5x8 photo of T.I. and a set of King Uncaged dog tags. Its assumed this is because the label has to make their money some how in place of him making promotional appearances.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops" Tops Avatar in 24 Hours
With 5.6 million copies sold the video game earned over $360,000,000 within 24 hours of hitting the market beating the previous target set by Modern Warfare 2 which sold 4.6 million opening day.
Wendy Williams names Gay/Bi Rappers/Actors! All the lowdown !!! What do u think about this??
Wendy Williams TELLS ALL!!! Hold on to your seats
everyone, Wendy has released the names of the Gay & Bi Celebs.. and lots more juice!
This is in the industry....(Gay and Bi Males) Rappers who are bi or gay lets go with the men because the women are obvious:
Busta
Redman
Method Man
Q-Tip
Puffy does it for control I think
Dr. Dre is straight up living a big lie Tyrese hit Sisqo for coming on to him in a studio
Actually I think McLyte is still with Pam from Martin
Russell Simmons throws gay parties
I heard things about LL too
Marlon Wayans (not Shawn)
of course Will Smith
Tyson Beckford
New York morning show, where the host read a statement from Usher's website - posted by the man himself - whereby he states that he thought it was time to be true to himself and to his fan by revealing that he's been with both genders. He doesn't think it will affect his work because he's now a universal star. He feels that his fans will stand by him regardless of his sexual proclivities which should not be of importance.
First, Tevin Campbell then Maxwell and now Usher
First, Tevin Campbell then Maxwell and now Usher
* NBA Players:
Chris Webber..Steve Frances..Mobley guy from Houston...Damion from Portland
And I'm sure there are a lot more, and they all date woman or are married .....
groupies beware !!! >
There is a crew of bisexual actresses that hang out together and most of them are married. They include:
Jada Pinkett
Jasmine Guy
Cree Summer
Tichina Arnold
Tisha Campbell
Debbie Allen, who apparently turned out the whole cast of A Different World.
Beyonce is NOT the only one with a bad breath problem, Juvenile's breath is WORST
Larenze Tate is FINE but he is an arrogant a-hole
Alicia Keys DOES, I repeat DOES have a boyfriend, whether or not it's a cover-up,
I don't know but the both of them seem really serious about each other, so I doubt it..
By the way she is NOT 22, she's 26...
Kelis is NOT 23 she's 28...You can even look it up yourselves,
She graduated from her high school class of '92
Nas is one of the coolest mofo's in the industry. He doesn't socialize with everybody (which I can 't blame him for) but he has ! to be one of thee most laid back people I know. One problem though, he 's just a weed and dust addict
Kelly Rowland is a nice person, but I think she's a lesbian
Michelle Williams is extremely skinny and she has serious self-esteem problems
Mark Wahlberg aka Marky Mark has a huge d **k for a white boy..I've seen it
I also heard that Brandy has a funky cooch..don't know how true this is though..
I honestly never met the chick.
EVEN OLDER GOSSIP...
More Gossip from Wendy Williams:
Wingo from Jagged Edge is a weed attic, he loves strip joints and taking exstacy,
his shower has hair all in it and he is having sex with his cleaning
lady/interior decorator, who is 40 years old......
Mya gets around. Ever wonder why such a pretty girl is s!ingle in the industry...well hold on to your hats for this cause here's her "hit"list...Jayz, Damon Dash, Sisqo, 50 Cent,
Just Blaze, Silk tha Shocker, and Lil X (the video
director)....I hear she stooped even lower and has added Lil' John now...
Alot of them Lakers are cheats I know first hand.
I'll tell you a secret I know....Shaq has a mistress in Dallas,TX. He bought her a house and he spends his time with her when he is in town. He called up one of the stations one time
and asked if he could dedicate "Piece Of My Love" by Guy to her. (off air, of course).
Allen Iverson is rude.....he told "us" he hated white
girls and refused to tip one at the strip club one night hanging......
Tyrese has white bumps on his "manhood". A female voluntarily told me she had sex with him and saw it.....
DMX isn't the only one smoking crack rock.....(drum roll) his wife does it too....
Mr. Irv Gotti was caught by his wife at! a hotel a couple years ago with a groupie. She banged on the door and beat him down and was arrested for it, but her dumb butt went back to him anyway. He is still with the groupie
till this day......
Serena has dated Keyshawn Johnson, Corey Maggette and a couple of other no name athletes....word on the street is they all talk about how fine
she is but how bad she smells during sex.......
Beyonce is not innocent - she had an abortion at age 18. She was pregnant by her ex, Lindell who resides in Houston,
TX...
Kelly Rowland is now dating Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys....
Laker player, Rick Fox and wife, Vanessa Williams are both infected with herpes. She contracted it from her ex-hubby which was one of the reasons they split. Somehow Rick didn't care and married her for love anyway. They
have one child named Sasha together, who she delivered through c-section.....
Halle's no good in bed. She refuses to give brain" and when she does she's ! lousy. Ms. Berry acts too good now, but back in her Jungle Fever days she was boning both Wesley
and Spike...........Wesley beat her when he found out....
Loon has a male lover. Yes. Mr. Loon prefers to be on the bottom and hopes this secret never gets out."
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