Activision Blizzard Wants $400 Million From EA in Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc is seeking $400 million damages from Electronic Arts Inc in a lawsuit related to its “Call of Duty” video game franchise, court filings showed. In a complaint filed with California Superior Court for Los Angeles County on Tuesday, Activision sought to add Electronic Arts as a defendant in a case against two former executives who developed the “Call of Duty” video game franchise. In April, Activision countersued former executives Jason West and Vincent Zampella, charging them with attempting to hijack the company’s assets and threatening the future of “Call of Duty” franchise.
Activision said on Tuesday that West and Zampella broke their long-term exclusive employment agreements to set up their own independent company to develop games for Electronic Arts instead of Activision. Electronic Arts had signed a publishing and distribution deal with Respawn Entertainment, a new company formed by West and Zampella after their ouster from Activision. “As a result, Activision has suffered damages measured not in the millions, but hundreds of millions of dollars,” Activision said in the filing.
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