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Analyst: Call of Duty lawsuit may have cost "tens of millions"

Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has estimated that the legal wrangles with ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have cost Activision "tens of millions," as reported by Gamespot.

The dispite over unpaid royalties, which launched when the pair were fired from the developer in 2010, was settled in May. Terms weren't disclosed.

Creutz predicted that the costs will have little impact on Activision's financials, which are to be announced on Thursday.

The publisher will be in good health financials, he added, thanks in part to an estimated 8 million sales of Diablo III in recent months.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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