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New whispers have sprung up regarding Jason West’s departure from Respawn Entertainment, suggesting a rift between the former Infinity Ward leader and his long-time colleagues Vince Zampella.

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Respawn Entertainment boss Vince Zampella has confirmed the retirement of his long-time colleague and co-founder Jason West.

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Respawn Entertainment has confirmed it will be in attendance at E3 2013, presumably to show off its first game.

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Call of Duty is one of Activision’s most important franchises, but CEO Bobby Kotick had no problems deciding to fire two of the chief creatives behind its success.

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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.

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Respawn boss Vince Zampella has told CVG the announcement for the studio’s first game, published by EA Partners, will be “hopefully soon”.

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Activision and Infinity Ward have reached a settlement, Jason West and Vince Zampella’s attorney has said.

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The trial between Activision and Infinity Ward has been delayed to June 1 after California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle announced “logistical difficulties assembling a sufficient jury pool,” for the proceedings. The judge also stipulated the trial must end on July 2, which gives attorneys on both sides of the case 22 business days to present their arguments after having previously asked for 30 business days to do so. The two firm’s also have until May 31 to reach a settlement before the case resumes.According to the LA Times, judge Berle will “this week or early next week,” be determining which parts of the contract between the parties “are irrefutable and which will be open to interpretation to a jury.” This will also deem how damages are to be calculated.

As part of an ongoing trial against Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, Activision has released a detailed breakdown of the bonuses it has paid out for Call of Duty.

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Infinity Ward founders and former leaders Jason West and Vince Zampella, along with attorney Robert M. Schwartz, have broken a long silence to speak openly about the events leading up to Activision’s dismissal of both creatives and the resulting mess of lawsuits and counter-suits.

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Court documents in the Activision Infinity ward suit containing email exchanges between CEO Bobby Kotick, and Activision executives Dave Stohl, Mike Griffith, and Rob Kostich have surfaced, detailing the eroding relationship between the two firms.

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter believes the settlement between Activision and EA will pave the way for Respawn’s first title to release during the 2014 fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2014.

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EA and Activision have settled out of court over the former’s apparent involvement of insubordination of ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella.

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Activision is seeking a 30 day delay to the Infinity Ward trial, which was expected to kick off later this month.

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A group of Infinity Ward staffers suing Activision for alleged unpaid bonuses are in receipt of a solid whack of money, although lawyers claim the figure is nowhere near enough.

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A date has been set for the trial between Call of Duty publisher Activision and former Infinity Ward leaders Jazon West and Vince Zampella.

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State Superior Court judge Elihu Berle has dismissed one of the fraud claims filed against Activision by ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, but has allowed one claim to stand.

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California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle has dismissed EA’s request to dispel Activision’s $400-million contract-interference claim that the company underhandedly appropriated Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella while still under contract with the publisher.

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“In my opinion, the deal we had — had it been honored — was a great deal [with Activision]. But you need control. If you want people to be invested, you have to put something into it. It’s an industry that demands that you put a lot of yourself into it; it’s creative, it’s driven by what you’re going to put into it, the end product. So if you want people to be invested, who are putting their hearts and souls into it, they need to feel like it’s protected, and what they do means something.” – Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella speaking at the 3D Gaming Summit, via Gamasutra.

A Los Angeles judge has finally set a date as to when the lawsuit between Jason West & Vince Zampella against Activision can begin. The run-in to E3 2012 just got a whole lot more interesting.

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