1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comTom Goldman Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/tomgoldman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fbb6GnPgn5"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/update-activision-claims-ea-tried-to-drink-its-infinity-ward-milkshake/">[Update] Activision Claims EA Tried to Drink Its Infinity Ward Milkshake</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/update-activision-claims-ea-tried-to-drink-its-infinity-ward-milkshake/embed/#?secret=Fbb6GnPgn5" width="600" height="338" title="“[Update] Activision Claims EA Tried to Drink Its Infinity Ward Milkshake” — The Escapist" data-secret="Fbb6GnPgn5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Activision has a major beef with EA over its alleged responsibility for the Infinity Ward debacle. Activision has amended its cross-complaint in the lawsuit that former Infinity Ward heads levied against the Call of Duty publisher to include Electronic Arts as a defendant along with Jason West and Vince Zampella. The amendment claims that executives at EA, including CEO John Riccitiello, conspired to poach West and Zampella, and were significantly responsible for the exodus of many Infinity Ward employees to the newly formed Respawn Entertainment. Activision says that EA was meeting with West and Zampella as early as July 2009, […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/35/35651.jpg