California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle allowed the Activision vs. EA lawsuit to continue, considering that the plaintiff provided enough evidence to support this decision. Activision can now go ahead with three of the four original legal claims against EA. The lawsuit is scheduled for May, 2011 and Electronic Arts is facing the possibility of losing $400m in the process.

EA, the second largest US video game publisher, is accused of helping Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella to breach their contract. According to Activision, the rival company also received confidential information from the two former employees: “Electronic Arts conspired with two former senior Activision executives [West and Zampella] … More

As announced by Activision Blizzard Inc yesterday the game continues its record breaking streak. Over a five day time frame Modern Warfare 2 registered sales worth an approximate of $550 million, according to internal Activision estimates. Such numbers shatter all previous held records:

- The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
- The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office gross figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million) … More