Must be bad karma...

Gamedeveloper NovaLogic sues Activision over using Delta Force logo in Modern Warfare 3.

Their complaint states:

“There is no unit of the U.S. Army called Delta Force… There is a branch of the Army’s Special Operations known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta (’1st SF-ODD’). The U.S. Army officially denies that any unit called Delta Force exists and does not claim ownership to either the Delta Force name or the logo… The infringing mark’s lightning rod is horizontal rather than vertical and a portion of the delta sign is set behind the dagger blade rather than being superimposed.”

According to the report, Activision denied NovaLogic's request to change in May 2011.

“As a result of defendants’ [Activision's] wrongful conduct, NovaLogic has lost millions of dollars, possibly more,” according to the complaint. “If defendants’ infringing practices are not discontinued quickly, it is likely that the damage to NovaLogic will grow exponentially, causing more confusion in the market place, and to the reputation for quality that NovaLogic has worked so hard to establish.”

Will it be an other payoff settlement for ATVI ?

ALL the Modern Warfare 3 players on the Xbox 360 can NOW play the new gamemode Face Off with the FREE maps: Erosion & Aground.

No comment.

_{by Steve Peterson}

Activision paid 42 million dollars in one Infinity Ward case but lawsuit continues. The Infinity Ward Employee Group (IWEG) think it's not enough... 

The high-profile legal battle over royalties owed to former Infinity Ward co-founders and developers over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 took an unusual turn today, as Activision sent a check for $42 million to the Infinity Ward Employee Group (IWEG).

Bruce Isaacs, attorney for the group, told Polygon that they plan to continue the lawsuit to get the rest of what they feel they are owed. Activision is now seeking to delay the scheduled May 29th start of the trial for another 30 days so that its new lead attorney, Beth Wilkinson, can get up to speed.

The payment came after the end of the discovery period in March, where all evidence for the upcoming trial has been collected. Activision, upon reviewing the evidence, decided that the Infinity Ward Employee Group was not complicit in the secret talks that Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella were holding with Electronic Arts, and that a payment to the group was warranted.

Bruce Isaacs confirmed that the payment had been made, calling it a "cynical attempt to look good before the jury trial." Isaacs continued, "I can confirm for you that it happened today. I can also tell you that although it is a meaningful payment it is only a small portion of what we are seeking in litigation. It is outrageous that they made us wait, they obviously knew they owed the money and this just shows that they breached the contract."

The $42 million which included 10 percent interest, is in addition to the $22 million already paid for the first quarter launch bonus. The damages claim by West and Zampella has increased from the $36 million in unpaid royalties the pair first sought in 2010 to more than $1 billion today. 

Unsealed testimony alleges Activision tried to spy on ex-Infinity Ward heads...

Infinity Ward's NEW community manager wil be former IGN employee Tina Palacios.

Quote from IGN website :

" As many of you know, Tina's been at the heart of the 1UP and IGN communities for several years now, injecting her unique brand of humor and passion into our sites, and breaking down the barriers between our internal editorial teams and our valued community members. Both 1UP and IGN are much better sites and communities thanks to her. "

"I can't say what my official duties are yet," says Palacios. "But I definitely want to bridge the gap between devs and fans – making sure their voices are heard."

Well she will need more than just humor and passion. Lets hope she knows her hands will be tied from day one.... 

We wish her  GL !

Attention :

When you bought the MW3 Content Collection 1 earlier this week you can't play the old maps with mates who didn't buy the DLC.

The Modern Warfare 3 MP different files error occurs if  2 conditions are met :

* You have the DLC.
* The host / server does NOT have the DLC.

So you should still be able to play stock maps if the host / server DOES have the DLC.

But when the host has the DLC pack, and you don't, you get kicked as well...

Confusing ?  Yes.  And needs to be patched asap.

You got the MW3 DLC but now you want to play with non-DLC gamers ? Have a look here for a quick solution.

Modern Warfare 3 - Content Collection 2

• 3 Multiplayer Maps: Sanctuary, Foundation und Oasis
  
• 2 Special Ops Mission:  Kill Switch and Iron Clad
  
• 4 New gamemode “Face-Off“ maps: Getaway, Lookout, Erosion and Aground

Release on May 15th for Xbox Elite. But, and something is going wrong here, on May 22nd for ALL Xbox owners...

Watch the CC2 Video Trailer in read more.

Modern Warfare 3 - Content Collection 2