Who said the video game industry isn't like rap (which is in turn like wrestling)? With the news that five more Infinity Ward employees have resigned from the Modern Warfare 2 developer, the exodus is beginning to look positively Tiger Woodsian in its number of fucked and disgruntled parties. To refresh your memory: back in early March, Infinity Ward president Jason West and CTO Vince Zampella were unceremoniously sacked by parent company Activision for "breach of contract" and "insubordination." The two sued Activision for $36 million, Activision countersued... and West and Zampella got the last laugh by announcing that their new studio, Respawn, had partnered with Activision's blood rival, EA. Quelle scandal! Of course, whether coincidental or not, the trickle of IW employees leaving has become a flood, with at least seven leaving the company since West and Zampella announced Respawn.
As crazy as the saga's been, though, it's not the first time developers and publishers (or employees and developers, or employees' spouses and developers) have gotten into it. Gaming, like any industry, is hectic and incestuous, and the rumor-mill capabilities of the Internet mean that we're privy to a lot of the backbiting that goes on. So let's revisit some of our favorites, shall we?
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