Dan Amrich: more will leave Infinity Ward, lose bonus

The war of words between Activision and the fired heads of Infinity Ward continues, with Activision's Dan Amrich saying bonus money will come to IW employees... if they're willing to stick around. The takeaway? He expects more people to leave.

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I'm confused, because by leaving, they are giving up their bonus—and the more people that leave, the bigger the bonus gets for the people who stay.

I'm not convinced that will stand up to legal scrutiny in the end. I seriously doubt that Activision is giving these folks bonuses out of the goodness of their heart. If at some point they promised bonuses, and unless that agreement specifically requires the employees to stay for a specified amount of time then the ones that have left are as entitled to their bonus as the ones that stayed.

More likely, it could be that Activision never promised the developers a bonus, just West and Zampella. Now that they have left and are assured to be awarded the bonuses in court, Activision is trying to spin it as West and Zampella stealing the bonus money in an attempt to turn the remaining team against them.

Either way, leaving or staying will not affect whether the developers are entitled to the bonus, and it is just a bullshit lie to keep people from leaving. Not going to work.