You might have felt a bit hard done-by when Activision set the RRP for Modern Warfare 2 to £55 then charged through the nose for DLC, but at least Mr Kotick's company has never tried to steal your identity. That's what paintballing prom and face of Majesco's upcoming Paintball game Greg Hastings claims happened to him.
Hastings, who worked with Activision prior to Majesco, stated to Games Radar, "Activision tried to steal my franchise. Within 24 hours of me shipping my PlayStation 2 game, Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Max'd, they sent me a letter and they said, 'We feel you've abandoned your franchise, and we're going to commence making games called Greg Hastings Paintball without Greg Hastings.’”
Ol' Greg wasn't standing for it. "They made us spend a whole pile of money and we won unanimously in court," he said. "A billion-dollar company tried to steal my identity, and I was able to fight and regain my identity. That's why I'm on cloud nine; I fought the giant and I'm a success story against Activision."
Like David and Goliath, but with paint.
Greg's doing fine now, though. Greg Hastings Paintball 2 launches on September 14th across Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.
Hastings, who worked with Activision prior to Majesco, stated to Games Radar, "Activision tried to steal my franchise. Within 24 hours of me shipping my PlayStation 2 game, Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Max'd, they sent me a letter and they said, 'We feel you've abandoned your franchise, and we're going to commence making games called Greg Hastings Paintball without Greg Hastings.’”
Ol' Greg wasn't standing for it. "They made us spend a whole pile of money and we won unanimously in court," he said. "A billion-dollar company tried to steal my identity, and I was able to fight and regain my identity. That's why I'm on cloud nine; I fought the giant and I'm a success story against Activision."
Like David and Goliath, but with paint.
Greg's doing fine now, though. Greg Hastings Paintball 2 launches on September 14th across Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.
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