Billions of dollars? Got it. "Astonishing arrogance and unbridled greed"? Alleged. Video games are so close to being Hollywood, that we must celebrate a breakthrough: A possibly boring contract dispute that could be as juicy as Leno vs. Conan.

The world's biggest video game publisher doesn't take allegations of "Orwellian" investigations and unfair dismissals in silence.

The writing is on the wall. With Infinity Ward's leadership removed, and Activision announcing a raft of new titles, the market is about to be saturated with Call of Duty games. So we figured we'd lend a hand.

While something rotten has definitely gone down between publishers Activision and the bossmen of Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, it seems the studio itself is still a key part of the franchise moving forward.

Simmering problems between Activision and Modern Warfare 2 development studio Infinity Ward — involving the creative direction of the Call of Duty series — may have come to a head with yesterday's dismissal of IW's two studio heads.

Activision is a giant company with a small problem: Most of their revenue comes from three video games.

Buried in Activision's annual report for Fiscal Year 2009, the same one that had news of a major shake-up at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward, were some interesting numbers.

According to his Linkedin page, CEO and Studio Head of Infinity Ward Vince Zampella has parted ways with the Call of Duty developer, as the strange goings-on at the development studio continue.

Good morning, world. While most of you slept, drama struck Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty series, with allegations of "insubordination" from publishers Activision and the rumoured departure of the studio's two top men.

Strange, hazy things are happening at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward. This wouldn't be the first time for the studio.

The Infected. Los Ganados. Majini. Parasite hosts. Some of the biggest "zombie" games in recent years don't feature the undead. Why can't we call a spade a spade, burying it in the neck of a good old-fashioned undead zombie?