Gamasutra.com - Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - The Contract
It's free to join Gamasutra!|Have a question? Want to know who runs this site? Here you go.|Targeting the game development market with your product or service? Get info on advertising here.||For altering your contact information or changing email subscription preferences.
Registered members can log in here.Back to the home page.

Search articles, jobs, buyers guide, and more.

By Tom Buscaglia
[Author's Bio]
with Chris Bennett
[Author's Bio]
and Dave Spratley
[Author's Bio]

Gamasutra
January 12, 2007

Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - The Contract

arrowrightPage One
arrowrightPage Two
arrowrightPage Three
arrowrightPage Four
arrowrightPage Five
arrowrightPage Six
arrowrightPage Seven
arrowrightPage Eight
arrowrightPage Nine
arrowrightPage Ten
arrowrightPage Eleven
arrowrightPage Twelve
arrowrightPage Thirteen
arrowrightPage Fourteen
arrowrightPage Fifteen




Latest Letters to the Editor:
Perpetual Layoffs by Alexander Brandon [09.21.2007]

Casual friendliness in MMO's by Colby Poulson [09.20.2007]

Scrum deals and 'What is Scrum?' by Tom Plunket [08.29.2007]


[Submit Letter]

[View All...]
  


Features

Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - The Contract


Tom: The return reserve is set at 20% of each quarterly statement and paid out after a 12 month (4 quarter) period (11.3).  Spark also was to receive a 10% passive royalty on any ports of the Games by any other developer, subject to the same recoupment (11.4). Spark also received passive 10% royalties on any non-software ancillary products such as books, comics, movies, lunchboxes, action figures based on their original IP in the Game, except for hint books and strategy guides (11.5).  Hint books and Strategy guides also yield a 10% passive royalty to Spark, provided that they assist and cooperate in the creation of such materials (11.6).

Tom: For purposes of Spark’s royalties, retail sales by Activision will be booked when invoiced (11.7), license revenue will be booked to Spark’s royalty account on actual receipt (11.8), foreign sales  are credited at the then current exchange rate and booked when received (11.9).  Spark is responsible for any tax on its royalties (11.10).  If their Game is packaged with other Activision games, the proportionate royalty attributable to Spark’s Game will be based a ratio determined by the initial retail price of the games packaged together (11.11).   There is no royalty due on promotional copies of the Game distributed fee of charge or inventory clearance if discounted to less than 40% of the initial retail price (11.12).

Chris & Dave:  The inventory clearance clause greatly favors Activision.  The better approach for Spark would be for Activision to pay royalties on the discounted price, as long as that price exceeds the cost of the goods.

Tom: Payments. Royalty statements are due 60 days after the end of each quarter along with any payment due, less appropriate deductions and recoupment (12.1).  Developer Audit are limited to once a year and for a period of 12 months after each statement on 15 days notice at developer’s expense.




join | contact us | advertise | write | my profile
news | features | companies | jobs | resumes | education | product guide | projects | store



Copyright © 2006 CMP Media LLC

privacy policy
| terms of service