Activision is now counter-suing (exact amount unknown), but says it deserves to withhold royalties to their "morphed, responsible employees" for delaying CoD:MW3 and for talking to EA (alleged private jet trip to EA HQ).

 Activision Blizzard filed a countersuit Friday morning against ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, painting a picture of two insubordinate employees out to harm parent Activision and its shareholders.

In Activision's lawsuit, reported by the L.A. Times, West and Zampella "morphed from valued, responsible executives into insubordinate and self-serving schemers who attempted to hijack Activision's assets for their own personal gain."

Activision fired the pair for alleged insubordination in early March, just a few months after the November launch of Infinity Ward's video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which has generated over $1.5 billion globally. The pair sued Activision, Infinity Ward's parent company, for $36 million over the firing.

EA director of corporate communications Jeff Brown would not confirm whether the pair spoke to EA. "We don't have the time to comment on the many lawsuits Activision files against its employees and creative partners," he said.