Legal Dispute
After the publisher Head Games went out of business, Windward Studios said Enemy Nations grossed more than $500,000, and hadn't paid Windward royalties. Windward took Head Games to arbitration and won. Activision acquired Head Games in the middle of the arbitration.
In 1999 Windward stated on their webpage that it had been nine weeks since the ruling and Activision still had not paid them. Windward Studios 1999 website also warned consumers:
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- "If you are an independent developer or if you purchase games from Head Games, be aware that you are dealing with and/or supporting a publisher that, at least in this case, refuses to pay the developer anything for a game that grossed over half a million dollars and that an arbitrator has ruled must pay. Hopefully, this is not a standard 'industry practice' for Head Games and Activision."
Head Games did finally pay.
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