Call Of Duty: 10 Huge Controversies Activision Wants You To Forget

Activision's Call of Duty series has racked up quite the list of lawsuits as a result of some of its features. Even so, being sued by a former de facto leader of Panama must have come as a surprise to the publishers.

In July 2014, Manuel Noriega sued Activision over the use of his likeness and his portrayal as a "kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state", claiming his depiction as one of the game's antagonists caused damage to his image. In Activision's defence, the drug trafficking and money laundering probably accomplished that for the Panamanian.

He also argue that, apparently, his image actually led to higher sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which is a bit of an arrogant take from the former leader.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, a judge tossed out the ludicrous case with not much hesitation, with the ruling describing how the value of his inclusion doesn't come from Noriega and rather comes from the creativity of the developers. Even without a law degree I think we all could have reached that conclusion.

Activision will be keen for the game to be remembered for its enjoyable campaign rather than the controversial character likeness and laughable court cases that followed.