Activision CEO: Infinity Ward are the 'real deal'

12-15-2010, 07:55 PM #1

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Following the mass exodus of staff after the dismissal of former bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, the media have dismissed Activision as on the downfall, but Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg still believes Infinity Ward are 'the real deal'.

Originally posted by another user

I will say that the Infinity Ward that I'm meeting with today is one of the most talented developers in the world. There's still a lot of talent and a lot of vision inside that studio, and if I had just woken up from a coma and never read a press release about Infinity Ward and just gone to my meetings with them, I would have walked out and said, 'those guys are the real deal'.

He then went on to praise Treyarch for their work on Black Ops:

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Treyarch is of course going to remain a centrepiece of our efforts on Call of Duty, and they have been. From the beginning, they've been contributing. I think that they've broke through to another level with this game, I think that they really just put their head down, tuned out the noise, and got to a pretty elite level in terms of the game that they've delivered here. They will, of course, figure prominently into our future plans and management of the franchise.

Hisberg then added the following regarding Sledgehammer, who are set to make the next Call of Duty:

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With Glen Schofield and their performance in Dead Space and what they've done in the past, I've nothing but high hopes for their contributions.

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12-15-2010, 07:57 PM #2

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All I can say is:
Mw2 = Failed
Black Ops = Failed(So far)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?!

But nice post Dave :p

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12-15-2010, 08:12 PM #3

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Originally posted by Fionn

All I can say is:
Mw2 = Failed
Black Ops = Failed(So far)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?!

But nice post Dave :p

Thanks.

and to help you out..

Mw2 = Failed (AGREE)
Black Ops = Failed(So far) (DISAGREE!)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?! (Dead Space creators)

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12-15-2010, 08:16 PM #4

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are the dead space graphics any good? and do you think the cod8 graphics will be good with sledgehammer making it?

12-15-2010, 08:18 PM #5

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Originally posted by Dave

Thanks.

and to help you out..

Mw2 = Failed (AGREE)(Agree Agree)
Black Ops = Failed(So far) (DISAGREE!) (This Game is Shit Happy

)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?! (Dead Space creators) (Dead Space is also shite Happy

)

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12-15-2010, 09:20 PM #6

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Originally posted by Fionn

Mw2 = Failed (AGREE)(Agree Agree)
Black Ops = Failed(So far) (DISAGREE!) (This Game is Shit Happy

)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?! (Dead Space creators) (Dead Space is also shite Happy

)

I agree to all that

12-15-2010, 09:52 PM #7

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Originally posted by Fionn

Mw2 = Failed (AGREE)(Agree Agree)
Black Ops = Failed(So far) (DISAGREE!) (This Game is Shit Happy

)
Sledgehammer Games = Who the **** are they?! (Dead Space creators) (Dead Space is also shite Happy

)

I agree with this as well

12-15-2010, 10:20 PM #8

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Infinity ward are the best... look at COD4

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12-15-2010, 10:32 PM #9

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People fail to realize the reason MW2 was so buggy/glitchy was because they were forced to release it without testing because of Activision rushing them. If it would have had half the time Treyarch had to test it, the game would have been a phenomenon.

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12-15-2010, 11:20 PM #10

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Originally posted by TairyHesticles

People fail to realize the reason MW2 was so buggy/glitchy was because they were forced to release it without testing because of Activision rushing them. If it would have had half the time Treyarch had to test it, the game would have been a phenomenon.

You do know IW did pick the release date..I think the next call duty should have a new "feel" to it because they have felt the same for 3 years now...