Post: Infinity Ward May Be Done With Call Of Duty
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07-01-2010, 03:07 PM
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When the mass exodus of talent leaving Infinity Ward occurred earlier this year it begat rumblings that the decimated development studio may be pulled off the Call of Duty franchise. While the whispers were at that time treated as overreactions, it seems that now things are looking bleak, as Activision is considering "refocusing" the studio on other projects.
When asked if Infinity Ward would continue to be a Call of Duty studio, Activision EVP of of studios David Stohl said, "We're not saying right now. There is definitely a strong shooter philosophy there, for sure. And I think that there's a short- and long-term view on the whole thing. But I think we're rebuilding a studio that can go off and build great new franchises in the future."
Sounds like a very vague way of saying that Treyarch will continue its role as a Call of Duty studio while Infinity Ward may be quietly put on other projects. If that's indeed the case, then oh how the mighty have fallen.
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"If you strike us down, we shall arise and destroy you all".
Even though Infinity Ward's last game, Modern Warfare 2, was one of the most successful titles ever, the studio was absolutely gutted as dozens of senior staffers left to join ousted former bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella at the newly-formed Respawn Studios. Industry watchers have been wondering if Infinity Ward can even survive this whole ordeal, or if the studio would simply be folded in with Treyarch or Bungie and quietly killed off. Seems that IW will live on, but now Activision will be doing their best to distance the studio from its former flagship franchise, instead pushing them to work on a different IP.
At this point we're left to wonder what might have been had Activision not canned West and Zampella in what quickly turned into a rather public and particularly ugly firing. Had the whole thing been handled with a bit more tact then maybe Infinity Ward would have remained mostly undisturbed and right now we'd be getting our first taste of what was in store for Modern Warfare 3. Alas, hindsight is 20/20 and now both sides are left figuring out what to do given the way things are, not the way things might have been. It's just sad to see an entire studio continue to get caught up in the middle of a disagreement that spiraled out of control and now threatens to humble what was once one of gaming's most-revered development houses.
When the mass exodus of talent leaving Infinity Ward occurred earlier this year it begat rumblings that the decimated development studio may be pulled off the Call of Duty franchise. While the whispers were at that time treated as overreactions, it seems that now things are looking bleak, as Activision is considering "refocusing" the studio on other projects.
When asked if Infinity Ward would continue to be a Call of Duty studio, Activision EVP of of studios David Stohl said, "We're not saying right now. There is definitely a strong shooter philosophy there, for sure. And I think that there's a short- and long-term view on the whole thing. But I think we're rebuilding a studio that can go off and build great new franchises in the future."
Sounds like a very vague way of saying that Treyarch will continue its role as a Call of Duty studio while Infinity Ward may be quietly put on other projects. If that's indeed the case, then oh how the mighty have fallen.
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"If you strike us down, we shall arise and destroy you all".
Even though Infinity Ward's last game, Modern Warfare 2, was one of the most successful titles ever, the studio was absolutely gutted as dozens of senior staffers left to join ousted former bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella at the newly-formed Respawn Studios. Industry watchers have been wondering if Infinity Ward can even survive this whole ordeal, or if the studio would simply be folded in with Treyarch or Bungie and quietly killed off. Seems that IW will live on, but now Activision will be doing their best to distance the studio from its former flagship franchise, instead pushing them to work on a different IP.
At this point we're left to wonder what might have been had Activision not canned West and Zampella in what quickly turned into a rather public and particularly ugly firing. Had the whole thing been handled with a bit more tact then maybe Infinity Ward would have remained mostly undisturbed and right now we'd be getting our first taste of what was in store for Modern Warfare 3. Alas, hindsight is 20/20 and now both sides are left figuring out what to do given the way things are, not the way things might have been. It's just sad to see an entire studio continue to get caught up in the middle of a disagreement that spiraled out of control and now threatens to humble what was once one of gaming's most-revered development houses.
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07-01-2010, 03:14 PM
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Mr. Taazzzz
Was "The Illuminati"
im glad, imo IW ruined call of duty in a sense that you cant talk to freinds and play your favourite games anymore, and this jtagging has taken it too far on 360 
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07-01-2010, 04:19 PM
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ZeroSasurai
Auxillary Priest
Its good that they are moving on from this franchise. I think they have relied on this franchise too much and pay less attention to other games they develop.
07-15-2010, 08:27 PM
#7
Superman.
Is it a bird? ... Is it a plane?
infinityward fuk up all the time with noobtubes, juggernaut and stuff, but i give them credits on some things they done good, but unfortunately there is just too many negative sides to what they do....they just don't listen to the public either, whereas treyarch do...
07-17-2010, 12:25 AM
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schaffinosx
To and fro the island.
I know I'm a bit late to the party here, but I'm not worried about the future of the Call of Duty series at this point. While Treyarch hasn't always been a great developer in my eyes, the promises and hopes for Black Ops are all very high, and if pulled off, we may have a new "king" in terms of Call of Duty developers. As for Infinity Ward, I can see them remaining, but, as with the rest of us, I'm not really sure as where I think they'll be a year from now. Either way, I'm still expecting to get some good titles from them.
More than anything else, though, I'm looking to see what the future holds with Respawn Studios. With two legendary leaders, Jason West and Vince Zampella, I do believe that Respawn Entertainment will make their mark on gaming just as Infinity Ward did initially with Call of Duty 4.
More than anything else, though, I'm looking to see what the future holds with Respawn Studios. With two legendary leaders, Jason West and Vince Zampella, I do believe that Respawn Entertainment will make their mark on gaming just as Infinity Ward did initially with Call of Duty 4.
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