Two Lead Animators Next in Infinity Ward Exodus

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• "We're excited," added Respawn president West. "Now that the team is in control of the games and brands, ... : inf3ct3dj0ker

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  The majority of people who bought MW2 only know the names Infinity ward and/or Call of Duty. As long as t... : thejay247
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    Eventually this type of news would get around to the average joe, by friends, friends of friends, general... : clickles
    • However whether the average joe actually cares or not is probably what Activision is probably crossing th... : clickles
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    Word got around really damn fast when it came to Infinity Ward being the new 2015. All Medal of Honor fan... : Tchest
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      That was quite a while ago though. We have a much larger audience now who's primary game information come... : CurbDog
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        "EA Partners is going to give? This is a 3rd party title for them, sure a possibly HUGE one but still it'... : Kristian Joensen
        • Which is my point. Why would EA go that extra mile to market and establish a new IP when Respawn could ea... : CurbDog
      • I always thought it was a joke to stitch the COD name in front of those games. At some point you have to ... : melt_core
    • It didn't help that they decided to change their setting to Vietnam and a whole new set of gameplay mecha... : melt_core
  • people always say this. Where's the evidence? : SniperWolf22
  • And like Guitar Hero in the hands of Neversoft; that will only last so long before it's milked dry. : Tech T
• They can release one more game through them and say from the makers of Modern Warfare 2. The name recogni... : sm00v3d
• yeah right. they have the console pubescent twerps by the wallet still. that's all that matters to them, ... : thebigbeefsandwich

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  I'm quite sure the former as you don't fire people for insubordination if they're not looking to set up t... : CurbDog
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    Well I know Bungie left Microsoft on good terms, but I don't think MS was dicking over Bungie quite like ... : carbontree
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      I've yet to hear how exactly Activision was dicking over it's own subsidiary. You mean they were making d... : CurbDog
      • So if your company is bought you must work there for the rest of your life? : Avatar
      • Burning what bridges? Most other devs don't walk out on their own. they just get laid off or watch as t... : magnethead
  • yet activision has gotten what it fundementally deserved with this mess. Activision has forgo the talent ... : italiano3d
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    "many Dev's have walked away from similar situations with a lot more class" Grr when are you people go... : et72
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      no you have to leave with class even when the boss is an asshole. It shows him.. or something :trollface... : MamiyaOtaru
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        Because being petty and acting like a sneaky arsehole is prime resume material. Hey new boss, yes in m... : CurbDog
        • The IW studio leads are their own bosses now so that point is moot. : nomaad
    • Firstly, I wouldn't piss on the CoD franchise if it was on fire and I had an incontinence problem. Se... : CurbDog
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      This makes me understand and sympathize a lot. I don't think these guys would walk away from an awesome ... : spyrext
      • I have to add that it seems like the environment was horrid or there wasn't enough money to put up with i... : spyrext
      • Many devs leave great studios to break away to bigger and better things. They're leaving because they wer... : CurbDog
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    "Burning bridges" HILARIOUS Maybe bridges made out of money. Any of these guys could get jobs pretty m... : Porkasaurus
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      Secretly creating a new studio, negotiating a new publishing deal for said studio and then offering your ... : CurbDog
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        If you blacklisted everyone who had ever did this, you'd probably wipe out a lot of your favorite studios... : kungfusquirrel
        • who had ever done, who ever did, whatever. :| : kungfusquirrel
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          There's applying for a new job and then there is writing "fuck you" with shit on your bosses wall. :) : CurbDog
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            What if your boss is an asshole? : Arceihn
            • Every boss is an asshole to some degree. Definition of the job, they're there to run the company not as y... : CurbDog
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        That's looking at it from Activision's perspective. According to these guys, Activision failed to see the... : Porkasaurus
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          But they acted on it in what appears to be in contravention of their contracts. making future contracts w... : CurbDog
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            The company didn't really change until March 1st, 2010. So "a long time ago" wasn't that long ago. ... : wieder
            • You really think West/Zampella got fired for nothing and a new studio and 2 people quitting everyday was ... : CurbDog

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  Oh, he'll probably rethink some things. For instance, no more heroic rebellious leaders like West and Za... : the archvile
  • This. :\ : razoric
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  I sincerely hope Kotick has a heart attack and dies lonely in a dark room. : Lukiopimp
  • Amen to that! : Khakimon
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    He's an arrogant a-hole who represents all that's wrong with the videogame industry but I wouldn't wish t... : jtthe2nd
    • too much of an easy way out? : SlingBlaze

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• ....and back with EA to boot. Well, through EA Partners, but still basically EA. : SabinRaijin
• its pretty much a 2 sided industry.... EA and companies EA doesnt own yet... Seriously its pretty much... : IWsucksballs

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• Hopefully : IWsucksballs

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  I don't think they'll push out a CoD title very quick. One of the primary things they have to be concerne... : Evan_C
  • Agreed, Evan_C. But I thought that Acti would still release their CoD7 aka "the cold war one" in 2010 ... : taczbr
  • Seeing as that Treyarch usually does the "off-year" CoDs, I don't think Activision will miss a clip in re... : SabinRaijin
• you will have another cod mw title as soon as possible. : italiano3d
• Didn't these guys say they did NOT want to make another MW? They wanted to work on a new IP? : spyrext
• AC has already revealese (in connection with the lawsuit) that MW3 is coming next year. : master_disaster_17

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• Shareholders could care less, so long as Activision is raking in the cash. Adn that will continue for the... : master_disaster_17

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  AKA DICE should hire these dudes. : kahoona1
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    That would be too good to be true. But to be honest, these are two competing styles of games. The Battl... : Jobos
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21072450#itemanchor_21072450 : Sailor of Fortune
• I am a big fan of MW2 and I have been playing BC2 - to be honest I dont think they should be compared. ... : djfreex2

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  Hah hah, good one. Never been an Activision fan. I have much more respect for developers than publisher... : DragonSire
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    Funny how original Activision was about respecting the developers, just like EA. : ahk-med
    • Was that the original Activision from the 80's, before they went bankrupt and were snapped up by a group ... : the archvile