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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08-11-2010, 07:54 PM
#74
Ultimate-Playa
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Hopefully IW will go and leave the other two to make good games.
08-11-2010, 08:41 PM
#75
l33t j0rd4n
Is it because I'm 1337
Trey's looks well better, and it's 1080i on PS3, so it'll do me..
08-12-2010, 02:28 AM
#78
cbb20
Keeper
Originally posted by Mwest
do you guys realy hate noob tubes like come one there not leaving i wouldnt be surprised if they were in black ops and with out IW treyarch is done! Treyarch copy's IW's games but with a new coat of paint after black ops treyarch will have to..(ohh noess!!) make there own ideas! 
RESPAWN FTW
RESPAWN FTW
I know look at cod4 (IW) then look at World At War (Treyarch) they have some of the same ideas hmmm thats strange
08-12-2010, 02:48 AM
#79
Legalize It
steeezynutz
I think they should have stopped after COD4, or atleast skipped over MW2
08-12-2010, 05:21 AM
#80
Hitler Reborn
< ^ > < ^ >
even modernwarfare 2 had many problems i really enjoyed it and it would be a shame to see iw go
08-12-2010, 04:35 PM
#82
Legalize It
steeezynutz
Originally posted by MaJiCXx
Thats because both companies are from activision, there is going to be collaberations once in awhile
W@W was one of the best, i dnt think they should of stopped at COD4 because they would of lost out on a good game and money
Very true, OMA was a mistake IMO
W@W was one of the best, i dnt think they should of stopped at COD4 because they would of lost out on a good game and money
Very true, OMA was a mistake IMO
oh no i totaly agree, but that was tryarch. i was just talking about IW. i want to buy BO just because it was tryarch making it.
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