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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare News
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Zampella, West Bonuses To Be "Redistributed" Throughout Infinity Ward
When Jason West and Vince Zampella were fired from Infinity Ward by Activision, the former studio leadership were also losing out on substantial bonuses from development on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. There's a ongoing lawsuit about that money, but Activision social media manager (and former games writer) Dan Amrich told Facebook users in...
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Activision Claims They "Treat Developers Extremely Well"
As the Infinity Ward exodus continues, Activision is finally speaking out. Activision COO and CFO Thomas Tippl recently spoke with the LA Times about the continued turmoil at the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare developer and what it means for Activision's future. "Infinity Ward still has nearly 100 people," explained Tippl, responding...
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Infinity Ward Loses Four More Staffers
When Activision said they looked forward to working with Infinity Ward’s “deep bench” of talent, in response to the former heads of Infinity Ward forming their own company with Electronic Arts, clearly they weren’t counting on that bench getting up and walking out the door. However, today it’s being reported that...
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Respawn Entertainment Hopes Their Next Game "Makes Your Head Explode"
Right now, Respawn Entertainment doesn't have a logo, office or proper website. All that's on www.respawn.com is a call for job applicants, as former Infinity Ward leaders Jason West and Vince Zampella are the only guys working at Respawn for the moment. When I spoke with West and Zampella yesterday, however, they did have a promise to fans...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Ex Infinity Ward Heads Shaking Up Gaming's Power Structure
There have been some new developments regarding Jason West and Vincent Zampella, the two heads of Infinity Ward that left the company under unique circumstances. As of this week they announced they would be creating Respawn Entertainment, a developer partnered with EA that would retain the rights to all the intellectual properties they develop....
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Two More Staffers Leave Infinity Ward
Infinity Ward continues to see staffers jump ship in the wake of the continued drama that has surrounded the developer and Activision over the past month and a half. As IGN reports, programmer Jon Shiring and Modern Warfare 2 lead designer Mackey McCandlish both announced their departures from Infinity Ward yesterday via their respective...
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Life After Infinity Ward -- Vince Zampella And Jason West Discuss Their Future
Respawn Entertainment is the new studio headed by former Infinity Ward leadership Vince Zampella and Jason West, who were fired by Activision in March. Respawn has a website but no logo, no office, and no game. Respawn does have a publishing deal with Electronic Arts when the company does begin developing games over the next few years. The deal...
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Activision "Not Surprised" By EA Deal With Ex-Infinity Ward Leadership
Electronic Arts has butted heads with Activision in the past (there was some back-and-forth over the release of Brutal Legend, which Activision had the rights to after acquiring Vivendi and ended up passing on), but partnering with the now-fired leadership of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward is sure to cause some tension....
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Ex-Infinity Ward Heads Form New Company, Partner With EA
When the former heads of Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward said last week that they would address their creative futures “very soon,” they weren’t kidding. Today, Jason West and Vincent Zampella officially announced the formation of their new company, Respawn Entertainment. “For the past decade we led a great...
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Activision Namedrops Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Several Times In Lawsuit
Activision wants Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. After the massive success of Modern Warfare 2, it's not much of a surprise that Activision wanted Infinity Ward to develop Modern Warfare 3. The publisher mentioned Modern Warfare 3 by name several times in their countersuit against former Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West,...
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Ex-Infinity Ward Leaders To Discuss Their "Creative Future" Soon
What's next for Jason West and Vince Zampella, the former heads of Infinity Ward? We may have the answer soon. The duo's lawyer released a statement to the LA Times that promises an "announcement very soon" that directly addresses the "creative future" of both developers. The statement pushes back at Activision's lawsuit and...
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Activision Files Lawsuit Against Ex-Infinity Ward Leadership -- Hint: They're Upset
Activision is not taking kindly to the legal accusations from the former heads of Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward. The LA Times acquired the Activision counterargument, filed this morning, and it shows a publisher fully prepared to take on both Vince Zampella and Jason West. The suit, which says Activision will withhold future royalty...
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Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus Pack" Downloadable Content Hits PS3 On May 4
The first downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the "Stimulus Package" map pack released last week, is currently an Xbox 360 exclusive. That exclusivity changes on May 4, Activision's announced, when the same five-stage map pack arrives on both PlayStation 3 and PC. The "Stimulus Package" map pack contains...
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Infinity Ward Loses Two More -- One Lead Designer, One Software Engineer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward, who recently lost leadership over an internal dispute with publisher Activision that's now in litigation, has last two more employees. Kotaku originally broke the news, citing the Linkedin profiles of lead designer Todd Alderman and software engineer Francesco Gigliotti. Both Linkedin...
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Talkabouts: Infinity Ward & Activision Take It To The Courts
The lawsuits have begun in the struggle between the former leadership of Infinity Ward and the current owner of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer, Activision. Former CTO Jason West and president Vince Zampella have officially filed a lawsuit against Activision, seeking compensation for royalties related to Modern Warfare 2 and trying...
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