Thread: Infinity Ward Breaks up to Create Respawn Entertainment backed by EA

HIP HIP HURRAY, DIE ACTIVISION DIE!!!!!

I can say one other thing...I will watch with a smile as Activision runs the CoD Series further and further into the ground.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...nt-with-ea.ars

Jason West and Vince Zampella, the ousted heads of Infinity Ward, have signed with EA to created Respawn Entertainment. The duo will own the intellectual property created in the deal, with EA Partners having the exclusive right to publish and distribute the games worldwide.

"Respawn Entertainment marks a fresh start for Jason and me," said Vince Zampella, General Manager of Respawn Entertainment. "For the past decade we led a great development team and poured our hearts into creating an epic game franchise. We're very proud of what we built—and proud that so many millions of fans enjoyed those games. Today we hope to do it all over again—open a new studio, hire a great team, and create brand new games with a new partner, EA."

Activision and the pair are still embroiled in a series of lawsuits over the specifics of owed payments and "insubordination" taking place in the house of Kotick. Activision has already stated it hopes to take Infinity Ward's Call of Duty series in a direction that would allow it to charge subscription fees for play, and Sledgehammer Games is already working on an "action adventure" game in the series. A new Call of Duty game is also expected by the end of the year from Treyarch.

In other words, no matter who is working on them, Activision will pump out Call of Duty games as fast as possible. The company has also taken this opportunity to snipe at the new company. "This agreement comes as no surprise to Activision given the myriad of improper activities detailed in the cross-complaint filed on Friday against Jason West and Vince Zampella. We look forward to continuing to work with Infinity Ward's deep bench of proven talent on exciting new projects," Activision stated.

What's Respawn working on? No details yet, but Infinity Ward was created after working on Medal of Honor became unfulfilling. Now Call of Duty has been left behind for something new. Building up and then leaving behind huge franchises at the right time is quite the trick, but it's one that Zampella and West seem to have mastered.

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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...00-million.ars

It's a shame, TBH.

I look forward to seeing what comes out of this

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Put them on BC2 asap, at least voip worked in cod.

You know that's not how it works lol

Originally Posted by Anubis

It's a shame, TBH.

It's a shame what happened to them, that is. Not that they left.

Did I read right that they hope to take the COD series in a direction where they can charge subscription fees? wtf? I'm a big fan of the series.. but if that happens I'm walking away. Screw that kind of crap.