FIVE More Developers Leave Infinity Ward

[megamanx00]

I guess they need to start hiring over at infinity ward 😀.

 

[Guest]

Haha, respawn...

Hint: if you make a decision and you find yourself the boss / owner of a company with no emplyees, you were probably wrong.

 

[andrewcutter]

according to kotaku 8 more have left after this.. http/kotaku.com/5525152/eight-more-leave-modern-warfare-developers-bringing-total-to-26..

 

[cronik93]

Christ.......These guys must be good friends.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]timbo[/nom]Once again, this won't be a blow to Activision's MW3, because Activison doesn't own MW3. The founders of Respawn own the rights to MW3 and any subsequent MW title. Activision owns the rights to the COD series.[/citation]

Can I get a link on this? This is the first I've heard that.

As for all of them leaving like this, I can't believe they don't have SOME form of non-compete clause. I work in the software industry (though not gaming) and every company I've worked for has had one. They're not usually strictly enforced (or even easily enforcable), but with this many people leaving and starting what is likely to be a competing company, I can't see Activision just sitting back.

 

[captaincharisma]

[citation][nom]timbo[/nom]Looks like the next Modern Warfare installment will be made with the pc gaming community in mind. Dedicated servers & hopefully mapping tools, anyone?[/citation]

that would be the best bet but the very worst would be they will get the team that makes the guitar hero games to make it LOL

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]captaincharisma[/nom]they will get the team that makes the guitar hero games to make it LOL[/citation]

Then you'd have a plastic gun with grenade buttons on it. That would be kinda cool, but probably really lame to play. Sort of a duck-hunt meets guitar hero. Like the arcade game 'Silent Scope'.

 

[DM0407]

Apparently there is no re spawn timer on joining the new company.

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

"Who's coming with me besides... ”Flipper" here? JAN!!! THANK YOU JAN!!!"

 

[aletoil]

[citation][nom]mavroxur[/nom]I think there's a janitor, a couple interns, and the guy that didn't get the memo and is still showing up for work wondering why "everyone is out today"[/citation]
I wish I could be that guy. Being in a crappy but easy job is better than looking for one everyday.

 

[smokinu]

There are plenty of jobs out there. It all depends on what people are willing to do for income.

 

[brendano257]

Funny what happens when you tick off the people who do all the work for you...

 

[lilwillis]

IW should hence be referred to as Infinity What?

 

[cj_online]

Good for Activision.. they deserved this uproar.... now if only they could come up with a "proper" name... cuz quite frankly.. a name like "Infinity Ward"beats the crap out of "Respawn"

 

[footsoldier]

[citation][nom]AndrewCutter[/nom]according to kotaku 8 more have left after this.. http/kotaku.com/5525152/eight-mo [...] al-to-26..[/citation]

Thanks for the news. 8 more! so now adds up to 26

 

[belardo]

Infinity Ward will become Infinity Zero!

I never played a MW game before... but I'll be on the look out for future titles by ReSpawn... a great gaming company name! Perhaps they'll use VALVE and not have to deal with or get bought out by a large gaming company!

Future games we could use:
COD: The Civil War! Feel the fear of being shot at while you spend about a minute reloading your rifle, properly.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]Infinity Ward will become Infinity Zero!I never played a MW game before... but I'll be on the look out for future titles by ReSpawn... a great gaming company name! Perhaps they'll use VALVE and not have to deal with or get bought out by a large gaming company![/citation]

Unfortunately they're apparently going to be using EA's distribution.

http/www.tomsguide.com/us/respawn-infinity-ward-modern-warfare-mw2-cod4,news-6438.html

EA of course being the WORST gaming company out there today (with Ubisoft racing to catch them and Activision tailing in third).

 

[belardo]

DOH! Thats stupid! Nevermind. EA DRM is still crappola. UBI's always-ON drm is pure retarded.

 

[belardo]

I wonder how many of Activision people were there when Activision was born? I remember some of their first few games on the Atari 2600:
Pitfall and Atlantis which was great games back in 1981.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]DOH! Thats stupid! Nevermind. EA DRM is still crappola. UBI's always-ON drm is pure retarded.[/citation]

I don't think they are going to be necessarily using EA's DRM, just their distribution.