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Why The Future Is Bright At Infinity Ward

Over the last couple of weeks, especially since the announcement of Respawn Entertainment, a number of senior members of Infinity Ward have left the studio. Notable resignations from the Modern Warfare development team include lead designer Todd Alderman, lead software engineer Frank Gigliotti, lead animator Mark Grigsby, lead character animator Paul Messerly, senior animator Bruce Ferriz, and programmer Jon Shiring - many of which have already joined Respawn. This loss of talent is a good sign because it sends a strong message to Activision's executives that creative cannot be taken for granted without consequence. Hopefully this experience will humble Activision and change the relationship between management and creative at the publisher for the better.

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Sanrin5886d ago

There's definitely still a lot of talent there, just perhaps not big named talent.

mephman5886d ago

Yea, this gives some of the less experienced staff the chance to step-up and show the world what they can do.

The Slash5886d ago

But are they ready for it? If they aren't they could do some serious damage to the COD franchise.

mephman5886d ago

Who knows, but it will certainly sort the men out from the boys.

Nicholas Cage5886d ago

there turtles that are green and smelly kotick gtfo

Koblec5886d ago

"Why The Future Is Bright At Infinity Ward"

Lol, not as long as that SOB Kotick is still around.

rroded5886d ago (Edited 5886d ago )

even with the offered bribe quality people are leaving in droves. Lets jus hope respawn does better with EA eh.

Inside_out5886d ago

Everybody knows the top 10-15 guys at any company sit around and eat donuts and do interviews...Maybe the next MW won't be a rip off of Criterions FPS Black...something more original...

captain-obvious5886d ago

"The Future Is Bright At Infinity Ward"

LOOOOL
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
thats a nice joke

pimpmaster5886d ago

hmm.. i dont think so, they lost all their talented guys this studio is going to turn into treyarch now. i cant wait to see what comes from respawn studios.

Boody-Bandit5886d ago (Edited 5886d ago )

with your 1st string (and some of your 2nd string players) out for the season before the first game is even played. It will take more than confidence and wishful thinking to fill the shoes of the talented people IW lost. Honestly I don't see how they will rebound from this.

I would love to have been a fly on Bobby Koticks wall when he heard EA was now their (Respawns) publisher. Talk about karma.

evrfighter5886d ago

they lost just about all their leads. Which usually translates to the most talented and experienced.

Don't know how that got spun into the future being bright.

evilmonkey5015886d ago

this articles title is pure flamebait.
but, hey were all here... right?

madjedi5885d ago (Edited 5885d ago )

The only bright side is either kotick learned to not say stupid disastrous statements or the pr team put a muzzle on the idiot, the article is too optimistic vs kotick past actions and kotick's statement is nothing more than bullsh*t pr damage control.

Opportunities at iw, somehow i am betting the working conditions at respawn will be a hell of a lot better than iw. Neither activision or kotick have learned any humility or being humble, if they actually were they would have already paid the remaining iw employees their bonuses/royalities.

unknownhero11235885d ago

the future will never be bright with people like kotick in the gaming industry. I get angry every time when i think about this but to feel better I imagine albert wesker and agent 47 beating kotick up with "La Donna è Mobile" playing in the background.

R_19935885d ago

CoD games probably wont be the same as they were before. As for whether that's good or bad for the series, well, I think we have to wait and see how their next game goes. Their remaining developers may have something different in mind.

I just hope Kotick learned his lesson. With all of this happening, the success of the next CoD game isn't guaranteed.

vhero5885d ago

Wont change a thing as people buy there games now based on name alone.

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The Slash5886d ago

I hope Activision has paid attention to what happened at Infinity Ward and have learnt they can't do whatever they want to developers and get away with it.

qface645886d ago

your joking right?
they didn't learn it the first couple of times i doubt they would start now

Redempteur5886d ago

i'm as pessimist as qface ...

Activision won't start to listen when some people are still buying their games blindly .. how many sheep bought the stimulus package ?

Activision executives won't hear anything while they are drowning in cash ...

evrfighter5886d ago

Unfortunately about 75% of the CoD fanbase probably has no clue about anything that went down at IW.

The studio name alone guarantees a few million sales on their next game. At least on the 360. IW's next CoD is set to compete with Battlefield 3 on the pc side so its safe to say the MW franchise is dead on pc.

It's too early to tell for the ps3. PS3 users seem to be a little smarter than 360 users. MW2 did sell extremely well so I'd imagine MW3 will break a million.

evilmonkey5015886d ago

well, anyone who has a PlayStation, for example, and that's 30+ million people.Fuc& timed exclusivity. It pisses me off so bad, I sold my copy of mw2 to gamestop, securing my non purchase of this future activision self stimulus.

I bought bfbc2 and Im much happier now.

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Coramoor_5886d ago

it's irrelevant until the next gen when another engine needs to be built, until then they just keep working off the current one

evilmonkey5015886d ago

They have 3 more games. That's it . franchise dead.

Trunkz5886d ago

Change players on a Hockey team, you still have a good hockey team but will it be good enough to compete with the rest?

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: New Season 6 MP Map Gameplay Videos

Here is a look at the first two maps of Season 6 for Multiplayer.
La Casa involves intense action in a Vill and Koro Village is a battle in the streets where enemies lurk at all angles and shadows.

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MW3 shouldn’t leave Modern Warfare 2’s overlooked playlist behind

Modern Warfare 3 is set to be one of the biggest COD games yet features-wise, but it shouldn't leave out one of the best MW2 game modes in the rear view mirror.

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Modern Warfare 2 Adds Pay-to-Win Items With Thermal Scope and Merlin the Dog, Here's How They Work

Some alleged Modern Warfare 2 pay-to-win elements were recently added, see what they are here and how they work.

PunksOnN4G1031d ago

The DOG is legit Broken if ur hiding in a room or grass he turns his head even if ur behind a closed door he turns his head and barks letting them know where u at thats PAY TO WIN!!!!!

LucasRuinedChildhood1031d ago

I hope all the assholes who buy these get stuck in lobbies with each other. I skipped new COD games for a long time and a short time with MW2 convinced me to go back to on a hiatus.

With the skill-based matchmaking (engagement-based would be more accurate), I imagine this will make the game even more miserable for most players when the matchmaking has decided it's time for a tough lobby.

I played the OG MW2 recently on the Series X and it's disheartening how much more fun it is. I don't even care about the balance issues anymore. lol

PunksOnN4G1031d ago

My friends dont play with me anymore i am former pro player and i even streamed on MLG for RX gaming the team i played for... My KD is always high 5-6kd my friends who i went to school with are not good wht so ever so with SBMM kicking in its always putting us in TOP TIER lobbys and they cant hang now they dont even tell me when they getting on LOL

ManMarmalade1030d ago

I recently started playing OG MW2 again and I'm having a blast. Feels like I'm in high school again.

fr0sty1030d ago (Edited 1030d ago )

Welcome to COD under MS. It's all downhill from here, they're going to be looking to make that $68B back as fast as possible, at any expense to the player.

StarkR3ality1030d ago

The deal hasn't even closed yet you pleb. CoD has been doing stuff like this since the loot boxes in WWII.

Nice try though pal.

TheColbertinator1029d ago

Activision has never needed Microsoft or anybody for that matter to act like greedy bastards

PunksOnN4G1030d ago

why did my 2nd comment about SBMM get downvited LOL?? Do we have people who Enjoy trash SBMM tbh make sense it caters to LOW KD players and u will never get better playing with the same trahs everyday LOL

andy851031d ago

Probably gonna see more of this BS once the deal is fully done..Gotta recoup that 70B.

Jin_Sakai1031d ago (Edited 1031d ago )

Look at Minecraft. The game hasn’t went anywhere since Microsoft bought them. No 4K, no 120fps, no graphics pack, and no Ray Tracing. Just some new biomes, mobs, and more skins as usual.

Same could be said about Rare. Who knows what will happen to Activision once they’re under Microsoft’s roof. We can all take a good guess though.

PunksOnN4G1031d ago

TBH they did update it by accident then they pulled the update down on xsx and xss i remeber the XSX version having ray tracing but the S did not. Then after people seen that it was updated it was removed that same day

peppeaccardo1031d ago

No way !!! Nobody wouild think they would monetize on items that weak asses will use to get advantage during multiplayer action !!! I would never think they would do that ... I mean is a free to play game after all ! /S
Wait once M$ will put their greasy hands all over Activizion and you will see what awaits the "lucky" ones who will play this slot machine of a game. Sooooo Lame !

jznrpg1031d ago

They way it works is you give them money and more money and more money.

anast1030d ago

It's a true phenomenon that people haven't figured this out yet.

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