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Infinity Ward Lead Developers Axed Unexpectedly
RogueyWon writes "Kotaku is reporting that Infinity Ward, the development studio behind Modern Warfare 2, has been at the center of strange events recently. Jason West and Vince Zampella, two lead developers, have been fired by parent company Activision for 'breaches of contract and insubordination.' Speculation is rife as to the reasons behind this; following Modern Warfare 2's spectacular sales figures, it seems unlikely that the studio's performance could be to blame."
Double kill, nice
If you can read this, it's already too late.
The head of Activision got tired of being P0wed by both Jason West and Vince Zampella using Danger Close with Scavenger and claymores.
Talk about "rage quitting"...
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
probably whispered "union" and he and all his close contacts were immediately fired.
Jason, Vince, if you can read this, form your own company and hire me - please!
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, dies and goes to Hell. The devil greets him when he arrives and says "Bobby, out of all the people up there, you remind me most of myself, so I'm going to let you choose your punishment for your first thousand years."
The two start at a short hallway labelled "First Timers" and stop at the first door. Inside is an old man, screaming, having his skin peeled off in 1 inch strips. The devil explains "At the beginning of the day, his flesh is renewed. By nightfall, he is nothing but a pile of organs hanging onto a skeleton. This is the only punishment where you get a few hours rest every night." Bobby feels a bit nervous about the long future ahead of him.
They walk to the next door. Inside is an even older man, screaming louder than the first man, and he's slowly being lowered into a vat of acid. The devil explains "This punishment lasts all day. It starts at the toes and works its way up. When you are completely burned away, it starts over. Some say that after the first 800 years, though, it feels more like a massage than a punishment. I suppose it's not so bad if you really enjoyed hot tubs when you were alive." Bobby starts sweating at the thought of his eternal reward.
They come up to the third, and last door of the hallway. Inside is an EXTREMELY old man, screaming at the top of his lungs. A gorgeous young woman, chained to him by the ankle, is giving him a passionate blowjob. The devil grins "This punishment may look like fun, but after the first few hours, you get tired, but you may never rest; not for a thousand years. This punishment is one of endurance. Now that you've seen your choices, which one will it be?" Bobby Kotick doesn't take long to decide which of the punishments he'll undergo.
"I'll take the last one. The blowjob one."
The devil accepts Bobby's choice with a nodded bow, and opens the third door. He enters in, unlocks the chain on the woman's leg and whispers in her ear "Your replacement is here, you've been relieved."
I am the richest astronaut ever to win the superbowl.
It's pretty tough when he links to the page with all those quotes on it, isn't it?
"Our two-party system is like a bowl of shit looking at itself in a mirror." - Lewis Black
"Unexpectedly"? How on earth was their firing "unexpected" at all? They're good developers, they have good idea, and they were working for a company in the ownership umbrella of Activision. That should've tipped them off right there...
The higher your talent level is, the more likely you're going to enjoy your job, simply because you have more options.
I know being a fry cook is tough for you, but chin up, soon you'll be working the burger line.
Can we call it a guild though (as the writers do)? Guilds are much cooler than unions.
God I hate virgins.
Well - obviously - if you loved them, you would be praising Allah.
Ezekiel 23:20