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Former Infinity Ward Bosses Sign With EA

Posted by Soulskill on from the crossing-enemy-lines dept.

BanjoTed writes "MCV has revealed that Jason West and Vince Zampella – the former bosses of Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward – have opened a new studio and signed a publishing deal with Activision's fierce rival EA. The news comes amidst the backdrop of the increasingly bitter legal dispute between the pair and the owners of their former studio. It's the most astonishing development yet in what is inevitably going to end up as a very bloody saga." Their new studio is called Respawn Entertainment. West and Zampella spoke about the situation in an interview with Eurogamer.

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  1. If Activision doesn't want talented people... by Mabbo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ... then EA will gladly pick them up. Both are mega corporations who've forgotten what 'fun' and 'creative' mean, and both are busy trying to scrape every last penny out of consumers that they can. That said, if EA is willing to back up two very creative guys who can come up with games like COD, then I'm all for that. In 3 years, we may see something pretty amazing, or we may find out the Infinity Ward consisted of more than just two guys.

    1. Re:If Activision doesn't want talented people... by bluesatin · · Score: 2, Interesting

      EA has been getting better recently, with titles like Mirror's Edge.

      The problem being that after a moment of genius, they relapse, meaning they'll probably develop a 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.; bleeding the series dry.

    2. Re:If Activision doesn't want talented people... by TheFakeMcCoy · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Personally EA has been annoying the crap out of me lately. Just to play the Army of Two demo I had to create an EA account and sign in.. so I skipped it. Mass Effect 2 I had to have an EA account and it auto signed in. Dante's Inferno felt like I was playing God of War, and DLC is all over this game, $5 and you can buy essentially experience points, really....

  2. Re:You slave away at this for years by patm1987 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't consider myself the best programmer, but I graduated last May and by September had a decent job as a game developer at a fairly decent pay. Don't let what other people tell you get you down (I sat through a lot of programmers telling me that it was a joke career path, but it's just the right combination of math, physics, and code to keep me excited even when I have to put in the long hours).

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    This signature is pure win!
  3. Re:You slave away at this for years by FlyingBishop · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I expect it will be a lot like when Bertolt Brecht fled the United States for the USSR. As a socialist, he had naturally run afoul of the House Un-American Activities committee.

    Now what's curious is that in Soviet Russia, only one style of theatre was allowed - Soviet Realism, which was very straight-laced simple stuff, and of course always portrayed the Communists in a good light. But the interesting thing is that not only did Brecht get away with a very heightened and unrealistic style (his trademark "Epic Theatre") but he was able to make plays overtly critical of the regime. His blacklisting by the Americans gave him essentially unassailable credentials as a communist visionary.