Ex-Infinity Ward Staff Start New Studio


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you've played:

Medal of Honor

all Call of Duty Series

Both Bad Company games

Garbage was only a way of saying it, they went to EA this time, but they can go to Lucifer Interactive and we will end playing their games, that was my point.

Ugh, only games I've owned are

COD MW2, which has been sold.

Maybe one of the old Medal of Honor games, all the rest I've played at friends/demos.

FPS games aren't really my favourite genre, and I still don't buy garbage games :rofl:

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WOW, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later but this was a lot quicker than I though it would!

Let's hope they manage to win the rights to the COD series. It's then there choice if they use it or start a new IP :)

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The way I see it, EA is the lesser of two evils. And I expected them to start a new company. Still, signing with EA comes as a surprise to me.

They're a fully independent company though. they only signed an exclusivity publish deal with EA, which is a bit weird, would seem more sensible to publish as you go along. but since Activision pretty much froze the accounts, I suppose it's what they had to do and that EA gave them a big bag of startup cash.

I wonder how long this supposedly permanent exclusivity deal lasts for though. in this permanent usually isn't :p and it'd only hurt themselves if they don't have a bail out clause in case EA don't want to publish something they make. unless they also got a "EA HAVE to publish what they make" clause.

incidentally, considering the history of their studios. it's a good choice of name, especially them being back at EA :p

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So, how long until we start hearing stories about "so and so leaves Infinity Ward, joins Respawn Entertainment?" I expect Robert Bowling to be one of those guys we hear about lol.

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I don't mind them signing with EA. I used to hate EA with a passion, but they're not completely terrible. I mean, look at all the free DLC available for ME2. Hats off to them for that (Y)

yeah but you bought heavy rain :rofl:

OBURN!

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On a serious note though, it's a publishing deal with EA, they're not hired by EA. So goes the same for Id (before they were acquired by Bethesda) and Valve.

One thing Respawn Entertainment won't be doing is working on any of EA's existing military shooter franchises, Battlefield and Medal of Honor included. "That's not an option," EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said. "These guys are about pursuing their own IP. Internal to EA, we've got some incredible development and franchise happening with Medal of Honor and Battlefield. This is an EA Partners deal ... these guys have no roles in those franchises."

http://kotaku.com/5515263/ex+modern-warfare-creators-havent-hatched-new-game-idea-yet-wont-be-making-battlefield

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Heh, got to appreciate what they chose as a name. This is good for them. EA has been doing pretty well as of late and they'll be able to get themselves back into the game pretty quickly.

-Spenser

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On a serious note though, it's a publishing deal with EA, they're not hired by EA. So goes the same for Id (before they were acquired by Bethesda) and Valve.

http://kotaku.com/5515263/ex+modern-warfare-creators-havent-hatched-new-game-idea-yet-wont-be-making-battlefield

Probably a good position to be in. I'm surprised that they went back to EA, since they split from 2015 to get away from EA in the first place (from my understanding of the situation), but I must agree that EA is absolutely the lesser of two evils. They've done things in the past that are difficult to forgive (the whole NFL exclusivity deal, leaving Generals/Zero Hour as a broken mess), but they do seem to be cleaning up their act somewhat. They probably realized that you can't just go around ****ing gamers off forever. Here's hoping that Activision eventually learns that lesson...

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Oh yes, review scores are the best indicator ...

AWARSP.

Another whine about review scores post

:p

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pffft. when was the last time you went to a multiple oscars winning film and enjoyed it (special effects and animation don't count :p)

or agreed with those nose in the air critics ? :p

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I'm surprised that they went back to EA, since they split from 2015 to get away from EA in the first place (from my understanding of the situation)

How I understand it is that they were previously owned by EA. This partnership gives them full reign on what they'd like to do while borrowing the EA resources. With EA getting exclusivity for a few games.

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Activision gave IGN a response

April 12, 2010 - Activision says it's not surprised by the news of former Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella joining rival publisher Electronic Arts since the two were fired last month.

Both West and Zampella announced this morning they have formed Respawn Entertainment, a new development studio that will have its games published though Electronic Arts through its EA Partners program.

Activision says this deal shouldn't be a shock to anyone given the details found in Friday's countersuit of the two allegedly taking secret trips to meet with competing publishers while still under contract.

"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," an Activision representative told IGN. "We look forward to continuing to work with Infinity Ward's deep bench of proven talent on exciting new projects."

Both West and Zampella have yet to discuss details about their new project.

Is it just me or does Activision sound a little butt-hurt?

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pffft. when was the last time you went to a multiple oscars winning film and enjoyed it (special effects and animation don't count :p)

or agreed with those nose in the air critics ? :p

Best Picture - Hurt Locker

LOVED IT

Best Actor - Jeff Bridges In Crazy Heart

Was definitely a good movie.

Actor In Supporting Role - Cristoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds

LOVED IT

Actress in a Leading Role - Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Really Like It

Actress in a supporting Role - MoNique - Precious

LOVED IT

Best Documentary - The Cove

LOVED IT

Now, let's just look at Nominations For Best Picture...

Avatar - DID NOT LIKE

The Blind Side - LIKED IT ALOT

District 9 - WAS ONLY OKAY

An Education - LIKED IT

The Hurt Locker - LOVED IT

Inglourious Basterds - LOVED IT

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - LOVED IT

A Serious Man - LIKED IT

Up - ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Up in the Air - LOVED IT

Ironically, minus UP, your example about special effects and animation does not even apply, as the only two movies I was not that crazy about on the best nominee list is Avatar and District 9.

So a few conclusions can be drawn about myself about my point.

1) Yes, it appears as if I actually do tend to agree with "critics."

2) Perhaps I also have my "nose up in the air," as the worse movies on that list comprised of the ones that had big explosions and massive special effects.

Anyway BOT, I could care less who they signed with. Let me explain...

This news made me realize something today that I think I may have actually been feeling for quite some time. I really am caring less and less about game news these days, and it is starting to seem more like a soap opera than actually anything pertinent to what I care about, and that is the actual playing games part. Perhaps I am just getting more and more jaded and feel we as gamers are fed news that is pretty damn irrelevant and/or perhaps it is that I simply just do not care about anymore as it does not affect me directly and I have better things to concern myself with.

So let me know once the game has a name, they have some screens, and preferably some in game video. And that is not a knock against those of you that do care, I understand why you do, hell at one point in time I fancied myself a "gaming news journalist," I am just saying for me at this point in life, while it is interesting to hear, it is just that, something I hear and think nothing more about until it has a real affect on me, and the only way it has an affect on me is when they actually have a game and have some information about said game.

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Larry, I completely understand how you feel, but honestly, how long have you followed media news other than gaming news? I'd assume a very long time. So as far as music, tv, and movie news, I think gaming news has finally caught up, and drama sells :p

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This news made me realize something today that I think I may have actually been feeling for quite some time. I really am caring less and less about game news these days, and it is starting to seem more like a soap opera than actually anything pertinent to what I care about, and that is the actual playing games part. Perhaps I am just getting more and more jaded and feel we as gamers are fed news that is pretty damn irrelevant and/or perhaps it is that I simply just do not care about anymore as it does not affect me directly and I have better things to concern myself with.

I think that this particular turn of events with IW and Activision is more reminiscent of a soap opera than the average industry news. The whole thing has just become an endless back-and-forth between the two companies. Now everybody's asking whether or not IW was talking to rivals, who the rivals were, whether or not they were permitted to talk to rivals, and a whole bunch of other garbage that even I don't care about, and I eat this stuff for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Penny-Arcade had a very humorous take on the ridiculousness of the whole issue: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/12/

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Larry, I completely understand how you feel, but honestly, how long have you followed media news other than gaming news? I'd assume a very long time. So as far as music, tv, and movie news, I think gaming news has finally caught up, and drama sells :p

Yeah I know, and I realize I am sounding like a bitter old man, but gaming was for a while, not so much the past few years but for awhile, something that was untouched and still pretty pure so to speak. I guess I just am upset that the one thing I truly enjoy as a hobby has become, or at least is slowly becoming, just like ever other media out there and totally becoming tainted by stupid meaningless information. I just wish it was not this way, but you make an incredibly valid point, drama does indeed sell.

I think that this particular turn of events with IW and Activision is more reminiscent of a soap opera than the average industry news. The whole thing has just become an endless back-and-forth between the two companies. Now everybody's asking whether or not IW was talking to rivals, who the rivals were, whether or not they were permitted to talk to rivals, and a whole bunch of other garbage that even I don't care about, and I eat this stuff for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Penny-Arcade had a very humorous take on the ridiculousness of the whole issue: http://www.penny-arc...omic/2010/4/12/

Very good point as well. And awesome PA comic. Thanks for sharing.

It really is just this whole 'drama" that has rubbed me the wrong way. I tend to visit Kotaku just as much if not more than Neowin, and just going through the comments on there was literally driving me mad reading all these pseudo gaming analyst wannabes talking out their ass not making any sense at all, and I thought to myself "WTF, are these actually gamers or just drama queens?"

Oh well, I think I need to just read the news and move on, and not bother reading comments, etc., as that is what really upsets me more than anything else. All I do is play games, and that is all I really want to talk about, the playing part. here and there it is fun to talk about other stuff, but now it seems the other stuff trumps the actual playing part, and that is something my old fart ass just cannot be down with.

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Activision gave IGN a response

Is it just me or does Activision sound a little butt-hurt?

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Obviously they were going to open up a new studio, so yeah. Activision is butt-hurt and they are little girls in this whole debacle. I hope Actiivision burns in hell for all of their crappy games and how they RUINED Crash Bandicoot and MW. :no:

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Posted 4 hours ago so late but still:

First Jason West and Vince Zampella took off hand-in-hand, then Francesco Gigliotti and Todd Alderman packed each others? bags, and now veteran programmer Jon Shiring and designer Mackey McCandlish have both said their goodbyes to Infinity Ward.

Tomato Sauce

More poaching?

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Yeah I know, and I realize I am sounding like a bitter old man, but gaming was for a while, not so much the past few years but for awhile, something that was untouched and still pretty pure so to speak. I guess I just am upset that the one thing I truly enjoy as a hobby has become, or at least is slowly becoming, just like ever other media out there and totally becoming tainted by stupid meaningless information. I just wish it was not this way, but you make an incredibly valid point, drama does indeed sell.

Read up on the early history of Atari(I think it was them). Gaming pretty much started with drama :p

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