Activision smacks down Infinity Ward

Toastburner B · 03-02-2010, 06:13 PM

What do you do to a company that developed one of the three games that earned 68% of your income last year?

Well, if your Activision, apparently you fire the top people of Infinity Ward, replace them with two people from out of studio, send "bouncer-types" to the studio, and in the process, freak out the staff, and hand off the franchise to yet another developer. Activision has done all this, citing "breach of contract" and "insubordination", according to a filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

In one of the articles I linked to above, Actvision claims that they do not expect this move to "have a material impact on the Company." Yeah, I don't see how basically decapitating and crushing morale at a studio that delivered a billion dollar game to you could possibly have a effect on your bottom line.

And, because everyone loves Tim Schafer :

"Getting mad at Activision for this kind of thing is like getting mad at an ape for throwing feces," said Schafer. "It's just how the beast communicates."

CABAL49 · 03-02-2010, 06:19 PM

So...Activision is trying to kill themselves?

Geminex · 03-02-2010, 06:19 PM

First King Quest, now this... Is it just me, or does Activision suddenly have a dickishness budget that they're desparately trying to fullfill?

Krylo · 03-02-2010, 06:21 PM

It's not a sudden thing.

Around the time EA stopped being total assholes, Activision decided it needed to pick up the slack.

Azisien · 03-02-2010, 06:37 PM

Insubordinate bastards wanted to quell the stagnating COD franchise (much as I enjoy MW2, MW3 would be overkill) and stop Treyarch from making another damn subpar COD game. Those prick executives wanted to make a new, original IP!

FUCK THEM!!!!

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 03-02-2010, 07:01 PM

Does this mean the death of COD? God I hope this means the death of COD.

Ecks · 03-02-2010, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azisien

(much as I enjoy MW2, MW3 would be overkill)

But... but THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED THE GODDAMN STORY YET! I WANNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT DAMMIT!

WE STILL HAVE TO FUCK UP MOSCOW, AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT SOAP SURVIVES HIS STAB WOUND!

FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Also, this behavior doesn't surprise me. Activision have been dicks since the Atari days. They wouldn't put their employees on a credit reel for some reason or other...

Toastburner B · 03-02-2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk

Does this mean the death of COD? God I hope this means the death of COD.

Nope. Activision still has Treyarch doing the next Call of Duty game, an unspecificied developer handling the 2011 CoD, and Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed studio, is producing an "action-adventure" game, with the CoD branding.

Heck, Activision just announced a guy to "oversee the Call of Duty business unit".

All above information was gotten from here.

tl:dr version: Nope. Activision is going to keep at Call of Duty until there is nothing left but a hole in the ground with liquid dead horse in it.

Mirai Gen · 03-02-2010, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk

Does this mean the death of COD? God I hope this means the death of COD.

No, it means the death of good Call of Duty.

krogothwolf · 03-02-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toastburner B

Nope. Activision still has Treyarch doing the next Call of Duty game, an unspecificied developer handling the 2011 CoD, and Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed studio, is producing an "action-adventure" game, with the CoD branding.

Heck, Activision just announced a guy to "oversee the Call of Duty business unit".

All above information was gotten from here.

tl:dr version: Nope. Activision is going to keep at Call of Duty until there is nothing left but a hole in the ground with liquid dead horse in it.

When's the Guitar Hero: CoD edition being released?

03-02-2010, 06:13 PM	#1
Toastburner B Toasty has left the building Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hiding...because I don't want to die. Posts: 3,936	Activision smacks down Infinity Ward What do you do to a company that developed one of the three games that earned 68% of your income last year? Well, if your Activision, apparently you fire the top people of Infinity Ward, replace them with two people from out of studio, send "bouncer-types" to the studio, and in the process, freak out the staff, and hand off the franchise to yet another developer. Activision has done all this, citing "breach of contract" and "insubordination", according to a filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In one of the articles I linked to above, Actvision claims that they do not expect this move to "have a material impact on the Company." Yeah, I don't see how basically decapitating and crushing morale at a studio that delivered a billion dollar game to you could possibly have a effect on your bottom line. And, because everyone loves Tim Schafer : "Getting mad at Activision for this kind of thing is like getting mad at an ape for throwing feces," said Schafer. "It's just how the beast communicates." __________________ I came, I saw, I got team-killed. A lot. Last edited by Toastburner B; 03-02-2010 at 08:04 PM.

03-02-2010, 06:21 PM	#4
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	It's not a sudden thing. Around the time EA stopped being total assholes, Activision decided it needed to pick up the slack. __________________ I am very tired.

03-02-2010, 06:19 PM	#2
CABAL49 Not bad. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Senatus Populusque Americanus Posts: 1,584	So...Activision is trying to kill themselves?

03-02-2010, 06:19 PM	#3
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	First King Quest, now this... Is it just me, or does Activision suddenly have a dickishness budget that they're desparately trying to fullfill?

03-02-2010, 06:37 PM	#5
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	Insubordinate bastards wanted to quell the stagnating COD franchise (much as I enjoy MW2, MW3 would be overkill) and stop Treyarch from making another damn subpar COD game. Those prick executives wanted to make a new, original IP! FUCK THEM!!!!