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Can we really say these two guys are the masterminds behind COD4&6, i mean their is chance it was a group decision. OT:Well i guess many of us knew this would happen. | |
This sounds like a good thing.Since most IW games have been good.Sure none of them are masterpieces,but they do entertain for the most part.So I don't see what could be so bad about it. | |
Exactly. I mean read the lines in this article about them "owning their ip this time around". Infinity Ward doesn't own Call of Duty or Modern Warfare. They could of just as easily flipped Infinity Ward off | |
This is interesting, since the main focus of Activisions lawsuit is their deals with EA | |
Thats a self fulfilling prophecy right there. Hopefully they make a great new game together and make Activision regret this. | |
Well this is good. EA is one of the only major publishers left who haven't made me hate them. It's going to be interesting to see what they come up with. | |
As if there's some third major publisher willing to fork over a few million bucks that they could have gone to... | |
Imagine the win if they had joined Valve instead... | |
]how exactly does this damage it either | |
Activisions main case is that they were talking with EA before they were fired. This deal having been sealed so quickly kind of supports that theroy, giving weight to Activions accusations of insubordination. | |
Who would have thought EA, one of the msot hated gaming publishers not 2 or so years ago are now easily one of the best. Good job guys, you've escaped the best that is Activition. I hope we get some great stuff from this new studio.
Yeah...I wondered about this too. Whether Activitions argument is ligament or not it probably would have been safer to wait after the whole lawsuit was finished before announcing this. | |
Yeee-haw. | |
Respawn Entertainment, eh. Sounds great! Can't wait to hear about their first project. One thing's for sure, they're going to have a lot to prove. | |
oh great this is going to be a weird partner ship | |
Sure, it seems like Activision's claims may have just been proven to be true, but let's not jump to conclusions. If a publisher had the opportunity to get the two heads of the developer, owned by their biggest rival, that made the best selling game of all time, I would certainly think that they would. I think Respwan is a pretty poor name though. | |
I'm not so sure, I work in a game store and even the knuckle-draggers can tell the difference between IF and Treyarch.. If whatever they make does come out with the tagline 'made by ex Infinity Ward employees' I can see people making the leap. | |
The irony of this is fucking beautiful! They chose a good name too. | |
EA allowing more freedom than Activision? Didn't see that coming O_o | |
Or, like any successful company, EA acted quickly when they saw a potentially lucrative acquisition.
It's gonna take years for those lawsuit to be settled, and it's gonna take years for something to come out of this new studio as well once they start working. If they waited to start working till after the lawsuits were finished everyone would forget about them. | |
Fitting name for the studio considering the circumstances. | |
Activision likely said that they were making talks with EA because, like us, they could make the really painfully easy prediction that EA would pick up the two well known game designers. And even if they did have a reason for the firings, it is too convenient that they would do so right before having to pay Zampella and West the huge sum they were due for MW2. | |
that makes no sence, they "sacked" them because they wanted to take COD in a new way, and they dident like that, and maybe they where rumored to go to EA, but heres my two cents, they could hate done it to piss them off, either way, Activision lost bigtime. OT, i just hope Respawn doesent go down like Pandemic did... | |
If Respawn makes 20% the money IW does, I think EA will be happy. | |
Hurm. What do you know? Activision was at least half right. Now we wait and see if they were actually dumb enough to steal from their employees in an attempt to make them loyal. Because... | |
Activision can suck it. They kept accusing them without any solid proof and I suppose they got tired of the bull' and actually stepped towards EA. And franky, I LOVE the idea/irony. Activision deserves it and should suffer for it. Honestly, this is major news for me. | |
Or maybe they started planing this because Activision was treating them badly? As far as Activision "knowing" they will start a new studio with EA, it doesn't take a genius to think as much, EA is the one able to throw the biggest pile of money at them, and they are in a position to demand every cent of it (and oh, ownership of new IP). Maybe there is some truth to both cases, its just a matter of figuring out which came first, the chicken or the egg. | |
they will make more then that if EA lets them do what they want, unlike Pandemic (I miss you battlefront...) | |
Pretty much yeah. It's all just speculation and wild guesses until they make their way to court and actual facts come out. | |
Thanks for making me laugh out loud during class. My teacher really appriciated it. | |
Activision may very well claim that this was West and Zampella's plan all along - and I'm sure there are a few who will agree with them on that. But West and Zampelle could easily counter that with "Well, we weren't planning it, but when Activision suggested it, it seemed like the best course of action." Basically: "I never thought of doing it until you accused me of it" - which is just beautiful. | |
Oh the irony is just delicious, I bet Activision are kicking themselves. | |
... And the plot thickens! I am very certain there will be more to come on this story within the month. | |
This revelation seems familiar to the bank robbers who end up returning to the same bank after the crime. If you didn't want to look guilty of what you were being accused of, perhaps you might have wanted to wait until the heat died down, or at least until the court case was over. So does this mean they will create ANOTHER war-based FPS? These guys seem stuck in a creative rut, but as long as it pays the bills, more power to them. | |
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *HEAD EXPLODES Holy shit, and thats all I have to say about that. | |
Here's the thing I see: We have guys fired unceremoniously for insubordination. They have to eat, they want to work, but Activision took them out of the game because they supposedly didn't want to pay them bonuses. Now... Correct me, but the last 9 years proved them wrong on bonuses, they took a franchise in an entirely new direction, and it paid off in millions. MILLIONS Now, let's look at corporate. Activision has a habit of screwing its talent. It disbanded Red Octane, it's bought franchises that have sequel potential, ignoring great ideas such as Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters, or even fan made sequels to good games. With a track record like that, and a boss like Kotick, can we really say that the guys formerly of IW are wrong in going to EA who recognize their mistake and are working to improve it? Granted, I'm leery of a EA causing this yet again, but if they learned their lesson (don't make the same mistake twice) then everyone but Activision can be happy. TBH, the truth is probably that they were in negotiations with EA, but may have turned them down until Kotick forced their hand in showing how much of a 'tard he was. No matter what, I really can't like him and some of the decisions he's made. ESPECIALLY in trying to induce fear in a production studio. That's just retarded on so many levels. | |
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