Posts Tagged ‘Activision’
Starcraft 2 Game Development Costs Over 100 Million Dollars
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:26 Written by DarkKnightH20 Tuesday, 20 July 2010 10:00
I just read an article at Geek.com about how much it has cost Activision to create Starcraft II. The price? OVER 100 Million Dollars!
That’s ridiculous! Do they pay their employees 10x the normal wages or something? I’ve looked at previews for the game, as well as screen shots, and I just cannot comprehend why that much money was necessary for development. I mean…come on! Really…
Tags: Activision, Games, Starcraft | Posted under Games | 1 Comment
Infinity Ward sheds more developers
Last Updated on Sunday, 18 April 2010 05:41 Written by servbot_kill Sunday, 18 April 2010 07:11
The fallout from the Jason West and Vince Zampella firings continues, as Infinity Ward studios now sees an exodus of its senior developers from the company.
Up to this point, Infinity Ward, owned by Activision, has now seen thirteen of its senior staff leave the company including West and Zampella.
Whether this means Modern Warfare will still continue to be able to be produced under Activision remains to be seen; if necessary, the other Activision-owned development house, Treyarch, can take over for much of the functions lost with the recent departures of Infinity Ward employees. Treyarch has been known for producing the odd-numbered titles in the Call of Duty series still hearkening back to the series’ roots as a World War II-themed shooter.
See the original article here.
Tags: Activision, call of duty, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare, scandal | Posted under News | No Comments
Activision Nixes Infinity Ward Leads
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 05:07 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 2 March 2010 05:07
So if I were to tell you that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been one of Activision’s greatest successes as the owner of the developer Infinity Ward, you would all thank me, Captain Obvious, and then proceed to denigrate my mother.
Well, it seems that someone else has missed the memo. Behold, as Activision does the unthinkable and fires two of Infinity Ward’s lead developers on the Modern Warfare series: Jason West and Vince Zampella.
This is, for any fans of Modern Warfare, even ones that were irked by the lack of dedicated server support for Modern Warfare 2, a bit of difficult news to swallow. What fortunes now for the Call of Duty series? Activision still has a new Call of Duty title developed by Treyarch set to follow the Second World War, but for the Modern Warfare series, indeed, the entire progenitors of the Call of Duty series, the future seems a bit uncertain.
The motivations for the firing are uncertain. The SEC brief filed earlier cites “insubordination” by the two senior developers, but lacking exact details, it is difficult to say what the case is all about.
See the original article here.
Tags: Activision, call of duty, firing, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare, wtf | Posted under Games, News | No Comments