While EA Partners ultimately nabbed the lucrative first deal with the post-Infinty Ward Respawn Entertainment Studio headed by Vince Zampella and Jason West, fellow publisher THQ recently came out in an interview with Industry Gamers to reveal that they too attempted to grab the duo.
In a lengthy interview with IndustryGamers about taking back the shooter market, head of the EA Games Label Frank Gibeau discussed the upcoming release of Crysis 2, and reacted to the development of the EA-exclusive Respawn Entertainment, headed by former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella. Will the original Crysis became a landmark […]
Bonuses be damned. Infinity Ward has been hemorrhaging staff ever since the controversial firing of Vince Zampella and Jason West, but the consistent flow of resignations has surprised even the most liberal reactions to the legal conflict between developer and publisher. Since last week, 10 more have left Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward, bringing […]
The fallout over the contract and back-pay disputes between Activision and former members of Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward has lead to the latter losing over a dozen key personnel, and a new competitor studio formed at rival producer Electronic Arts. Many in the position of prediction had put two and two together in […]