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March 2nd, 2010, 05:05
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/500x_infinity_ward_logo.jpgModern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is now home to a very strange, currently very unclear story, as G4 (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702911/Security-Appears-Unannounced-At-Infinity-Ward-Studio-Heads-Missing-Staff-Freaked-Out-.html) reports that security guards have stormed the developer, with studio heads currently missing in action.
While that all sounds like scary stuff, there's very little in the way of actual detail here. Infinity Ward leads Vince Zampella and Jason West are reported to have met with Activision earlier today, but have not been seen since by G4's sources. The original report describes a rumored level of tension between Infinity Ward and its owner/publisher, but does not explain the source of that friction.
Look, we don't know what's up yet, but we've reached out to Activision PR and Infinity Ward's main communicator Robert Bowling for comment on G4's report. The latter has been uncharacteristically quiet on his Twitter account (http://twitter.com/fourzerotwo) today, if that means anything.
We're well aware by now that Activision isn't shy about bringing the hammer down on its owned development studios, with Infinity Ward's Call of Duty games still bringing in the billions, we can't imagine that Bobby Kotick and company can be too displeased with the dev. Put your rumor protective gear on until we hear more.
Security Appears Unannounced At Infinity Ward, Studio Heads Missing, Staff "Freaked Out" (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702911/Security-Appears-Unannounced-At-Infinity-Ward-Studio-Heads-Missing-Staff-Freaked-Out-.html) [G4]
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While that all sounds like scary stuff, there's very little in the way of actual detail here. Infinity Ward leads Vince Zampella and Jason West are reported to have met with Activision earlier today, but have not been seen since by G4's sources. The original report describes a rumored level of tension between Infinity Ward and its owner/publisher, but does not explain the source of that friction.
Look, we don't know what's up yet, but we've reached out to Activision PR and Infinity Ward's main communicator Robert Bowling for comment on G4's report. The latter has been uncharacteristically quiet on his Twitter account (http://twitter.com/fourzerotwo) today, if that means anything.
We're well aware by now that Activision isn't shy about bringing the hammer down on its owned development studios, with Infinity Ward's Call of Duty games still bringing in the billions, we can't imagine that Bobby Kotick and company can be too displeased with the dev. Put your rumor protective gear on until we hear more.
Security Appears Unannounced At Infinity Ward, Studio Heads Missing, Staff "Freaked Out" (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702911/Security-Appears-Unannounced-At-Infinity-Ward-Studio-Heads-Missing-Staff-Freaked-Out-.html) [G4]
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