Jason West, Vince Zampella confirm sudden simultaneous departure. Options

[BKB OwenneiL]

any of you read this crazyness?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6252657.html

Jason West (Infinity Ward president, game director, co-CCO, and CTO) and Vince Zampella (CEO and co-founder of Infinity Ward)

"it was reported that Infinity Ward has not received royalties from the sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and that the developer may have breached their contract with Activision by holding meetings with other video game publishers. It is speculated that this may have resulted in the firings."

[jcmoovee]

lol shiz

[BKB OwenneiL]

Further departures

In April 2010, several other Infinity Ward employees resigned and left the studio. Since the firings of West and Zampella, 11 other Infinity Ward employees have stepped down from their positions, none of whom have stated their reasons for their departure from the studio. The following is a list of those who have left.

Lead Designer Todd Alderman
Lead Software Engineer Francesco Gigliotti
Programmer Jon Shiring
Senior Animator Bruce Ferriz
Lead Designer Mackey McCandlish
Lead Designer Steve Fukuda
Lead Designer Zied Reike
Programmer Rayme Vinson
Lead Artist Chris Cherubini
Lead Animator Mark Grigsby
Lead Character Animator John Paul Messerly


Respawn Entertainment

On April 12, 2010 the LA Times reported West and Zampella forming a brand new independent gaming studio known as Respawn Entertainment. They are seeking funding from EA through the EA Partners Program. West and Zampella will incorporate the rights to all Intellectual property produced by them in the future.