Entries in 'infinity' (42)

BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

It’s war! Well, obviously it’s war when discussing war shooters Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. But EA’s announcement that DICE’s shooter will receive its ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2010 at 5:23PM in News
Bizarre sticks up for Activision

Bizarre sticks up for Activision

Having had to deal with almost relentless criticism in the wake of the ongoing Infinity Ward scandal, publisher Activision will no doubt have been warmed by recent comments from ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2010 at 5:20PM in News
Activision lawsuit turns personal

Activision lawsuit turns personal

A complete copy of the lawsuit being filed against Activision by Jason West and Vince Zampella – the former bosses of Infinity Ward – reveals the true extent of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 5th 2010 at 10:01AM in News
Activision: MW lawsuit ‘meritless’

Activision: MW lawsuit ‘meritless’

Publisher Activision as labelled the lawsuit filed against them by sacked former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella as ‘meritless’

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2010 at 9:06PM in News

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Modern Warfare brand under threat

Modern Warfare brand under threat

Much about the acrimonious split between Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella and publisher Activision remains unknown, but one lawyer has speculated that the inevitable court battle that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2010 at 5:09PM in News
IW devs sue Activision

IW devs sue Activision

The already turbulent story of Activision and Infinity Ward has taken another bitter twist with confirmation that ousted IW bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella are to sue the publisher.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2010 at 9:26AM in News
Infinity Ward still on COD duty?

Infinity Ward still on COD duty?

We know that new Activision studio Sledgehammer is working on a brand new ‘action-adventure’ entry in the Call of Duty series. We know that Infinity Ward is working on DLC ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 3rd 2010 at 1:32PM in News
New developer for Call of Duty

New developer for Call of Duty

Following a day of intense speculation surrounding Activision and Infinity Ward, the publisher has confirmed the departure of bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella from the successful studio – and ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2010 at 10:35PM in News

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Activision ‘axes’ Infinity Ward bosses

Activision ‘axes’ Infinity Ward bosses

The unremittingly tense relationship between Infinity Ward and its owner Activision has become the backdrop to new allegations that the publisher has discharged two studio heads at the Modern Warfare ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2010 at 9:24AM in News
EA: DICE can topple Call of Duty

EA: DICE can topple Call of Duty

In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Europe’s senior VP Jens Uwe Intat has stated that Swedish studio DICE is one of the few developers out there capable of toppling ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 8th 2010 at 3:13PM in News
Watch new MW2 trailer here

Watch new MW2 trailer here

Make no mistake about it – in marketing terms we are at Defcon 1 as Activision ramps up the hype for next Tuesday’s global release of Call of Duty: Modern ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 5th 2009 at 10:21AM in News
IW: Wii can’t deliver on our goals

IW: Wii can’t deliver on our goals

Infinity Ward has ruled out development on Nintendo’s Wii console after stating that the platform cannot meet the studio’s ambitions.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2009 at 8:45AM in News

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IW snubbed ‘ridiculous’ MW2 budget

IW snubbed ‘ridiculous’ MW2 budget

The studio behind this year’s biggest game was offered a “ridiculous” development budget from the world’s biggest publisher; a budget big enough for the team to politely decline.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 3rd 2009 at 4:57PM in News
Infinity Ward: ‘Devs should do the marketing’

Infinity Ward: ‘Devs should do the marketing’

Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward has called on developers to ‘cut out the middleman’ and promote their own video games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2009 at 11:54AM in News
Unbelievable Modern Warfare SKU revealed

Unbelievable Modern Warfare SKU revealed

Forget postcards, leather cases and flimsy plastic figures – Infinity Ward has showed everyone else how Collector’s Editions should be done with the revelation that the Prestige Edition of Call ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 14th 2009 at 1:38PM in News
Modern Warfare 2 drops COD from title

Modern Warfare 2 drops COD from title

Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed that ‘Call of Duty’ has been dropped from the title of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2, suggesting that the series has now definitively been split ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 27th 2009 at 10:01AM in News

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Zelda and Modern Warfare 2 trailers go live

Zelda and Modern Warfare 2 trailers go live

Though traditionally GDC has not been a platform from which big-hitting titles are announced, Nintendo bucked the trend yesterday with its announcement of new DS title The Legend of Zelda: ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2009 at 10:30AM in News