The courtroom drama unfolding over the Call of Duty franchise is in many ways big, and important, and heavy, but itâs not entirely without petty crap. Take Modern Warfare 2âs use (or, not) of the Activision logo, for example.
https://lastchance.cc/the-biggest-break-up-in-video-game-history-5513756%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Seems that while a wrangle was going on behind the scenes prior to Modern Warfare 2âs release, Infinity Ward decided to go and release the game without an Activision logo present. Itâs on the box, yeah, but not the actual game. Go on, fire up a copy, see if you can spot an Activision logo either while its booting up, or during the intro sequence
https://lastchance.cc/activision-infinity-ward-gallery-5513734/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
So take sides in this battle all you want, just remember: when things get this petty, nobody comes out looking good.
UPDATE â Reader shaberaven points out something even sadder: if you watch the gameâs closing credits, below, youâll notice that Infinity Wardâs shout-outs last for 5:12. Activisionâs, while admittedly a shorter list, are sped past the screen at a furious 45 seconds, so quick that if you wanted to read them properly youâd have to mash on the pause button.
Which is a little sad. Hating Activision head command is one thing, but the QA testers and marketing folks deserve better treatment than that.
