Infinity Ward, the studio behind Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, may have lost founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Nearly 30 employees may have left in a mass exodus. Parent company Activision may be entangled in lawsuits, but that wonât keep the studio down.
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Over on the page for Careers at Infinity Ward, youâre greeted with this explanation:
âInfinity Ward is scouting for top talent to continue our mission of delivering the most epic gaming experiences to fans. If you think you have what it takes to work on the worldâs biggest shooter franchise, send a cover letter and your resume to us along with any examples of your experience and expertise.â
What does working at Infinity Ward entail? Judging by the pictures on the site, fancy-dress parties, foozeball, entire shelves of candy and lots of pointing at a camera and sticking your tongue out.
We hit up Mark Rubin, executive producer at Infinity Ward, for a more detailed, less tongue-sticky-outie explanation. Hereâs what he had to say:
âWeâre here to stay. No question weâve lost some of our longtime colleagues and friends, but we still have a great team here with a ton of talent. Weâre excited about the future and the opportunity to add some great new people to the studio.â
Dave Stohl,eec at Activision, echoed Rubinâs sentiment when we spoke with him at E3 last week.
âThe situation is very unfortunate, but there are still a lot of good people there,â he said.
Stohl said that Infinity Ward has set the bar very high in terms of recruiting and that Activision is not worried about attracting talent to the developer.
âI think weâre going to do what it takesâ in terms of keeping Infinity Ward open, he said. âWe want them to rebuild themselves.â
