Infinity Ward insiders speak

A source close to Infinity Ward has revealed to Kotaku that Activision management fears for the future of the studio, following the departure of much of its key talent.

“They’re scared s***less,” the source said of Activision’s management. “They never saw this coming. They can’t believe what’s going on. At first they gave us some bulls*** about moving up payments of all the money they owe us to sooner increments. That was when [designer] Todd [Alderman] and [engineer] Frank [Gigliotti] left. But with the announcement of Respawn and all the people leaving, they just got there heads in their hands.”

The source added that he believes the studio “will continue to crumble”.

“They fired the two most amazing leaders we’ve ever seen, and then shafted us all out of a lot of money that was promised to us…there is nothing they can do to gain our trust or respect. And I’m pretty sure they know it now,” said the insider.

He concluded: “IW as you know it is dead…and it will continue to crumble. There are a lot more veterans who are definitely going to leave.”

However, the opinion of another insider is quite different, and paints a much brighter picture for the future of Infinity Ward.

“First off, yes, it is a s***ty situation, but there are two kinds of people left: ones that are sticking it out for the money, and others who want to make something work. We are not dead, we definitely lost original team members, but not all of the talent.

“When you talk about the people who left, they are the best in the business, but equally everyone at Infinity Ward deserves that same credential. We are here for the long haul of keeping the Modern Warfare name alive.”

Via Kotaku