Activision raises guidance as more Infinity Ward-ers quit

@DitkaKenobi So just because I'm trying to stand for a company that has always put their consumers above their stockholders, that automatically makes me a WoW fan? I think you're missing the point. Gamers everywhere should die a little when they hear Blizzard come right after Activision. And if you look at earlier comments made on a another report of loss of IW talent, you'll find Activision practically had to beg Blizzard to accept the merger. BTW, I know Blizzard has been riding huge waves of cash from WoW subscriptions, but that's HOW you make money. You don't make money by giving people crap for their dollars; you make money by caring about the consumer. Plus, it looks better in PR.

This is not surprising.

@whiskymaster I could enjoy a Rubik's cube for hundreds of hours, but that doesn't mean I'd pay $15 for it.

Check out what the activision employees say about the company here..... http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Activision-Reviews-E3809.htm Think it explains it all really...

'is currently on the floor crying..................due to laughing so hard.'

Better not make another map pack that only has 3 maps but still $15

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i cant believe so many people bought the map pack. way to stick it to the company ruining what once was a great developer. RIP IW

Good night, sweet prince. Infinity Ward 2002 - 2010

The future will bring a pretty damn good game from these guys

I feel we been screwed again....I want to see the end results on this mess!.

I think this may be a good thing, they can get away from activision... As early as CoD 2, activision were pressuring IW to do things they didn't want to (then, AV made them make another WWII game, they wan'ted to make CoD2 modern)

i cant wait for zampellas new game it will blow MW@ out of the water now that they have been given the ability to be creative and not so constrained by the money grabbers at actiFAIL.... oops i mean activision

This is a real bummer. Imagine what kind of game could have been made with the resources available to IW. Now they are gone, and a budget blockbuster will be made, and the whole process will repeat. Its a shame. and it will be the undoing of the Video Game industry. im sure Activision could have paid the guys thier share, with that 1billion they had. :S

I hope they form and make something awesome...

drama drama drama ... I hope someone in hollywood will make the movie about this ...

Bobby Kotick everyone is to me a Steve Jobs wannabe...let me quote what he said about what he tried to build within his company "skepticism, pessimism, and fear". Now, it's true Steve Jobs rule the company by fear but he also embrace creative people while as this guy only know how to make money and screw everyone in the process...including us!!

Its great to see an american company do so well in these times

Activision should be taken over by Capcom... that would make them something fierce, but they'd have to discard the bellend running things, obviously he's a total cock

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Check out this recent news post. Seems like only a fool would stay at IW now. http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=7832

This is all just a bloated propaganda message to investors to try to curb damage control so they don't back out like half their developers are lately. The view of the big picture is what is really vital and that outlook will be grim over time with Kotex in charge. Today, Infinity Ward...tomorrow, who knows? But I sincerely doubt this is the end of the heavy hitters quitting Activision and changing sides and perspectives. After all, nobody wants to work for an idiot tyrant with the business sense of a potato. When they start milking this franchise [as every other franchise they touch], it will become painfully obvious that the original team has long left the building. Then...go ahead and post the quarterly reports and tell us how great the company is doing.

Head on over to the Rumor studio!!

Nobody truly knows anything, except for the people who're at the core of this whole debacle. So from an outsiders perspective, the only thing I can say with any real certainty is that their HAS to be a good reason for so many people to leave. And based on everything that's been said on both sides, neither side is innocent. I mean why would Activision fire the top guys of one of their two golden egg products for no reason? Also, why would Zampella and West leave at a time when they were achieving wondrous things? Both sides have done wrong, this much is clear. But what actually went down will never truly be known.

The idiots shouldnt have fired such important employees. Even if they werent important the have lost a lot of important employees from doing so.

just like 8 years ago,jason and vince depart ea. this is really dramatic

Wow, infinity ward seems to be falling apart all because activision didn't have the leaders bending over doing whatever they wanted so they fired them which ended up with disgruntled employees leaving. Nice

It feels like Activision is just trying to protect their stock with all these little updates regardless of how grim it actually appears.

@XEKazumi Calling them Activision Blizzard is correct. That's the actual name. They aren't going to omit Blizzard because you love WOW and hate Activision.

Gamespot, please don't mind me, but I would like to clarify that calling them Activision Blizzard is misleading. This is mostly Activision doing this crap. Blizzard is still pretty much independent mainly because they have the weight to pull some pretty hefty strings.

your right tofushreds 5 maps for $15 is better value compared to 10 for $60.but, its actually closer to about 20 maps, a single player mode, and a co-op spec mode for $60. when you compare it that way, its not good value for money.

Good job WoW slaves, you manage to make this vampire company greatly profitable by buying a video game horse for $25 a pop. I hope you're happy keeping Bobby Kotick rich while he laughs his rear end off @ your gullibility.

what's the problem with 5 maps for $15 bucks if you like the game (I don't own it, not buying it) but for those that do own it and already dropped $60 for 10 maps the price of the dlc is actually cheap by comparison when it comes down to $/map

MW2 is okay, but the animation didn't really stand out as being that special to me. Not sure that was a big loss, no offense to the parties involved. Regardless, with Blizzard alone Activision is set financially with StarCraft 2 and a new WOW expansion this year.

@ekultus: No, it's not just you.

Is it just me or do the Xbox crowd seem a lot more gullible and willing to give their money away? I think their ruining it for the rest of us.

I don't know why people purchased 3 maps for 15 bucks. Yeah I know it's 5 but 2 of them are old. You might love MW2 and all but don't buy overpriced stuff. In the end the more money you're willing to pay for a little something, the more these companies raise prices. Sort of like that 5 dollar lightsaber for your avatar in XBL. Stop feeding the beast people.

to me MW2 was a ok game i mean its not great its just a standard FPS game and nothing new to offer only looking good. but other then that it s just a normal FPS. only reason why i played the game is to see the story line but then after the 2nd day i got the game and beat it i returned it. no need to hold on to a game thats $60 and its only 5 hours long. thats the same reason why im not going to get the new Splinter Cell game cuz its less then 6 hours long.

@dt2003 Agreed. MW2 is the worst game I ever played of the decade.

@ morte_mafia modern warfare uses private servers, its got nothing to do with XBL or PSN. if you want to compare the servers using other games, i dont see xbox doing 60 or 256 players online......... some day you really will get a ps3 and wont need to lie about it. now go and load up a laggy game of gears of war, maybe you will get in after 5 minutes if your lucky.

@dt2003 what's so bad about MW2 itself? It is a great game despite all this crap that's been happening since it's release.

@Takeno456 If ones own success and money is mistreated and disrespected that is..

i wish i really know what happened with all of them in Activision to make a fair judgment, because the situation is getting real messy. but the fact that everyone is leaving IW after the firing of the two gives a clear and great deal about the issue.

Activision really a complete change in leadership. Try to salvage what they still do have, which isnt much. I really dont understand how their board would even allow all of this to happen and not be thinking that they need to restructure. I hate these huge gaming corporation who are all about money and could care less about the devs (who make them money) or the consumer (who pay them money.)

Too much success and a whole lot of money can ruin any company.

most people dont know or dont care and are totally blinded by the hype of MW2. Most of my friends in fact are these people who are buying the silly map rip off... I always tell them to try Bad Company 2 instead.

*sigh*....MW2...can't believe you guys still play this crap. so depressing....

Bad leadership, that what Activision suffers from...

Activision really sucks these days.

@wexorian What your PS3 brain cant seem to comprehend is that the reason it sold so well on 360 is because the online experience on xbox live is far superior. And because everyone important in this world owns an xbox. I have both, but my PS3 slim is just something to fill my entertainment center... Never gets turned on