Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 11:23 GMT
Fired Infinity Ward bosses sign with Hollywood talent agency
Ousted Infinity Ward co-founders Vince Zampella and Jason West have signed with Hollywood’s biggest talent agency, the LA Times reports.
The duo is now being represented by the Creative Artists Agency.
The article notes that most game developers work for publishers and are not represented by talent agents, so landing the pair marks a coup for CAA.
At least one of the other top Hollywood agencies was looking to sign West and Zampella since they lost their jobs, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Zampella and West were spectacularly fired from Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward for “insubordination” in early March.
They are currently suing Activision for alleged unpaid royalties and control of the Modern Warfare brand.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: caa, Creative Artists Agency, infinity ward, Jason West, vince zampella
16 comments
#1
blackdreamhunk
15/03/10, 11:27 am
let me guess they are going to make a show about finding game devs how predictable.
I would use real game devs like blizzard…..hollywood is another joke industry….I amean don’t even watch tv no more or barely.
#2
Len
15/03/10, 11:35 am
So you do or you don’t watch tele any more, your confusing me…again…? Your defo on one this morning, what did you have for breakfast, red bull and bensons I reckon…?
Anyway, I imagine they won’t be doing a film about game devs, more like writing ‘blockbuster’ Bruckheimer style action films or suchlike.
#3
mington
15/03/10, 11:35 am
they’re gonna become gangster rappers
If Joe Pesci can do it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4et8Dt6rco
#4
Len
15/03/10, 11:37 am
Your on to something there mr mington…
#5
NGCes26294BIV
15/03/10, 11:37 am
BDH, do you use freetranslation.duh, or are you just that poorly spoken?
Also, I’d love to have an extensive list of game devs that AREN’T real. I know how much you like to make lists.
#6
Herlock
15/03/10, 11:38 am
@1
In this agency yu have Seamus Blackley its the Agent of Warren Spector, Tim Schafer,Lorne Lanning, Will Wright and other people from video games, is not about Hollywood.
#7
blackdreamhunk
15/03/10, 11:59 am
It’s infinty ward they are not important I mean they are living off the success of pc gaming modders! Pc gamers made cod games what they are now.
who really cares for loser game devs any way.
#8
NGCes26294BIV
15/03/10, 12:06 pm
“Pc gamers made cod games what they are now.”
Erm… No.
#9
blackdreamhunk
15/03/10, 12:11 pm
@NGCes26294BIV
oh really I can do you have prove because I sure can prove it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2NkIfUgjkc&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfTR8PBrsE
the cod series would be no where with out pc gamers!end of story!
In fact you console gamers where playing playing golden eye while we elite pc games where playing real fps games like cod.That’s how great them console are really ahahaha what a joke!
#10
NGCes26294BIV
15/03/10, 12:21 pm
To repeat another post, since you’re making the same stupid comment in two places:
Goldeneye released August 1997
CoD released October 2003
BDH, you are a tool.
#11
G1GAHURTZ
15/03/10, 12:21 pm
@ 9:
lol!
Do you even know what’s in the youtube links that you post? (No Kanye West today?) None of those links really back up what you’re saying.
#12
blackdreamhunk
15/03/10, 12:27 pm
wow people are really clues clearly both youtube videos tell you where the infinty ward clearly got their ideas from.
pc gamer and modders! that is their best features came from pc gamers!any more questions for you noobs?
#13
G1GAHURTZ
15/03/10, 12:33 pm
How did you manage to get hold of a copy of CoD in 1997?
#14
Gheritt White
15/03/10, 12:55 pm
I’m sure that every one of the millions and millions of CoD4 and MW2 players out there are hugely aware of CoD’s background on PC and wouldn’t have purchased their console copies were it not for CoD’s PC heritage… NOT.
#15
DeSpiritusBellum
15/03/10, 1:00 pm
Reading through that whole discussion just made me think back to the first time I played the original Call of Duty… Holy shit, that was a ride.
Now it kinda reminds me of a really fancy version of this: http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/shooting-gallery/
Remember how good that was, though?
#16
Michael O’Connor
15/03/10, 2:08 pm
The fact that there doesn’t seem to be any sort of recognised talent agency for the gaming industry is a bit sad.