Tag Archives: Respawn Entertainment
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 04:05 BST
40 Infinity Ward staffers on Respawn team
Here’s something we missed in the launch of the new Respawn Entertainment website: a total of 40 former Infinity Ward staffers.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Jobs, Trade
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, respawn, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 20:30 BST
Respawn website opens f’real, teases game with blurry image
Remember the crappy sitefront Respawn Entertainment had with just the email to apply for jobs within the new studio? It’s no more.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 01:24 GMT
Activision vs EA, West and Zampella case given the go head
After months of deadlock, a California Superior Court judge has ruled to move forward with Activision’s $400 million suit against Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, respawn, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 00:23 GMT
God of War staffers join Respawn
Two Sony development staff who worked on the God of War games have jumped ship to join Respawn Entertainment.
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Posted in: EA, Jobs, Sony, Trade
Tags: respawn, Respawn Entertainment, Sony Santa Monica
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 20:02 GMT
THQ didn’t sign West and Zampella due to Respawn wanting to retain IP ownership
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said the ex-Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella would have been signed with the firm if not for the duo wanting to retain ownership of their own IP.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 07:18 GMT
Ex-Infinity Ward staffers cry financial hardship in Activision battle
Jason West and Vince Zampella are countering Activision’s recent attempt to broaden the legal clash between the mega-publisher and the two ex-Infinity Ward heads by claiming undue financial hardship, according to documents unearthed by Kotaku.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, infinity ward, lawsuit, modern warfare 2, Respawn Entertainment
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 00:27 GMT
Christmas break 2010 news round-up – Deus Ex delayed, new LA Noire footage, tons more
We may have wound down for Christmas and New Year, but the news motored on, dropping a winceworthy headline for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and plenty more.
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Posted in: 4mm Games, Action, Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Bethesda, Codemasters, EA, Fighter, Hot, Kinect, Konami, Microsoft, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Racing, Rockstar, Sega, Shooter, Sony, Sports, Square Enix, Strategy, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: AIAS Hall of Fame, bioware, Blackbox, bulletstorm, Call of Duty: Black Ops, crysis 2, crytek, def jam rapstar, demon's souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, DiRT 3, Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fanatsy, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Awakening, dragon quest vi, eidos montreal, Epic Games, final fantasy XIII, Games on Demand, gran turismo 5, Greg Zeschuk, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, infamous, inFamous 2, Jason West, John Riccitiello, Kinect Sports, la noire, max payne 3, need for speed world, people can fly, rare, Ray Muzyka, Red Dead Redemption, Respawn Entertainment, Rockstar San Diego, rockstar vancouver, starcraft II, sucker punch, Super Meat Boy, Tales of Xillia, team bondi, Team Meat, The Conduit II
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 | 04:05 GMT
Activision seeking $400 million in damages from West, Zampella, and EA as Black Ops exceeds $1 billion in sales
Activision has put a hefty $400 million price tag on the amount of damages it’s seeking from not only Jason West and Vince Zampella for breach of contract, but EA as well for supposedly luring the duo away from the company.
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Posted in: Hot, Legalities
Tags: activision lawsuit, infinity ward, infinity ward lawsuit, Jason West, John Riccitiello, lawsuit, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Sep 27, 2010 | 13:02 BST
Kotick “betrayed” by Zampella and West
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has told Edge he felt “betrayed” by ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Sun, Sep 26, 2010 | 03:00 BST
Respawn hiring for multiplatform art and audios leads
Two job listings posted for Respawn Entertainment has the firm hiring for a multiplatform game in development.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Jobs, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: David DeMartini, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 16:08 BST
Respawn title “starting at absolute zero,” says DeMartini
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 14:20 BST
EA Partners is “highly, highly confident” of Respawn’s first game
It will have guns. It will have men. And, obviously, EA Partners GM David DeMartini reckons Respawn’s first EA game is going to be amazing.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Fri, Aug 13, 2010 | 18:29 BST
Respawn’s Vince Zampella and Jason West at QuakeCon – not very much happened
Following on from Todd Hollenshead and John Carmack’s DOOM 4-less QuakeCon keynote last night, ex-Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West took to the Texan stage this morning to talk about making blockbuster games.
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Posted in: Bethesda, EA, Hot, QuakeCon 2010
Tags: Bethesda Games Studios, id software, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, tim willits, todd howard, vince zampella
Sat, Jul 31, 2010 | 20:08 BST
Jason West and Vince Zampella to speak at QuakeCon
Bethesda’s just revealed that ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella are to speak at QuakeCon this year.
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Posted in: Hot, QuakeCon 2010
Tags: Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 20:03 BST
Schappert: 3DS will “sell like hot cakes”
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, PSP
Tags: ea partners, infinity ward, John Schappert, Respawn Entertainment
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 15:54 BST
Pachter: Respawn creating space shooter
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted Respawn Entertainment’s first title will take place in space. With space guns.
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Posted in: Shooter
Tags: michael pachter, Respawn Entertainment
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 10:44 BST
Bilson: THQ “had very serious conversations” with Respawn
THQ was in “serious conversations” with Respawn’s Jason West and Vince Zampella following their exit from Infinity Ward, Danny Bilson, the publisher’s VP of core games, has confirmed.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, THQ Partners, vince zampella
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 | 11:29 BST
Activision: Reborn Infinity Ward “can build great new franchises”
Activision’s EVP of studios, Dave Stohl, has told VG247 that “great new franchises” can emerge from a rebuilt Infinity Ward.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2010, Hot
Tags: dave stohl, infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 06:39 BST
EA: Respawn’s skipping E3 this year
What’s wrong with this picture: Weeks ago, Jason West and Vince Zampella barely had enough employees to throw together a TI-83 calculator sidescrolling version of Modern Warfare, and now they’re blowing the lid off a brand new blockbuster game?
The answer: everything. Which makes sense, because none of it’s true.
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Posted in: E3 2010, EA, Hot
Tags: E3 2010, ea, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 06:24 BST
Respawn planning “big time announcement” at E3
See them hills? Run. Respawn Entertainment is set to make a massive “big time announcement” at E3 next week.
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Posted in: E3 2010, EA, Hot
Tags: ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, Vince Zampela
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