Tag Archives: vince zampella
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 01:01 BST
Respawn: IP ownership is empowering
Former Infinity Ward leads and Call of Duty developers Jason West and Vince Zampella have learned their lesson. The pair are intent on retaining ownership of the new IP Respawn is developing.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Shooter
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, respawn, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
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
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 04:10 BST
Pachter: West and Zampella won’t be awarded the rights to Call of Duty
Industry analyst and legal-eagle Michael Pachter has said Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella have buckley’s chance of getting hold of the Call of Duty rights.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Legalities
Tags: Jason West, michael pachter, vince zampella
Sat, Apr 02, 2011 | 14:36 BST
West and Zampella add charges of fraud to suit against Activision
According to new court documents unearthed by Gamespot, former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have added two counts of fraud to their original $36 million complaint against Activision over unpaid bonuses relating to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, 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, Jan 20, 2011 | 22:30 GMT
Court filings claim Infinity Ward delayed CoD map pack at EA’s request, EA claims email “was a joke”
Kotaku has gotten its hands on an internal email belonging to EA, which suggests Infinity Ward put off releasing a map pack for Modern Warfare 2 at the request of the firm. The letter was released today as part of court filing in the Activision suit against EA and Infinity Ward co-founders Vince Zampella and Jason West.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, Legalities
Tags: ea activision lawsuit, frank gibeau, infinity ward, Jason West, jeff brown, vince zampella
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, 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 20, 2010 | 17:54 BST
EA: Respawn’s game is a ways off
EA Partners boss David DeMartini has said it’ll be a while before we can expect anything from Respawn.
In fact, the developer’s debut is further off than what Insomniac are working on for the publisher.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, gamescom 2010
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, Jason West, respawn, 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
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 17:30 BST
Report: Infinity Ward Lawsuit claims “Police State” atmosphere at Activision
Legal proceedings between Activision and Infinity Ward moved forward yesterday, with lawyers for the Infinity Ward Employee Group filing an amendment to the lawsuit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, the infinity ward employee group, Thomas Tippl, vince zampella
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
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