Tag Archives: vince zampella
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 16:38 BST
Infinity Ward situation is “unfortunate”, says Treyarch
Treyarch community manager Josh Olin has said that the situation that’s currently ongoing at Infinity Ward is “unfortunate”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, infinity ward, Jason West, josh olin, Respawn Entertainment, treyarch, vince zampella
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 23:26 BST
ActiBlizz Q1 2010 financials: Kotick – Acti had “no choice but to fire” Zampella and West
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has just said in the company’s Q1 financial call that the firm had “no choice but to fire” ex-heads at Infinity Ward Vince Zampella and Jason West.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Financials, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, vince zampella
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 21:41 BST
ActiBlizz Q1 2010 financials: Infinity Ward “remain an important process” to Call of Duty
Activision president Bobby Kotick’s just said that despite its latest troubles, Infinity Ward “remains an important process” to the Call of Duty IP.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Financials, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, call of duty, infinity ward, Jason West, vince zampella
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 | 14:37 BST
IW attorney: Activision covered up its horns with a Halo
Looks like before Jason West and Vince Zampella were fired from Activision, the duo were looking to get a deal from the publisher similar to what Bungie got.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs, Legalities
Tags: Bob Schwartz, bungie, infinity ward, Jason West, vince zampella
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 21:53 BST
Eight ex-Infinity Ward staff join Respawn Entertainment [Update]
Update 2: Apparently, the number has risen to eight, according to G4. Lead software engineer, Francesco Gigliotti, updated his Linkedin profile overnight to reflect his new position with Respawn. The title of this post has been changed to reflect the update.
Update 1: The number is now at seven. Programmer Jon Shirling and lead designer Mackey McCandlish have now joined up.
Original: Like we never seen this coming. Five people who recently left Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward have now joined up with its ex-bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West over at Respawn Entertainment.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, JP Messerly, Mark Grigsby, Respawn Entertainment, Todd Alderman, vince zampella
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 15:28 BST
West and Zampella’s bonuses handed out to remaining Infinity Ward staff
Actvision has handed out the bonuses due to Jason West and Vince Zampella to the Infinity Ward staff that are still with the company.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Dan Amrich, infinity ward, Jason West, vince zampella
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 19:34 BST
Infinity Ward staffer: “We are not dead”
An anonymous Infinity Ward staffer has that yesterday’s claim of the studio being “dead” is not exactly the case.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 15:11 BST
Infinity Ward insider says the studio is “dead”
A source close to Infinity Ward has told Kotaku that the developer as we know it is “dead” and “will continue to crumble”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs, Legalities, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare 2, vince zampella
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 15:59 BST
Infinity Ward sackings were “horrifying”, says Insomniac
Resistance developer Insomniac Games has said that the sackings last month of ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West were “horrifying”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, insomniac games, Jake Biegel, Jason West, modern warfare, vince zampella
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 09:04 BST
How Infinity Ward job losses have affected MW2′s credits
Want to know how badly the Modern Warfare 2 team’s been hit by walk-outs and sackings at Infinity Ward? Hit the link.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare 2, vince zampella
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 07:06 BST
Two more devs leave Infinity Ward
Another day and more departures at Infinity Ward, with two more people now leaving the Modern Warfare developer.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, Mark Grigsby, Paul Messerly, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 11:59 BST
Pachter: Respawn “is the ultimate screw-you to Activision”
Vince Zampella and Jason West have given “the man” who is Bobby Kotick and Activision the finger. With yesterday’s Respawn news, it turned into a “screw-you” as well.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, michael pachter, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella, wedbush morgan
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 08:53 BST
Zampella and West Respawn back with EA – everything you need to know
We could probably see it a mile away, but the announcement of the formation of Respawn Entertainment from ex-Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West – with an EA Partners deal to boot – is a megaton.
Following the initial announcement, West and Zampella got busy with a ton of interviews, and Activision through in its own tuppence, too. Great, it was.
For everything that happened from yesterday afternoon to last night, hit the link.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot
Tags: ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 21:08 BST
Zampella: MW3 “held hostage” accusations are “false and outrageous”
Vince Zampella, the newly made General Manager of upstart Respawn Entertainment, has said that accusations of him and fellow ex-head of Infinity Ward Jason West “holding hostage” the development of Modern Warfare 3 are “false”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, Shooter
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare 3, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 19:09 BST
EA: Respawn creating own IPs, not Battlefield or Medal of Honor
EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has made it pretty clear what the stance is on Respawn Entertainment are making from the EA side of things: new IPs, nothing from existing shooters from the publisher.
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Posted in: EA, Hot
Tags: battlefield, frank gibeau, Jason West, medal of honor, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 18:13 BST
Activision: West-Zampella/EA deal comes as “no surprise”
Activision’s just said that today’s announcement of ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella founding new studio Respawn Entertainment, and the deal with EA Partners, comes as “no surprise”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: ea partners, infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 16:00 BST
EA Partners boss: Acti has “blown up” Infinity Ward’s talent, EA “in this game to win”
Let’s go. EA Partners boss David DeMartini has told VG247 that we can expect more pre-E3 “shots” that show the publisher is aiming heavy guns at the core category, and that Activision has “blown up” Infinity Ward’s creative talent.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot, Shooter
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 16:59 BST
Zampella on Respawn: “This is a total reset”
Newly made General Manager of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella has said, as far as he is concerned, today will be a “total reset”.
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Posted in: EA, Hot
Tags: ea partners, frank gibeau, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 17:00 BST
EA announces new development studio headed by Zampella, West
EA’s just announced the formation of a brand new studio headed by ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West called Respawn Entertainment.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 | 09:32 BST
Modern Warfare 3 being “held hostage”, says Acti
According to notes found in Activision’s countersuit against ex-Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West, Modern Warfare 3′s development was being “held hostage”.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare 3, vince zampella
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