Great news!! Glad those 2 landed on their feet!  
Also be interesting to see how activision react and to see what happens from the new studio 
 
Heres something i would like though - if 'Respawn entertainment' would maybe put a little more thought into ' Respawn points' in their first title 
 
Ahahahah - Ok ill get my coat and leave

It's interesting to watch how EA used to be pricks, now getting all the positive attemtion.
I used to dislike EA for screwing up fav racing franchise, but now, they're doing a good job for everything.
 I mean, sometimes when you stop thinking about squeezing money off every single game you make, maybe you'll actually accomplish something.
 
Anyways,  I totally saw those guys joining EA coming. Makes sense for both sides.
For Vince and Jason, that's a finger in Activision's face and very likely having more opportunities to explore new directions.
For EA, they'll most likely be dictating the FPS genre with the Battlefield franchise as well as the Medal of Honor franchise. Plus, COD is most likely gonna suck with the lead programmers gone, and given Treyarch only makes good COD games when there is a good engine to run on, Activision is gonna suck.
 
On a side note, don't Vince and Jason used to work for EA prior to starting IW?

" Great news!! Glad those 2 landed on their feet!  Also be interesting to see how activision react and to see what happens from the new studio  Heres something i would like though - if 'Respawn entertainment' would maybe put a little more thought into ' Respawn points' in their first title  Ahahahah - Ok ill get my coat and leave "

Name is amusing.  I wonder how many from Infinity Ward will jump ship.  
 
If these guys were sick of MW over at Acti, I wonder what they're gonna do now - I have to assume that the ability to decide for themselves what they make was part of the deal.  
 
Edit:  OIC, EA are only publishing for them.  Cool.

surprise surprise

I think this just justifies Activision's complaint. Activision says they were making deals with EA and planning to steal all the people from IW. Now, this soon after they're fired, they start up a new studio with EA. Sounds like Activision was right.

I like the name "Respawn Entertainment." Also, cool news.

Annddd.... nobody's surprised. Congrats EA. You won the modern FPS market. My first (and only actual) FPS clan was named Respawn. That's neat.

What an awful name for a company.

" @get2sammyb: They may have some sort of no-competition clause in their contracts, meaning the might not be able to work for another studio for X amount of time. "

" I think this just justifies Activision's complaint. Activision says they were making deals with EA and planning to steal all the people from IW. Now, this soon after they're fired, they start up a new studio with EA. Sounds like Activision was right. "

You know what though, the more that breaks about this story the more I think Activision weren't necessarily in the wrong. But I guess we'll never know the full truth.

I wish them all the success.

I look forward to seeing what they come up with but I hope it's something other than a ripped from the headlines FPS.

" @JokerSmilez: I should have quoted. I said that because someone said that the rest of the Infinity Ward team might jump ship and join Respawn. I was referring to those employees.

Nice!

Well, after being team killed by Activision, Zampella and West have respawned on the other side. No doubt other IW alumni will follow.  It will be interesting to see what they do next.

" Incredible name. Respawn Entertainment. Booyah grandma! "

2 ex-IW quit today. Guess that solidifies the competition clause...
 
Jon Shiring - programmer - 6 years, 11 months
Mackey McCandlish - lead designer - 8 years

I guess this makes that new Medal of Honour game kind of redundant now then. Unless they have some new idea in mind.

This is where things get crazy lol. In the end though, all I really care about is what happens to Soap and Price.

It's just two dudes. Their visions alone does not make a great game.

" It's just two dudes. Their visions alone does not make a great game. "

" I give Activision two more top selling modern warfare games before people jump ships. Hopefully they can't revamp GH otherwise they're in the shit "

I like the sound of that. A new IP would be even better!

" @MacEG said:

" Incredible name. Respawn Entertainment. Booyah grandma! "

The name's a bit telling about the games they're going to put out. Die. Respawn. Die. Respawn. "

" @jmrwacko said:

" @MacEG said:

" Incredible name. Respawn Entertainment. Booyah grandma! "

The name's a bit telling about the games they're going to put out. Die. Respawn. Die. Respawn. "

Are you really going to hate on some developers before even THEY know what they're doing? For someone with 1000+ posts you're either a dedicated hater or a troll. "

I sure hope they make something different than MoH or Cod. Best of luck to them.
 
At least until they all come back to Activision because EA is being  a jerk and so on and on...

" @DystopiaX said:

" @jmrwacko said:

" @MacEG said:

" Incredible name. Respawn Entertainment. Booyah grandma! "

The name's a bit telling about the games they're going to put out. Die. Respawn. Die. Respawn. "

Are you really going to hate on some developers before even THEY know what they're doing? For someone with 1000+ posts you're either a dedicated hater or a troll. "

Most of his posts have some sort of cynicism/bitterness/pessimism associated with them. I mean if I was depressed, I'd be the same way.  :) "

" @MacEG said:

" @DystopiaX said:

" @jmrwacko said:

" @MacEG said:

" Incredible name. Respawn Entertainment. Booyah grandma! "

The name's a bit telling about the games they're going to put out. Die. Respawn. Die. Respawn. "

Are you really going to hate on some developers before even THEY know what they're doing? For someone with 1000+ posts you're either a dedicated hater or a troll. "

Most of his posts have some sort of cynicism/bitterness/pessimism associated with them. I mean if I was depressed, I'd be the same way.  :) "

Haters gonna hate. Also, I'm commenting on the Call of Duty franchise.   If you want to hear something positive from my mouth, I really do enjoy games with a good old fashioned spawn timers and spawn protection, like Battlefield and Team Fortress 2.  Instant Call of Duty respawns, however, just lead to terrible spawning and constantly getting shot in the back. And so I'm wary of a studio full of the people responsible for MW2 calling themselves "Respawn Entertainment." "

2 more left IW (veteran animators). Kotick's killstreak is at 13.
 
[crystalball]This new Infinity Ward will suck with their leadership gone, now Treyarch can be called the better CoD developer.[/crystalball]

What purpose does this move honestly serve other than to pull off childish shit through business and contracts?  I mean, EA already had Crysis and Battlefield...and from what it seems, they'll have Medal of Honor as well that will at least be decent...I hope.  What purpose does Respawn signing up with EA Partners honestly serve FOR THE GAMERS?
 
This can prove very problematic for West, Zampella, and EA altogether, as part of the Activision countersuit specifically states that West and Zampella had made a trip to a Northern California competitor...and then EA came out basically saying "we don't know what you're talking about".  This proves part of EA's countersuit right, and if West and Zampella did indeed make that trip, that can spell massive trouble. 
 
Personally, I'm behind Activision on this one, as much as I hate Kotick.  The fact is that West and Zampella were under contract, and it seems they wanted to act like assholes about it all.  Whether you like the ethics of the company you work for or not, you don't bite the hand that feeds and then expect to walk away scott-free. 
 
In the end, though...I just want someone to suffer utter humilation.  Whether it's Kotick, West, or Zampella, I just want it to blow the fuck up in their face and leave them balling like a baby.

"
To address the spawn protection: This feature may not seem as apparent in MW2 as it is in Battlefield or TF2 but it is implemented so I'll try and explain myself as clearly as I can. Their is a reason why they made Modern Warfare 2 so customizable. For every rock, their is paper, for every paper, their is scissors, for every scissor, their is rock, etc. To combat "terrible spawning and constantly getting shot in the back" MW2 gives you a series of "Death Streaks". For example, Tactical Insertion = spawn anywhere thus eliminating bad spawn. Pain Pill = More health when you come back. Whether these are better or worse than TF2 and Battlefield is up for debate.  "

If you want to hear something positive from my mouth, I really do enjoy games with a good old fashioned spawn timers and spawn protection, like Battlefield and Team Fortress 2.  

But I don't quite follow the old-school versus new-style spawning argument. There's been random, unprotected insta-spawns in FPS's since Doom.   
 
I think the base respawning in TF2 and, to some degree, in the Battlefield games actually came later on.  But I think I'm going offtrack. Point was to discuss Respawn Entertainment. I really don't know what they're going to make yet, so I can't legitimately bash on them. I hope maybe they release a new IP with a different type of gameplay than the CoD series, like a third-person shooter to rival the Gears of War franchise. "

Oh god, there seems to be a huge misunderstanding here. I meant "good old fashioned" to just mean good, not to necessarily mean it's more antiquated. Sorry about that.