Activision Claims “Fair Treatment” Means “Well Paid”
Activision Claims “Fair Treatment” Means “Well Paid”
Posted 04/18/2010 at 9:09am
| by Justin Kerr
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When Infinity Ward's Jason West and Vince Zampella left Activision / Infinity Ward, many of us wondered, just how bad could things possibly be? Well if you believe Activision's side of the story "We treat our developers extremely well" said COO Thomas Tippl.
"If their games are successful, they are compensated better here than anywhere else. We've been paying our talent millions of dollars for their work. Our setup provides a win-win opportunity. We ensure your work will reach a wide audience. Therefore, we have attracted, and we will continue to attract the top talent in this industry."
If getting paid millions of dollars could be considered "being treated extremely well", then I guess they have a point. But that doesn't explain why the Infinity Ward's quit count is up to 10, with many of those rumored to be moving over to an EA backed competitor called Respawn Entertainment.
It will be interesting to see just how many end up jumping off the Modern Warfare bandwagon in the coming months, and if it ends up creating a viable competitor for the Call of Duty series. After all, Palm is made up of ex-Apple employees who never managed to launch an iPhone killer.
So is it talent, circumstance, or both that make a game great?
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Jasker
April 18, 2010 at 4:59pm
There have been many great bands that comprise of splintered members of
other bands (according to the spam filter I can't name them) that have
put out great music after changing things up. On a related topic. Talent needs the right environment. Raw talent collectively will nosedive without quality management, structure, and funding. Hopefully the minds behind Infinity Ward get all those. Unfortunately all too often people end up in the desert looking for greener pastures. .
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