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Infinity Ward Members to Get Bonuses Originally Intended for West, Zampella
Dan Amrich, a former member of the press who’s been working as Activision’s social media manager and blogger, today revealed some interesting information on a Facebook group page called “Gamers against Bobby Kotick & Activision.” As it turns out, the remaining Infinity Ward members will be getting redistributed bonuses that had been intended for the fired studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella.
Amrich noted that more employees are likely to leave Infinity Ward despite this. “More people will probably go too, looking for new situations. Maybe they will join Respawn, maybe not. I’m confused, because by leaving, they are giving up their bonus — and the more people that leave, the bigger the bonus gets for the people who stay,” he said. “I’d think if you are young and hungry and have a vision for a new game, IW would be a really good place to be right now. There are so many young and hungry designers, programmers, and developers out there, and I suspect some of them are already employed at IW, just waiting for their shot. When the dust settles, I expect to see some talented people step up and redefine the studio.”
Later in the Facebook discussion, he added, “IW still exists; obviously its identity and company culture are going to go through huge changes in the coming months and years. But can we agree that change also means opportunity? When stuff happens and a situation changes, we all have the same core decision: Stay the course and reinvent, or move on to something else. The people who stick at IW will have to reinvent the studio, but it may well be that some of these people who cut their teeth on MW and MW2 are now ready to step up with their own ideas. AND they are getting a bigger chunk of the bonus money than they expected for what they already did. So…what exactly is the downside of having creative freedom, career opportunity, AND financial reward for a job well done? Nobody’s given me a good answer to that one yet.”
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