Infinity Ward: Activision didn't want Call of Duty to go Modern

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Activision's always been a company with a finger squarely placed upon the pulse of the gaming culture. It knows what we need -- and what we need is more World War 2-based first-person shooters. Call of Duty's part-time developer Infinity Ward struggled with that notion for years according to a recent Official PlayStation Magazine interview with Ward's Vince Zampella. If Activision had its way, Zampella explained, Modern Warfare probably never would have happened. Whoa, did anyone else just get a really weird chill down their spine?

Zampella said Activision "thought working on a modern game was risky," and went so far as to conduct "market research" supporting its fears to quell Infinity Ward's desire for modernization. We're not sure which market Activision surveyed, however, as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare moved over 14 million units. We bet the publisher talked to WWII veterans. "Yeah, our war was the coolest! Kids today with their AC-130s. That's not fightin'. That's just flyin' a big, bomb droppin' robot kite."

Source : Joystiq

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Whoa, did anyone else just get a really weird chill down their spine?

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yeah i kinda did.... Lol. But honestly, the first two call of dutys were awesome dont get me wrong, but I definately think the move to modern warfare was a great and well-planned one :D.

I guess they figured it would have been called a Counterstrike clone :rolleyes:

Or not even that, have you seen those other shocking games on the shelves, like "Marine Sharpshooter", or "America's most wanted", even bloody Soldier of Fortune Payback!!! Those are the type of games that bring down modern shooters.

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Originally Posted by DuncanBell

Or not even that, have you seen those other shocking games on the shelves, like "Marine Sharpshooter", or "America's most wanted", even bloody Soldier of Fortune Payback!!! Those are the type of games that bring down modern shooters.

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But MW kicked them in the teeth and Knifed them in the brain to bring us an AWESOME Modern shooter.

I've gotta say the people in charge of Activision are really dumb.

And rip us off cause they can :P

Hmm, market research? woulda been nice if they'd done any of that before WAW.

Woulda realized people prefer games that have been polished :D

Modern is the best :)

i prefer mw over wwII, actually quite sick of each and every wwII shooter coming out. if there is a special hell for gamers i'm sure you will be forced to reply forever wwII fps.

mw was awesome, nough said.