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Kotick: IW Shouldn't Suffer For "Bad Actions Of A Couple Of Guys"
The Activision vs. Infinity Ward drama kept the gaming press busy with studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, and quite a number of employees jumping ship to form Respawn. Treyarch up to this point was seen as second in line as far as responsibility for the Call of Duty series, but stepped up to the plate for Black Ops, a game that has gotten solid reviews across the board. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick comments on the Infinity Ward losses and Treyarch's role in the company.
"We're in the video game business. If we can't replace twenty-five people, that would say something pretty disappointing about us as a company," Kotick told Joystiq. "There's at least 60 or 70, super-talented, amazingly capable people who are there. They shouldn't have to suffer for the bad actions of a couple of guys."
And as for Treyarch, who until now has worked under the shadow of Infinity Ward, Kotick says the studio was more responsible for Call of Duty's success than people recognize.
"That's an unfair view of Treyarch. You know it's not really an objective view," Kotick said. "Treyarch contributed so significantly to the multiplayer technology that's in Modern Warfare 2 and they didn't really get the credit for that." Kotick said Treyarch could continue to provide "support" to Infinity Ward as the studio regroups.
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