What ever actually happened at Activision this week, one thing is obvious IMO: Infinity Ward seemed to be unhappy with the relationship. And Activision does not seem to care much even about their best developers.
Now, seeing what happens at Infinity Ward, why would the people at Sledgehammer Games believe they will be treated any different no matter how good their Game is? Why should they even try to make a great game if they can't see any difference for them if the game flops or not?
Thoughts?
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’
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