Activision to shut Infinity Ward
Rumours are circulating about the uncertain future of Infinity Ward after the recent walkouts and lawsuits against the developer.
It's said that Activision will shut Infinity Ward following the completion of the second map pack for Modern Warfare 2.
According to Mike Hickey, analyst for Janco Partners, the development of Modern Warfare 3 will be handled by two other studios.
"Continued defections from their Infinity Ward studio have created meaningful uncertainty around the future of their Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise,"
"We expect Infinity Ward studio will be essentially closed after their next map pack release, with development work on Modern Warfare 3 spread between two studios not historically tied to the franchise."
About a quarter of IW’s 100 or so staff are already thought to have left since March, many of which have reportedly joined ex-Infinity Ward bosses’ studio, Respawn.
