Infinity Ward
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| Type | Subsidiary of Activision |
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| Headquarters | Encino, California |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Owner(s) | Activision Blizzard |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | Infinity Ward web site |
Infinity Ward, located in Encino, California, is a computer game developer founded in 2002 by 22 former employees of 2015, Inc., developers of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Infinity Ward was acquired by Activision in October 2003.
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Call of Duty success
Infinity Ward's first title, Call of Duty, won over 70 Game of the Year awards[1] and 50 Editor's Choice Awards.[2] The sequel, Call of Duty 2 for the Xbox 360 and PC has sold more than one million units in the U.S. alone.[3] In addition, Call of Duty 2 was the first Xbox 360 title to sell one million copies in the United States.[3] It continues to be among the highest-rated games for the platform, according to Game Rankings.[4] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also has a massive commercial and critical success, selling over a combined 7 million copies as of January 25, 2008.[5] In May, 2009, Activision reported that Call of Duty 4 had sold 13 million units.[6]
Relations with other studios
After Call Of Duty was successfully released, expansion packs for the game were created by two different studios. Call of Duty: Finest Hour was developed by Spark Unlimited while Call of Duty: United Offensive was developed by Gray Matter Interactive, which was later merged into Treyarch. Treyarch has 'shared' the franchise with Infinity Ward since 2005, developing Call of Duty: Big Red One, Call Of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War while Infinity Ward worked on other entries for the franchise. In 2008, 007: Quantum Of Solace was released by Treyarch with the Call Of Duty 4 engine.
Games in development
Infinity Ward is currently working on Modern Warfare 2, a sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is slated for release on November 10, 2009.[7]. During the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Infinity Ward released a trailer for Modern Warfare 2. This has now been made available on their website.[8]
Games developed
- Call of Duty (2003)
- Call of Duty 2 (2005)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
- Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
References
- ^ "Call of Duty". http://www.activision.com/en_US/game_specific/e6d75d1f-2f68-4be9-9257-9a9a498593d4.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ "Call of Duty Wins Game of the Year". http://games.ign.com/articles/497/497239p1.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ a b "Sales of Call of Duty 2 for the Xbox 360 Top One Million Units in the U.S.". http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157488.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ "Call of Duty 2 - X360". http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/927725.asp?q=call%20of%20duty%202. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ^ "Call of Duty 4 sells over 7 million copies worldwide". GamerNode. http://www.gamernode.com/news/5731-call-of-duty-4-sells-over-7-million-copies-worldwide/index.html. Retrieved on January 25 2008.
- ^ "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Sells 13 Million". http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-sells-13-million/?biz=1.
- ^ http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=373355
- ^ http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com
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