Activision "didn't want Modern Warfare"
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-07 17:23:14 278
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"They wanted it to be World War 2. Again," reveals Infinity Ward
By Andy Robinson @ CVG
In what could've turned out be one of the biggest blunders in game business history, Activision originally did not want Call of Duty 4 to be a 'Modern Warfare' game, Infinity Ward has revealed.
Speaking in an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine, Infinity Ward boss Vince Zampella revealed that the developer has wanted to create a modern combat game - and work on consoles - for years, but Activision's held them back.
"With Call of Duty 2, we were dead set against it being World War 2," Zampella told OPM, "but Activision really wanted it, the compromise sort of being that we'd get some dev kits for consoles in exchange for doing a World War 2 game.
"We always wanted to be on consoles and Activision saw us as more of a PC developer," he said.
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