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Infinity Ward

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Infinity Ward, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMay 2002; 22 years ago (May 2002)
Founders
  • Grant Collier
  • Jason West
  • Vince Zampella
Headquarters,
US
Key people
  • James Livingston (CEO)
  • Daniel Nelson (CTO)
ProductsCall of Duty series
ParentActivision (2003–present)
Subsidiaries
  • Infinity Ward Poland
  • Infinity Ward Mexico
  • Infinity Ward Austin
Websitewww.infinityward.com

Infinity Ward, Inc. is an American video game developer. They made the video game Call of Duty. They also made 7 other Call of Duty games. Vince Zampella, Grant Collier, and Jason West made Infinity Ward in 2002.[1] All of the 22 original team members of Infinity Ward came from the team that had worked on Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Activision gave Infinity Ward money when it was made. They bought 30 percent of the company.[2] The studio's first game, World War II shooter Call of Duty, was released on the PC in 2003.[3] The day after the game was released, Activision bought the rest of Infinity Ward. Infinity Ward made Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, the Modern Warfare reboot, and its sequel.[4]

References

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  1. "The Modern Warfare Fight: Your Guide to Activision Vs. Infinity Ward". Kotaku. April 15, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. "Activision Announces Long-Term Exclusive Publishing Partnership With Infinity Ward". PR Newswire. Cision. May 21, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  3. "IGN Presents: The History of Call of Duty". IGN. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  4. Shea, Brian (August 26, 2019). "The Impressive New Tech Behind Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.