Spawning Respawn Entertainment
There is no doubt that Vince Zampella and Jason West are incredible talent. At Infinity Ward they created the best WWII franchise in COD and successfully updated it to Modern warfare. Re-engineering the game play and direction in a franchise was no small feat.
Now that they have formed Respawn Entertainment (RE) there is a big buzz in the gaming community. However not unlike Bungie, Infinity Ward (IW) might have over worked their franchise. What’s left in the creative tank that could bring in new players and satiate the fans? That is the big question and gamble EA is going to wait to answer - with lawsuits and counter lawsuits in tow.
Respawn Entertainment (RE) more than has their work cut out for them - they have an extra load of baggage. In the meantime (IW) staff are resigning, presumably to join (RE). The hype mill will be on overload and expectations will be huge.
I’m waiting to see if Bungie can pull a new IP winner out of the hat - although Marathon an old Mac FPS doesn’t sound immediately compelling. The expectations for RE is going to be several times
