Apr 29, 2010

Through infinity, and beyond

The Infinity Ward saga, by the numbers [UPDATED]:

500,000,000 – the total sales, in USD, that Modern Warfare 2 made the day it went on sale.

1 – the number of video games that have outsold Modern Warfare 2, all-time (that's Wii Sports).

6 – the number of years that have passed between the release of the original Call of Duty and Modern Warfare 2.

112 – the number of days that passed between the launch of Modern Warfare 2, and the firings of Jason West and Vince Zampella.

2 – the number of days that passed between the firing of West and Zampella, and their announcement that they were suing Activision.

36 – the number of days it took for Activision to countersue West and Zampella.

41 – the number of days that passed between the firing of Jason West and Vince Zampella, and the announcement of the formation of "Respawn Entertainment."

34 – the number of employees that have left Infinity Ward since March 2, 2010.

25 – the  number of ex-IW employees that have officially joined Respawn Entertainment.

28,000,000 – in dollars, the total amount that Activision has paid in bonuses to Infinity Ward employees to-date.

54,000,000 – in dollars, the total amount of bonuses that Activision is withholding, pending litigation.

38 – the number of current and former IW employees (not West and Zampella) that are suing Activision for their bonus money.

10 – the number of years that Activision will have exclusive publishing rights to Bungie's next franchise (not Halo), as part of a recently-announced deal

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