Respawn entertainment

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Respawn Entertainment, LLC
legal form Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
founding April 6, 2010 in Sherman Oaks , California , United States
Seat Beverly Hills , California , United States
management Vince Zampella ( CEO ) and Jason West
Number of employees 205 (as of 2017)
Branch Development studio
Website www.respawn.com

Respawn Entertainment, LLC is an American game development company founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella who founded the Call of Duty franchise and developed it as Infinity Ward until 2010 . The studio was acquired by Electronic Arts on December 1, 2017.

history

On March 1, 2010, Activision amended its report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to add notification that two of its officers (Jason West and Vince Zempella) had been terminated by Infinity Ward for “breach of contract and disobedience”. Based on statements by Jason West and Vince Zempella, Activision allegedly tried to terminate them in various ways because they were invited to a dinner appointment by John Riccitiello , the managing director of competitor Electronic Arts, and received a job offer which they thankfully declined . This should have been enough for Activision to accuse them of destroying Infinity Ward from within and switching to competitor Electronic Arts.

On April 12, 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported that West and Zampella are starting a new independent game development studio called Respawn Entertainment. You signed up for the EA Partners Program to receive financial assistance. However, West and Zampella retain the right to their intellectual property that will be produced by them in the future. On July 10, 2010 it was announced that 38 of 46 Infinity Ward employees were moving to Respawn Entertainment.

Electronic Arts bought the company for $ 151 million in cash and up to $ 164 million in stock. The takeover took place on December 1, 2017.

developments

year title platform Publisher
2014 Titanfall Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , Xbox One Electronic Arts
2016 Titanfall 2 Microsoft Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 Electronic Arts
2019 Apex Legends Microsoft Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 Electronic Arts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Microsoft Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 Electronic Arts
2020 Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Oculus Rift Oculus Studios, Electronic Arts

EA Games label boss Frank Gibeau announced at E3 2011 in November that Respawn Entertainment's EA-released shooter will be " science fiction- oriented" and can compete with games like Gears of War and Halo . In April 2013 Respawn registered the title "Titan" as a registered trademark.

In June 2013 Respawn Entertainment presented Titanfall at E3 . On October 22, 2013, they announced that the release would take place on March 11, 2014 in North America and on March 13 in Europe.

In March 2015 it was announced that Respawn was working on a sequel to Titanfall . Titanfall 2 was released on October 28, 2016.

In June 2014, it was announced that Stig Asmussen , who previously worked for Sony Santa Monica on the God of War series , has joined the team as Game Director for a second non-Titanfall project . January 2016, the job list found out that the project was a third-person action-adventure game. On May 4th, 2016, Star Wars Day , Asmussen announced that Respawn Entertainment was developing a third-person Star Wars game.

In October 2017 it was announced that Respawn Entertainment on a virtual reality - first-person shooter for the Oculus Rift uses 2019 as a publishing target.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Electronic Arts buys "Titanfall 2" studio Respawn Entertainment - GamesWirtschaft.de . In: GamesWirtschaft.de . November 10, 2017 ( gameswirtschaft.de [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Activision vs. West & Zampella - Hackers, Conspiracies & More in Litigation - GameStar . ( gamestar.de [accessed on January 20, 2018]).
  3. ^ Respawn Entertainment announced by ex-IW heads, partnering with EA . In: Engadget . ( engadget.com [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Alex Pham, Ben Fritz: Jason West and Vincent Zampella's new call of duty . In: Los Angeles Times . April 12, 2010, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Jim Reilly: Infinity Ward Founders Developing A 'Big Blockbuster'. In: IGN. April 12, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (American English).
  6. ↑ Who Remains At Infinity Ward? Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
  7. ↑ heise online: Electronic Arts takes over Titanfall developer Respawn and closes Visceral. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (German).
  8. ↑ Michael McWhertor: EA to acquire Titanfall developer Respawn. November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
  9. ↑ http://www.pcgames.de/Titanfall-2-Spiel-55363/News/battle-royale-spiel-apex-legends-von-entwicklern-bestaetigt-1274621/
  10. ↑ https://www.ea.com/de-de/games/apex-legends/about/frequently-asked-questions
  11. ↑ EA just spent $ 400 million to make sure the next big 'Star Wars' game actually comes out . In: Business Insider Germany . ( businessinsider.de [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Star Wars - Respawn Entertainment . In: Respawn Entertainment . ( respawn.com [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  13. ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Titanfall creators announce Jedi Knight game. In: GameStar. Retrieved June 10, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Tor Thorsen: E3 2011: Respawn sci-fi shooter hinted at by EA president. In: GameSpot. June 9, 2011, Retrieved January 20, 2018 (American English).
  15. ↑ Tom Phillips: Respawn registers trademark for Titan. In: Eurogamer. April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (UK English).
  16. ↑ Titanfall (PC) - Star Wars, download, system requirements, release date, demo - GameStar. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Titanfall 2 (PC) - test, download, system requirements, release date, demo - GameStar. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Eddie Makuch: E3 2014: Veteran God of War Dev Joins Titanfall Studio. In: GameSpot. June 12, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2018 (American English).
  19. ↑ Titanfall studio hiring for new third-person action-adventure title . In: VG247.com . ( vg247.com [accessed January 20, 2018]).
  20. ↑ Wesley Yin-Poole: Titanfall developer Respawn is making a third-person Star Wars game. In: Eurogamer. Retrieved January 4, 2016, January 20, 2018 (UK English).
  21. ^ Respawn Entertainment Teaming With Oculus For New Game . In: DualShockers . October 11, 2017 ( dualshockers.com [accessed January 20, 2018]).

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