The president and CEO of Infinity Ward are out, and employees of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer are "freaked out," G4 reported Monday evening.
According to the report, Jason West (pictured above left), longtime president of the development studio and director of the juggernaut 2009 hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and CEO Vince Zampella (right) are no longer with Infinity Ward, which is owned by Activision Blizzard. G4 quotes from West's LinkedIn profile and his Facebook page, which now features the update: "Jason West is drinking. Also, unemployed."
G4 also points to an SEC filing made by Activision Blizzard earlier today in which the company discloses that it was investigating "breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward."
Modern Warfare 2 is one of the biggest videogame hits of all time, earning over $1 billion in its first few months on sale.
Two weeks ago, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick delivered a speech at the DICE Summit titled "How Creative Talent Drives the Video Game Industry."
[Update: G4 added Monday morning that CEO Vince Zampella was also let go.]
