Editing Infinity Ward (section)

{{short description|American video game developer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Infinity Ward, Inc.
| logo = Infinity Ward.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|May 2002}}
| defunct = 
| predecessor = 
| location_city = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| location_country = US
| num_locations = 5
| founders = {{unbulleted list|Grant Collier|Jason West|[[Vince Zampella]]}}
| num_locations_year = 2024
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Mark Grigsby (co-[[studio head]])|Jack O'Hara (co-studio head)|Daniel Nelson ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]])|Joel Emslie ([[art director]])}}
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| products = ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| owner = 
| num_employees = 250+ (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/call-of-duty-4-lead-designer-returns-to-infinity-war |title=Call of Duty 4 lead designer returns to Infinity Ward |date=March 16, 2015 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>
| parent = [[Activision]] (2003–present)
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Infinity Ward Poland|Infinity Ward Mexico|Infinity Ward Austin|Infinity Ward Barcelona}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.infinityward.com/|infinityward.com}}
}}

'''Infinity Ward, Inc.''' is an American [[video game developer]]. They developed the video game ''[[Call of Duty (video game)|Call of Duty]]'', along with seven other installments in the [[Call of Duty|''Call of Duty'' series]]. [[Vince Zampella]], Grant Collier, and Jason West established Infinity Ward in 2002 after working at [[2015, Inc.]] previously.<ref name="Kotaku_IW_History">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/the-modern-warfare-fight-your-guide-to-activision-vs-453109387 |title=The Modern Warfare Fight: Your Guide to Activision Vs. Infinity Ward |access-date=November 8, 2010 |date=April 15, 2010 |publisher=Kotaku}}</ref><ref name="IGN_CoD_History">{{cite web |url=http://au.retro.ign.com/articles/104/1042762p1.html |title=IGN Presents: The History of Call of Duty |access-date=November 8, 2010 |date=November 6, 2009 |publisher=IGN |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004719/http://au.retro.ign.com/articles/104/1042762p1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> All of the 22 original team members of Infinity Ward came from the team that had worked on ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' while at 2015, Inc. [[Activision]] helped fund Infinity Ward in its early days, buying up 30 percent of the company, before eventually fully acquiring them.<ref name="IW"/> The studio's first game, World War II shooter ''[[Call of Duty (video game)|Call of Duty]]'', was released on the PC in 2003. The day after the game was released, Activision bought the rest of Infinity Ward, signing employees to long-term contracts. Infinity Ward went on to make ''[[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 [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019 video game)|''Modern Warfare'' reboot]], [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)|and its sequel.]]

Co-founder Collier left the company in early 2009 to join parent company [[Activision]]. In 2010, West and Zampella were fired by Activision for "breaches of contract and insubordination",<ref name="Polygon: Activision v. West and Zampella delayed">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/5/24/3041756/activision-v-west-and-zampella-case-pushed-back-to-june-1st |title=Activision v. West and Zampella case pushed back to June 1st |last1=McElroy |first1=Griffin |date=May 24, 2012 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920124537/http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/5/24/3041756/activision-v-west-and-zampella-case-pushed-back-to-june-1st |archive-date=September 20, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="Polygon: Jason West retires">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/3/4060292/respawn-jason-west-retirement |title=Respawn Entertainment co-founder Jason West retires |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |author-link=Brian Crecente |date=March 3, 2013 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530204845/http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/3/4060292/respawn-jason-west-retirement |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> they soon founded a game studio called [[Respawn Entertainment]]. On May 3, 2014, [[Neversoft]] was merged into Infinity Ward.<ref name="giantbomb">{{cite web|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/infinity-ward-neversoft-merging-into-single-super-studio/1100-4909/|title=Infinity Ward, Neversoft Merging into Single "Super Studio"|last=Klepek|first=Patrick|date=May 3, 2014|work=[[Giant Bomb]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=May 3, 2014}}</ref>