Treyarch Now a "100% Call of Duty Studio"
Studio that once made Spider-Man and sports games now solely committed to CoD franchise.
By Kris Pigna, 05/29/2010
There was never much thought about whether there were more Call of Duty games in Treyarch's future after Black Ops, but it is a bit of a surprise to learn that's apparently all that now lies in Treyarch's future. Speaking to CVG, Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia said they've become solely dedicated to Activision's blockbuster FPS franchise.
"Treyarch is a 100 percent Call of Duty studio -- and it has been for a long time now, long before any of [the Infinity Ward] events occurred," Lamia said, immediately dispelling speculation this newly revealed exclusive focus may be a result of CoD creator Infinity Ward's gutting earlier this year.
"We focused all of our efforts on creating the best Call of Duty game we possibly can and what that meant is not working on anything else.
"We are a multiple team studio and focusing on Call of Duty and Call of Duty gameplay meant focusing all of our teams on that," Lamia continued. One result of this has been the formation of a dedicated multiplayer team inside Treyarch, which is something the studio didn't have for their past Call of Duty games, Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War.
Before being assigned to the CoD franchise, Treyarch had created games in a number of varied franchises, including Spider-Man titles, a few sports games, and even recently the game adaptation of Quantum of Solace. But depending on just how long this exclusive focus lasts, it looks like Quantum of Solace is the last non-CoD title we'll have seen Treyarch make for quite some time.
Source: 1up.com
