Developer vs. Publisher (aka Internet Drama)

No doubt that Publishers and Developers have their differences, both tend to be looking out for their own interests. But things tend to get more interesting when such disagreements reach the public realms of the internet. fourzerotwo or Robert Bowling is a community manager for Infinitry Ward. Evidently deciding private discussion was not his style.

“Especially when you’re pulling shit out of your ass. Come on man, interview about your game. Not OURS! Call of Duty: World at War can stand on it’s own merits, leave ours out of it. Like this gem of a quote from today’s article on CVG…”

This particular quote is in reference to Noah Heller a Senior Producer of Activision which you may also notice is the owner of Infinity Ward. Noah Heller has been giving interviews for the recentley released Call of Duty: World at War. Robert has some issues with these interviews however I’m going to take a guess and say that isn’t the only thing he is angry about.

“Can you guys please stop interviewing this guy, talk to someone who actually works on the Dev Team at Treyarch and knows what the fuck they’re talking about. Not Senior Super Douche Noah Heller from Activision – who apparently has never played the game and doesn’t even work at the developer.”

Ouch… I can’t speak for Noah Heller or about the accusation of being a “Senior Super Douche” however I do have to wonder how secure fourzerotwo’s job is these days. Looking back I also noticed that Noah Heller is the very same man who made comments about Brother in Arms, which led to some serious damage control over at Infintiy Ward…

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