Infinity Ward rewarded with new IP

It means they get to make a brand new game in a new universe. Not a sequel or rehash of another series

Yes, Thank you D:

Intellectual Property.

I believe IP = Intellectual Property

I'd say EA is a bigger offender in this regard. I don't even know what other games Activision releases sequels to on a regular basis besides COD (it's not that I'm dumb, it's just that I don't care).

Game makers are in this to make money by creating great, engaging games. Games as art is a boring argument. Let some d-bag in 200 years sort out if it's art or not. At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter for jack shit. Just play and enjoy it.

@ Rick:

"I don't even know what other games Activision releases sequels to on a regular basis besides COD"

Have you ever heard of Guitar Hero?

I think with the recent annoucnements...it'll be 4 Guitar Hero Titles in a 12 month period (On Tour for DS, Aerosmith, Metallica, and GH IV: World Tour)

In addition, they more or less just stole the work Harmonix did once the GH series was big enough, and decided to do with an in-house developer.

EA is not alone anymore. No, Activision has joined its ranks.

to El Capitaine:

Oh, that game series everyone blathers on about all the time. Yeah, I generally just ignore that one since I kinda find it all a bit annoying. I understand a ton of people love GH and that's fine, but I think it'll go the way of DDR in a couple years after they oversaturate the market.

Pumping out lackluster sequels is somewhat understandable from some developers because of the immense costs that go into producing a game. Not saying it's a good thing, but it's a shitload of money to gamble on their part.

Yeah, that COD4 sure was a stinker...oh wait. WTF? Rehash? Are you mental?

Clearly you are blinded by fanboy devotion to IW then. It was a WWII shooter without the WWII setting. There was nothing modern about the game except a few modern day guns. Modern Warfare was in the title, which makes the whole game terrible in my book. The one thing the game promised it failed on. Not a damn thing modern about the combat or “warfare.”