Initial Modern Warfare 2 budget was 'ridiculous'
by David Hinkle 
on Nov 3rd 2009 7:30PM
During an interview with
Develop, Infinity Ward's front-line man, Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling, recalled the early planning stages of
Modern Warfare 2. Unsurprisingly, publisher and owner Activision was eager to pour money into the development of the
COD4 sequel, following the basic business formula: more money = better product = more sales =
more money. Infinity Ward followed another school of thought: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
"Much like we don't let ourselves get distracted by hype, if you have excess you feel like you should use excess," Bowling said. Even though Activision "estimated out a ridiculous budget" early on, Infinity Ward "didn't let the budget affect [its] mentality." Since Infinity Ward apparently didn't take the money (or, at least, all of it), we do have a pretty good idea of what Activision spent it on:
night-vision goggles for everyone!
