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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Call of Duty creative strategist Robert 'FourZeroTwo' Bowling departs Infinity Ward [update: Activision responds]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-departs-infinity-ward/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/rbowling599pxheaderimg_530x298.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 298px; " /></a></div>Longtime hype man for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/call-of-duty"><em>Call of Duty</em></a> franchise, Robert Bowling, has resigned from Infinity Ward and Activision today. Robert "FourZeroTwo" Bowling, who served as creative strategist for <em>Call of Duty</em> and lead at Infinity Ward, just announced his resignation via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/fourzerotwo/status/184384024368783360">Twitter</a>. He has yet to announce where he is going next.<br /><br />Bowling stayed on at Infinity Ward following the mass exodus of staff who would go on to form <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/respawn-entertainment">Respawn Entertainment</a> in 2010.<br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong> Here's Activision's official comment on the news: "We sincerely thank Robert for his many years of service. He's been a trusted and valued member of the Infinity Ward team. We wish him all the best on his decision to pursue future opportunities."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/">Call of Duty creative strategist Robert 'FourZeroTwo' Bowling departs Infinity Ward [update: Activision responds]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20201359/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/call-of-duty-creative-strategist-robert-fourzerotwo-bowling-de/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3</category><category>fourzerotwo</category><category>infinity-ward</category><category>microsoft</category><category>modern-warfare-3</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>robert-bowling</category><category>robert-fourzerotwo-bowling</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>