Infinity Ward Founder Fired by Activision for Insubordination

Now this might be cause to go short the stock depending on what it does to any planned Modern Warfare 3 games or upcoming map packs or add-ons.

Last night reports began to spread across the Internet that something was happening at Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward's offices. G4 then reported on a tip that non-uniformed "bouncers" showed up at Infinity Ward's offices, and refused to answer questions from employees. Soon after, it became clear that cofounder Jason West has left the company, either forcibly or by his own choice.

Wow, talk about a heavy handed move to get rid of one of the co-founders of the company that created some of your biggest hits. If his creative team follows him out the door then there might be some doubt about a Modern Warfare 3 being half-way decent.

If you think about it in terms of a company like Apple. It is as if the IPhone division head was suddenly escorted out of the building by thugs after making nearly a $1 billion on a new release. That can't be good for the stock price going forward.