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Ex-Call of Duty Developer Criticizes Executives Over Remaster Sales
- Former Call of Duty developer Gavin Goslin criticizes Activision executives for profiting from the remasters of Black Ops 1 and 2.
- The remastered versions of Black Ops 1 and 2 sold over 11 million copies on PS4 and PS5.
- Goslin argues that developers who contributed to the original games received no financial benefit from the remasters.
- Goslin suggests that developers should receive royalties when older games are ported to new systems.
- Goslin expressed his views on LinkedIn, stating it is 'hard to watch' Xbox make money from the PlayStation ports of these games.
Articles (3)
Eurogamer·
Ex-Call of Duty designer "who survived the crunch" in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives "raking it in" from sales of remasters
GameSpot·
“The Suits” Made All The Money From Call Of Duty: Black Ops 1 And 2 Ports, OG Dev Says
IGN·
Former Call of Duty Dev Says 'It's Hard to Watch' Xbox Make Money From Black Ops PlayStation Ports