Summary
MultipleCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3developers reacted to Christopher Judge’s comments about the game’s campaign at The Game Awards 2023, making their frustrations known about the joke. Although the joke was well-received by many in the audience,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3developers believe the joke undermines the work they’ve put into one of 2023’s biggest releases.
Hosted by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards 2023 was held on December 7 as a celebration of the year’s critically acclaimed games and their developers. The event also brought several major game announcements, includingMonster Hunter Wildsand SEGA’s upcoming remakes. Aside from the major announcements, award winners from previous iterations of The Game Awards also presented the awards for this year’s recipients. While presenting the Best Performance award at The Game Awards 2023, last year’s Best Performance winner andGod of Waractor Christopher Judge jokingly mentioned thathis speech was longer thanModern Warfare3’s campaign. The joke was met with laughter and shock from the audience, though theModern Warfare 3developers at Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch were not happy.
VariousModern Warfare 3developers took to Twitter to express their distaste and frustration with Judge’s joke about the campaign, including former Infinity Ward developer Ajinkya Limaye. Limaye, who now works at Bungie, saysCall of Duty"absolutely destroys" the entireGod of Warseries in terms of metrics. Treyarch associate art director Nelson “Ticklematter” Plumey also responded to Judge’s joke, saying thatGod of War’sshort-term engagement is something thatCall of Duty"can’t relate" to. In a deleted tweet that was screencapped by CharlieIntel, Sledgehammer Games expert engineer Darcy Sandall saidtheCall of Dutydevelopers"heard way worse," but it was an unexpected joke since it came from a peer in the gaming industry.
Call of Duty Developers React to Christopher Judge’s Joke
Judge’s comment appears to resonate with theCall of Dutycommunity, since many players were disappointed aboutModern Warfare 3’sthree to four-hour campaign and launch issues. While many believe the joke should not be taken seriously, others suggest that it makes fun of the development team, which wasallegedly forced to rush the development ofModern Warfare 3.
TheModern Warfare 3developers' reactions, which were compiled by Charlie Intel, bring attention to some of the major problems that have affected the gaming industry in 2023, including crunch and job uncertainty amid layoffs at other major studios like Bungie. However, these reactions also brought attention toModern Warfare 3’sflaws and the community’s demands for higher-qualityCall of Dutyentries. DespiteModern Warfare 3’s success, it’s clear that fans expect more from theCall of Dutyfranchise, with 2024 and 2025 bringing a new slate of exciting games that will compete for a player’s time.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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