Treyarch

Two years later, another Activision studio, called Treyarch, ported the game to the Wii.

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And with the development reins passed to LA-based developer Treyarch after Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 3 last year, the smart money is very much on a sequel to 2010's enormously successful Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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Treyarch uses motion-capture technology employed by James Cameron in Avatar.

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In March 2010, Vince Zampella and Jason West, co-founders of Infinity Ward, the developer that makes the Modern Warfare games every two years – developer Treyarch takes up the Call of Duty reins in alternate years – left the firm, taking many staff with them.

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In an exclusive preview of one level, game developer Treyarch wanted to demonstrate "the game is epic in scope," says studio head Mark Lamia.

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Infinity Ward regrouped, though, teamed up with another developer, Sledgehammer, which was given responsibility for the online side of Modern Warfare 3, and pulled out the stops to create a game which easily meets the franchise's exacting standards – despite the fact that gamers have always considered Infinity Ward's games superior to those crafted by Treyarch.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gets gamers fired up 2011

In an exclusive preview of one level, game developer Treyarch wanted to demonstrate "the game is epic in scope," says studio head Mark Lamia.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops – will Treyarch's follow-up innovate on the successful formula of all its predecessors?

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Treyarch uses motion-capture technology employed by James Cameron in Avatar.

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Josh Olin, community manager for "Call of Duty: Black Ops" developer Treyarch, is looking forward to experiencing "Gears of War III," the third installment of Epic Games 'bloody third-person shooter series.

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