Warzone developers increase 50% after being hired by Fortnite, Apex Legends and Far Cry studios

Call of Duty: Warzone’s main studio Raven Software has grown by at least 50% as recent reports show developers have acquired new employees with experience in Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Far Cry.

Warzone was released in March 2020 and has continued to grow throughout the year since, quickly becoming one of the greatest Battles Royales in the world. In order to keep pace with this progress, Activision has apparently started a hiring wave – adding a number of developers to the Raven team.

As for Warzone, the game runs on Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare engine, uses assets from Treyarch’s Black Ops Cold War, and everything is facilitated by Raven. With Sledgehammer Games’ Vanguard expected in 2021, even more chefs are entering the kitchen.

To help Raven keep Warzone’s course, the team is said to have grown by 50% over the past year. It should be noted that they have hired employees from three industry-renowned studios: Epic Games, Respawn Entertainment and Ubisoft.

As VGC Andy Robinson reports that since August 2020, Raven has recruited approximately 12 producers, 40 programmers and testers, 30 artists and animators, and other positions. In addition, 40 other positions are open for hiring.

Among the newcomers, probably the most important are Creative Director Ted Timmins (who worked on Far Cry 6) and Senior Production Manager William Fine (who worked on Fortnite). Other hires come from studios like Respawn, Rockstar, EA, Bungie, etc.

While it is always good to add manpower, the sources of these hires are intriguing. Warzone players have long hoped for three main features: an effective anti-cheat, a classified playlist and a new map.

It’s hard to ignore Raven’s new experience with these features – as Fortnite is known to have a strong BR anti-cheat, Apex Legends has a BR-rated playlist, and Far Cry is a franchise known for building one. rugged world.

Time will tell if bringing in people from studios who are experienced in these features will actually help, but one thing is clear: the Warzone community is expanding and so are their demands, so Activision is trying to keep pace.