Name of Obligation Veteran Proclaims He’s Leaving Activision

After 18 years, David Vonderhaar, the studio design director at Treyarch, introduced he’s leaving Activision after transport eight Name of Obligation video games since 2004.

Vonderhaar made the announcement on his private LinkedIn account, the place he confirmed he’s moved on to a brand new venture at a unique studio however didn’t go into specifics in his put up. He additionally thanked his former coworkers at Treyarch and the Name of Obligation followers which have performed the studio’s video games through the years.

At this time I’m sharing that I’ve left Activision and Treyarch after an unimaginable 18 years and eight Name of Obligation video games.

To my co-workers at Treyarch, I’m immensely grateful for the time we invested working to enhance our craft, by no means sitting on successes, and at all times questioning find out how to enhance what we design and the way we produce it.

Thanks to the Name of Obligation group on your ardour and enthusiasm. That vitality has usually fueled our dedication as a studio and people. I’ll at all times be thankful for the chance to work together with so a lot of you instantly on-line and in individual. This vitality will at all times be a large a part of me.

I’m staying within the video games business, engaged on an undisclosed venture I can’t talk about but, however I’m excited a few uncommon and distinctive alternative. I’ll replace you as quickly as attainable.

Vonderhaar’s Name of Obligation portfolio is synonymous with the Black Ops collection, which has been a part of the army shooter’s rotating secure of sub-franchises for the reason that first one launched in 2010. The latest entry was 2020’s Name of Obligation: Black Ops Chilly Struggle.

Earlier this week, Activision and Sledgehammer Video games unveiled that the subsequent Name of Obligation recreation might be referred to as Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare III, to not be confused with Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 3, as the brand new recreation is a part of the rebooted Fashionable Warfare sub-series that started in 2019.