Call of Duty Dev Infinity Ward Studios Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

According to a report by Kotaku, Infinity Ward, the developer of multiple titles in the Call of Duty franchise, evacuated its studios on Thursday, December 13th due to a bomb threat that was sent to the offices of Infinity Ward. It has been reported that all of the Infinity Ward staff that were present at the offices of the Call of Duty developer when the bomb threat was made were able to evacuate without any issues. 

The report by Kotaku also states that the bomb threat made towards Infinity Ward looks to be one of many that have been sent to multiple organizations across the United States. Reports state that an email is being sent and demanding a ransom of $20,000 worth of bitcoin be paid, according to a report by Gizmodo. It is currently unknown who is behind these threats that have been spread across the United States today.

The bitcoin ransom bomb threat has reportedly targeted schools, businesses, private residents and government offices in addition to the Call of Duty developer. Law enforcement departments from across the country have alerted the public to the bomb threat emails through social media. 

At this time, it appears that these threats are meant to cause disruption and/or obtain money. We’ll respond to each call regarding these emails to conduct a search but we wanted to share this information so the credibility of these threats can be assessed as likely NOT CREDIBLE.

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 13, 2018

Infinity Ward has been the main developer for the popular Modern Warfare series of Call of Duty games in the first person shooter franchise with the development studio's latest entry being Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare that was released in 2016. The 2019 entry in the Call of Duty franchise following this year's Call of Duty title of Black Ops 4 will be developed by the franchise's long time development studio. 

We will continue to update this story with more information regarding the reported bomb threat made towards Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward and other entities across the country today when it is made available. 

H/t - Charlie Intel

(cover photo courtesy of Infinity Ward)