Firings, lawsuits, and employees quitting right and left – oh my! But it’s not lions, tigers, or bears that Infinity Ward needs to keep an eye out for. Instead, it’s the vultures, which – according to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey – are circling the Modern Warfare developer while licking their chops with their weird, saliva-free bird tongues.

“Continued defections from their Infinity Ward studio have created meaningful uncertainty around the future of their Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise," Hickey said.