Your take is pretty accurate from what I've seen. A friend is on the Call of Duty team, and Medal of Honor before that. The way MoH turned into CoD is the owne

Your take is pretty accurate from what I've seen. A friend is on the Call of Duty team, and Medal of Honor before that. The way MoH turned into CoD is the owner of the studio that made MoH was unwilling to sufficiently share the profits, so basically the entire team walked out in mass, got their own publishing deal and made CoD. But only the people who've made a runaway hit have that kind of bargaining power. The other 90% of the industry is pretty grim. Things are a lot better on the indie/casual/mobile side, as those tend to be smaller studios with close friendships/partnerships.