Warzone Loses Senior Creative Director

Call of Duty: Warzone’s Senior Creative Director, Ted Timmins, has announced his departure from Raven Software after four years with the studio behind the free-to-play title. Timmins played a key role in leading the free-to-play title, starting with Season 2 of Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera, including the launch and live service seasons during the Modern Warfare 3 cycle.

Recent years have seen a notable wave of high-profile departures from key Call of Duty studios like Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software. Many of these senior developers have left to pursue personal projects or take on new roles within the gaming industry. Jason Blundell, known for his work on Zombies mode, left Treyarch in 2020 after 13 years. In August 2023, David Vonderhaar, Studio Design Director, exited after 18 years. Most recently, Greg Reisdorf also left Sledgehammer Games after 15 years. Raven Software saw departures as well, marking a significant shift within the franchise’s longtime development teams.

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On April 15, 2025, via his personal Twitter account, Ted Timmins, the now-former Senior Creative Director of Call of Duty: Warzone at Raven Software, announced his departure from the Call of Duty franchise. After four years and 40 seasons of content, he shared that his time on Call of Duty: Warzone had come to an end. In his post, Timmins reflected on what he called a “truly incredible journey” at Raven Software, highlighting the career-defining moment when he was asked to lead Warzone starting from Season 2 of Caldera through to the launch and live service seasons of Modern Warfare 3. He described the long-awaited return of Verdansk in Season 3 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone as the “perfect send off to a game I have loved, most importantly as a player first.”

Call of Duty: Warzone Senior Creative Director Ted Timmins Leaves Raven Software After Four Years

Since taking the lead role for Call of Duty: Warzone, Ted Timmins became the most recognizable representative of the game, regularly engaging with the community via Twitter and sharing updates and improvements to the battle royale title. He also played a pivotal role in turning around the challenges that followed the integration of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 (2022) with Warzone, reshaping the game significantly from what Activision’s free-to-play title initially offered. In a follow-up post within his Twitter thread, Timmins shared that he is “excited about Warzone’s roadmap” and believes that its “best days” could still be ahead of it. He also took the opportunity to thank the “great studios and people” he had the pleasure of working with and learning from. In a post dedicated specifically to the community, he expressed that he “appreciated the dialogue” and, although he wished he had been able to communicate with them more often, he thanked them for their “belief in the game… trust and feedback.”

Among all the content that Timmins achieved during his time working on Call of Duty: Warzone‘s development, its focus on implementing a wide range of quality-of-life updates – many of which are featured in Verdansk following its return with Season 3 – marked a major shift in the game’s direction, enhancing both accessibility and overall gameplay. Following the community’s emotional response to Ted’s departure from Raven Software, many players believe his legacy – particularly his dedication to listening to player feedback and driving improvements – will leave a strong foundation for Warzone to keep evolving and providing an enjoyable experience for both longtime Call of Duty fans and newcomers.

Call of Duty: Warzone

9/10

Released

March 10, 2020

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence

Engine

IW 8.0 & IW 9.0 (Warzone 2.0)