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Breaking news: Activision has fired both the CEO and President of Infinity Ward, makers of the Call of Duty franchise.

In a completely-unexpected turn of events, Activision has cut the two men most responsible for hit first-person-shooter Call of Duty from their derivative developer Infinity ward. Reports from G4 indicate that both Vince Zampella, CEO and Studio Head of Infinity ward, as well as Jason West, President and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 director, were escorted off premises by security earlier today.

Kotaku also covered a statement from Activision today stating that they planned to take the Call of Duty series in a new direction under developer Treyarch, who created Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War. Activision declined to comment on the dismissal of Zampella and West, saying that they did not comment on HR matters related to its studios.

Considering how integral Zampella and West have been to the franchise, fans can expect some drastic changes in the next Call of Duty installment. Activision has also said that the series will be taking a turn towards action/adventure rather the previous FPS style. No one can tell for sure what impact will have, but considering that Call of Duty is one of Activision’s central profit pillars, this is almost certain to have a significant impact on Activision as a company.