Gavin Pugh

Director of Engineering @infinityward. Call of Duty #modernwarfare, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, some racing games. Generalist coder. Expat Brit. Opinions==myown.

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Hi! I'm hiring for an engineering position on my team, and we've recently opened it up to remote candidates.

We're looking for a versatile generalist comfortable working across a broad set of engine and game systems. More details here:

https://t.co/xh0pgtGNYx

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

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[Call of Duty @CallofDuty]

Warfare without limits.

Modern Warfare 4 | October 23, 2026

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@DassCoool @acekingspades @optionscjp That rent rate does drive great Twitter engagement though!

[Infinity Ward @InfinityWard]

Happy holidays everybody!

Wishing our community an awesome holiday season and looking forward to talking soon.

Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. See you in 2026.

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Hi! I am hiring on my team at Infinity Ward for an Expert Engine Engineer. Looking for a generalist who is not afraid to get their hands dirty, across a varying set of engine and game systems. Details linked:

https://t.co/CHdfll0Nfa

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Hit my 20 year mark today working in the USA at Activision! 5 Dec 2005 - 5 Dec 2025. Arrived on my own with a couple of suitcases; my life is very different now. :) Still smile at the sun and the palm trees, and am very happy to call California home.

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Really enjoying "The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy". SRPG's are probably my favorite genre, and they did a great job with this one. Well balanced combat, and the story stuff just gets better as it goes along. I highly recommend it!

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@GeordieMarv We were definitely outclassed, a well deserved and overdue Newcastle trophy. Congrats Graham! :)

[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater @TonyHawkTheGame]

Loading.. new parks. 3/4/25

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Sad to hear that TCE is closing down next month. Been a member for almost 20 years... End of an era. 😢

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@mattlarscheid @FakeJohnTrump @GabeHoff It's not that far off:
https://t.co/25qn50pI8o

I've spoken with many folks who immigrated illegally over my 20 years in LA, and every one of them overstayed on a tourist visa.

[0xcafed00d☕🌞 @_0xcafed00d_]

@pikuma so true....

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@josh_caratelli @gravitywell @jonshiring Congrats Josh! :)

[Smiling Apple.jpg @ellaguro]

i'm a broken record on this, but the fact that basically everything about videogame culture has been offloaded to youtubers and streamers is profoundly bleak. blogs died years ago, outlets are dying now, and the people actually making the games aren't doing much better either.

[Activision @Activision]

The release of a new open-source data set, features the map Caldera from Call of Duty: Warzone for non-commercial use. This data set release contains near-complete geometry of Caldera and in-game character pathing. Read more 👇
https://t.co/xFxNDAhKk9

[Peter Smith @Redpeter99]

There's an explanation why so many of us look back fondly to the #Olympics opening ceremony in 2012.
The country was united, comfortable with diversity, proud of its past, relaxed about the future and secure enough to take the piss out of ourselves.

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

Probably the most boring England group stage I've ever seen at a major tournament. We're through, but 🥱😴. Like watching paint dry. #EURO2024

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@rostfritt @stevegalaxius @ellisartwist @AlecChilton @aljxNdr @4utumnHarvest @glukett @butleriano @twinkophrenia @khybermachina "Glassing a verb started with Halo". 🥲
Guessing the Scottish version originated in the 80s, perhaps even earlier.

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@mr_sorkin @USCTrojansFTFO @theyellowbat79 @RiotRMD Couple of links:
https://t.co/cS1cnlkGNu

https://t.co/XOblFXt3zJ
Sounds like that first stage is up to 1000!

[Gavin Pugh @GavinPugh]

@mr_sorkin @USCTrojansFTFO @theyellowbat79 @RiotRMD There are multiple stages of voting. I expect the first stage has all members of the games arm of BAFTA participating, which I think likely runs over 500.
Most games up for voting tend to have Steam/Epic-store codes only. Only a few of the top titles IME put up console codes.