But our sources tell us Modern Warfare 3 will continue along that storyline, delivering a "world in crisis" feel to the aftermath of the U.S. invasion. However, it looks like it won't be another take on Red Dawn, a post-U.S. invasion storyline already explored by Homefront. While it's unclear where specifically the game will be set, Modern Warfare 3 will have a urban setting, much like the U.S. missions in Modern Warfare 2, with military vehicles, including tanks, rolling through suburban streets.http://kotaku.com/5800337/modern-warfare-3-to-feature-bigger-story-more-destruction-this-fall (http://kotaku.com/5800337/modern-warfare-3-to-feature-bigger-story-more-destruction-this-fall)
The story may also include prominent characters from Modern Warfare 2, like Captain John "Soap" MacTavish and Captain John Price. Modern Warfare 2 ended with Price, Soap and a Russian informant codenamed Nikolai on the run as international fugitives following their killing of Lieutenant General Shepherd.
The biggest shift for the game appears to be in its breadth. We're told that Modern Warfare 3 will take place on a much larger, epic scale. It appears the game will explore the lead up to a blossoming set of engagements that could pull in other countries, creating a potential World War III scenario. The game will also feature large, urban destructible environments.
The focus on larger maps and destructible environments brings to mind competitor Electronic Arts' Battlefield series which made a name for itself with those two keystones. Battlefield 3 is also set for a 2011 fall release, meaning the two games could in theory be vying directly with one another for gamers' attention. Battlefield 3, as shown by EA in previous events this year, will take place in a modern setting and feature large maps and destructible environments.
patience Stoney :)
They probably want to make big splash after all this lawsuit business,why not wait few more weeks(E3) and get huge media coverage.
Awwww :fbm lolspoiler (click to show/hide)You shoot brown people.[close]
Modern Warfare 3 world premiere gameplay trailer tonight on NBA Western Conference Finals around 6pm PT (2 am UK). I'll link HD here.
Looks awesome, I hope that the game will feel smooth like mw2 did. Blackops was so choppy :(IW has the better engine compared to Treyarch so it should feel better in that regard.
rumor about multiplayer is that wager matches are gone
We have just received from an unlikely source – but very trustworthy source – of some big Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer details. Although unwilling to give further details, what with the official gameplay trailer tonight, our source said that further details of it will be unveiled ‘in the coming weeks’.
Our source did say that the game will feature cod points, but in a heavily ‘redesigned and refocused way’. This could mean you earn it differently, as he said that ‘wager matches are unlikely to return’. It could also mean you spend it in different ways, as he goes on to say ‘single player has a very multiplayer feel to it, with some interesting ideas to it’. We can only speculate that this may be the ability to buy weapons in single player with cod points, although our source said not to take his word for that specific point.
He also said that there will be ‘a huge improvement in the number of maps, modes and game types’, and to expect ‘more people on maps than you would normally expect’. 32 players was thrown about, but he didn’t want to comment any more on it. He did say whilst there will be no more wager matches, as he said Infinity Ward are in the mind of how they didn’t copy Zombies, they won’t copy wager matches, but he did say there will be some incorporated ‘similar modes’ to that of wager matches.
He also let slip that ‘they might include teams of three for one mode’ although he stopped into going into any more details, sounding unsure whether it would make the cut. Finally he said there may be ‘up to 23 maps from launch, but they have plans for huge post-support DLC’. This echoes what fourzerotwo said on twitter about Infinity Ward having plans for longer post-launch support.
It's difficult to expect how it will turn out considering this is a different Infinity Ward, and if you notice at the end of the trailer, Sledgehammer Games has its logo there too. (I believe Sledgehammer is some people who were formally at Visceral Games, or EA Redwood, or something.)
No offense to the Sledgehammer dudes but at EA it seems like they could make just about whatever game they wanted and now they're doing COD games. Sure, the money is there being a big series and all but personally I'd rather work on new projects, especially since nobody going to remember my studio as the ones that made a Call of Duty game.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431149
Holy crap.
Listen up PC f4gs, nobody cares the game is going to look better on your $3000 PCs. MW3, on ancient Quake 3 engine, will still sell 20M copies (19.5M on consoles, 0.5M on PCs), that is 5 times more than your precious BF3 (3.6M on consoles, 0.4M on PCs).
Shut up already.
BF3 is a CoD wannabe, not the other way around, fools.
Get over it B. Nobody builds 3000 PC's.
Any PC built for under a 1000 will shit over consoles. Hell the 399 PC I built 3 years ago still shits all over consoles.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431149
Holy crap.
Listen up PC f4gs, nobody cares the game is going to look better on your $3000 PCs. MW3, on ancient Quake 3 engine, will still sell 20M copies (19.5M on consoles, 0.5M on PCs), that is 5 times more than your precious BF3 (3.6M on consoles, 0.4M on PCs).
Shut up already.
BF3 is a CoD wannabe, not the other way around, fools.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431149
Holy crap.
Listen up PC f4gs, nobody cares the game is going to look better on your $3000 PCs. MW3, on ancient Quake 3 engine, will still sell 20M copies (19.5M on consoles, 0.5M on PCs), that is 5 times more than your precious BF3 (3.6M on consoles, 0.4M on PCs).
Shut up already.
BF3 is a CoD wannabe, not the other way around, fools.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431149
Holy crap.
Listen up PC f4gs, nobody cares the game is going to look better on your $3000 PCs. MW3, on ancient Quake 3 engine, will still sell 20M copies (19.5M on consoles, 0.5M on PCs), that is 5 times more than your precious BF3 (3.6M on consoles, 0.4M on PCs).
Shut up already.
BF3 is a CoD wannabe, not the other way around, fools.
[youtube=560,345]xxzlV00Zea4[/youtube]:rofl
:bow El Pres :bow2
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Call of Duty subscription service Elite thing
ok, so it's basically like that bungie website for Halo. stats and social stuff and youtube video uploading. $8 a month. optional, but there are "actual prizes", and that's how vague the video is about it.
well, you could play WoW.
As the old proverb goes: "A Shenmue fan and his money are soon parted"
MCV lifts the lid on the new subscription online Call of Duty service that will arrive with Modern Warfare 3
Activision has at last detailed the mysterious premium Call of Duty: Elite service.
Going into public beta this summer, Elite will ship with November’s Modern Warfare 3. The service, as we know, has been developed by new Activision studio Beachhead though has also had input from Infinity Ward, Treyarch and Sledgehammer.
Also of importance is the fact that Elite is very much media agnostic. It will, as the publisher describes it, be available “across four screens” – web, mobile, TV and console. For gaming it will be compatible with PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
But what consumers will want to know is what elements of the service will be free and what will be charged for.
Many parts of Elite will be free to use, such as career groups and many of the social networking features. However, those who opt for the premium Elite membership and sign up for the monthly fee will get a host of extras, most notably early and full access to all in-game DLC.
No price has yet been put on Elite membership, though Activision has hinted that it will be “less than any comparable gaming or entertainment service out there” – perhaps £5 a month or less. Non Elite members will still be able to purchase map packs as normal.
“Elite was built from the group up to change the way our consumers experience multiplayer in all current and future Call of Duty games,” Activision’s European digital marketing director for Call of Duty digital product Mark Cox told MCV.
“This is one of our most exciting and ambitious undertakings for Activision”
So, what of the features? Here’s a look at what to expect:
Career: Detailed player stats (kill to death ratio, time spent, favourite weapons, loadouts, level, saved screenshots and videos, personal bests, etc). Players can view results from recent matches, via timeline and map showing every kill and death (including location of killer/victim). Can compare directly with other players by searching for their gamertag.
Connect: Join groups based on interest. For example, search for ‘photography’ and you are automatically entered into a group with other players have the same interest. If the group doesn’t exist, Elite automatically creates it. You can then access Career stats for group members. Can also browse theatre mode and videos. Looking through most liked, most viewed, staff picks, most recent or any videos you are tagged in. MW3 will introduce clan support.
Compete: Regular events and competitions set up by developers, e.g. highest kill streak, screenshot or video competitions, etc. Prizes range from special emblems for your profile to COD merchandise, an iPad 2 and a Jeep Cherokee. MW3 will introduce group vs group competitions, clan vs clan, intra-clan competition and leagues.
Improve: Detailed information on every weapon, perk and map in the game, including tips, stats and video guides from pros. Maps show objective locations for different types of multiplayer mode. Shows more player stats (e.g. how many times people have used each kill streak bonus). After MW3, Elite will call on entire Call of Duty community to provide expertise and guidance.
How much will you pay for this? For quite a bit of the content, you'll pay nothing, by the looks of it: a lot of the career information and the whole membership of groups business were both cited as things that will be free to all, while a Premium membership will not only get you an advanced range of Elite features, but will also allow you to access all DLC – and all future DLC - at no extra cost (it's still being offered for purchase a la carte, of course). I asked Jamie Berger, Call of Duty's vice president of digital, what will happen to that free DLC you've been using if you decide to cancel your premium membership, and he said, "We'll tell you more about that later, but I think we'll have a lot of good news for people." That sounds positive, but good news always does.
Started reading but a bit too spoilerish for my taste. Even though I'm not playing COD overall for the story I still want the roller coaster ride experience. I'll wait for the videos.
Started reading but a bit too spoilerish for my taste. Even though I'm not playing COD overall for the story I still want the roller coaster ride experience. I'll wait for the videos.
can you explain to me why you're not interested in BF3 even though you seem to play every new fps out there? I barely seen you post about that even though it look fucking awesome.
Started reading but a bit too spoilerish for my taste. Even though I'm not playing COD overall for the story I still want the roller coaster ride experience. I'll wait for the videos.
can you explain to me why you're not interested in BF3 even though you seem to play every new fps out there? I barely seen you post about that even though it look fucking awesome.
Listen dumbass. I've put more hours into Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty than you ever will. Guaranteed. Along with pretty much every shooter that comes down the pike. Unlike you I actually play games and post about them. I'll buy both games. So take your dumbass I need to pick a side and be a "video game warrior nerd" like you some place else.
http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/stats/360/Stoney%20Mason/
http://bfbcs.com/stats_360/stoney%20mason
Started reading but a bit too spoilerish for my taste. Even though I'm not playing COD overall for the story I still want the roller coaster ride experience. I'll wait for the videos.
can you explain to me why you're not interested in BF3 even though you seem to play every new fps out there? I barely seen you post about that even though it look fucking awesome.
Listen dumbass. I've put more hours into Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty than you ever will. Guaranteed. Along with pretty much every shooter that comes down the pike. Unlike you I actually play games and post about them. I'll buy both games. So take your dumbass I need to pick a side and be a "video game warrior nerd" like you some place else.
http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/stats/360/Stoney%20Mason/
http://bfbcs.com/stats_360/stoney%20mason
you dont need to be all offensive because I asked a simple question.
Started reading but a bit too spoilerish for my taste. Even though I'm not playing COD overall for the story I still want the roller coaster ride experience. I'll wait for the videos.
can you explain to me why you're not interested in BF3 even though you seem to play every new fps out there? I barely seen you post about that even though it look fucking awesome.
Listen dumbass. I've put more hours into Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty than you ever will. Guaranteed. Along with pretty much every shooter that comes down the pike. Unlike you I actually play games and post about them. I'll buy both games. So take your dumbass I need to pick a side and be a "video game warrior nerd" like you some place else.
http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/stats/360/Stoney%20Mason/
http://bfbcs.com/stats_360/stoney%20mason
you dont need to be all offensive because I asked a simple question.
To be fair to me you have a tendency to post a lot of stupid shit. So...
To answer your question in a legit manner
When BF 3 starts posting actual gameplay from the MP side, especially of the console version. I'll start posting in that thread. So far they've only shown sp stuff and the sp stuff doesn't interest me in Battlefield. Only the MP does. Hence my lack of posts in that BF thread so far.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VGt5Onx0_I[/youtube]Genius.
Starting from here on out I promise to start from scratch with you and stop being rude as long you promise not to make any more motion control threads. Deal?deal
Before I get into the meat of what Strike Packages mean for Modern Warfare 3, say goodbye to the killstreak. And say hello to pointstreaks, all 28 of them. No longer will player kills be the only way to build up streaks. Sure, kills still count, but in MW3, completing objectives in gametypes like Capture the Flag and Seek and Destroy will reward players with points they can cash in to call in recon drones, attack helicopters, sentries and other power-ups. Kill assists count toward pointstreak numbers too, letting supporting players, not just the dominant virtual marksman have all the fun.
Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explained the change at Call of Duty XP, saying "the killstreak system was optimized for one game type: Team Deathmatch." Now, players will be rewarded more handsomely for actually completing each gametype's objectives.
Modern Warfare 3's pointstreaks come in three groups, dubbed Strike Packages. Players can customize their classes with one of three Strike Packages, adding a new layer of personalization to COD multiplayer. The three types are Assault, Support and Specialist. Each has its own list of 'streaks. Here they are.
If you like "big body counts, the Assault package is for you. With Assault, you can call in UAVs and care package drops, naturally, but this is also where the big guns live: assault helicopters, AC130, Predator missiles, mortar strikes, Juggernaut suits. Assault brings the pain. Your streak count will reset every time you die, if you go for the Assault Strike Package.
Support is about "helping the team win," not just stacking your body count. Sounds nice, doesn't it? For the less aggressive team player, Support deals in 'streaks that lean more defensive. This includes the option to drop a remote gun turret, call in a hacked airdrop, deploy ballistic vests to your team, drop an EMP or, ultimately, call in an Osprey gunship that also delivers five airdrop packages (one of them hacked). With Support, your streak count will not reset upon death.
Finally, Specialist is all about perks. Become a super soldier with Specialist, which lets players stack on additional perks. You'll get up to six perks—including Sleight of Hand, Hardline, Recon, et al—as the 'streaks pile up. After your eighth kill, however, you get every perk available to you. You become a monster.
Here are a few of the new perks coming in Modern Warfare 3.
Recon – Explosive damage paints the target on the mini map
Blind Eye – Undetectable by air support/sentries
Assassin – Undetectable by UAV, portable radar, thermal, heartbeat
Quickdraw – Faster aim down sight
Stalker – Move faster while aiming
Marksman – Identify targets at longer range
Some perks you wont see return in MW3. "No One Man Army, no Nuke, no Commando and no Last Stand," Infinity Ward promises.
New Progression
Another big change to Modern Warfare multiplayer is Weapon Proficiencies, a new leveling system for firearms. Basically, the more often you use a weapon in MW3, whether it's an assault rifle, handgun, shotgun or sniper rifle, the better that weapon gets. In real terms, this means players can reduce gun sway, decrease recoil and add more attachments over time—among other things.
New Modern Warfare 3 Screens
View the gallery
Oh, and if you really just adore player progression and experience points, know that the leveling up of Modern Warfare's multiplayer has been adapted for the Modern Warfare 3's version of Spec-Ops mode. You can read more about that mode right here.
Modern Warfare 3's New Gameplay Modes
Competitive multiplayer in Modern Warfare 3 will be expanded with at least two new prominent gameplay modes, Kill Confirmed and Team Defender.
You may have seen a snippet of Kill Confirmed in the leaked-early multiplayer trailer. That's the one with the big glowing dog tags that drop from corpses. Those dog tags are how players confirm kills in this Team Deathmatch variant. Kills don't count as a point for your team until you or one of you allies grabs a dead man's dropped dog tags. That adds an intriguing layer of strategy to Team Deathmatch, as opposing players can grab the dog tags of their fallen teammates before you do. And if they see one of their comrades lying dead, dog tags floating above their body, they'll know where your headed if you want to score.
Team Defender, which I didn't get to preview, is a Capture The Flag variant, just without the flag return. Hold onto an enemy flag for as long as possible, sticking together as a team to survive.
There will also be new Private Match game types added to MW3, each of which has been "significantly enhanced to allow players to create new, customizable game modes" that they can share with friends. "Through [Call of Duty Elite], subscribers can vote on favorite new modes and those modes could make their way into public playlists," Activision says. Here are those new Private Match modes.
Infection – The infected kills enemies to recruit them for the infected team.
Drop Zone – Hold the Drop Zone for Team Points and Care Packages.
Team Juggernaut – With the support of a juggernaut, kill players on the opposing team. The first team to reach the score limit wins.
Juggernaut – Kill the Juggernaut to become the new Juggernaut.
Gun Game – Be the first to dominate with every gun.
One in the Chamber – Gain ammo by eliminating enemies. Be the last to survive.
PERKS
PERK 1
RECON
SLEIGHT OF HAND
BLIND EYE
EXTREME CONDITIONING
SCAVENGER
PERK 2
QUICKDRAW
BLAST SHIELD
HARDLINE
ASSASSIN
OVERKILL
PERK 3
MARKSMAN
STALKER
SITREP
STEADY AIM
DEAD SILENCE
STRIKE PACKAGES
ASSAULT
UAV – 3 Kills
Care Package – 4 Kills
I.M.S. – 5 Kills
Predator Missile – 5 Kills
Sentry Gun – 5 Kills
Precision Airstrike – 6 Kills
Attack Helicopter – 7 Kills
Strafe Run – 9 Kills
Little Bird Guard – 9 Kills
Reaper – 9 Kills
Assault Drone – 10 Kills
AC130 – 12 Kills
Pave Low – 12 Kills
Juggernaut – 15 Kills
Osprey Gunner – 17 Kills
SUPPORT
UAV – 4 Kills
Counter-UAV – 5 Kills
Ballistic Vests – 5 Kills
Airdrop Trap – 5 Kills
Sam Turret – 8 Kills
Recon Drone – 10 Kills
Advanced UAV – 12 Kills
Remote Turret – 12 Kills
Stealth Bomber – 14 Kills
EMP – 18 Kills
Juggernaut Recon – 18 Kills
Escort Airdrop – 18 Kills
SPECIALIST
Specialist unlocks an additional perk with every two kills, up to eight. If you can pull off eight, you get them all. Awesome.
Recon Pro
Sleight of Hand Pro
Blind Eye Pro
Scavenger
Quickdraw Pro
Blast Shield Pro
Hardline Pro
Assassin Pro
Marksman Pro
Stalker Pro
SitRep Pro
Steady Aim Pro
Dead Silence
DEATH STREAKS
Juiced – 4 Deaths
Revenge – 5 Deaths
Final Stand – 4 Deaths
Martyrdom – 4 Deaths
Dead Man's Hand – 6 Deaths
Hollow Points – 5 Deaths
ASSAULT RIFLES
M4A1
M16A4
SCAR-L
CM901
Type 95
G36C
ACR 6.8
MK14
AK-47
FAD
SUBMACHINE GUNS
MP5
UMP45
PP-90M1
P90
PM-9
MP7
LIGHT MACHINEGUNS
L86 LSW
MG36
PKP PECHANG
MK41
M60E4
SNIPER RIFLES
BARRETT .50CAL
L118A
DRAGUNOV
AS50
RSASS
MSR
SHOTGUNS
USAS-12
KSG-12
SPAS-12
AA-12
STRIKER
MODEL1887
RIOT SHIELD (options determine benefit)
MELEE
SPEED
MACHINE PISTOLS
MP9
SKORPION
G18
HANDGUNS
USP .45
P99
MP412
.44 MAGNUM
FIVE SEVEN
DESERT EAGLE
LAUNCHERS
SHAW
JAVELIN
STINGER
XM25
M320 GLM
RPG-7
GEAR
Gear essentially consists of grenades and other explosive devices. However, there are a few other doodads thrown in to the mix.
LETHAL
Frag
SEMTEX
Throwing Knife
Bouncing Betty
Claymore
C4
TACTICAL
Flash Grenade
Concussion Grenade
Scrambler
EMP Grenade
Smoke Grenade
Trophy System
Tactical Insertion
Portable Radar
Ahahahah kill streaks from assists and objectives now? Game is going to be full of helicopters and airstrikes.
spoiler (click to show/hide)You take control of a parent on a vacation to Europe (holding a video camera) and your porn star wife is like DERP HERE WE ARE IN ENGLAND and the little girl is like WEEE LOOK AT ME I'M SO CUTE AND INNOCENT and a giant evil truck drives up and the little girl says LOOK DADDY BIRDS BIRDS and runs into a flock of birds and then the truck EXPLODES and vaporizes you, your wife and the little girl
STORY TIP: The nuke in MW1 was more effective because you had been playing as that motherfucker the whole game and you thought you JUST MANAGED TO ESCAPE. Introducing characters and killing them off in 30 seconds = I don't care[close]
So, it seems that MW3 can be completed in a little over 2 hours. These games just keep on getting shorter, I wonder if the next COD will even have a single player campaign.
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 London launch event will be streamed online via YouTube.
www.youtube.com/codmw3launch is the dedicated YouTube channel that will stream the event from 7pm tonight as guests arrive on the green carpet. See what they did there?
Your hosts are TV presenter Rick Edwards, Microsoft's Graeme Boyd aka AceyBongos, and YouTube super user DaveyBoyz.
Expect interviews with MW3 developers Sledghammer and Infinity Ward, music from Example, celebrity interviews (the horror), live coverage of the pan-European Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer championships, interviews with UK MP team Infinity, who were runners up in the CODXP global competition, and coverage of midnight shop openings.
You can watch everything unfold on all Xbox Facebook pages, too, as well as Callofduty.com.
It’s funny to think that when Infinity Ward made Modern Warfare it didn’t have a mo-cap studio, relying instead on the loan of another company’s setup. Four years on and that’s certainly changed, but the animation of those feet lingers: a piece of heritage, both in the game and for the game. And Infinity Ward may have changed too, but its standards haven’t, delivering a consistent 60fps, zero controller latency, explosive set-pieces, robust multiplayer and military characters you actually give a damn about. Wherever Call Of Duty goes from here, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare trilogy stands as this generation’s defining FPS series – and Modern Warfare 3 is an emphatic, feature-packed and sometimes stunning final act. [9]
Reviews are out
Edge gave it 9/10
this is literally mw2
Just got back from getting my copy. The manager said they had a turnout of around 300 for the midnight launch. Saw a stack of 40 hardened additions. They took up a lot of space.
Can't take the afternoon off though. :'(
Just got back from getting my copy. The manager said they had a turnout of around 300 for the midnight launch. Saw a stack of 40 hardened additions. They took up a lot of space.
Can't take the afternoon off though. :'(
I tried to get a hardened edition so bad because its actually a pretty good value. Couldn't swing it though.
So I bought elite separately. :-[
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32528422&postcount=5092
lol PS3
We'll party up sometime, Stoney. Tonight I just want what time I get to myself.
Kill confirmed is really fun. That might replace regular Team DM.
So, the game sold 9.3 million copies in one day.
Pathetic.
Biggest bomb of the year.Too Soon: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/11/09/man-threatens-to-blow-up-store-when-video-game-not-in-stock/
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Shattering its own day-one sales records, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced that its highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of more than $400 million and more than 6.5 million units in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information.
This marks the third consecutive year that the Call of Duty franchise has set day one launch records across all forms of entertainment, something no other entertainment franchise in any medium has ever accomplished. Last year, in North America and the United Kingdom, Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops™ had estimated day-one sell-through of $360 million and in 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, set day-one records with estimated sell through of $310 million, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information.
On November 8, 2011, millions of fans attended more than 13,000 midnight openings at retail stores around worldwide. According to Microsoft, after just two days, the number of gamers playing simultaneously on Xbox® Live® set a new peak concurrency record.
“We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. “Other than Call of Duty, there has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records three years in a row. Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings,” two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.”
Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing added, “Call of Duty is more than a game. It’s become a major part of the pop cultural landscape. It is a game that core enthusiasts love, but that also consistently draws new people into the medium. It is the most intense, adrenaline pumping entertainment experience anywhere. I would like to thank our incredible teams at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games for making a brilliant game. But most of all, I would like to thank our millions of passionate fans worldwide. We made this game for you.”
Separately, Activision announced this morning that in support and gratitude for the efforts of American servicemen and women, this Veterans Day it donated $3 million to the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation that seeks to provide job placement and training for veterans. This latest donation will be added to the $2 million that Activision has already donated to the Endowment, which has provided more than $1.5 million in grants and scholarships to veterans’ organizations across the country since it was conceived by Bobby Kotick in November of 2009.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Strong Language and is available now for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows® PC. For more information visit www.callofduty.com/mw3 and www.callofduty.com/elite./elite.
It's a bit fucked up. This is by far the most well designed COD to date... only they forgot to design good maps.
Its been a good few years since I played CoD multi, but it feels like instead of dying after 1.5ish seconds of fire, I'm going down in .5 seconds. Its very hard to react unless I'm checking my 6, 3, and 9 CONSTANTLY. Almost never make it to cover in time Air support got super nerfed- especially the OG Chopper (maybe a good thing). Noobish question, but would the trophy system do anything about stingers or the anti-air turret thingies? Haven't had a chance to use it yet.They upped the damage of all the base weapons to compensate for no stopping power perk so you do indeed die faster than you did before relatively speaking. All the maps encourage a lot of flanking so people often pop up behind you. (Some bad spawning currently doesn't help that situation). It definitely takes a bit to get use to especially for me coming from Black Ops. Air Support is definitely weaker fortunately. The trophy system protects you from grenades and even stuff like a direct predator missile strike although it has a fairly small range so you kinda have to camp out near it or use it to hold down a position.
Assault can be difficult to string together unless you camp it up. And the EMP on the support side is honestly maybe the most important kill streak in the game since it can shut down anything. I've played teams that run it and they can really shut down the other side if multiple people are getting it in longish objective games. They actually really did a good job imo with the kill streak stuff and adding the support package was probably the smartest thing they've done since COD 4.
The whole akimbo idea needs to just fall to the cutting room floor already. I'm also sick of seeing death by p90 as well.
Whats your ally code FatalT? :teehee
The whole akimbo idea needs to just fall to the cutting room floor already. I'm also sick of seeing death by p90 as well.
Whats your ally code FatalT? :teehee
It's a good gun, nothing more, nothing less. I used Range proficiency for a while, but now I'm going with silencer and thermal. I don't do ranged combat anyway, but thermal is good for target acquisition.
I picked up some dude's MP7 the other day, and that was pretty damned sweet. Shame I'm still 8 levels away from it. :(
I'm tempted to double dip on console, just so that I can get to try out some decent killstreaks, because it just isn't happening on PC. Should probably be PS3, then; if MW and MW2 are anything to go by, PS3 players are absolute push-overs.
It's a good gun, nothing more, nothing less. I used Range proficiency for a while, but now I'm going with silencer and thermal. I don't do ranged combat anyway, but thermal is good for target acquisition.
I picked up some dude's MP7 the other day, and that was pretty damned sweet. Shame I'm still 8 levels away from it. :(
I'm tempted to double dip on console, just so that I can get to try out some decent killstreaks, because it just isn't happening on PC. Should probably be PS3, then; if MW and MW2 are anything to go by, PS3 players are absolute push-overs.
I'm surprised you haven't commented more on bf3 in the battlefield thread.