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[Borys]

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[Sho Nuff]

Shit this game is going to be fucking sick!!! I love the paranormal

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Infinity Ward CoD

[Sho Nuff]

I wonder if you can possess people

[Stoney Mason]

Thread for Stoney only.

Nah. I'm passing on the non-Treyarch editions of COD from now on.

[Stoney Mason]

Infinity Ward CoD

I think Black Ops II is the best Call of Duty since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but since when is Infinity Ward the lesser developer? CoD 1, 2, and 4 were all great. When did it switch?

After MW 2 was the whole infinity ward split from Activision. The real Infinity Ward is Respawn with EA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment

[Sho Nuff]

Maybe you have to kill ghosts. Like the ghost of Hitler is haunting Berlin and the only thing that can kill him is Patton's gun.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Thus why MW3 was hot garbage.

[Stoney Mason]

MW 2 is a really fun campaign. There is a lot to like in the multiplayer but it was ruined by stuff like nukes, nube toobs, unbalanced weapons. Infinity Ward may have been able to patch that stuff to fix it but we'll never know as the whole break-up happened during that time.

MW 3 was the biggest piece of shit ever. I fucking hate that game with all my heart and soul. The MP in it is the worst thing ever.

[Sho Nuff]

Maybe you can get a haunted gun that captures the souls of your enemies after you shoot them. So you really want to hold on to that one SOCOM because whenever you use it you can faintly hear ghosts going "Ooooooooo"

Also, maybe it glows

[archie4208]

Maybe you can get a haunted gun that captures the souls of your enemies after you shoot them. So you really want to hold on to that one SOCOM because whenever you use it you can faintly hear ghosts going "Ooooooooo"

Also, maybe it glows

2spooky4me

[Stoney Mason]

Here is a million dollar idea I would prefer.

Release COD 4 Director's cut on XBLA/PSN/Steam.

Fix the hacking stuff like in the later editions of COD.
Release it for 20 bucks or something in that vein.
Do a couple of smart balance tweaks needed to any perks or guns like removing Martydom/Last Stand from the game. Fix Host migration.
Release a couple of map packs for it.

Profit.


or do essentially a best of COD Mp game for this gen.
Take the best of and what people like from each game.
Take the best maps, the favorite weapons, the best perks, and rebalance them in relation to each other.

Profit.

I prefer both of those things to Call of Duty Ghosts.

[demi]

http://gamesymbol.com/Image/covers/ghosthunter/ghosthunter-cover657012.jpg

[Phoenix Dark]

Is Kerrigan a playable character?

[Joe Molotov]

Phantoms...Ghosts....should have went with Poltergeists instead.

[Great Rumbler]

Sometimes you shoot a guy but really it's a ghost and he makes a scary face.

[Don Flamenco]

CoD: Cool Unit Name

[cool breeze]

Can't wait to see the crazier ideas when/if the series' sales slow down.  Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero went in weird directions hoping something will stick.  A year or two after that is when stoney's idea of a CoD4-classic would show up.  This is assuming Destiny or another Activision franchise steps up to become the bread winner, and that people will tire of the CoD gameplay.

Mostly I want to see Call of Duty: Generations.  Darkest of Days with a budget.

[Purple Filth]

Wait this is real now as I remember this info being posted before.

[Eel O'Brian]

Maybe you have to kill ghosts. Like the ghost of Hitler is haunting Berlin and the only thing that can kill him is Patton's gun.

Would play the shit out of this

[brob]

nazi wraiths from the future?

[Cerveza mas fina]

cant wait for Call of Duty Medieval Warfare aka Chivalry with a budget

I want that too.

[Purple Filth]

Fully official with activision PR statement

http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=760984

Call of Duty: Ghosts will set a new Benchmark for the Next Generation

 All-New World, Story, Characters and Experience, All Powered by New, Next Gen Call of Duty Engine from the Developer that started it all, Infinity Ward

 For an Exclusive First Look at the Game, Tune in to Xbox: The New Generation Revealed, May 21 at 10AM PDT on Xbox.com, Xbox Live or SPIKE TV

 Groundbreaking Title Lands on November 5

 SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Prepare for the next generation of Call of Duty®. The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty®: Ghosts. Published by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and developed by Infinity Ward, the studio that created the original Call of Duty and the seminal Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® series, Call of Duty: Ghosts ushers in the next generation of the franchise. The new title delivers a riveting all-new gameplay experience built on an entirely new story, setting and cast of characters, all powered by a new, next generation Call of Duty engine that redefines the series for the next generation.

 "Infinity Ward set the gold standard for first-person action for a generation, and they're going to do it again with Call of Duty: Ghosts," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc. "Ghosts delivers an all-new story, all-new characters, an all-new Call of Duty world, all powered by a next generation Call of Duty engine, which is a leap forward for the franchise. Infinity Ward is going all-in to create the next generation of Call of Duty worthy of the world's greatest fans."

 "Everyone was expecting us to make Modern Warfare 4, which would have been the safe thing to do. But we're not resting on our laurels," said Mark Rubin, executive producer of developer Infinity Ward. "We saw the console transition as the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter for Call of Duty. So we're building a new sub-brand, a new engine, and a lot of new ideas and experiences for our players. We can't wait to share them with our community."

 To see an exclusive first look at Call of Duty: Ghosts tune in to Xbox: the Next Generation Revealed on May 21 at 10AM PDT on Xbox.com, Xbox LIVE or SPIKE TV for the debut of the all-new game from Infinity Ward.

 "We are consistently thrilled with the overwhelming response received from critics and consumers alike to the Call of Duty series, which has firmly established its home on the Xbox 360 with the game's largest and most engaged community," said Don Mattrick, president of the interactive entertainment business at Microsoft. "With Call of Duty: Ghosts, we have no doubt that our longtime partners, Activision and Infinity Ward, will raise the bar higher than ever before for this incredible franchise."

 Starting today, fans can begin pre-ordering their copy of Call of Duty: Ghosts at retail outlets worldwide.

 "There's no other video game property like Call of Duty. It's the biggest game franchise on the planet that has had some of the biggest game entertainment launches in history," said Tony Bartel, president of GameStop. "We are very excited for the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts, as we transition to next generation consoles."

Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC on November 5. Call of Duty: Ghosts will also be available for next generation platforms. For the latest intel, check out: www.callofduty.com/ghosts, www.facebook.com/CODGhosts, or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard. Call of Duty: Ghosts is not yet rated.

Will be shown at the Xbox event 

No WiiU? 

[Cerveza mas fina]

Wii U is sooooo dead. Beyond saving at this point.

[Stoney Mason]

Curious to see if it actually is a new engine and if that changes anything gameplay wise.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Maybe "Wii U" was included in "next-generation platforms"

a ha ha ha just kidding

[Momo]

Maybe "Wii U" was included in "next-generation platforms"

a ha ha ha just kidding

We don’t have any news for the Wii U at this time, as we aren’t dating next generation platforms yet. Stay tuned

 

[cool breeze]

Xbox3 'exclusive' will be funny. At least as long as its for games I don't care about, and there's still a pc version.

Wii u version will probably happen.  I think only modern warfare 2 skipped the wii; modern warfare 1 released instead.  But modern warfare 3 wii was announced like a week before launch.

[Powerslave]

Someone come up with a "You know why they call it Call of Duty Ghosts? Because ____"  joke please

[Brehvolution]

[thisismyusername]

Release COD 4 Director's cut on XBLA/PSN/Steam.

Fix the hacking stuff like in the later editions of COD.
Release it for 20 bucks or something in that vein.
Do a couple of smart balance tweaks needed to any perks or guns like removing Martydom/Last Stand from the game. Fix Host migration.
Release a couple of map packs for it.

Profit.

As sad as it is, I'd buy it another three times.  :'( CoD4 is probably the best outing of the series this generation. Only downside is the DLC maps weren't really "good" and there wasn't enough maps added since they had to crap out CoD6/MW2 really fast.

[Stoney Mason]

After Battlefield 4 and TitanFall videos today, I'm even less interested in this game if that's possible but here are some videos anyway. I actually think the second one is impressive in many ways. I think the tech there looks good. But its the actual game I have no interest in.

[Stoney Mason]

For what its worth the MP reveal is today.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/xbox-reveal-live-stream---next-gen-xbox-reveal-call-of-duty-ghosts-reveal

 


I'll watch though and mention if anything seems interesting.


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-02-activision-blames-low-call-of-duty-ghosts-pre-orders-on-next-gen-hesitation

Preorders are down on Ghosts. While it will still sell big numbers the fatigue that is setting in on the franchise is real. Anecdotally, none of my shooter friends are excited for this title at all. Unfortunate since Black Ops 2 is probably my favorite one.

[cool breeze]

I don't know if it's that people are tired of CoD or that Ghosts simply doesn't look interesting.  Of what's been shown, it's coming off like the shoddiest CoD since CoD3.

[Stoney Mason]

I don't know if it's that people are tired of CoD or that Ghosts simply doesn't look interesting.  Of what's been shown, it's coming off like the shoddiest CoD since CoD3.

I think its a combination of all that stuff. And the marketing so far has been just the worst for it. It has taken them this long to show mp. You could get away with that back with MW 2 because everybody was feverish about the series and what they were going to do. Now people are just tired of being jerked around.

When the thing most people know about your game is that it has a dog, you've screwed up with your marketing message.

[Stoney Mason]

Youtube stream

[Stoney Mason]

Eminem song collaboration.


They know their audience.

[Stoney Mason]

I'll update this with info about what is revealed.

Maps have scripted destructible elements.
Character customization. 20,0000 combinations. You can play as a female.
New Class of Weapons. Marksman rifle.
Dual Render scopes. (Like Red Orchestra)
Point system to choose loadout.
20 new killstreaks.
Squad System. You get 10 characters. You can prestige each of them once which is now how the prestige system works.
No death streaks
New Modes: Cranked (Sounds really stupid), faster crazier TDM mode, Search & Rescue (S&D with revives via dogtags), Squads (bot mode you can play with your squad you've created). There are a number of squad modes. 4 player co-op survival horde style mode.
Corner leaning. No buttons.  Mantling. Knee slide.
Says they will support esports like Black ops 2. Info to be annouced later. There will be a COD championship for 2014 and Ghosts will be on the MLG circuit.
App/Ios support. Stats, Change loadouts during game. Join clans via ios devices.

[Stoney Mason]

So far very underwhelming. It looks like Modern Warfare 3 to me. I can't tell if they are playing on Next Gen or Current gen. It looks like MW 3.

[Stoney Mason]

And its over.

 

[Rahxephon91]

Whats with Eminem and Call of Duty?

[Brehvolution]

Eminem song collaboration.


They know their audience.

Middle class white kids?


This will be the first year I won't be buying Madden or COD for myself.


PC master race,

[Stoney Mason]

Decent wrap up video.

IW is being annoyingly coy about whether the game will have dedicated servers or not.

[Rahxephon91]

Wasn't that next gen console footage?

[Stoney Mason]

Wasn't that next gen console footage?

Yes.

The only real difference is that the texture quality seems somewhat higher. Everything else including the animations look exactly like it does in the current gen version of COD.

[Stoney Mason]

The thing is honestly I don't even really care about the graphics. A fun game is a fun game regardless of whether the graphics are cutting edge or not. The thing is none of the new features sound really cool to me. IW has a tendency just to toss shit into a game without any sort of reason. The additions Treyarch tend to add, make sense and are generally an attempted response to some flaw or something missing.

[Rahxephon91]

I mean I'm with you on the graphics. I'd still play Halo 2 if it was online. Hell I still play BF2 because I love the maps.

But if you're going next gen, well I mean I'm expecting next gen and CoD's supposed to be a top series. And I'm not seeing it.

I'm not a CoD fan and probably not privy to the nuances and whatnot. It's fun, I get that. I've enjoyed my time with the numerous CoD games. Ghost just looks so tired, it's the game all the detractors have accused the series of being. Blops 2 had some new ideas in the sp that surprisingly worked, Blops 1 was well polished and had some new mp modes and general game changes that made sense, and the MW games rightfully lived off MW1.

I just don't see what Ghost is actually doing other then filling the release for the year. And that kind of sucks because BF is right at it's door. BF4 looks great and supposedly will run at 60frames on next gen.

I guess it was stupid to expect the first cross gen CoD to really do something, but hey I did. Gotta wait till the one thats full next gen.

[Stoney Mason]

I mean I'm with you on the graphics. I'd still play Halo 2 if it was online. Hell I still play BF2 because I love the maps.

But if you're going next gen, well I mean I'm expecting next gen and CoD's supposed to be a top series. And I'm not seeing it.

I'm not a CoD fan and probably not privy to the nuances and whatnot. It's fun, I get that. I've enjoyed my time with the numerous CoD games. Ghost just looks so tired, it's the game all the detractors have accused the series of being. Blops 2 had some new ideas in the sp that surprisingly worked, Blops 1 was well polished and had some new mp modes and general game changes that made sense, and the MW games rightfully lived off MW1.

I just don't see what Ghost is actually doing other then filling the release for the year. And that kind of sucks because BF is right at it's door. BF4 looks great and supposedly will run at 60frames on next gen.

I guess it was stupid to expect the first cross gen CoD to really do something, but hey I did. Gotta wait till the one thats full next gen.

I don't disagree with much of that. I like COD and Battlefield for obviously completely different reasons. Battlefield 4 looks completely sick and DICE seem like they are trying their ass off.

Ghosts is like some lazy shit. And I feel I can say that because I'm not just hating on COD to hate on COD like a lot of forum types do. I like the series. But this seems like a half assed edition. The destruction shit on the maps for instance is so blatantly a gimmick to try to put a feature on the back of the box to match Battlefield 4.

[cool breeze]

I don't think we'll see a full next gen call of duty for another two or three years.  At some point the last gen version will become the afterthought, like the Wii versions were, or BF3/4 on 360/PS3; 30 fps, lower player count, etc.

[Phoenix Dark]

 

[headwalk]

Wasn't that next gen console footage?

Yes.

The only real difference is that the texture quality seems somewhat higher. Everything else including the animations look exactly like it does in the current gen version of COD.

probably a smart decision. when you're top dog, it's not worth alienating your 150m+ current gen base by making them feel like they got the gimp edition.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Im not feeling this cod either, and ive put in a at least 200+ hours into cod multi this gen. MW1 is prob my fav game this gen.

Ill prob go for BF4 and then titanfall, at least these feel fresh. I just put 10 hours into bf3 mp and getting my ass kicked so lookinh forward to starting semi fresh with 4

[Stoney Mason]

[brawndolicious]

How did this series go from storming Stalingrad to being a space commando and dog whisperer? I mean doesn't this look more intense?



I really do like the crazy one man army shit like in BO2 but this game looks too slow-paced for a call of duty game. It doesn't feel visceral enough.

[Sho Nuff]

These games can go fuck themselves

It's weird, I was playing Last of Us and even though I was kinda meh on the whole experience, it was way better having a story where a building isn't collapsing on you every 30 seconds

[Stoney Mason]

The campaign will probably be a decent enough roller coaster like they generally are, the problem for me tonally is that this one seems to take itself very seriously where as I felt the real infinity ward in COD 4, MW 2, and Treyarch to a lesser degree in the Black Ops series kind of understand these games work best in comic book tones with comic book characters. The marketing for Ghosts though is all somber dirge like music like its some real serious shit.

[brob]

the muted inception horn at the end of that trailer seems quite fitting.

"yeah, we know this shit's played out, but it's still gonna sell so fuck it"

[Sho Nuff]

Back when MW came out I was like "For MW2's bonus mission they should have a mission where you're a soldier on the space shuttle and OH NO IT TURNS OUT THAT A BUNCH OF TERRORISTS HAVE STOWED AWAY IN THE CARGO AREA!"

I wasn't being serious

 

[MCD]

I loved MW campaigns.

CAPTAIN PRICE


SOAP MCTAVISH

[Stoney Mason]

It's not the crazy stuff in the game that bothers me personally. I'm fine with that stuff.

It's that the fundamental gameplay won't be any different during those sections. It's like a change of scenery just to make something look fresh when its the same old stuff. Like how many times will you do a door breach in Ghosts. It was neat when it was in the first game for the first time. But they are still iterating very minutely on those same tropes.

At least the Black Ops 2 storyline experiments with new stuff. Some of it works and some of it doesn't but it feels like they try more.