New Call Of Duty To Embrace Action/Adventure Model

Hot on the heels of the Activision/Infinity Ward blow-up, we have a new Call of Duty announcement.

According to IGN, Activision has tapped Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed studio with ex-Visceral Games execs Glen A. Schofield and Michael Condrey at the helm, to develop this new installment. Perhaps the most surprising - and intriguing - part about this is that the new CoD "will extend the franchise into the action/adventure genre." What? Really? No FPS? Well, we can't be entirely sure and we also need some clarification on the issue, because supposedly, there's a CoD title slated for 2011, too. Are we talking about the same game or two separate games? Might Sledgehammer develop this one and Infinity Ward continue with the FPS model with the 2011 entry? Oh, but it gets better; a third title gets added to the mix, because we can't forget about the Treyarch-developed Call of Duty that will launch later this year. Activision says they want to expand the franchise in question "with the same focus seen in its Blizzard Entertainment business." So of course, that includes toying with the idea of "high-margin digital online content" and bringing the acclaimed series to "new geographies and new genres."

Yes, well...new genres. Didn't expect to see that one coming. Is anyone else suddenly more interested in Sledgehammer's project than either Treyarch's 2010 game or the "other" one that might drop in 2011?

3/3/2010 10:18:56 AM Ben Dutka

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Natalisrubbish
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:41:06 AM
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Eh, definitely need more info on this one, sounds a little iffy to me. As if they weren't already milking the COD franchies enough lol. The last thing we need is a COD Uncharted 2 rip off. Hahahaha

20 up, 3 down

Natalisrubbish
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:38:48 AM

What exactly would spawn a thumbs down on that comment...? lol

6 up, 2 down

OPHIDIAN
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:55:39 PM

A person voting from Australia perhaps?

:P

12 up, 4 down

Natalisrubbish
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 8:50:46 PM

@OPHIDIAN
HAHAH! (-:

1 up, 3 down

mackid1993
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:02:31 PM

If they manage to turn out quality games, I don't see the problem. I simply love the way CoD games control. But really, I want to know what happens to Soap.

4 up, 0 down

EddPm6
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:41:41 AM
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2 CODs in a year now?

7 up, 1 down

The_R0gue_Ninja
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:47:27 AM

Just wait - The next Guitar Hero will be entitled: Guitar Hero S.A.S., with Captain Price singing lead vocals, Cpt. Macmillan on the lead guitar, Gaz on bass, and Soap on the drums! . . . . . bringing CoD into new genres, my @$$.

23 up, 3 down

Deleted User
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:25:43 PM

@ The_ R0gue_Ninja

That's classic. You made me laugh. Maybe Bobby Kotick can be their roadie.

6 up, 1 down

Nynja
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:42:21 AM
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Milking the franchise for everything it's worth. They have been going downhill over the past few years and I won't be endulging in anymore Activision games myself.

http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab253/silverfish51/milking.jpg

15 up, 1 down

The_R0gue_Ninja
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:42:27 AM
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I smell an Uncharted 2 wannabe.

16 up, 2 down

Mouse_101
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:46:50 AM

i smell more than that

8 up, 2 down

Snaaaake
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 6:44:31 PM

I think I do too.

0 up, 2 down

Brklynty1
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:49:08 AM
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Action/adventure Call of Duty?........Yea this is what happens when you don't appreciate what people do for you. IW is basically gone, and now this is what has to happen. I can just see it now, a Tony Hawk Ride repeat. Also I agree with what the user above me said, an Uncharted 2 wannabe.

6 up, 1 down

Thrill Kill
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:54:43 AM
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#@$% activision

12 up, 1 down

LegendaryWolfeh
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 10:54:50 AM
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Action/Adventure...so it could be like Uncharted 2...or it could be like God of War, lol either way.

5 up, 1 down

Highlander
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:31:54 PM

::movie announcer voice::
One man.
One gun.
One world.
One chance.
One fight.
One bullet.
One player.
One game.
Call Of Duty 5 : Infiltration.
Coming soon....

12 up, 2 down

rogers71
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:03:13 PM

@ Highlander...

You forgot

One player playing this game!

5 up, 1 down

The_R0gue_Ninja
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:41:32 PM

@ TheHighlander

Only one gun, one bullet, and one fight? That would be one short game... but I guess CoD's are short anyway, so who cares. Maybe it'll be DLC. LOL

7 up, 1 down

Highlander
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 4:25:02 PM

One war, one battle at a time, one battle one fight at a time, one fight one enemy at a time, one gun one bullet at a time, one player one shot at a time...Infiltration - snipers, one shot, one kill.

1 up, 1 down

city96
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:04:57 AM
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Acti want $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ MONEEEEEYYY

that's about it :)

8 up, 2 down

TEG3SH
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 4:37:36 PM

who doesn't???? seriously u guys sometimes crack me up, never forget that activision is a company .lol

3 up, 1 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:14:05 AM
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Market watch:

3/3/2010-Shares of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) are trading 0.7% higher to $10.89 premarket Wednesday after the world's largest video-game company said it has created a new unit to run its "Call of Duty" franchise following the departure of two executives who oversaw creation of the title.

2 up, 2 down

Highlander
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:28:38 PM

...the world's largest video-game company said it has created a new unit to run its "Call of Duty" franchise into the ground...

Fixed it for ya!

;)

11 up, 3 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:16:25 AM
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It could be a good move if done right. If they created another CoD with the same model they've been doing for so many years, there would be (and have been) people who say, "same old crap, we want something new."

Not sure if this is what people really wanted when they said they wanted something "new." We'll see where this goes.

0 up, 5 down

rogers71
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:28:46 AM
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No thanks,
Activision has finally hit the bottom for me. I may pick up the next Treyarch COD but I will not even glance in the direction of anymore Activision COD games after that.

6 up, 1 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:33:20 AM

Just my opinion, but I'd love some kind of action/adventure ZOMBIE game with CoD controls and gameplay. But I'd still like the bi-annual installments of MWF.

As long as its done right and is a spin-off series or something. But it doesn't look like thats their direction. It's definitely an executive decision that is all honey and candy that investors and stakeholders will eat up. Assuming that people like you and I will continue to buy their games.

1 up, 2 down

Hezzron
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:34:20 AM
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'Activision says they want to expand the franchise in question "with the same focus seen in its Blizzard Entertainment business."'

I heard Activision wants to make a CoD MMORPG, and specifically target Asia with it. Get ready to bend over Asia, Bobby The Tick is coming, and he's bringing the shaft!

Sounds like CoD is going to get Guitar Hero'd. If Tony Hawk were dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave.

7 up, 2 down

coverton341
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:41:57 AM

Tony Hawk is dead...Oh, you mean the man not the franchise...sorry.

7 up, 1 down

Natalisrubbish
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:42:17 AM

HAHA! so so well said!

2 up, 1 down

556pineapple
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:47:59 AM
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Hey Activision, instead of tweaking your 2 big franchises, how about coming up with something new, that's not a movie-based game? Oh wait, that would require creativity instead of just whipping out your wallet and buying something you like and milking it to death.

5 up, 1 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:50:57 AM

is that Elmo with dual light sabers?

1 up, 1 down

556pineapple
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 11:59:09 AM

Yes it is.

0 up, 1 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:24:02 PM

Awesome.

1 up, 1 down

faraga
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:03:27 PM
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I'd like another Modern Warfare game, as long as it goes back to the style COD4 has: Giving you an epic, deep, amazing story with great gameplay, without overdoing it. The latter is done with MW2.

I don't want it to be like: "Wow cool another explosion." But like: "I'm actually killing people here, war sucks IRL, glad this is only a video game."
And: "OMGWTFBBQ is that a nuke that just went off...?"

Does anyone understand this? Preferrably someone from IW?

Last edited by faraga on 3/3/2010 12:03:55 PM

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JackC8
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:04:51 PM
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I'm having a real hard time figuring out what kind of person would want to go to work for this outfit when they just had security guys / bouncers invading Infinity Ward the other day. I mean, is money really that freakin' important?

Whatever; they're not getting any of mine.

7 up, 1 down

Jawknee
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:07:15 PM
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I really hope this comes back to bite Craptivision in the arse. Firing IW then trying to remake Call of Duty in their own image. i.e. action/adventure. Please, lets see it happen. Would love the day when Kotex is required to either cut his own pay or lower the prices of their crappy games. Good night Craptivison,.

9 up, 1 down

johnld
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:53:33 PM

cut his own pay, thats crazy talk. hes just going to fire another head of one of their studios.

1 up, 1 down

Highlander
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:19:10 PM
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So COD is going to have how many versions/variants now? Can we say overkill?

So after the RTS version, and the TPS version and the JRPG version and the WRPG version and the combat sim version and the MMORG version do we get a tactical version with cell shaded graphics as well? Or has that already been done?

11 up, 1 down

rogers71
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:07:46 PM

Oh Yeah,

Call Of Duty: The Sims Edition.

In this game you play as Soap. You will have to start a career, get a house and then find a wife so you can start a family and have a bunch of "Soaps" on a rope. Love the idea craptivision. Keep em coming.

OH, and instead of battling russians or insurgents, you battle corporate america. That means you 'craptivision'

Last edited by rogers71 on 3/3/2010 1:08:52 PM

5 up, 1 down

sonic1899
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:19:15 PM
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"New Call Of Duty To Embrace Action/Adventure Model"
lolwut

0 up, 1 down

smileylyon
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:44:23 PM
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Let the Activision boycott officially begin!!

1 up, 1 down

Gregory Freeman
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 2:08:07 PM

oh yes, because we all know how well that went the first time...

3 up, 1 down

Jawknee
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 7:05:50 PM

Boycotts never work.

0 up, 1 down

CH1N00K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 12:54:07 PM
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Almost sounds like Activision is realizing that they've flooded the market with FPS's but know that to abandon the Call of Duty games would be like shooting themselves in the foot. So now they are deciding to spread COD and hope to attract all the people online who claim they hate "FPS". Just another attempt by Kotick to rule the world, one console at a time.

Just looking through my collection though. Activision is a company who has yet to defile any of my systems. I don't a single Activision game, never realized that before.

Last edited by CH1N00K on 3/3/2010 12:54:25 PM

1 up, 1 down

CH1N00K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:00:14 PM

Just looked through the entire list of Activision games. Only ones I ever owned were the original Tenchu's on PS 1&2. Gun....and before that? Pitfall on the Atari. Nice to know that none of my hard earned money is lining Kotick's pockets right now..lol

1 up, 1 down

photo K
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:23:38 PM

But Treyarch is still continuing to create CoD FPS right? I don't know why we're complaining that the plan on giving us something new.

I thought we used to complain about too many FPS, CoD every year? why? this is the same stuff, just updated... it's kinda like Madden, people complain year after year about the same stuff. Then if the company decides to listen and see that another genre is succeeding and they decide to make a game for us to enjoy, we complain?

It's obvious that Activision wants to branch out into different genres using their flagship franchise to make $$$, but honestly I think its a smart business move as long as the game doesn't suck.

If this new CoD comes even close to an Uncharted/CoD mix of some sort, I'd be happy. I welcomed a game like Uncharted because after hours and hours of CoD WaW and MWF, it was nice to have a change of pace.

1 up, 1 down

Darwin1967
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:25:40 PM
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Oh god. I can just see the next COD...it will come with a crappy plastic gun and have zero game play quality...they will in essence 'Tony Hawk' the game. joy.

1 up, 1 down

Gregory Freeman
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 1:53:33 PM
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if they keep the FPS, but have an expansive MMO style game where you actually have a role in a war, where every "kill" means something/has an impact on the game as a whole, and where you can buy and aquire weapons in an expansive "Black Market" style bartering system, like a MMOFPSRPG. and maybe an actual Clan System. They could call it Factions or something... like have american/british side, the spetznas and the other group (cant remember the name... al asad or something?) as the main 3... I'd buy that... it would be my original vision of MAG!

3 up, 1 down

totozero18
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 6:10:45 AM

Op For

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BTNwarrior
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 2:10:46 PM
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Activision really needs to stop treating it's games like oil and take the zelda approach (about 2 games per console life span) Then we could actually see some high quality games

1 up, 1 down

kraygen
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 2:37:18 PM
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You guys think this is bad wait till they announce their greatest achievement yet,

Guitar Hero:COD
Roadie's have gone wild and you must shoot them with your guitar before playing your music for the fans. Rock out to new hits like, "My guitar makes me kill" and "Giant speakers make great cover"

Lol activision would probly do it if they thought it would make them 5 bucks.

1 up, 1 down

Victor321
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 2:51:49 PM
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If this future game manages to not do well, this could put a stain on the Call of Duty name.

Cuz for the past several years, COD has, and still is, recognized as an FPS series/franchise.

It's like making MGS4 an RTS O.o

Last edited by Victor321 on 3/3/2010 2:52:44 PM

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just2skillf00l
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:37:02 PM
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Well...IMO it can't hurt to see what they're doing. As much as I hate Activision, I can't honestly say I don't like their games (Well their COD games). It's funny because some people complain about MW2 being a MW1 rehash, which is kinda true, just with new maps, slightly improved graphics, new guns, and well a lot of other new multiplayer additions and improvements mostly attributed to the online half. Honestly, there are enough additions to say it is its own game although very similar to its predecessor. But look what happens when a game deters from its former past like FF13. After all the major changes to the series, some people find it unrecognizable. Maybe it's better if a series changes little by little as opposed to taking a leap of faith with a continued title?

Honestly, I would be happy if COD took the fight somewhere else. Instead of Modern Warfare, try Future Warfare, or Outer Space Warfare. That way the games would be that much more unique and differentiable from previous games of the series. I would be content with something like this happening.

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totozero18
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 6:36:46 AM

You mean like Halo or something?
BTW this must suck for xbots, PS3 still has Killzone *evil laughs*, on second thought xbots would play "Call of Hero" or "Guitar of Duty" or whatever Craptivision (Credits to Jawknee)would call it.

1 up, 1 down

sunspider13
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:56:28 PM
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Say what now? So now another horse to beat to death, smart. Well as long as people buy the games, nothing will change at Activision. But hey time will tell and Karma is a bit@h. Ah Kotick, you make so many people happy.

Last edited by sunspider13 on 3/3/2010 3:56:54 PM

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johnld
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:56:43 PM
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so they're tired of hearing that naughty dog's uncharted 2 is a lot better than Modern warfare 2 that they decided to enter uncharted's game genre to get beat down there by uncharted 3. You know, to take the heat of they new COD game.

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Lairfan
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 3:57:16 PM
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The funny thing is, this "action/adventure CoD" will get better reviews than Uncharted 2 did because of all the CoD fanboys out there.

Nice to see that they're at least trying something new though. I don't think they'll succeed at it, but still.

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BikerSaint
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 4:15:23 PM
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I for one, already foresaw this kind of upcoming sh*t from AntiChristVision yesterday when I posted this in the AV Vs IW snafu thread last night, and that kotex also said he plans to make COD a monthly pay subscription based game too....

Kotex had planned his hostile takeover(of sorts) against way back before November 2009, and our own PSXE has indirect proof of it.
FYI, if you remember reading them, we already had the articles right here a while back.

I could see the writing on the wall just by little bits & pieces in those articles....

That IW didn't want to do another COD, & wanted to go forward on a new IP.

And add in that Anti-vision was hiring a brand new 3rd developer for the COD series......

Also, there was even this NY Times article with little subtle writing's on the wall....

As Activision seems to be discovering this year with Guitar Hero, there's danger when a title is overexposed with too many iterations. Nonetheless, the publisher has aggressive expansion plans for Call of Duty. Although Infinity Ward and Treyarch have produced sequels in alternating years since 2005, the publisher now has a third development studio working on future versions.

One person close to the company said it also was considering adapting Call of Duty as a massively multi-player online world. The genre, in which Activision's Blizzard Entertainment subsidiary is a leader, requires huge upfront investments but can be very profitable as players pay a monthly subscription fee.

And add these article taken from the PSXE archives......

11/18/2009 http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/6156.html

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/6406.html

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/6584.html

BTW, the third developer taking over is "Sledgehammer Games) (headed by former Visceral developers Glen Schofield & Mike Condrey). They'll release a brand-new COD game "in the action-adventure genre" sometime in 2011, but it's not supposed to be single player this time & kotex is going to take the COD series into paid subscription based games.

More info here: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/7820/Fall-of-Duty.html

So now, IMO opinion, kotex has shown his hand & this is the first part of many in the fallout from a power-hungry madman....so far.

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Bugzbunny109
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 6:36:46 PM
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I am done with COD... Really don't care anymore.

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giant123
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 8:24:01 PM
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well when they screw up COD then i guess its time for a new insanely popular online shooter.

BTW anyone hear anything else on the multi-platform bungie game? im hoping its a shooter but i seriously doubt it.

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___________
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 4:30:29 AM

of course its going to be a shooter thats all they have been doing for the last 10 years.
id like to see a bungie horror game, but thats never going to happen :(

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dipsetboy17
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 8:42:35 PM
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activision is really trying to kill the game industry lol.

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LittleBigMidget
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 @ 8:45:19 PM
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"I think they should revise the enitire COD franchise. When I'm playing MW2, there is ALWAYS someone who "snipes" me with an M4 - reddot sight. I mean, why snipe when you can just pull out the railgun (M4), go camp, and pick people off." - Zamato Elite

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___________
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 4:29:11 AM
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great another call of duty thats all we need!
oh, wait its a action adventure game.
interesting, i really can not see how there going to turn call of duty into a action adventure game.
whats next?
final fantasy shoot em up?
god of war chess?
fallout mow the lawn?
mortal kombat tetris?
o, wait scratch the last one.

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Godslim
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 6:28:24 AM
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tbh i considered the singleplayer for the mw series an action adventure fps due to the set peices and epicness of the missions

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photo K
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 10:02:53 AM

i agree, but why not take that one step further? 3rd person version? Where you could change costumes and actually see your weapons, emblems, outifts? Then have it be more interactive, with interactive backgrounds ...

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Godslim
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 11:28:57 AM

yeh i actually like the idea...i loved the third person game modes in the multiplayer so it would be cool

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Jian2069
Thursday, March 04, 2010 @ 2:59:24 PM
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CoD is going to go the way of Guitar Hero. I hate Activision sooooooo muuuuch :\

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