The LeakAlot LinkedIn profile for a senior VFX artist at Sledgehammer Games mentions they're working on "photo real visual effects" for the "next Call of Duty - Modern Warfare release"; it's been edited since.
Infinity is busy with Call of Duty: Ghosts as they didn't want to just keep adding sequels to the Modern Warfare series. That means it's wide open for another studio to play with.
Treyarch and Activision are celebrating the release of six new Personalisation Packs for Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 by throwing a Double XP weekend bender. Each pack has new camos and reticules. While PC and PS3 gamers might not be getting the new Packs, we are at least invited into the weekend XP party blowout. We get all the fun of gate-crashing and chugging free booze.
Activision has announced that multiplayer for the first next-gen Call of Duty game, Call of Duty: Ghosts, will debut on livestream in two weeks.
As announced, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 downloadable content pack Vengeance is now available for PC and PlayStation 3. Vengeance adds four new, diverse multiplayer maps, as well as a Zombie map along with a new weapon. The DLC costs $14.99, and is free with the Season Pass.
Infinity Ward has already said they won't be reviving the co-op Spec Ops mode with Call of Duty: Ghosts, but that they will include a "cooperative mode of sort", but are yet to officially name and reveal it. Over the weekend executive producer Mark Rubin may have revealed it to be 'Squads', as it was seen on a game menu with a spinning globe with 'Online Play' beneath it.
The polling consumers of retailer Amazon have spoken, or rather voted. Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim managed to beat Naughty Dog's The Last of Us in a tournament for 'Generation's Greatest Game'. Other major contenders were Grand Theft Auto IV, BioShock, Super Mario Galaxy, Portal 2, Uncharted 2, Batman: Arkham City, Far Cry 3, Red Dead Redemption and more.
Activision has announced the final downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, called Apocalypse. The DLC pack includes four multiplayer maps and a new Zombies campaign map, "Origins".
Activision is premiering multiplayer gameplay for Call of Duty: Ghosts on their live stream at 10:30am PDT/ 1:30pm EDT / 6:30pm GMT. Strategy Informer is hosting the stream right here, so check it out!
Activision revealed today in a live stream - one that you may have viewed here on Strategy Informer - the multiplayer that will be a part of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The publisher also revealed the Prestige Edition of the game that includes a 1080p video camera.
Microsoft has announced the Season Pass Guarantee program, which the publisher states will make transitioning from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One easier.
While Battlefield gamers have enjoyed dedicated servers for their games, Call of Duty fans have not, resulting in often laggy matches and being at the whim of the server owner's wishes. This may change however.
The Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige Edition that was announced a few days ago is now available for preorder, including the 1080p video camera. The Special Edition will run $199.99 USD and will be released for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, but unfortunately, no sign of a PC version is available.
A big heist has been pulled off by Payday 2 as it raids UK gamer wallets to take the top spot in the UK all format chart. It knocks down Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, which had enjoyed three uninterrupted weeks. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sees a surge in sales by 60% to retake 3rd, while FIFA 13 sinks 4th. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us keeps hold of 6th, as Tomb Raider holds 9th.
Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin has said the PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts will be looking mighty fine when it arrives this year. It will "look better" on PC over consoles, including next-gen. This time around the studio isn't sharing assets between PC and the console counterparts, as the desktop outing has its own "higher version" of textures to call on.
Sony has announced in a press release that the PlayStation 4, as first revealed at GamesCom 2013, will be launching on the 15th November 2013 in the US and Canada, and will be released to select countries worldwide.
Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin has confirmed that there will be dedicated servers for the PC and Xbox One versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts; the Xbox One's servers are already set up thanks to the cloud, while the PC dedicated servers are still being finalized.
While Xbox 360 owners will be the first to get the upcoming Apocalypse DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the 27th August, the content pack will be debuting first on a Major League Gaming (MLG) broadcast on the 24th August.
Call of Duty and Battlefield are locked in a fight to the death for our time and money - mostly money. EA Games boss Frank Gibeau thinks it's great as it forces franchise to 'adapt or die' to fan benefit. When EA started the pushback against Call of Duty with Battlefield 2: Bad Company, the ratio was "95/5" to Activision's Call of Duty. While "some people snigger", these fights are crucial.
Activision's Eric Hirshberg points the finger at fans as to why there are Call of Duty releases every year like clockwork. The series has found a "nice equilibrium with people's appetite." They deliver what we expect. The huge player base for Call of Duty is "remarkable" given how old the series is, said Hirshberg, but they "don't take anything for granted." ...just our money. Zing!
Square Enix has announced its line-up for this year's Tokyo Game Show which is held September 19-22. Eidos Montreal's Thief is among them, as well as Bethesda's Wolfenstein: The New Order. Call of Duty: Ghosts from Infinity Ward will storm the place too, as Square Enix is publisher for the titles in Japan. There's also Diablo III, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Quest X.