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Call of Duty 4 In The Works

Rowain
11 November 2006 - 21:41
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A reliable source close to the Call of Duty development teams has revealed not only the existence of Call of Duty 4, but vital details surrounding the game as well, including the fact that it will be based on modern combat.

According to our source, Call of Duty 4 will be developed by Infinity Ward, the developer behind the first and second installments. The three-way deal established between Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Activision states that Infinity Ward will develop all even numbered titles while Treyarch develops the odd numbered games, such as Call of Duty 3. Treyarch did develop Call of Duty 2: Big Red One as well, however.

As aforementioned, Call of Duty 4 is said to step away from the war torn locales of World War II, instead focusing on the battlefields of present day. It is unknown if it will take the same path as Electronic Arts' Battlefield franchise, placing the spotlight on the Middle East.

The source compared Call of Duty 4's technical achievements to other games saying that while most shooters have two or three critical points on the head, Call of Duty 4 has 16, saying that you can shoot the side of an opponent's helmet to make it spin on their head, or knock the helmet clean off. Supposedly you will even be able to shoot an enemy's ear off.

Although Call of Duty's single player has always been a mainstay of the franchise, the multiplayer is certainly something to write home about. Our source has said that there have been multiplayer bouts with 54 players. PC gamers will be happy to know that they will be able to join the action once again, as Infinity Ward is supposed to be bringing Call of Duty 4 to the PC as well as consoles. Call of Duty 3 is only available on consoles and eventually the PSP.

News source: IGO News

Comments (36)

  1. SpecialK. - 11 November 2006 - 21:46

    I want to relive my days fighting in the Chechen Wars however brutal they were.

  2. +Coldgunner - 11 November 2006 - 21:50

    Thats nice, whens the REAL Call of Duty 3 coming? you know what I mean!. first things first eh.

  3. lazieye - 11 November 2006 - 21:58

    There you go...the voices of PC users have been listened too. Good news.

  4. toadeater - 12 November 2006 - 00:18

    They ran out of WW2 movie scenes to copy.

  5. :: Lyon :: - 11 November 2006 - 22:11

    I'm geting bored of the Call of Duty series, dunno why..

  6. darkpuma - 11 November 2006 - 22:19

    cus its too linear, too boring, repetitive...... too repetitive...... too repetitive..... and now too repetitive!

  7. Skizelli - 12 November 2006 - 19:37

    Quote - darkpuma said @ #4.1
    cus its too linear, too boring, repetitive...... too repetitive...... too repetitive..... and now too repetitive!

    You just described 99% of all FPS. It's not a bad series for what it's trying to do. And don't most WW2 games aim at giving you the ultimate experience in warfare? CoD3 does a pretty good job of that.

  8. stgeorge - 11 November 2006 - 23:17

    What a mess this is, Infinity Ward wants to move Call of Duty in a non-WW2 direction (which they have the right to do), yet they will call it Call of Duty 4 while Treyarch comes out with Call of Duty 5 as WW2 again... Call of Duty 3 should have been called something Call of Duty: Something Else.

  9. Burnz316 - 11 November 2006 - 23:21

    why have two different companies making this game?

    wouldn't the game become better if only one company was making it?

  10. Rowain - 12 November 2006 - 00:06

    I guess it means more minds can come together with new ideas to make each game progressively more exciting every time.

    Although, personally, I would prefer it if Treyarch carried on the series. CoD2 lacked a bit of magic for me, but CoD3 is simply stunning.

  11. Sn4k36 - 12 November 2006 - 01:33

    This kinda thing was done for Ghost Recon: advance wars...

  12. _dandy_ - 12 November 2006 - 19:31

    Quote - Burnz316 said @ #6
    why have two different companies making this game?

    Mere speculation from my part, but possibly so that as soon as one game is released and that team starts working on their next installment, there's another one already half-way through its development phase being worked on by the other team. Shortens release times, so to speak. COD2 isn't all that old, all things considered, and COD3 is out now...

    OTOH, if that's really part of the reason, you'd think it would make more sense to bring both companies together, but keep working as two distinct teams...

  13. KzR - 11 November 2006 - 23:54

    Good news for PC users

  14. TheNay - 12 November 2006 - 00:21

    Doesn't surprise me, they make a lot of $$$ of the Call of Duty series.

  15. tiddlie - 12 November 2006 - 00:36

    No surprises that CoD4 is already under development. It beats Medal of Honour hands down in my opinion. Frankly though, most of its appeal is the fact that it pulls off the World Wars. I think they should pheraphs leave modern day to the many, many other companies out there doing it. Why compete with Americas Army when you already have a great WW2 game....

  16. darkthunder - 12 November 2006 - 01:03

    Going into the modern time, doesn't necessarily mean "Battlefield 2-style". Perhaps instead of WW2, they simply move it up another real conflict, such as the Korean or Vietnam wars. Glad to hear that CoD4 will be PC-compatible :P ... I got mad when I heard that CoD 3 wasnt coming to PC.

  17. thagame - 12 November 2006 - 01:05

    how many damn ww# games do we need. these stupid games have been around longer then the actual wars. its time to milk off some other time in history.

  18. lazieye - 12 November 2006 - 04:02

    Assassins Creed anyone?

  19. Sn4k36 - 12 November 2006 - 01:32

    I hope they don't make call of duty 4 for consoles... since us call of duty fans liked it when it was out for the PC and now they kinda ****ed us off because they never released call of duty 3 for the PC.... damm morons...

  20. SpecialK. - 12 November 2006 - 01:34

    They didn't release Call of Duty 3 for the PC, because A) they wanted to focus on the next-gen consoles, and B) Treyarch is making it and not Infinity Ward.

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