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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:32PM Reinfected said

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Holy shi-...

This may be the thing that will make me buy an Xbox 360.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:35PM (Unverified) said

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Cool! Shock and Awe! Is there a torture mission?
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:40PM (Unverified) said

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I'm psyched and scared at the same time. I love CoD2 and it's my mainstay multiplayer game with my buddies so to have it changed so drastically is a little frightening, however the pics do look pretty sweet and I like the idea of leveling up.

A lot of the game sounds like Rainbow Six. Hopefully it won't be so similar that it loses it's feel.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:41PM (Unverified) said

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I spy some SAS! Looks good.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:57PM (Unverified) said

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Where's the propoganda...I mean: "mission" where you stop the 'evil terrorists' from breaking out of Guantanamo Bay? C'mon, Infinity Ward! Why be cliche with the whole "Middle Eastern" theme?
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 12:58PM cc123 said

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Interesting no Wii version this time.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:01PM JoshMilewski said

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This may be the thing to make me upgrade my PC.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 4:24PM (Unverified) said

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About freakin' time we get into the modern age war games. I think we've all had ENOUGH of the damn half-assed double-u double-u 2 games!
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:07PM (Unverified) said

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"Why be cliche with the whole 'Middle Eastern' thing?"

Perhaps because a fair amount of modern warfare has taken place there? I mean, it would be pretty lame to create a modern installment only to have the US fighting the Germans again. Who else do you want them to put into it?
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:08PM (Unverified) said

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I'm actually sad that there is no Wii version. Controls on the Wii version of CoD3 were almost perfect. I was really looking forward to some small adjustments and additions in the next one. Oh well.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:17PM (Unverified) said

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Grog: I understand your point, but the point of the game is to let the player run around and play with fancy, modern weapons using a good story line and gameplay. It's not to reenact any historical scenario or prmote the virtues of joining the army (or so I hope...)

That being said: I'm positive that the company can make a good story line and interesting environments usine any part of the world, and not just using the Middle East (or a desert, etc.) Other current gen games have done this successfully.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:23PM fragmit said

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"PS3 version will look basically the same as the 360"

Glad to see that 200 dollar Sony tax is paying off.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:26PM JoshMilewski said

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To the people talking about the Middle Eastern setting, I really like it. It's one of my favorite parts of Battlefield 2. It just makes it all feel more modern and immediate. Plus, playing on the Middle Eastern side is a lot of fun, instead of just the Americans over and over.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 1:32PM Burritoclock said

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Are you so scared of your weak mind that the thought of something "pro-army" is going to corrupt your peace loving flower child mind?

How, exactly, do you make a military game without being "pro-army"? Do you want to play as insurgents and blow up unarmed jews in a pizza parlor as they celebrate their sons 15th birthday?

You pretty much will be the "good guys" killing "the bad guys". Please tell me what nationality would be acceptable to kill in a war game for you? Jews? Russians? Wait I know, Americans, that would make your yellow blood speed up wouldn't it?

It amazes me, you probably discuss people coming down on games like GTA and what not as censorship nazi's that don't realize it's "just a game" and then whine that developer's pick on the poor little middle east.

It's a game.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:08PM jou said

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""PS3 version will look basically the same as the 360"

Glad to see that 200 dollar Sony tax is paying off."

Well, at least you can actually *play* the game on PS3 instead of waiting for the Fedex guy to bring back your 360 from repair.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:07PM (Unverified) said

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I know! Have it South America! Who knows what those shifty Brazilians will throw at you! Perhaps an entire slew of rum based explosives!
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:32PM (Unverified) said

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UPS guy.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:13PM Buckshot said

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My 360 has worked great since launch day. FO $ony fanboi.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:14PM (Unverified) said

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This is the Emergency Broadcast System, here to warn you that a flamer has touched down in the area and has already reportedly called people "yellow-blooded" and has brought up Anti-Americanism, when that was never part of the situation. Commenters are asked to show tact and ignore Dusti- I mean, the flamer's, comments. Thatnk you, and have a nice day.

This has been an Emergency Broadcast System Alert.

Adieu.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 2:49PM PixelPerfect said

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Now we can kill commies AND ragheads!!!


(The statement above is not meant to be taken seriously).
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 3:04PM Roroco said

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No tanks, motorcycles, or jeeps? I thought COD2 and 3 were one of the few games that did vehicles right... I will still get this game and play the hell out of it, but I have a feeling I will miss tank busting.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 3:20PM DWells55 said

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Looks great. I've always liked the Call of Duty series since they showed up on the PC and introduced iron sights as a real gameplay element. This looks like a good direction for the series and the color palette looks nice in those shots.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 3:27PM (Unverified) said

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Grog, I'd liked to see the combat on US soil and in famous US places. A mission around the grand canyon, in tahoe, in major cities like NYC/LA, famous places like the white house, pentagon, etc.

Why hasn't there been a game that has you bumping off politicians and such in famous places? That Assassin's Creed thing got me to wondering why we don't get interesting games where you get to do stuff on US soil.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 3:30PM Burritoclock said

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Ha! I actually liked that Johnny Bloom.

But besides the over stating for dramatic affect, seriously who would you (you meaning the people that dont like having it in the middle east or with terrorist) like to fight and/or kill? Who, in a real world non alien scenario is acceptable to you?
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 3:37PM Crono141 said

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bgdc,

That would actually make for a pretty cool game. Why it hasn't happened yet probably has to do with fear of backlash from political idiots.

Or maybe just because no ones really thought of one. I mean, who would we fight? Chinese? The Russians? Iranians?

Just about any realistically styled game with combat taking place in the US would, well, seem unrealistic because there is practically no one in the world with the balls to invade the US in a traditional military campaign.

Plus, it would be dubbed "racially charged" if it were the chinese (the only likely candidate.)

I'd like to see this game, but it would be seriously hard to make it seem realistic. It would have to occur in some crazy alternate reality universe. And that in itself makes it unrealistic.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 4:39PM (Unverified) said

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Crono, Civil War 2, perhaps. Reds v. Blues. Allow people to fight on either side and maybe other options (ex-pats, foreign fighters, opportunists). Stage it 5 years into the future, blow up the divisions, another election that goes awry, maybe an internal attack that one side blamed on the other (story options abound as one side maybe did it or a foreign power or a business).

To be honest, I don't know why they bother with stories in most of the shooter games. I read books and watch films for stories - video games (especially online ones) work best when it's focused on delivering a great user experience. Story is irrelevant to enjoying a game. I had Socom 3 and loved playing with friends online as we could dominate in games because we worked well together. Was there a story or single player option on socom? No idea, I bought it to outwit/gun down people online.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 4:41PM (Unverified) said

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Honestly, wouldn't you prefer to wander through beverly hills/rodeo drive in a battle?

BTW, considering Resistance was about an invasion by aliens, these stories could take place in the USA. Someone will eventually do it. GTA proves that people haven't got problems wandering around real US cities causing mayhem.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 4:42PM JoshMilewski said

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BF2 Armored Fury has maps on US soil, I think...
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 5:05PM (Unverified) said

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I wish they could have US vs Canada game but I guess it wouldn't last very long and make Gears of War look like the War and Peace of videogames.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2007 7:55PM Negativecool said

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I don't see the point of a era shift on CoD's part. Modern warfare is already very well covered in BF2, GRAW, Rainbow Six, and probably more that I can't remember.

Personally I like WWII shooters...well, as long as they don't end in "honor" that is.

Why go away from your bread and butter? Because the WWII era is overflooded? Looking at my first statement I would say that the modern warfare era is pretty well represented and doesn't need another player in the game. CoD4 will only draw comparisons and will not be the defacto franchise like it was with WWII games.

Nobody's ever made a game about the Korean war era...Does anyone remember we went to war with North Korea in the 50's? Nobody's ever done a Vietnam game......that was good.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 12:23AM (Unverified) said

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The storyline is the same old crazy Russian shit. Yawn....
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 12:39AM (Unverified) said

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Negativecool (#30) said:

"Nobody's ever made a game about the Korean war era...Does anyone remember we went to war with North Korea in the 50's? Nobody's ever done a Vietnam game......that was good."

By "Nobody's ever made" do you actually mean "I've never heard of"? You might want to check your facts there, especially about the Vietnam games.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 1:19AM (Unverified) said

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I'll tell you why I have a problem with the Mid-Eastern setting. Because that screenshot shows my hometown of CAIRO, EGYPT. See the roadsigns that say AUTOSTRAD and SHARI GAISH and MIDAN ABASIYA...these are all actual neighborhoods in Cairo, where I grew up. Why even depict actual neighborhoods in a country that has nothing to do with the war on whatever-it-is-this-administration-is-fighting-for-today ? I guarantee you, this is the kind of thing the world media would pick up on as an indication that the US sees the conflict in Iraq expanding to the whole of the Middle East.

Ridiculous? Maybe, but people have been offended by way less. I'm not easily offended and yet when I saw this image, it made me feel very uncomfortable.

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Posted: Jul 14th 2007 6:25PM TheMainProtagonist said

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It's a game. Shut up.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 5:11AM (Unverified) said

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Battlefield 2 is a multiplayer only game. You will die in any game under the Tom Clancy name if a rock hits you the hard way.

I'm glad there's going to be a modern combat game that puts entertainment first. I've killed more Nazis than an entire platoon, I'm ready to move on.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 11:18AM (Unverified) said

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Dustin: My patriotism is not in question and your comments make you sound like a Bush administration sheep. The main reason why I would prefer a non-Mid East setting is because that would involve current real world politics. The problem with that is that it takes away from the enjoyment of the game: instead of having fun with your friends you might end up arguing over US foreign policy.

The current wars remain a highly divisive issue in the USA and around the world and hence are not suitable at this time for entertainment. The company should either focus on other historical conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, Falkland Islands, whatever) or should make a different realistic but fictional scenario for a modern warfare game.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 6:55PM (Unverified) said

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Yawn. Wake me when someone makes a non-military FPS. They used to make those. Remember?
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Posted: Jun 14th 2007 7:57PM Negativecool said

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Rare Hare-
That is how you make a dumbass argument. I say nobody has ever made a Korean War game because no one ever has. You claim ignorance on my part yet don't provide evidence or examples to the contrary. Don't argue against me on the outside chance that I am wrong. You obviously have no idea, given the fact you provide no proof.

2. No one has ever come close to making a good Vietnam game---You argue this with examples? None? Good job honey.
Hell, I'll give YOU an example of why you're wrong. The highest reviewed Vietnam game I've ever seen was Battlefield Vietnam in 2004, 3 years ago!! Highest score I've seen for this is by any respectable reviewer is an 8.5/10.(now go look up some tool website that rated it 100% just to prove me wrong). While 8.5 is "respectable" do you think it comes anywhere NEAR the reviews and success of the major WWII shooter franchises? Modern warfare franchises? FUTURE warfare franchises? NO!! You DUMBASS! Next time you try to think just do the world a favor and swallow a bullet.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2007 12:19PM (Unverified) said

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It looks VERY good, reminds me of counter strike,which is 1 of da best multi games, and cod4 sounds better!!!!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2007 11:40PM (Unverified) said

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Just would like to point out that THIS IS NOT A MIDDLE EASTERN GAME AT ALL. Please watch the f*cking interviews if you are interested in knowing a little about the plot. The game takes place all over the world, yes, this includes the middle east, but NOT exclusively.

Regardless of anyones political stance, I think we all play games for the same reason. ENTERTAINMENT. I don't care if I played a game as George Bush going out to hunt Osama Bum Laden if the game is FUN and I ENJOY it, that is all that matters. People these days are TOO sensitive about EVERYTHING which is ruining this country from the inside out.
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Posted: Jul 13th 2007 12:48PM (Unverified) said

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no wii version?
they need to make a good fps for the wii
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