It surprised precisely no one when Activision last month
revealed plans for yet another game in the publisher's popular
Call of Duty franchise, though until now details have been kept just beyond our line of sight. Now
new scans lifted from the latest issue of the UK's Official Xbox Magazine have confirmed
earlier rumors that the series' fifth installment, apparently dubbed
Call of Duty: World at War, will be handled by developer Treyarch, and that the game's previously teased "new military theater" will again drop players behind enemy lines in a battle for the Pacific during World War II.
According to the article, Treyarch aims to "explore the darkest corners of WWII," giving the military shooter more of a survival horror flavor by "tackling darker themes" and pitting players against a "new, seemingly alien fighting force." Activision has yet to officially announce
Call of Duty: World at War, though it seems clear that we'll be trading in our
guided anti-tank missiles for submachine guns sooner than we'd like.
[Thanks Nathan]
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Call of Duty 5: Corporate Warfare
Walkie talkies and briefcases instead of guns and scalding hot coffee instead of grenades. This time instead of sprinting the move at a brisk walk or normal walk. Instead of airstirkes you call the boss who sends a memo to your enemy to get his ass back to work. And to regain health you go to the bathroom and masterbate on your break.
Do you really want a simple port of COD4? I was worried when I thought the next COD game would be rushed out in a year. I didn't want more of the same. I loved COD4 and I wanted to see at least a 2 year development time on the next modern warfare version.
At least with World at War we know it's had at least a 2 year development time and so will our next visit into modern war fare.
But yes this game will be FAIL.
Call of Duty: Return to Castle Wolfenstein would be awesomeeeeeee
or not.
I agree with the abovement statement of fail.
Ever heard the phrase, "riding the coat tails of..." That's what they'll be doing with the success of COD4.
Do these developers not read the boards or listen to gamers at all?
Ironically,Treyarch was merged with Gray Matter Interactive in 2005.
So technically they DID do RTCW.
Do these developers not read the boards or listen to gamers at all?"
I wonder if they have read history books since elementary at this point.
The WWII FPS is an old genera but it still holds somehow but the excessive amount of games that were released in such a short span time made us sick of them very quickly ,is like having a Halo every year or so and but c'mon Aliens? If we cannot play as the American Troops well let us play as the Russian or British troops this time that should be interesting enough.
When you mix WWII with Aliens you know you are in despair for an original plot or you are just plain stupid and can’t come up with an original idea yourself. I never liked the WWII+Alien approach of Resistance and copying resistance is even worst at least Insomniac came up with the idea first.
Oh Infinity Guard where are you? Oh yeah Treyarch try to be original for once.
From the scans page.
"People seem to think there are actual aliens in this game, thanks to a quote from the magazine. The quote is actually talking about the Imperial Japanese forces. “Seemingly alien forces” referring to the fact that the Japanese military fought with completely different tactics and rules to any other force at the time. No actual aliens in the game."
You are my vote for best idea of the year to date.
Corporate warfare would be absolutely AWESOME! OMGWTFBBQ~!!
It would be like James Bond, Team Fortress and Call of Duty wrapped into one sweet candy and then deepfried with banana sauce. Yum.
You could get so many modern headlines in there: Dick Cheney, Haliburton, oil companies, Iraq - it would be so current, you could have advertizing and not notice it.
SOMEONE MAKE THIS GAME!
As for COD5, it should be renamed Call of Duty: May I put your call on hold?
EPIC FAIL
No aliens eh? Well, that just leaves us with another WW2 game. Can't these guys move onto Korea or the Boxer Rebellion...anything else.
So this game takes place in Japan.If it's better than MOH:Rising sun I'll check it out.
I still want to play as the Russians the next time.
by saying "alien fighting force"
its simply relating to the japense miltary which at the time was alien and disturbingly violent compared to the allied forces beliefs. so in a way it would be "alien"
jeez.
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Everyone not working at Treyarch: "Dear Treyarch, you fail at life, and tarnish the Call of Duty franchise with every game you make. Please do us a favor by creating a spaceship out of the turd you call Call of Duty 3 and launch yourselves into space. Explore Mars, and tell the Biker Mice we said 'You can keep Treyarch.'"
Treyarch: :[
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Activision was hedging their offering, make sure Call of Duty would be released on a regular schedule, instead of having to wait years for Infinity Ward to release versions.
Thing is, Call of Duty 4 really improved upon the series, and finally moved out of WWII. And it became a sales phenomenon.
I think Activision may be having some seconds thoughts about their plan, and I'm sure Infinity Ward isn't necessarily happy about the situation. If anyone noticed, Infinity Ward later went back and branded their version with 'Infinity Ward' during multiplayer load screens. So know you'll better identify which version is designed by whom.
Oh smeg off.. We've done this sh*t already, it was called "Wolfenstein"
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Does the word "seemingly" alien provide you with a hint?
Dictionary definition of Alien:
a·li·en (l-n, lyn)
adj.
1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents.
2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign.
3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament.
n.
1. An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. Also called noncitizen.
2. A person from another and very different family, people, or place.
3. A person who is not included in a group; an outsider.
4. A creature from outer space: a story about an invasion of aliens.
5. Ecology An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native.
tr.v. a·li·ened, a·li·en·ing, a·li·ens Law
To transfer (property) to another; alienate.
That's right Melinda not just little green men.
Any ways, what are they trying to do now? Return to Castle Wolfenstien ?
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"Call of Duty: World at War will utilise the Call of Duty 4 engine but the developer has also added various enhancments, such as the ability the burn down buildings and foliage."
"Mutliplayer perks are also back, including some of the favorites from Call of Duty 4, but there will also be new ones that better suit the time period. The game also features new weapons for the series, such as the flamethrower, which according to OXM, can melt the skin off of your enemies and set ablaze grass and wooden buildings."
"Treyarch is promising that this new installment of Call of Duty will be the darkest one yet and are dedicated to making the best game they can. They have had two years of development time, rather than the 11 months they had for Call of Duty 3. And this time they have specific teams working on all the different versions, with the Xbox 360 version acting as the lead."
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..........so we're playing FarCry2.......but on more tropical islands......but instead of ice and frozen shit, it's now fire.
Why do i feel like this game will re-tread old ground?
oh, right. BECAUSE IT IS!
props to fenix for sifting thru the scans
I also downloaded the Battlefield Demo and to my surprise the MP was way better then the Beta. The game is actualy pretty fun to play with your buddies. Single player has some very nice visuals as well. Gonna keep an eye on it.
Sometime this week I'll catch you online.
Sadly, I didn't get on Live once this weekend. I did pick up NG2 yesterday, though. I haven't played long enough to make it to the first boss, but I love the execution maneuvers, especially the stab-n-throw or the jumping decap.
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