Infinity Ward stops making Call of Duty games.

[Ekilion]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

[New Manvir]

Yeah, apparently there's a shit storm brewing over there. AFAIK what happened was that IW was pissed that Activision wouldn't pay them royalties after MW2 literally made a billion dollars. So two of the top guys went to EA and were thinking of taking the franchise to them when the contract with Activision expired in October, they were then promptly sacked.

Articles here

http://www.joystiq.com/tag/@call-of-duty

[East Fancainia]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

NO!!!! I was hoping they would make a Call of Duty: Vietnam

[New Manvir]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

NO!!!! I was hoping they would make a Call of Duty: Vietnam

Treyarch is probably doing that.

[Shwuei]

Treyarch? *Sigh* when will people get the picture that

TREYARCH SUCKS ASS!

[Ekilion]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

NO!!!! I was hoping they would make a Call of Duty: Vietnam

Treyarch is probably doing that.

I hope they do it well

Hopefully as well as DICE did with Battlefield Vietnam (I think its the most fun out of all of them (excluding the console ones))

[Vorvina]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

NO!!!! I was hoping they would make a Call of Duty: Vietnam

Treyarch is probably doing that.

I hope they do it well

Hopefully as well as DICE did with Battlefield Vietnam (I think its the most fun out of all of them (excluding the console ones))

Vietnam? Really to bad that

Treyarch SUCKS ASS

[East Fancainia]

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

Discussion anyone (anyone think this is a joke?)

NO!!!! I was hoping they would make a Call of Duty: Vietnam

Treyarch is probably doing that.

I hope they do it well

Hopefully as well as DICE did with Battlefield Vietnam (I think its the most fun out of all of them (excluding the console ones))

If they do I hope it's good. Like you could fight as the Vietcong, and the American army in campagin.

[The Pan-Soviet Union]

It's a sad state of affairs, but perhaps it's for the best. MW2 was, despite occasional good moments, too over-the-top and full of plot holes for my liking, and did not have that authentic "This is real-time" feel that MW had.

It was as if IW had got into a room after MW and put themselves under pressure on how to better MW, and decided to just go beyond and go BANG-BANG-BANG Russians invade America! It was just too bombastic and unrealistic.

And bringing in hollywood actors for MW2....did it really add that much to the game?


And the Ghost character just did not warm to me like Gaz did, despite being played by the same actor, who I think did a good job. The skull mask seemed gimmicky. I just don't think the character had the sort of lines that Gaz did.

To be honest, while the deaths of Griggs and Gaz were what made the ending of MW shocking and powerful and memorable, IW shot themselves in the foot, because there was an excellent character dynamic between Captain Price, Gaz, Soap and Griggs that MW2 could not match who could have gone a long way.


Perhaps a new developer can get things back on track, although I think if the MW franchise starts to go downhill, MW2 was the catalyst. If things improve with a new developer, then MW2 will be the inspiration, as in "Here's what NOT to do." but taking the good elements of MW2 and the brilliance of MW and taking them forward.

[Earth s Moon]

Wonder when they'll make Call of Duty: Pokemon fist fight.


They'd never let this Cash cow go, probably rakes in so much they need to buy bigger rakes.


Edit: well...I read the articles. Lets hope a new developer brings new life into this Identical game concept as the one previous.

[New Manvir]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

I suppose it might indicate that all three of then are related with Activision? Or is one or more of them independent?

[Ekilion]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Hey I reported the news as it came. The article I found (on a reliable website) reported it as I posted. New news has come out sense then making the origonal idea wrong.

[New Manvir]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Hey I reported the news as it came. The article I found (on a reliable website) reported it as I posted. New news has come out sense then making the origonal idea wrong.

Sorry, wasn't meaning to offend you.

[Chumblywumbly]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Kotaku's got a few ideas.

EDIT: My favourite's gotta be 'Rudy's War'. Who wouldn't love to see a CoW starring the one and only Rudy Reyes?

[Ozymos]

Treyarch? *Sigh* when will people get the picture that

TREYARCH SUCKS ASS!

Treyarch made Nazi Zombies, which is easily more fun than Special Ops.

[Ekilion]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Kotaku's got a few ideas.

EDIT: My favourite's gotta be 'Rudy's War'. Who wouldn't love to see a CoW starring the one and only Rudy Reyes?

Call of Duty A Cunning Plan MAKE IT. THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS, or atleast MAKE A GAME IN WW1 People it would be fun. (I have been waiting 3 years for this to happen(I do not count darkest of days or any stratagy games you can pull up (there are a fair number of them) I mean a FPS in WW1))

[New Manvir]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Kotaku's got a few ideas.

EDIT: My favourite's gotta be 'Rudy's War'. Who wouldn't love to see a CoW starring the one and only Rudy Reyes?

Call of Duty A Cunning Plan MAKE IT. THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS, or atleast MAKE A GAME IN WW1 People it would be fun. (I have been waiting 3 years for this to happen(I do not count darkest of days or any stratagy games you can pull up (there are a fair number of them) I mean a FPS in WW1))

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

[Ekilion]

This thread go it wrong. IW is still making Call of Duty games, but so is Treyarch. And now so is Sledgehammer games. Activision has three studios working on one three different games in the same franchise.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/alleg ... l-to-call/

I wonder how much milk this cash cow has left.

Kotaku's got a few ideas.

EDIT: My favourite's gotta be 'Rudy's War'. Who wouldn't love to see a CoW starring the one and only Rudy Reyes?

Call of Duty A Cunning Plan MAKE IT. THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS, or atleast MAKE A GAME IN WW1 People it would be fun. (I have been waiting 3 years for this to happen(I do not count darkest of days or any stratagy games you can pull up (there are a fair number of them) I mean a FPS in WW1))

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

Have you played WW2 Online/Battleground Europe. I would think that a WW1 game would work in that style.

[Conserative Morality]

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

I dunno, German Stormtroopers or the war through 1917-1918.

[New Manvir]

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

I dunno, German Stormtroopers or the war through 1917-1918.

I was thinking of that, but who wants to only play the last year of the war?

[Herrebrugh]

Yeah, apparently there's a shit storm brewing over there. AFAIK what happened was that IW was pissed that Activision wouldn't pay them royalties after MW2 literally made a billion dollars. So two of the top guys went to EA and were thinking of taking the franchise to them when the contract with Activision expired in October, they were then promptly sacked.

Articles here

http://www.joystiq.com/tag/@call-of-duty

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT EA! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! IF I WANT EA I'L JUST GO TO MEDAL OF HONOR! AAAAAAAARGH IM GONNA CRY!

[New Manvir]

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

Have you played WW2 Online/Battleground Europe. I would think that a WW1 game would work in that style.

I never heard of that game, but after checking the wiki page, it does look intriguing. Something like a "Battlefield: WWI" might work.

[Maurepas]

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

Idk, every couple of weeks or so you get to run out en masse and get killed....

[New Manvir]

I'd like to see a WWI game too, but standing in a trench with a rifle isn't all that exciting. You could try fighting on other fronts but really, they were boring and no one cares about Italians fighting Austrians. If you go with Russians versus Germans you might as well still be in WWII.

Idk, every couple of weeks or so you get to run out en masse and get killed....

If you're lucky you can make it back to your trench and watch the enemy do the exact same thing with the same results.