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Modern Warfare 3 Has To Step It Up, Or Does It?

The Call of Duty series will be living on again this year through Modern Warfare 3, so it seems. But what will it deliver? With the increase in significant competition this year, will it live up to the bar that is raised? Or will it simply reiterate the same formula and crash and burn?

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FrankMcSpank5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

No it doesn't. Black Ops scored worse and took more heat from many journalists and gamers but the game still is the best selling COD to date. MW3 will sell millions. What is a shame, is they could of just had a couple more levels in MW2 and finished the story.

If they want to even attempt to make me interested they better start with a new engine.

@hennessey86
Well it is coming out in Nov anyway, why would anyone buy it. Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Mass Effect 3. To buy COD is a slap in the face to the industry when 4 AAA come out within the same month.

hennessey865603d ago

if they dont sort out the multiplayer i aint buying it, the amount of aaa fps this year means they will have to step it up or they will flop big time.

Inside_out5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

I love the COD franchise and can't wait to see how this turned out. MW2 still is one of the best looking and playing games this gen. What other FPS is running 60 fps...lol...Rage will be if it's not delayed again.

I didn't care for the single player in Black ops but everything else was top notch and the game is still selling...new maps Feb 1, if you have a 360 version.

It's too bad about the PS3 and PC versions but I buy all multi-plats on 360...learned that lesson a long time ago...lol.

MW2...still play it and Black ops all the time...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Pixel_Enemy5603d ago

Yeah, I am not buying it unless they make some major changes. I refuse to buy the same game for the 5th time in a row.

karl5603d ago

to me its not about how good the game is anymore..

seriously guys.. they have fucked with us too many times...

to me.. it doesnt matter how good it is.. i wont support Activision .. i hope they fucking burn

HolyOrangeCows5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

Oh please, if they stuff a literal turd in a box and call it "CALL OF DUTY: Modern Warfare 3", it will still outsell the previous installment in the franchise.

The sheeple demand MOAR!

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DA_SHREDDER5603d ago

I dont know, I think the series is never gonna grow to its potential until they add dedicated servers, amongst other things as well.

bumnut5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

It already had them on pc, but activision screwed pc users over and limited them to 18 players instead of the usual 50+, then they removed mod support and expected us to pay more for the game!

Downtown boogey5603d ago

What the..?
"Full potential"?
It's still the same game, dedicated servers or not.

Active Reload5603d ago

I agree!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Why would anyone buy another COD game seeing what Gears 3 is shaping up to be? Lol,I'm just kidding around COD fans...sorta. =P

LionheartAce5603d ago

They don't have to do a damn thing. For all the complaining I keep seeing about all of the CoD, I don't see anyone not buying it.

All it needs to do is have CoD at the beginning and that seems to be enough. Thanks for wearing out a franchise for me Activision. I'm glad I didn't pay a dime for Black Ops. Maybe I'll just rent this time. I think I've learned my lesson.

Downtown boogey5603d ago

So many hypocrites around here. Everyone's complaining about CoD yet they never learn not to buy it.

Ducky5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

It simply has to out-do the competition, which means it has to offer something better than most of the other FPS games being released this year. A tough task.

It's been selling well in the past since it hasn't had any real competitor for the genre. In 2010, EA finally started to take notice with BC2, MoH and Vietnam. This year, Brink, Battlefield3, Crysis2 and perhaps even Homefront should provide some competition, along with Killzone3/Gears3.
I'll agree with the article on that.

Though, despite what some people tend to think, CoD's playerbase isn't composed entirely of moronic dimwits with no knowledge of other games. They simply don't have a good alternative. (MoH comes close this year but needs to be refined a bit...)
I'm still waiting for news on what Respawn is cooking up.

JeffGUNZ5602d ago

Exactly. When it comes to FPS, the other competition isn't really close. Sure, games like AC: Brotherhood and Mass Effect are great, but the addictive multiplayer in COD is the reason people keep coming back for more. I am really hoping COD will step up and use a new engine or change it up a little. Who knows, I guess we will have to wait and see.

lil Titan5603d ago

After i bought Battlefield Bad Company 2 im more excited for Battlefield 3 "BETA" than hearing news on another COD game. I will never play another COD game after my experience on BFBC2. Before anyone disagrees with me play the game first, rent it, i promise this game will leave you wanting more

Asgaro5603d ago

+1

BFBC2 is really top notch.

In March the first BF3 information will arrive from official sources :D

toaster5603d ago

"Black Ops scored worse and took more heat from many journalists and gamers but the game still is the best selling COD to date"

Wat :| you haven't played CoD2 have you..

trancefreak5603d ago

the first modern warfare gave me that wow factor was really solid imo. The second seemed more of a chore during the campaign.

I like the missions you can do do though on your own.

One thing i liked about reach was all the added game modes I think cod should continue that and expand it.

But once I get kz3 I dont think I need another fps game this year. I like to get my money worth out of mplayer which I could play all year long due to not having much gaming time anyways.

Sevir045603d ago

At this point I'm surprised people are looking to the franchise and expecting it to be a hit. it's the same game with a new coat of paint year after year! and 8+ million sheep run out to buy it day one! The game isn't innovative in any of it's iterations after Modern warfare and have been a train wreck waiting to happen since the release of COD4:MW success began to squander!...

Its cool though Activision will continue to put out carbon copies thanks to infinity ward's Former Glory and thanks to fans of the series who blindl;y support stagnant game development. :-)

multips3fan5603d ago

hopefully they release a real 60$ top quality game instead of giving us betas every year

eliasg5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

The option to play multiplayer in split screen is great, also they make the correct move to give us pure deathmatch.

Nevertheless the kill strike awards in any of the other modes are killing the game. Imagine if you didnt start well a game you have zero possibilities to come back because the opponents would have already brought an airoplane, a helicopter or even a f. remote car.

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DEATHSTROKE-cro-5603d ago

MW2 - every few seconds some shit falls from the sky.
almost no skill needed.
sold it after 2 weeks.

Black Ops - got bored after 3 days

but MW2 has way better maps than BO. not buying any COD again.

I'm waiting for Battlefield 3 with my 12 660 006 points,1004 *Ace Pins and 758 hours spent in Bad Company 2 :p

*Ace Pin = Best Player in the round

:)

SJPFTW5603d ago

yahh no one gives a shit that you have no life and spend your whole life playing Battlefield.

LOL @ people who post there stats, (which might be BS) and thinking people in the real world gives a flying fuck

DEATHSTROKE-cro-5603d ago

calm down COD fanboy. hahaha

yeah, look,my stats are fake

http://bfbc2.statsverse.com...

SJPFTW5603d ago

actually i dont play call of duty. Valve games, killzone and crysis for me

JeffGUNZ5602d ago

WOW, this dude is a nerd. Get off Battlefield and do something with your life. You call this guy a COD Fanboy, yet you put in 750+ hours on Battlefield 2. Ironic. Also, pathetic.

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lil Titan5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

@deathstroke none of my dog tags better not be in there lol

guigsy5603d ago

This is the problem with people and Black Ops, they play a few games of team deathmatch and they think they've played it all. Wager matches are such an awesome addition, gun game being my personal favourite, as you're pretty much putting your money where your mouth is and testing your ability with a variety of weapons. People seem to have ignored this game mode, and it's a tremendous shame.

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BALLARD325603d ago

It's time to go back to their roots. CoD4 was so simple and that is why its the most acclaimed cod to date. There is no need for a dozen killstreaks and equipment that throws off balance. Worry about balance and security and they may be able to interest me in cod again.

marcindpol5603d ago

MW3 must be a different and a better game than any other COD title otherwise i hope this game will fail and i will not buy it!

BLACKBOIJONES5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

It better step it up or i will do what i did to my black ops which is--------> http://www.youtube.com/watc... AND--------------> http://www.youtube.com/watc...

lil Titan5603d ago

OR ill just do what most people would do which is take the game back where i got it. which is here

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Modern Warfare 3 flooded with cheaters after arrival on Xbox Game Pass

Players are using hacks to gain an advantage in the game, such as aimbots and wall hacks. The first gives a player superhuman aiming abilities, while a wall hack lets you see through walls to gauge where other players are.

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Jin_Sakai665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

“These hacks are typically used by PC players, but those playing on PC via Xbox Game Pass are identified as Xbox players in multiplayer lobbies.”

This is pretty dumb to say the least.

Cacabunga664d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

badz149665d ago

Gotta pump those numbers up

blackblades665d ago

That's a WTF, they suppose to be labeled as pc users even if its on PC game pass. They mess that up big time.

XiNatsuDragnel665d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

ZycoFox664d ago

If AI keeps getting better (and it will) it's just a matter of time before there's more sophisticated cheats even for consoles, and they wouldn't even need to be running on it, I have little doubt about that.

lelo2play665d ago

Don't Gamepass online games have anti-cheat systems?
If not, that's pretty dumb. Microsoft need to fix that asap.

Rynxie665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

They won't ever fix this problem, unless they (developers, publishers, Sony and MS) go after the cheat providers directly. You no longer need to hack consoles to use hacks. During the ps360 days, they were going after cheat devices, but it was a cat and mouse game. These cheating methods were around during those days, it's nothing new, but they kept it under control. Since the PS4/Xbox one generation, they stopped going after these cheating devices and it became widespread. Which I find odd, since they started charging for online play (PS4).

StormSnooper665d ago (Edited 665d ago )

Possibly, this is because the companies were going after cheats because the same cheats were being used to pirate the games, whereas today, the companies use online verification to prevent piracy, thus eliminating the need to go after people who cheat only to gain an advantage in the game. As long as the cheater remains below the radar, and does not completely break the game, the companies look the other way as their wallets are not threatened by it. (that is my completely Uneducated opinion on the matter)

pwnmaster3000665d ago

I mean, COD games was always filled with hackers, nothing new. I can’t blame MS on this. Activision had years to try and fix this. Might take MS some time to make some change.

Rude-ro665d ago

It all depends…
Microsoft’s guidance on how to handle gamepass on pc and their love to force crossplay with pc seems like a them issue.
And they own activision, so it is still a them issue.

StormSnooper665d ago

lol well that sucks.

Is there a reason this happened upon arrival on xbox?

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Activision Reportedly Sold An AI-Generated Skin In Call Of Duty

The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report. Instead, Activision assured developers it was simply for internal concepts. That, of course, was not followed through. For what it's worth, per the PlayStation Store, 2,400 COD Points cost $19.99, meaning players potentially spent real-life money on a skin that was not created by an actual human.

As far as A.I. use goes across Activision, a source told Wired that 2D artists are utilizing A.I. to aid their work. That is a result of mass layoffs, in which many 2D artists were impacted. “A lot of 2D artists were laid off,” the source named Noah said. “Remaining concept artists were then forced to use A.I. to aid in their work.” Mandatory A.I. trainings have been implemented, according to Noah.

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boing1668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken667d ago

It is not ubisoft has a ai tool for crating stories/script's they even talked about npc's having there own ai speech like we see with those skyrim mods.

Ai is the future sadly which sucks in so many way's.

S2Killinit668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever.

Oh and where the FRIGGIN outrage people? When Sony makes a remaster of a masterpiece single player story driven game, they get roasted. But this, this, goes unnoticed? Then don’t complain that you aren’t getting enough single player story games.

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just_looken667d ago

Ea and ubisoft also use ai

ea using ai for development threatening mass layoffs.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/...

ubisoft ai for npc speech
https://www.theverge.com/20...

Almost every big boy in the industry is using ai in some sort of way now

Oh and sony? well they are making spyware ai were they can see how long it took you to do X and adjust difficultly.
https://gamerant.com/sony-a...

Then you got AI agents
https://www.ign.com/article...

https://www.creativebloq.co...

blackblades667d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken667d ago

@blackblades

Wow this site every time you say the S word or P word they dive in defend there god its beyond nuts

I said "they are making"

You know a term that means its not out yet ffs

S2Killinit667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

How is that a response to what I said? Are they also selling AI generated skins?

Cacabunga667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

Always bringing useless links totally off topic.. just to try to show you are superior in knowledge to everyone else

…simply laughable

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just_looken667d ago

@S2Killinit

You never mentioned skins in your comment just stated its all microsoft's fault like so many others.

When like i showed they are late to the ball game as every other company is using or plans to use ai in various field.

If you combine everything then its getting closer to hitting a button and poof out comes a game no soul no passion nothing.

Right now its art/3d models/skins/writing/voice work some and coding can all be done via ai.

S2Killinit667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

That was the whole point of my comment, I wrote it in response to the article. Instead of focusing on making exciting games and developing talented developers, they are busy making AI generated skins that people are buying for huge sums of money. Then, some people turn around and shit on Sony when it tries to capitalize on single player classics by making remasters, and the same people then complain that they want more single player games. MS cannabalized the industry because they never thought making games was essential to their business. So, instead of nurturing theor own studios, they let them die, then went and shrunk the industry, hurting interests of every gamer in the world. Anytime there is a bad trend in the industry, MS is at the helm, leading the way. That is what I’m saying.

smashman98667d ago

I'm sorry but do you honestly believe Sony will sit out of A.I. Every executive at every one of these publishers is wetting themselves in delight at the prospect of A.I. You best believe that once we start seeing it spread throughout the industry Sony won't be too far behind. The only people we'll have to blame are the consumers themselves.

S2Killinit667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

No, I don't believe that Sony will not do the same. But, as I mentioned, MS is always the first to embrace such things and create the worst trends. Once they establish that this is the best way to make money, everyone else will follow. (Have to follow if they want to stay competitive)

thesoftware730667d ago

S2, and blackblades:

All from the Horse's mouth below.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) in video games is crucial for Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who seek “personalization across everything,” says PlayStation executive Asad Qizilbash."

“Advancements in AI will create more personalized experiences and meaningful stories for consumers.”

"He emphasized that AI could enable non-player characters to interact with players based on their actions, enhancing the personal connection within the game."

Yeah, Just MS and Activision...smh

S2Killinit667d ago

I’ve already explained myself twice. Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good. Now, doing the same thing when someone brings up MS’s nefarious behavior, defend them to the end, and watch them scorch gaming as they have been. At least rest of us can take consolation in that the smoke will go in your eyes before anyone else’s.

thesoftware730667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

"Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good."

I'm not sure what you are talking about, you seem to have a issue communicating, because we are on a post about using AI to create video games content, and you put that solely at the feet of MS and Activision, when it's being, and will be used industry wide, right from Sony mouth, I would say it's relevant...then you went on to give Sony a spit shine slob down about a masterpiece TLoU when this had absolutely nothing to do with Sony or TLoU, then you attempted to clean up your rambling spit shine with no real backing for a ridiculous comment.

Obviously you meant to post that nonsensical over exaggerated comment. I also don't know what blew up in people faces, I am perfectly fine with the game industry, I don't have time to be internet outraged about nothingness.

Really read your comment and listen to what you said.

"Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever."

Bro, for real? Really? Seriously? It's that serious? So there is nothing Sony and Nintendo can do against MS and Activision? MS is 3rd place with you even talking about?

If we stay relevant on MTX, then you still sound ridiculous because again, you lay it all at MS and Activision's feet when almost all companies have used some form of MTX, including yup... Sony.

S2Killinit663d ago

I read this comment, it boiled down to “seeiously?”.

My answer: yes seriously. Since you didn’t say anything else, what else can I tell you? Yes MS is seriously ruining gaming. They have been for some time, and working their way to where we are today, and aren’t even done yet. MS are the worst thing to happen to console gaming.

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swedishMeatwad667d ago

"The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report."

We're talking concept art? Because as of right now there's no way to generate a final 3D model with final textures. So the final assets don't use AI. That's not to say that it sucks for 2D artist that it's easier to generate visual ideas and build from them leading to less 2D artists needed (really sucks), but are they say the final concept art was completely AI generated and then 3D artists built from that? And yes, I'll pile on that Activision as a publisher and their developers I have experience with suck and they'll do whatever, ethics be damned.

OldDuffer667d ago

Thats actually a very useful and informative piece, thank you.

just_looken667d ago

@OldDuffer

Your welcome though it seems it went over many users heads.

PapaBop667d ago

Wow I can just imagine the likes of Activision, EA and Ubi etc having an army of AIs creating overpriced crap and the fanboys just lapping it up. I hope the AIs have a good union.

montebristo667d ago

I understand why people think it’s good idea to Unionize to fight back against such things but it’s not. It’s a bad idea. It’s activisions wet dream to have these pumped out weekly by some AI. Protect your neck!

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