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Infinity Ward comments on lead development platform and DLC for Modern Warfare 3

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling discusses the lead development platform and DLC plans for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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Dart895493d ago

*Not at all, that's additional content. Totally different but even that is so far off, all focus is on the main game.

Where have i heard this already??Oh that's right the past 2 cod games>_<.

LOGICWINS5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

Dart, I mean no disrespect but..I've seen you in a lot of MW3 articles lately, and you always leave negative comments(u even go as far as to spew negative COD comments in BF3 articles). If you have such a negative view of the franchise...why do u keep clicking/commenting on MW3 articles? I'm curious because ur nt the only one that does this.

Jack-H5493d ago

ooooo Someone just done got put on the spot!

ape0075493d ago

u know some people just love to wine and cry about popular games to make themselves look u know "special"

I cannot wait for MW 3, i hope sledgehammer prove itself and be as good of a developer as IW was and if that's the case then the future of cod franchise is secured, I really thought it all ended after black ops after all that activision IW BS

and one more point, I hope Hans Zimmer compose mw3's music, mw2 had some amazing soundtracks

Happy Gaming everyone :)

Rybakov5493d ago

you can't say anything positive about something that supports and encourages terrorism....not to mention it has destroyed gaming as we know it....but then again a fangirl like you wouldn't know games seeing your a call of duty player....your opinion on games is moot

TheFreak5493d ago

You ain't cool if you don't bitch about COD on N4G.

LOGICWINS5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

Ummm...I don't understand why I'm getting disagrees. It's nt like I'm lying lol. Again Dart, I'm nt trying to start anythg..I'm just curious as to why you purposely set urself up to be dissapointed by clicking on COD articles when u KNOW ur biased against it.

"but then again a fangirl like you wouldn't know games seeing your a call of duty player....your opinion on games is moot"

Rybakov, who said I was a COD player?? I've never owned a COD game in my life. U see people? THIS is precisely what I'm talking about. Why do people make these BROAD generalizations on this site?

According to your logic, anyone who questions the why people vigorously hate COD...is automatically a COD player. Umm..could u explain that logic to me?

ape0075493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

fangirl? destroying games? , which planet u live on dude, the market is full of games, bf3 look awesome, R3, uncharted 3, donkey kong returned, bioshock 3, mario galaxy 2, gears of war 3, gta 5, looooooooads of games dude, man crack is one hell of a drug

InFAMOUS15493d ago

I am convinced Dart spends more time reading about games then he does actually playing them....

How can you be the first commenter on 80% of N4G articles and still have time to play video games???

Answer: You can't.

Parapraxis5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

"you can't say anything positive about something that supports and encourages terrorism..."
Wait MW supports and encourages terrorism???
Why is that, because it is depicted in MW2?

So any depiction of terrorism, be it in books, movies, or video games should be shunned and looked down upon?

Sorry bud, but it's a part of our global culture. It's definitely nothing that should be praised or encouraged, however I think you are recommending we not have freedom of speech.

Terrorism is something that SHOULD be discussed and trying to censor the realities of it are not going to help us do that.

If you think game developers should not have a voice maybe you should move to China.

I must ask, Where exactly does MW3 support terrorism? As far as I know it is about a global scale war.

goflyakite5492d ago

Treyarch said there was no lead platform for BO.

So unless CoD devs just suck at developing on PS3, I don't believe it.

gamingdroid5492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

Personally, I'm really looking forward to MW3. That said, if it is something I don't like, I rarely make it a habit to constantly go in and b1tch and moan about it.

Go play some games! Jeezzzz.... What is up with spreading negativity?

evrfighter15492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

i spew negative comments on mw3 on every mw3 article I find interesting.

I do it cuz I want to. problem with that? personally it's a better value for me to get hulu and netflix or amazon prime anually

then pay the annual $100 subscription fee for cod

Dee_915492d ago

I actually used to like COD and didnt know why so many hated them .. I really thought it was because you know .. everything popular sucks nowadays

but after I bought black ops it opened my eyes and I saw what was really goin on.
anywho
My reasons for hating the Cod franchise now isnt the same as everyone else.
So dont include in that statistic TheFreak

karl5492d ago

cod and activision represents everything thats wrong with game development this days..

that should be enough to not support this game

yet people keep buying it since its soo popular..

sooo we bitch to try and reduce the number of idiots who buy this game..

the really funny part is that most of them buy it for MP part of the game.. which its always the same

at least the campaign its new i guess

ConstipatedGorilla5492d ago

Everyone online hates everything. That's the way it works. I talked sh1t about BF3 earlier, but I recently looked into it and it looks quite good. I will buy both.

BattleAxe5492d ago

@Dart89

What are you complaining about? Name one game that releases the same amount of maps and game modes as the Call of Duty games do on day one of release, and I'll give you a doggy treat.

ZombieNinjaPanda5492d ago

@Battleaxe

Team Fortress 2
Battlefield 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2

Oops I named three.

X-DominusRebellis-X5492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

So Dart89 you going to respond to LOGICWINS or not? I personally, think that anyone who is excited by this gayme (that's right COD will be a gay-game) is an idiot. That's just my opinion. How can anyone get excited over a game that costs $59.99 and whose developers are letting people know that they are purposely not including content but saving it as DLC to take more of your money? Seriously, just by knowing about the DLC should make any wise consumer ask: why aren't they just including the DLC in the game to begin with? Why the talk about an extra charge for more content when the game hasn't even been released? Think people, think!

BattleAxe5492d ago

@Zombie,

BC2 released with 8 maps and 4 game modes, Team Fortress 2 didn't even have a single player campaign and BF2 didn't release with anywhere close to 16 maps like the CoD games usually do. Get you facts straight. When I talk about what a game released with, I'm talkin day one. CoD games usually release with around 16 maps, 12 game modes including Co-op and a full single player campaign. I'm sorry, but although the games you mentioned are good games, they didn't release with as much content.

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-Alpha5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

@Dart

And were they wrong? Additional content is different from pay-to-play

The past two COD games included DLC maps-- and they operated like any other map pack.

MariaHelFutura5493d ago

The past two COD games included DLC maps-- and they operated like any other map pack (just more expensive)

Fixed.

0_-

PS3Almeida5492d ago

Call of Duty -> Each time you break my heart

Vherostar5492d ago

Why would infinity ward be commenting on it?? They are not even making this game didn't they get sacked by activision??

Paralex5492d ago

*Sigh* And this is on a news site you visit frequently and you don't know what happened to Infinity Ward? Most of the original staff left IW and went off to create Respawn. Then Activision hired new employees at IW for the creation of MW3.

SephireX5492d ago

The Wii is the lead development console? What?

antz11045492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

The negative vote ratio on comments here that are pro MW3 are hilarious, as are the positive ratio for con MW3 comments.

Shows you how many people are just in the thread to troll.

farhad2k85492d ago

Every single CoD article has over a 100 haters.
It's just getting boring, either buy the game and talk about it.. or don;t by the game and shut up? Simple.

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Rybakov5493d ago

either way the game still is gonna be dated suckish and broken like every cod game

ape0075493d ago

yep that's why it sells millions day one

Nes_Daze5493d ago

Damn, that saids something about those that buy it I guess...I mean, I might rent it if anything.

ape0075493d ago

u have nothing to say except insulting its fans, u cod haters have really reached a new low

SuperLupe5493d ago

At the end of the day its as fun as hell even with all its flaws. Thats why its so popular.

I dont own any COD game but theres nothing more fun that being with a bunch of friends and playing the local multi from 8pm to 4am. Theres something that just makes u come back for more.

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awesomeperson5492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

It sells millions simply because so many people play it, most of my friends at school refuse to play any other game, they don't try multiplayer (or singeplayer) demo's of any game, just COD. Most of them feel like playing any other games will make them seem nerdish, just my opinion.

It can be frankly quite annoying when you know that they are missing out - and you don't have any real life friends to play with as they are too busy playing COD.

Now I have nothing against COD fans, they can like what they want, I have something against the game in general. Just how it sucks up so much money and treats the consumer like crap.

Oh and sales =/= how great something is, or else I'ld love my Wii a whole lot more.

Istanbull5492d ago

u are hereby ignored ape

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InFAMOUS15493d ago

As much as I would LOVE to agree with you on this, I am getting the feeling from the MW3 camp that this game will be the best release yet... Activision and it's developers have a TON to prove with this game. After the mess with Infinity Ward, plenty of gamers are paying close attention as to whether or not their favorite CoD dev can still come out on top without the creators of the series as well as the programmers that brought it to fruition...

Having said all of that, it does not excuse the mess of CoD titles that have hit since 2006.. The lack of post-release support and the INTENTIONAL mindset of Activision to not care about moving the industry forward but rather push it back to JUST above PS2 standards.... It's pretty bad when the PC version of the best selling video game of all time runs maybe 2-3x better on a high end PC then what it runs on a 5 year old console with 6-7 year old tech.... EW....

joab7775492d ago

I may normally agree w you but I believe there's a chance that they know they don't have time to battle b3 this year, but there's money to b made. My guess is that they ride the backs of their fans one more time. Next year, though, they must up the ante because dice has. Code will keep the lead despite whatever they throw out this year, but the gap will close and dice will get their cod4 moment. Then activision will either change the game w pay to play or new format to attempt to keep an advantage. Either way,they are probably working on a new enginealready for 2012. Remember, dice put out a game just last year also. And, I'm not sure west and zampella leaving altered course that much. I'm a little surprised they used the mw3 monicer but then i realized that it fit my theory perfectly. It is the name recognition that will help outsell b3despite the quality differential. It also means that things will most likely change alot next year.

Dart895492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

*How can you be the first commenter on 80% of N4G articles and still have time to play video games???

Dude it's called always having my Laptop with me when i'm at school and i usually play afternoon's when i have nothing else to do and my laptop is always with me when i play so i'm reading and playing in between breaks dosen't take a genius to figure that out.

InFAMOUS15492d ago (Edited 5492d ago )

@Joab777-
While as a gamer, I would love to say that CoD is battling BF3, it is just not the case.. BF3 will sell 5+ million copies while MW3 will sell 15+.. It is just how it goes right now..
With regards to the DICE game last year, I totally agree.. A few days ago, I made a comment how EA is doing the same thing with DICE and BF as what Activision is doing with CoD and it's 3 primary devs.. But as noted, DICE typically releases are far superior product in terms of overall quality.. You typically see an updated version of the Frostbite engine, you get a more balanced and polished FPS experience, while CoD has the exact same issues every time it releases.. Lag, hit detection, host migration, party issues and then they always nerf a few guns...

With regards to Vince and Jason, them leaving have a lot to do with FUTURE CoD projects.. Like I said, if IW and Sledgehammer fail to deliver an experience that CoD gamers are expecting then it could very well be the turning point the anti-CoD gamers have been waiting for.. Vince and Jason created and maintained the CoD that you play (or don't) today.. They are a HUGE factor for it's success.. Not to mention the others that left to help form the new Respawn Entertainment, some of which were part of the very core of CoD development...MW3, like you said, will sell based solely on the name alone. No doubt. But if it turns gamers off after purchase you can rest assured that the next BF will see an extra 10 million copies..

@Dart- It's O.K man... I don't think I was being serious.. What you do with your time is actually your business, I was just being an obvious troll! ;)

jessupj5492d ago

Just like the wii and wii fit have sold millions, eh ape007?

Nes_Daze5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

"We don't have lead platforms, we develop each version alongside each other. Xbox 360 is running at same as PS3."

They also said one console version won't receive unique optimizations or whatever they call it, we'll see about that at E3.>_>

EDIT: @Ape, I don't hate games, just not my cup of tea, is it a crime to not like COD?

KingDustero5493d ago

They always say both consoles are treated the same. Then why the heck are the emblems in the PS3 of BO out of order while they're fine in the 360 version?

It looked quite rushed to me.

CoD will ALWAYS have the 360 as the lead platform, which is just another reason for me not to buy it since I don't buy games for the 360 anymore.

Shaman5493d ago

There is almost no lead platforms anywhere.Generally big publishers(EA,Acti and Ubi) have dedicated teams working on each version,just assets are the same but there is no more porting.

MrBeatdown5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

"It's the one platform that receives unique optimizations."

So they are not taking advantage of the consoles' strengths if the same thing can't be done on the other platform. Funny, some people actually think this is a good thing. People seem to think a sign of a good developer is being able to make the game identical on both platforms. But the platforms aren't identical. I'd rather have each version tailored to take full advantage of the console it is on. Making one version better doesn't make the other one worse, but of course, that's the way everyone seems to look at it.

annus5492d ago

Don't worry, if the "unique optimizations" are the same as MW2, it will mean they can change the graphics from normal to low for bad PCs. They have taken mods out of the last few CoD games so they will be basically the same as the console versions.

nepdyse5493d ago

Total time played

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: 21d 18h
Call of Duty 5: World at War: 11d
Modern Warfare 2: 6d
Black OP's: 2d 11h

I've been playing less and less of call of duty as the series progresses. And i doubt MW3 is going to change that. But i'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

YogiBear5492d ago

Mine goes...

Call of Duty 4: 30d 5h
Call of Duty WAW: 1hr
Modern Warfare: 10hr
Black Op's: 10 minutes

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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_Sakai677d ago (Edited 677d 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.

Cacabunga676d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

badz149677d ago

Gotta pump those numbers up

blackblades677d 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.

XiNatsuDragnel677d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

ZycoFox676d 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.

lelo2play677d ago

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

Rynxie677d ago (Edited 677d 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).

StormSnooper677d ago (Edited 677d 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)

pwnmaster3000677d 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-ro677d 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.

StormSnooper677d 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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boing1680d ago (Edited 680d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken679d 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.

S2Killinit680d ago (Edited 680d 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_looken679d 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...

blackblades679d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken679d 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

S2Killinit679d ago (Edited 679d ago )

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

Cacabunga679d ago (Edited 679d 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_looken679d 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.

S2Killinit679d ago (Edited 679d 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.

smashman98679d 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.

S2Killinit679d ago (Edited 679d 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)

thesoftware730679d 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

S2Killinit679d 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.

thesoftware730679d ago (Edited 679d 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.

S2Killinit675d 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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swedishMeatwad679d 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.

OldDuffer679d ago

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

just_looken679d ago

@OldDuffer

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

PapaBop679d 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.

montebristo679d 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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