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Rumour: Modern Warfare 3 - First DLC Nostalgic Map Pack

According to a video uploaded by user FreestyleReplay, the first DLC Map Pack that will be released will be nostalgia based, ergo the name the "Nostalgic Map Pack".

Codeman4205305d ago

if true the only good map in there is crossfire. they need to bring overgrown in there and ill be a happy player

Motorola5305d ago

Terminal and Favela are pretty good too. Crossfire will be a camper's paradise.

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cyborg69715305d ago

Grab the utter pull it down and fill the bucket.

@ichii why do you think it's always battlefield players who are dissatisfied with this game?

I know plenty of cod fanatics that hate on this game as well. You know why. Cause it blows. Even more than mw2.

Fylus5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

iChii, yeah calm down. My friend has been a loyal CoD fan for ages and he always complains about how disappointing MW3 is compared to the others. I've yet to even see a "BF fanboy" comment here yet. All the comments that may seem like "trolling" actually give great points.

HSx95305d ago

@iChii it's funny how BF3 players don't care to post here because they are too busy enjoying their game.

PshycoNinja5305d ago

Actualy I think MW2 was the worst. MW3 is the best one since COD4. It had a great single player, a good multiplayer and a great new co-op mode.

blumatt5304d ago (Edited 5304d ago )

CoD4 is STILL the best CoD game out. It had the best balance of all of them, and the maps were designed the best. Also, it was much more simple. You had 3 , 5 , and 7 Kills which gave you a UAV, Airstrike, and Helicopter, respectively. And the helicopter wasn't so damned hard to take down like they are in MW2/MW3. It could be taken down with a reasonable amount of ammo from a standard assault rifle. You didn't HAVE to use a rocket launcher.

That was so much better than MW2 and MW3, with all the noob features like Deathstreaks. If you suck, you should just suck, not get help with things like Pain Killer in MW2. And that new feature in MW3 where you can run really super fast if you're starting to die alot. Until they get back to the roots of CoD4, I'm done. I'm trading my MW3 copy in for Skyrim (PS3).

And regarding this DLC, we should be able to get these maps for free if we already have the previous games. They shouldn't be RE-SELLING us these maps. If anything, give us these maps for free. And also, all the map packs from MW2 should be playable with MW3 as well. It's a ripoff we can't use map packs with the next game, if you ask me. It's the exact same game engine as the last 5 years, so it would work.

The only map I see worth buying the map pack for is Crossfire from CoD4. I'm gonna go play some CoD4 right now, matter of fact. The only CoD game worth playing, personally.

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KingZFlipper5305d ago

@Codeman420

They probably won't bring it back since it was in a map pack in MW2. Only map of these that I don't like is Shipment. Everything else is fine.

Tanir5305d ago

or you could pop in a your copy of MW1 and play the map, the gameplay is the same, only diff is new killsteaks. graphics arent even better so whats the point?

I knew they would release this garbage because not one map in MW3 is good or memorable as the old ones and thats cuz most of infinity ward left, only the crappy guys stood behind and made the current team.

i feel bad for who ever buys this junk or wasted money on elite so they could get maps they've been playin for years. Hilarious thing is u guys already bought these old maps for ur MW2, now u buy it again for MW3....haha so sad

RioKing5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

mw3's graphics are better than cod4's. Not a super-drastic change, but they're better nonetheless...you should make an appointment with your eye doctor.

Also, if you guys like having half of your matches end prematurely due to the host "backing out" then go for, play cod4. I tend enjoy games more where the match switches hosts when one leaves :) If mw3 had that issue, you haters would be all over that..talking tons of s**t like you still do.

Codeman4205305d ago

graphics have been the same since COD2 back when the 360 launched they have just updated them slightly. and the spawn system in COD4 was the best in the series dont know who thought it was a good idea to get rid of it.

RioKing5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

^If the graphics are updated, how are they "the same"?

And idk if it's true or not...but I believe I heard somewhere that the spawn system was changed because people figured out how to spawn-trap. That definitely could be wrong though...

Disccordia5305d ago

I played cod4 the other day. Whilst the game was incredible four years ago it's amazing how much all those little refinements over the year have made. COD4 gave me great memories but sometimes it's best to never go back.

However some of those maps were great. I wish Activision would release all the old ones for free. Would he awesome to have like 40 maps to play on. It would actually be a good pr exercise for them. Such a shame they never will

Codeman4205305d ago

@RioKing they are the same graphics they just add minor tweaks to the to get them to run smoother. and about the spawn system, its worse now than in MW1. In the first MW it made since if you passed the halfway point on the map you switch sides in the match here its all random where you will spawn right beside someone on the other team. been that way ever since WaW, and while they say they fixed the issue it still remains.

Cosmo8115305d ago

Way to downplay MW3's new features. If you honestly think the only new features is new killstreaks then you're a poor troll.

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jriquelme_paraguay5305d ago (Edited 5305d ago )

WTF?
if remade maps are gift... OK... (Heavy Metal and Harvest Day)

But pay for old maps? NO WAY!!!

I dont pay my Premium Elite to get OLD maps... NO NO NOOOOO

Nostalgia my a.....

RioKing5305d ago

That's funny because I loved Favela and will be super-excited if it's back. Oh well, I guess I'm in the minority (on N4G, lol)

Yeah yeah I get it, "if you want Favela put your mw2 disc in" blah blah blah....

jriquelme_paraguay5305d ago

wich is the funny part?
i'm not laughing

Kahvipannu5304d ago (Edited 5304d ago )

Yeah, Dice did it right earlier, all map packs were free if you had bought the game new, or had online pass.

Epic also did it right, all map packs were free in GoW1, old maps were free in GoW2, and new ones were in reasonable priced, not sure about GoW3 tought.

If Activision asks 10-15€ for old maps, I wouldn't be surprised, but it would be laughable. Tought past have shown why not? People will still buy them to get theyr favourite map/s to play again, no matter the price..

xtremexx5305d ago

whaaaaat? terminal is a pretty good app

moparful995305d ago

We have to wait until march for the first map pack? I'm starting to regret my elite membership...

manitobawpg5305d ago

i believe that would be day/month/year

mittwaffen5305d ago

What a fucking scam; already been shown that map data is on the pc version.

snipes1015305d ago

Im pretty sure this has happened with other games, where the content is already on the disk and then you pay to unlock it under the guise of downloadable content.

I may be wrong, correct me if I am, but if this is the case it isn't fair to criticize CoD for it.

Kahvipannu5304d ago

True snipes, I have seen this quite a lot, but I'm not sure if it is that simple.

For example in BF:BC2 I bought Vietnam add-on, which came out pretty long time after the real game, and the size was about 700kb? It had new maps, a lot of music, vehicles, weapons, total conversion of the game (have to mention it was 12€, insanelly cheap).

How in the name of something I can't type here it was so small? Was the game running on server side or something? Don't know if in this case the content allready is in the game as mittwaffen stated, could be there is just something that makes the game ready for the maps? Maybe someone with better knowledge can bring some light in this matter, since I would like to know how these things work...

PRHB HYBRiiD5305d ago

shipment....1v1 :D and favela those 2 maps are good...but only 4???

Piegoose5305d ago

OR, why don't they get off their ass's and make a new map. :L
A little less copy/paste would make this repainted Modern Warfare 2 alittle bit more original.

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C_Menz5305d ago

Who could have known that they would reuse maps from previous games? Not like they have did that several times before..

MaverickStar75305d ago

Hasn't this video already been confirmed as fake?

Blastoise5305d ago

I like CoD, but i dont want to play CoD4 and mw2 maps...if i wanted to play them i`d go back to CoD4 and MW2.

maverick11915305d ago

why keep on putting older cod maps out i mean cod4 maps? seriously, everyone has cod im sure if you want to play them maps you go put that cod in stick to new maps IW stop being a lazy bunch of tw*ts remaking older maps on previous games

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III & Warzone - Season 6 Combat Pack Trailer

Free for Playstation owners

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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_Sakai674d ago (Edited 674d 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.

Cacabunga673d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

badz149673d ago

Gotta pump those numbers up

blackblades673d 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.

XiNatsuDragnel674d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

ZycoFox673d 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.

lelo2play673d ago

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

Rynxie673d ago (Edited 673d 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).

StormSnooper673d ago (Edited 673d 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)

pwnmaster3000673d 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-ro673d 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.

StormSnooper673d 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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boing1676d ago (Edited 676d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken676d 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.

S2Killinit676d ago (Edited 676d 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_looken676d 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...

blackblades676d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken676d 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

S2Killinit676d ago (Edited 676d ago )

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

Cacabunga675d ago (Edited 675d 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_looken676d 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.

S2Killinit676d ago (Edited 676d 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.

smashman98676d 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.

S2Killinit675d ago (Edited 675d 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)

thesoftware730675d 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

S2Killinit675d 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.

thesoftware730675d ago (Edited 675d 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.

S2Killinit671d 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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swedishMeatwad676d 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.

OldDuffer675d ago

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

just_looken675d ago

@OldDuffer

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

PapaBop676d 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.

montebristo676d 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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