It hasn't since MW1 went up against Halo 3.
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Rumor: Call of Duty 2016 to Be Set in the Very Far Future, to Feature Space Combat
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It hasn't since MW1 went up against Halo 3.
The Real Napsta
Member
Black Ops 3
Leaked opening scene
This could have been the greatest marketing combination in gaming history. There already was a Star Wars mod for MW1.
Imagine it. Call of Duty: Galactic Warfare. You play battles between the Alliance and Empire. Possibly even with different Rebel and Imperial campaigns. Imperial campaign has certain missions where Vader is the commander you follow. Each side would be about some new special forces character or something involved in important original battles during and just before the original trilogy.
Go full-blown Starship Troopers (film) with it.
Haha..
dude, this is Activision, they will shit on your plan ^^
Kralamoonard
Member
Why a new engine dude? The last two CoD games look good as they are and the engine is actually one of the reasons why (I think) CoD is so popular to begin with. The games have obviously had major overhauls, but part of the base code remains the same which is what makes the twitch shooting, mechanics coupled with the constant 60fps target makes the gunplay feel so satisfying and the best in the industry IMO. The CoD devs knew what they were doing when they had CoD 4 target 60fps.
Also the yearly release thing is mitigated by the facts it's a three year cycle from three different developers so the games differ quite a bit and there's plenty of time for extra content and improvements IMO.
Modern combat? What's that?
And finally, having the three studios support one game is short sighted and ludicrous to say the least. It's financially unstable and you'll have many layoffs that's for sure! You'll have decals twiddling their fingers and and will have insecure jobs post launch.
Not to piss on your BBQ lol or to sound like a douche, my apologies, but I think your plan is short sighted to say the least and doesn't make any financial or common sense regarding some of the points.
I'd like to hear what you think about the points I raised btw, and I mean that genuinely ha since I perhaps may be missing something or seeing it from a different perspective.
potatohead
Member
They could easily make a new engine designed for more modern systems that still has the same twitchy aim feel..... they just don't want to.
The game sells so much anyway so why bother, that's really the only reason. Less expense, more profit.
Kralamoonard
Member
Don't fix it if it ain't broke. There's no financial imperative or any need to change the engine other than for some superficial check box. It's fine as it is and I think the community engagement and sales reflect that. There's no need for a completely new engine (for now).
potatohead
Member
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Enders Call of Duty: Speaker for the Dead edition
(Speaker for the Dead edition does not include hyper jump boost boots or hapkido eskreema sticks smash move)
(Speaker for the Dead edition does not include hyper jump boost boots or hapkido eskreema sticks smash move)
Alpha Phoenix
Member
Haven't the COD games been set in the near future for the last 4-6 years? This seems like a natural evolution of the series if true. I don't think people should hold their breath for a WWII COD ever again.
Forsaken82
Member
Besides you, who else is asking for this? Serious question.
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The last thing I wanted, I'm pretty much over all forms of exo movement.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
This is something that hasn't been done before.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
A LOT of people.
You can still do a lot with WW1/2. Go alternate history and do apeshit things.
Still way better than all this future crap with wallrunning, thrusters and jetpacks, exos whatever
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
I like future shooters, so if they are abanding near future crap and diving right into 25th century space with starships, ateroid bases, colonized worlds, giant outer rings, monolithic space stations and laser guns I'm in. I have played enough modern and WW2 CODs bring me the science fiction out the ass FPS!
Trogdor1123
Member
So Resistance then?
DAROCK2300
Member
Played the last 7 Call of Duty games religiously so at this point I think I've seen everything the series has to offer.
Kralamoonard
Member
That's exactly what I said
No impetus for change.
Oh yeah, I was agreeing with you. Should have made that clear
shinobi602
Member
This is nothing like Ghosts. We're talking combat in spaceships (think No Man's Sky), and not just around Earth.
And a central hub area that's a form of living space station. Think the Battlestar Galactica loading bay. Being a mostly campaign guy, I'm pretty excited for this one.
Pegasus Actual
Member
But is Riley on the space station?
Kralamoonard
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TedBundysNips
Member
Not sure about this to be honest , Hope I'm suprised when it's revealed.
Yep. This is where I am at too.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
So basicly what BO3 did with that operation base.
Do you know anything about the next Battlefield?
Ok so this sounds pretty cool. I wonder what the subtitle will be?
Call of Duty: Galactic Warfare
Call of Duty: Universal Warfare
Call of Duty: Ghosts in Space
Call of Duty: Pew Pew Lasers
Reckless Onion
Member
any word on the exo-suit movement? will it be like black ops3 ( really good) or AW (really fucking awful)
Ugh. I dont wanna play on the maps Delta 1, Alpha 2 or Andromeda 69. Give me Boots-on-the-ground on maps that resemble a real location with real guns, that people know the name of. Think that's it for me with this series.
Bolivar687
Banned
Um, No Man's Sky?
Someone please tell me we're getting Modern Warfare remasters this year. I beg you.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I hope the series just goes full Star Wars and makes the entire thing a space opera.
HanzSnubSnub
Member
Call of Duty: Mass Effect?
Seriously though, that sounds interesting. Some fighting in spaceships and zero-g fights could be epic!
Killzone probably nailed the best medium between "modern-looking" warfare and the far future, at least in terms of art direction. The first game was pretty much WWII in space. Second one was pretty much Iraq invasion in space. It would be hilarious if COD just did that again but sold way more.
infinit777
Member
I am excited by this rumor don't let me down infinity ward.
Big Green Anus
Member
I'm assuming that Ghost will remain having a cliffhanger? I'm actually excited for this future Call of Duty and hoping to see Alien races!
Huge Succeeded
Banned
so we'll get another WWII Call of Duty in 2030 when CoD's timeline has finally gone so far into the future that it's looped on itself
Call of Duty 2017 will be a WWII shooter, except halfway through the game, you find out you're actually a reprogrammed prisoner of war in the year 2117 who gets strapped into a VR machine for most of his waking hours, controlling robotic drones and shooting at real people behind the veil.
Call of Duty 2017 will be a WWII shooter, except halfway through the game, you find out you're actually a reprogrammed prisoner of war in the year 2117 who gets strapped into a VR machine for most of his waking hours, controlling robotic drones and shooting at real people behind the veil.
pasta_fire
Banned
That ending was rough. Story sucked too.
computers putin'
Member
Outer space? Cool, I want a big Gundam like mecha for a kill streak too
Bolivar687
Banned
Someone else already made that game.
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
Man this sounds even more enticing
CriterionDog
Member
This sounds pretty cool and all, but no so much like a call of duty game.
I'll definitely take a MW2 remaster.
I'll definitely take a MW2 remaster.
Stop selling me on this game Shinobi.
This sounds incredible. Can IW even pull this off?