No matter how crazy this wild world of ours gets, we can always count on the inexorable march of the Call of Duty franchise to stay on track. Call of Duty 2023, however, is doing things differently for the first time in the series' long history. Following some convincing leaks from insiders and the bragging of professional basketball players, Activision has confirmed this year's game to be Modern Warfare 3, continuing the story of last year's release.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier brought us the news on Twitter, citing earlier reporting that the story of last year's Modern Warfare 2 would continue and that certain content in that game would be brought to the next. Activision confirmed this to be the case to Schreier, which is kind of an exciting prospect, actually. Development was led by Sledgehammer, with support from Infinity Ward, Raven, and others.
Call of Duty traditionally releases a new game every year, so to see this kind of continuity is quite surprising. Apparently beginning life as a "premium expansion" to Modern Warfare 2, Schreier has been walking this beat all year and appears to have been right on the money from the get-go.
What do you think of this Call of Duty news? Does this shift from Activision's established precedent predict a changing of the times? Hit that harmonica high note in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Milk it all you can,
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"I'm gonna tell the multi-billion dollar company that nobody cares about their mega-successful game! That'll show em!"
Not fussed about COD but if its part of my monthly games subscription I give it a play.
I know a lot of kids like it, so I'm glad they are getting another new game soon.
@B_Lindz I'm sure this will show in the sales LMAO
All cods from the last few years basically launch with the content of an expansion and are developed into a full game by the end of the year.
So its an expansion but with a premium price point? May as well just say "we couldnt be arsed putting in the effort to make a bona fide new game so here is the left overs from last years game but a few sheckles cheaper." Its like when a movie is just too long for the cinema so they chop it into 2 parts. Plus there will be the inevitable loot boxes and battle pass to bolster the coffers. I enjoy the modern warfare series (not so much the other entrys) but i'm getting a bit fed up of the lack of innovation and the same old tweaked source engine..
I feel kinda sorry for those who get sucked into these predatory loot box games. They really are awful.
@B_Lindz Hit the nail squarely on the head!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
And to think, all that Mickey Mouse court battle for this………
I’m in. I’m not going to be like a lot of people and post in forums that they hate the franchise, it can die, blah, blah, blah and then turn around and buy it when ‘no one’s looking’ so-to-speak. The sales numbers don’t lie. I like it, I buy it almost every year and I enjoy it for what it is. Just that simple.
COD is awesome, but you need breaks. If they add the campaigns to GP I will definitely play them.
I think they have all MW games remastered or remade now?
If they were to charge $40 for it I would be down. $70 is a hell nah.
Oh God led by Sledgehammer games now that is bad news.
Looking forward to Call of Duty 20: Modern Warfare 3 2
I buy CoD every single year, and the only part I actually play is the Campaign. I tend to go through it twice, with the second run being on the hardest difficulty, so I can get the game done and dusted in around 4 or 5 days. I never, ever touch the multiplayer element, so truthfully, I question my judgement in spending around £70 each year on a game that I play for such a short period of time. So, with that in mind, my biggest hope is to see each new iteration of the game go day one on to the Game Pass from here on out (or at least, my hope is that the Campaign element will). If this does happen, it will almost cover the cost of my annual Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which in turn will make my wallet groan just a little less...
Hmmm, I'm beginning to sense the new '10 year plan' for CoD here...
Why wait a year, let's release a 'new game' every month! People might just be dumb enough to buy it.
In fact, you could even create a CoD subscription plan, where they release new parts of each game every month, and all you have to do is sub to gamepass, and then join the CoD tier, at £10 extra a month, and get FREE access to CoD all year.
(They will have thought of this already, so don't blame me when it happens and you end up paying £120 for the same game on top of any other online subscription costs) 😁
Oh, that sucks, @FenIsMightier. I take it you cannot raid on your own?
if they expansion adds more maps/levels to the spec ops mode that would be kind of cool.
People are literally paying full price for an expansion lol.
Sadly it will still be one of the best selling games of 2023. Us gamers complain and then reward their nonsense practices so I wouldn't bother changing either if I was them.
Honestly, I'm over COD. Looking forward to seeing what Marathon has to offer.
Sledgehammers CoD games have always been substandard compared to Infinity Wards. I like the Modern Warfare games, but I think Sledgehammer will ruin what Infinity Ward have started.
I won’t be playing it till it’s on a deep sale.
"This new one's led by Sledgehammer with support from Infinity Ward, Raven, and others"
Funny, this will be the second time that Modern Warfare 3 will be primarily developed by Sledgehammer after the first two were Infinity Ward joints.
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