You know, all of his quotes work surprisingly well in the context of a Call of Duty match commentary. The only way this would be better if they had live video of him playing. Although, I’m sure he would have much more… colorful language to deploy to our friends on Xbox Live.
OMG GUN GAME MONEY WAGER BETTING OMG GUN GAME.
Sorry about that, sometimes I get the douchey meathead version of Tourrette’s Syndrome.
Anyway, even though Infinity Ward has long left the Call of Duty franchise, Activision is still planning on releasing new CoD titles like clockwork. Developer Treyarch unveiled the multiplayer portion of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops last week and it looks like it’s taking the “earn xp in a gun game” mechanic to the next logical step – wager battles.
That’s right, instead of simply being content by earning the first person gaming equivalent of participation medals, you can now bet all those hard earned points you’ve built up from playing Call of Duty on blood matches.
Personally, I’m a bit sick of the grindy leveling up mechanic for multiplayer shooters, but you do have to hand it to Treyarch – no one’s done what they’re doing here before.
Watch the developer walkthrough video above for more info on the new gametypes in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Scans from the latest issue of the UK’s Official Xbox Magazine show some more details about the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise.
As expected, the game is being developed by Treyarch and will be once again set in the World War II era. It’s going to be using the CoD 4 engine and be on the PC, Wii, 360, and PS3 platforms. Multiplayer apparently will include the same perk system that CoD 4 did and also add vehicles.
Yadda Yadda Yadda. Frankly, my excitement level for this game is almost nil because:
a) It’s not developed by Infinity Ward (the developers who created the franchise)
b) I am sick to death of WWII
c) We just had a new Call of Duty game come out about 8 months ago – and it was pretty damn good!
At least Activision has the decency to not officially call it “Call of Duty 5.” My money’s still on gratuitous in-game footage in the next season of Chuck though.
Read more details [videogaming247.com]
If you think Death Cab For Cutie is too “emo” for this world, now’s your chance to virtually teabag them after shooting them to death online!
Nick and Jason from DCFC will be playing Call of Duty 4 against any and all thirteen year olds opponents this Friday, May 16th from 7:30-9:30 EST. You’ll only be able to play against them if you have the Xbox 360 version of the game, though.
If you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Death Cab for Cutie, send a friend request to the following Gamertags and be online half an hour before (7:00 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts at 7:30 P.M. ET on Friday, May 16:
- GWF DCFC Nick
- GWF DCFC Jason
It’s too bad there’s no extra in game challenge XP awards for killing indie rockers, that should be good for at least 1000xp in game.
Game With Fame: Death Cab For Cutie [xbox.com]