PlayTM writes: "Oddly enough for a decorated war hero, the Call of Duty series increasingly seems to be staring down the possibility of a dishonorable discharge. Publisher Activision not only recently announced the formation of a new business unit designed to offer multiple CoD-branded titles in various genres from a number of different developers (including a new title from Treyarch this Fall and an action-adventure spin-off from Sledgehammer Games in 2011, with plans also in the works for additional downloadable content...). A nasty lawsuit and allegations of insubordination are also floating about in the wake of the sudden and well-publicized departure of Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West."
MW 2019 is five years old at this point and on previous gen hardware, but it is still the best looking Call of Duty game to date.
MW was an excellent videogame. They messed up Spec Ops big time, but aside from this it was a huge step in the right direction initially. Most notably, at launch it seemed to come from a very cohesive creative vision that was felt across gameplay, to story to art style/visual direction. It was also very notably written by prominent ex-Naughty Dog guys that quit almost immediately before release.
That COMPLETELY dissolved through post-launch content and the full pivot to a "cross-mode" narrative that completely obliterated the cohesion in overall story direction. Warzone then "became" the new face of Call of Duty and the franchise completely removed itself from anything remotely creatively "good". It is a pure money machine, so I kinda get why they're doing it....but I personally completely lost interest.
I would love to see Infinity Ward move off CoD and get to make their own product with full control. They clearly have some massive talent in their ranks but it's perverted by Activision's corporate interests.
Call Of Duty is back with its yearly instalment, but is Modern Warfare 3 breaking new ground, or just a lazy cash grab? The answer may not surprise you in today's review from JDR.
Here is a look at the first two maps of Season 6 for Multiplayer.
La Casa involves intense action in a Vill and Koro Village is a battle in the streets where enemies lurk at all angles and shadows.
