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Last fall Activision did a little switcharoo and decided not to number their latest addition to the Call of Duty franchise. However everyone and their mother insisted on calling it Call of Duty 5: World at War or CoD 5. Thing is people don't realize that the folks over at Activision are doing themselves a favor by getting rid of the number within the franchise. Do yourselves a favor and jump.
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Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
I really don't think it matters much. A clever title is not going make up for poor gameplay, and a numbered title isn't going to harm good gameplay.
Also, for devs and publishers, it's a toss up between being seen as a new IP which may hamper sales, or being seen as milking a franchise, which may have the same affect.
If it's a good fun game, I personally could care less whether it's numbered of subtitled.