EA Boss Vows to Top Call of Duty, but How?

"If I had to pick the story I'd like to play out next year is we ship a 90 [Metacritic scoring game] and they ship an 85," John Riccitiello CEO of EA told Kotaku going on say that Black Ops and Bad Company 2 both have an 88 average on Metacritic. "What I've witnessed a couple of times in the games industry is the way you unseat a market leader is you make a better game a couple of times in a row," he adds.

Hit the jump for why he believes Battlefield 3 will trump Call of Duty...

[hoops]

It's not exactly hard to beat COD these days in quality....

[aceitman]

do u think the guys that left from infinityward is blending cod with bf 3 gameplay

[im-12-years-old]

lets hope not

[evrfighter]

well think about it

bf1942 vs Cod winner = 1942
bf2 vs cod2 winner =bf2
bf2142 vs cod3 = cod3 is console only and fails
BC1 vs cod4 = bc1 console only DICE years behind now.
______ vs WaW = DICe has no answer
BC2 vs MW2 = (BC2 is a strong title but doesn't come close to true battlefield quality)
BC:V vs BOps = An expansion is automatic lose
BF3 vs MW3??= If this is a true battlefield title on pc. MW3 stands no chance if they use the same formula.

coincidence that each franchise has both gone console only and almost failed horribly?

you decide.

As it stands Battlefield 3 and CS are the only two franchises that can dethrone cod. A mass exodus of pc gamers to something greater leaves the console crowd feeling like they're stuck with stale leftovers and the cod franchise begins to crumble.

But like I've said this is EA we're talking about. If they don't do the pc version right they can kiss that vow goodbye.

@reynod

you're preaching to the choir there. I know exactly what you mean.

[reynod]

@evrfighter

Well the reason Console gamers are now getting tired of Cod is because, there is no progress at all. Latest Black ops looks exactly like MW1. So sure anyone will get bored with stagnation.

When the same Franchise was PC exclusive it wasnt milked on a yearly basis, instead with every release there used to be improvements.

Now all there is are yearly milking of franchises with tons of DLC content(which also previously could be made for free via mods).

[Substance101]

BF3 is said to be developed with DX11 in mind. BC2 on PC looked very good. If BF3 really has a DX11 engine from the ground up and uses the same BF2 formula. It will be an instant buy from me.

[nix]

by calling his game "COD".

fans of the franchise will be happier when they get the better game.

[imvix]

They need to take a lesson from Valve. Make a good game then support it. Releasing a new first person shooter every few months will just burn the genre.

Counter Strike a 10 year old game is still selling 100,000units a month.

[gamerzBEreal17]

evrfighter
isn't every sequel just new things added? a new story new updated graphics new guns/weapons (multible new guns and new system on how to unlock them with black ops) new game modes? (wager match) new maps im not sure but i think black ops has like 12 maps? theater mode 15 prestiges etc etc thats not to bad and considering u are saying its a exspansion from MW2 then its MW2 with zombies a whole other experiance thats one hell of an exspansion pack if u ask me ....it gets me pissed how everyone hates on cod so much on this website call of duty is a good game and it got where its at for a reason ....

[AAACE5]

One thing that Battlefield games have always lacked is being able to do what the gamer wants it to do! The BF games are more realistic, but certain issues keep gamers from fully enjoying the experience.

Example... CoD allows you to pull up the aiming slightly quicker when trying to shoot. BF moves a bit slower. CoD usually has a steady aim, however, it allows you let off a few well placed shots to take someone down. I always feel that the BF games shoot too wildly even when trying to do the same thing. I can stand 10 virtual feet away from someone and unload a whole clip at them and probably miss in a BF game.

Another thing is the detached feeling! When playing CoD, I kinda feel like i'm with a real group of people and can sense where they are and what they are doing! With BF games i'm just playing a game... nothing more!

[SixZeroFour]

i hope not and i also doubt battlefield 3 will beat cod in online activity on either 360 or ps3...the problem is that most fps'r would rather play an easy game over a game that actually requires strategy and/or teamwork

personally, im looking forward to both homefront and battlefield 3 to fill my fps needs but i know that out of the 17 or so ppl that are currently playing BlOps on my friends list, only 3 would prolly join me in either of the games i mentioned

EDIT @ aaace5 - for games like bf where it requires teamwork, you really can only play with your friends that have mics to enjoy it, cause in bfbc2 when i played with random ppl without mics, youre right, it did take away from the experience

[BattleAxe]

@ evrfighter,

That is the dumbest breakdown of game comparisons I've ever seen.

Battlefield 3 probably will be EA's Ace in the Hole. I'm a fan of both CoD and Battlefield, and I really don't like Black Ops, but the one thing that I hope EA can do is match the amount of content that the CoD games come with on the first day of release out of the box. BC2 was lacking content when it was released, but if it had come with the Onslaught Mode and the new maps from Map Pack 7 right when the game released, it would have blown everything else out of the water.

[RedDead]

THey only need to beat them in terms of sale, in terms of quaity, EA have done that a few times this gen.

[reynod]

They will need to ramp up the marketing budget for that lol. It was almost insane the amount of Radio adverts i heard for Black ops. I travel alot, it wasnt in just 1 country either lol.

[Half_Life_3]

Battlefield 2 (pc only) is still the best Battlefield game

[r1sh12]

I think the only way to beat call of duty is to have west and zampella (or how ever you spell their names) create a brand new game from scratch.
I also think that if a new franchise is being made, they should create the game engine from scratch. Unlike the lazy guys that made the MOH reboot who used the unchanged dice engine for multiplayer.

In my personal view I think call of duty is done now, black ops covered the last point in war and its getting pretty boring. I loved COD4, WAW, MW2 is annoying and black ops is a great game, but its not fun as they used to be. Where to get next - the future, Halo has done that.
On a final note if anyone does check the forums on the COD site, for both xbox and ps3, there are a number of complaints from each platform, most of which could have easily been fixed by a beta or demo. Why do so many publishers (activision in this case) not want to spend that extra little money to avoid frustration?
It always proves the importance of a beta when there are a massive number of problems with any game.

[lazysey]

@Everyone

Call of Duty is an amazing franchise. If you don't like it don't play it. What they did with the franchise was bring in all sorts of people ranging from every cliche into gaming at a core entry level. The world doesn't revolve around you trying to find people to play BBC2 with, and if it does, leave people the fuck alone because you're spending more time bashing another game than actually playing the game you're interested in.

And if you're life continues to divulge in that agony that you can't find people to play BBC2, than go outside or find something more worthwhile to do, because I'm sick of all of your bitchin at COD as its getting relatively old.

And also, if I wanted to play quality games, I'd play my ps3 because in no hell you're going to find this fucking "quality" you seek in multiplatform development, as first party games is where quality is at(Except some 3rd party devs). Just look at Kirby's Epic Yarn. Thank you.

So all and all just give it up, its not like were trying to find a cure for cancer ... but a game to beat cod. Yes lets oversaturate the market with more FPS games because that'll make the economy better. I don't need another shooter, I'd rather travel to the future and play all the Uncharted sequels than wait till the day COD gets dethroned, and the truth is, it WON'T.

So looks like I'll see some of you kids, I mean then, grown ups in the future 2050.

[Convas]

That's why I keep saying. With all these absolutely stellar exclusives and great multiplats coming out next year, unless Call of Duty 8 is a huge breath of fresh air that knocks out socks off of us, it WILL fall before the might of other games.

Let's remember Gears of War 3 will likely be launching in November, so there's a chunk of audience right there. And if Uncharted 3 is even WHISPERED to be coming out towards Holiday 2011, there goes even more audience.

COD is going to be on shaky ground next year, mark my words. Barring a revolution to the franchise that is.

[wsoutlaw87]

ya i agree. I've enjoyed COD as much as the rest but its feeling old and played and i don't really feel like playing it much anymore. After playing the kz3 beta and with all of the other games next year, i think im done. After playing the MOH single player I cant even get my self to finish the single player. Im down to just playing zombies and wager matches.

[Shuklar]

It doesn't need to knock anyone's socks off. The name alone will have the sheeps coming back for more of the same old crap. Yup...baaaaaaack for more

[krisq]

Look at McDonald. It's bad, yet everybody still eats it.

[ape007]

it's not exactly bad, some people think it's great, in the end, it all come down to personal preference but you know some people like to feel special not liking something popular and others like to blindly follow popular stuff

[Pandamobile]

BLOPS will be my last COD game for a long time.

There's WAY too many awesome games coming out in 2011for me to give half a shit about then next Call of Duty game.

If BF3 comes out in 2011, I won't need another MP game for years.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

i actually cant wait till i finally get crysis 3 playing on my PC.

BTW, should i replace GTX 470 and upgrade or go SLi with it?

[Pandamobile]

SLI that bitch.

[KratosGIRL]

SLI that hoe

[Substance101]

Depends what kind of CPU you got before you think about going SLI. If the CPU is like a I5 or I7 overclocked to around 4ghz, go ahead SLI by all means.

[rattletop]

crysis 3?

[y0haN]

SLI that filthy prostitute.

[jack who]

i love dice but they need re thinking i just see why i feel like a drunk man whenever i play one of their fps

[Pandamobile]

wat

[visualb]

" i just see why i feel like a drunk man whenever i play one of their fps"

stop drinking before you play it...

[Genecalypse]

Sure youre not drunk right now?

[ChrisW]

Beer and BF:BC2

0 beers = normal playing
1 beer = better playing
2 beers = slightly better playing than 1 beer
3 beers = skill somewhat plateaus
4 beers = skill starts to degrade
5 beers = serious degradation in skill
6 beers = What the hell am I playing?!?

In other words, drink in moderation!!!

[xYLeinen]

n my eyes they have already done that, and it's called Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It's beyond me why everyone is playing Black Ops instead of BC2.

[reynod]

Badcompany 2 easily looks a generation ahead of Black ops, specially on PC.

[mobijoker]

Problem is many people know about one fps only and their yearly buy list only consists of that game.Yes!you can easily get a metacritic score of 90 but beating CoD in sales will need something miraculous like CoD4.But riccitello keeps his promises.In 2008,he told to make fifa a metacritic 90 game when it was losing to PES.Now,fifa is almost perfect game.

[Thepro318]

ea need let respawn develop black 2 with theses guys ideas and developing pegree you can only see amazing game come

[dontbhatin]

i agree with you man! i loved Black, they really do need to make a sequel. i wish i could play it right now. :(

[perfectCarbonara]

haha, so as it turns out bigshot CEO's are also meta-fiends like us, arguing about a .5 difference in score.

[ChrisPriestman]

I don't think Call of Duty will ever dominate the PC, but the console players seem to be under some kind of trance :/

[TheGameFoxJTV]

A trance called stupidity, or mediocrity.

[femshep]

lawlz you just got tons of awesome points

[denero1]

lmao its called the hype trance its so strong no one can break it

[crematory]

imo, to beat call of duty
1- alot of pops up on the screen,flashy one
2- new ideas killstreak
3- heavy aim assistance system
4- smooth gameplay 60fps
agree?

[femshep]

aim assistance why do you need that?
no on killstreaks

and yes with the 60fps

you should add no grenade launchers except for gun attachments which they typically give you 2 anyway

also make rpgs more realistic where the rockets spins in air so you actually have to think and aim properly instead of this straight rocket crap

[Dark-Cloud]

both battlefield and cod are boring now .. i don't have fun playing them anymore , most of people like this , they only try to raise the level and get trophies , gaming now is all about that , i wish if they remove the trophies... even my friends don't want to play with me because they want to reach more levels like on zombies and most of them prefer to play alone instead of playing with me , i sit with them and talk with them in school but when i play on the ps3 they don't want to play with me , i even play better then them xD ...gaming now is boring ...

now the only game that i have fun playing it with my brothers is tekken , it's amazing , we both know how to play so the fight really good , it's an amazing game , it reminds me of Mw1 , resistance , and games like that on the ps3 , on ps2 we always have fun playing it , not like on the ps3 , on ps3 we only try to complete the game fast , we don't have fun like on ps2...

[madara0sama]

I hope so because Black Ops on the PC is broken and console fps are fails.

[imvix]

Aside the fact its a rehashed game, how is it broken on PC?

[artdafoo]

Until COD games get destructibility they will always be one step behind.

[Thepro318]

HOMEFRONT can be a big hit on batlefield market if ea dont watch out.

This game on my radar for dedicated servers for consoles and its trying be like a mag mixed with COD gun play not about perks but about teamwork

[mcstorm]

I think bf and moh are allready better than the cod games. MW was a good game but [email protected] and mw2 were no where near as good and graphics and game play were not updated. The biggest problem is cod games are now a brand like Nike or Apple. There not the best products but they have the buzz word around them. The biggest thing ea needs to do it get the buzz that people get from the cod name and get it to bfnc3 or moh2. It can be dome just like rock band did from gh but it may take a few games.

[Vip3r]

If BF3 is anything like BF2, it'll destroy COD.

[Freshnikes]

Here why I didn't buy moh....and took bfbc2 back

1.please please change the gay waddle waddle when your walking....

2.no prone are you serious no prone...also the guys jumps on everything how bout climbing ..like when you go on the roof he jumps instead of grabbing the lodge and lifting himself up...these are my only problems if they can fix this I'm sold

3. Optional ...wen a rpg hits you don't just drop to the ground ..have a explosion where u go kaboom

[tdogg06051991]

WHAT THE HELL, how come throughout this whole article no one mentions Respawn Entertainment. IT'S INFINITY WARD NOW TURNED EA. So they will make the game to beat when it comes to Call of Duty, but Black Ops is my favorite COD ever. MW2 was so unbalanced and now I can pwn newbs.

[XI_-Minty-_IX]

Sadly enough, Battlefield 3 probably won't be the game to beat CoD, because the general gaming population demand noob-friendly and accessible shooters. :-(

[femshep]

how can battlefield beat call of duty.......by just releasing battlefield

i just hope that battlefield 3 goes back to what the core of battlefield was bad company 2 started to bring it back and was great but they still had the story which battlefields never really had before

[chriski333]

All that battlefield 3 needs to do is get more guns and be able to do custom layout with the guns and alot of cool attachments

[trainsinrdr]

make battlefield 3 the biggest most ultimate fps of all time put all your effort into it.
make 4 or 5 huge maps i mean like 5 times the size of bc2 maps and make it hold about 200 players so that it takes that title away from mag also make the graphics as best as possible and put planes in it that you can hold about 10 people in the back and they can drop bombs and shit and make an adverstisement simply saying this game is better than cod xD xD xD if you have read this far i thank you

[Big_Dom]

He should have worded his statement better. What he should have said was that EA intend on beating COD on popularity. That should have been made clear because what is clear is that Battlefield absolutely stomps the life out of the COD series in every single aspect you can think of. It's ridiculous to even try to compare them both. Why eat a stinkin McDonalds Big Mac, when you can eat a Michelin Star meal if it were offered for the same price? The release and sales of COD:BO's really had me scratching my head at why so many numpties ran out to queue at midnight to pick that piece of dirt up. It's not worthy of a queue.

[NYC_Gamer]

call of duty has been lost quality wise

[emk2004]

in terms of gamplay bfbc2 is already way ahead of cod imo. hell cod kills itself with all its camping and glitching.

[ufo8mycat]

This article doesn't make any sense.

It's stating how EA can TOP Call Of Duty? But there are already quite a few FPS that top Call Of Duty.

BFBC2 being one of them. So this article makes little sense.

Unless they mean in sales. In that case, it's going to be extremely hard.