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Did Robert Bowling “fake” MW3 Microsoft E3 demo?

BeefJack writes: "Now, this is odd: a number of people have questioned whether the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 demo seen at Microsoft’s E3 press briefing was actually controlled by Robert Bowling – or indeed whether the gameplay footage was a “live performance” at all."

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PirateThom4702d ago

I'd say it's almost certain that it was mimed given the fact there was nothing on his monitor at the time. Honestly, wouldn't surprise me if "PLEASE RECONNECT CONTROLLER" was intentional to show "HEY IT'S DEFINITELY ON 360" then they switched to a PC feed or something equally Activision.

meetajhu4702d ago (Edited 4702d ago )

I can confirm and assure 100% that the game was running on the PC. How? First think they locked the resolution to console 1280x720(really on console it is 1024 x 600) and inside the submarine where they plant the bomb the shading in light quality was SM4.0. Mw2 on PC was Dx10 game if people didn't know if can force the game to DX9 via config and check the same lighting it makes the difference. Now i can be sure that they have used the same SM4.0 lighting here. Both MW3 and Tomb raider was running on the PC i can confirm that. These crazy basta's can't cheat me. In tomb raider where she ducks under the rock with the flame the flame blends with the rock i mean thats a physx sdk and pretty sure its impossible on console and havok doesn't support such level of dynamics.

Catatafish4702d ago

MW2 was not Dx10 on PC noob...

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WhittO4702d ago (Edited 4702d ago )

I thought it was faked, the game resumed in like 3 seconds and it would take longer than that to re-connect the controller and start playing again.

MS always have that problem, you would think they would be on top of that by now!

DualConsoleOwner4702d ago

They did the exact same thing last year.

They faked the entire kinect demo in order to hide the lags, glitches and inaccuracy from Kinect.

Now they fake MW2??

Thats just sad MS.

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trollpolice4702d ago

big freaken deal? who cares if not live all of them probably set up because don't want to make a mistake.

EVILDEAD3604702d ago

LMAO @ claiming they are showing PC demoes..Not even close..

Of course the demoes are as fake (especially Kinect). It's better to pretend they are real then to have some devasting control issues. There is no going back in live TV and one mess up would hurt any game that had one.

This is why I always laugh when people talk about lag from live demonstrations..no duh

Evil

revengemadmax4702d ago

so u didn’t see the star wars kinect video then? Tons of mistakes and embarrassing moment where he couldn’t move the tank vehicle out of his way.

Livin_in_a_box4702d ago

Remember last years at Nintendo's live Wii demo of Skyward Sword? Everything went wrong and Miyamoto even said that "we'll work on these control issues before launch!"

But yeah, the Star Wars Kinect demo was terrible, really showed the lag and it not picking up his movements.

EVILDEAD3604702d ago

Lol @ embarrassing moment..it's basically a video with people faking the demonstration..even Gears and MW are fake..there's no lag..it's acting..Very bad in some cases..
Didn't really notice him having issues with the tank..that wasn't an issue..but yeah zelda live demo last year didnt go so well..which nintendo learned from..I honestly the Sony should move away from some of the live because some of the presenters just had bad stage presence. But who can blame them with a huge crowd if press waiting to see the games..

AAACE54702d ago

Thom... It's a CoD game! Why would they need to switch to a PC feed? Most people complain about the graphics looking like the past games,so it's not like the system is being pushed too hard!

For the past several years we have seen connection issues happen during live demos. Happened to Nintendo last year and Sony the year before. And people always question something.

There are tons of wireless signals in the convention center, so things like this happen.

SephirothX214702d ago

I agree.

The game is so bad that not even Robert Bowling wants to play it.

Sarcasm4702d ago

Honestly who cares. It was most disturbing because the gameplay itself looked boring as hell. It was MW2.1

ZombieAssassin4702d ago

Well Mw2 was really Mw1.5 so 3 is more like Mw1.75...although I think Mw1 was the best and all the rest are just steps back.

nopunctuation4702d ago

Nothing shown at MS E3 was controlled by the people on stage. The kinect stuff was all predetermined and it was painfully obvious when you compared the movements of the people with the movements on screen. Guess they didnt want another bam there it is.

Christopher4702d ago

Eh, there wasn't much to mime anyway...

- Follow guys under water
- Get out of water
- Kill 4 guys with some very basic shooting skills
- Follow guys to door
- Blast door
- Follow guys out of sub
- Follow other boat

Most of the action was scripted to run in the background and didn't affect the player at all.

IMHO, they should have demoed some new multiplayer feature/map/so on with the players on stage.

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guigsy4702d ago

So what? I reckon all these live demos aren't live, they can't afford to mess it up.

news4geeks4702d ago

A few of the kinect ones looked live. I mean, they looked bad anyway so it didn't really matter.

paintsville4702d ago

Of course it was live! Sony's the only one that tries to dupe people with CG fake demo's hello KZ2.

news4geeks4702d ago

true, sony were sneaky bastards, but other than the high framerate, the graphics in that CG footage were reached. The graphics in the motorstorm demo were miles ahead of the game though xD.

jacksons984702d ago

@paintsville
Except KZ2 ended up looking better than the early CG footage. Wow!

Jonah_Reese4702d ago

@Paintsville

Wow, how petty are you that was like 5 years ago and that was the only game you can mention, smh.

Motorola4702d ago

Uncharted 3 and 2's demos are LIVE. They said so in a GI interview i read last year on E3

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peowpeow4702d ago

I recall Resistance 3 being live? Didn't look like the 'perfect' gameplay usually shown in E3 videos with slow panning across areas and showing off every new feature

Pl4sm44702d ago

lol sure ... imagine the developers sucking at their own game (in which they do) most of the time

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fluffydelusions4702d ago (Edited 4702d ago )

Who cares...Nintendo was showing 360/ps3 footage. Everyone knows how cod looks.

FriedGoat4702d ago

Not the case, I'm no nintendo fanboy but I clearly saw features that aren't on the ps3/xbox in tekken when it drew on the characters and outfits.

peeps4702d ago

Although some footage obviously was on the Wii U, a lot was just ps3/360 footage and this came from Reggie lol it's not some site speculating

DragonKnight4702d ago

I actually more thought the Disney Kinect games were more mimed than the CoD demo.

retrofly4702d ago

I thought it was mimed anyway, didnt think it was a big deal. If anyones done a tech demo they know how easy it can go wrong.

Anyone see the APC pop up in the BF3 demo, OMG the humanity :P

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii13d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons13d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac13d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-2312d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.

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Cheech And Chong Are Coming To Call Of Duty Because Everything Must Be Consumed

The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob

Christopher28d ago

Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.

Sciurus_vulgaris27d ago

The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.

OtterX27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.

I can't stand this stuff either.

Palitera27d ago

There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those

fsfsxii27d ago

You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.

crazyCoconuts27d ago

I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players

OtterX27d ago

@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.

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Profchaos27d ago

is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one

Man I'm getting to old for this

Knightofelemia27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Cheech just looks so wrong in the picture.

Profchaos27d ago

Why just why. cod up in smoke

anast27d ago

They charge too much for a game that is kitsch.

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MW3 missed its easiest opportunity to give us some of the best Call of Duty maps ever made

From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.

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