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    Details On Call of Duty's Future 'In the Coming Weeks' [UPDATED]

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    Edited By patrickklepek
    UPDATED: Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has dropped a few more hints about the next Call of Duty, too, during the same call.

    "[We're excited by] the creative excellence and sheer scale of the game we are making," said Hirshberg, "and the unprecedented online universe that will accompany it will reset the bar for this genre, giving players a new level of immersion, connectivity, community and, of course, epic action. The game has exceeded every internal milestone and we look forward to sharing it with you soon." 

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    There have been rumors flying this morning that Activision would reveal the first details on the next Call of Duty today, reportedly a prequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. On Activision's quarterly financial call this afternoon, however, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said anything concrete is a few weeks off.

    "This year's Call of Duty has a very high bar to exceed," said Kotick. "We believe this year's Call of Duty initiatives will result in the best Call of Duty experiences we have created to date."

    In addition to the expected sequel, Activision will be launching a microtransaction-based Call of Duty for the Asian market and a digital service called Beachhead. It's not clear what Beachhead is just yet.

    Kotick said more details on all three initiatives will arrive "in the coming weeks" and the launch of the next major Call of Duty will represent Activision's "largest integrated marketing and retail campaign."
    E3 just so happens to be in a couple of weeks, by the way.

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    #1  Edited By patrickklepek
    UPDATED: Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has dropped a few more hints about the next Call of Duty, too, during the same call.

    "[We're excited by] the creative excellence and sheer scale of the game we are making," said Hirshberg, "and the unprecedented online universe that will accompany it will reset the bar for this genre, giving players a new level of immersion, connectivity, community and, of course, epic action. The game has exceeded every internal milestone and we look forward to sharing it with you soon." 

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    There have been rumors flying this morning that Activision would reveal the first details on the next Call of Duty today, reportedly a prequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. On Activision's quarterly financial call this afternoon, however, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said anything concrete is a few weeks off.

    "This year's Call of Duty has a very high bar to exceed," said Kotick. "We believe this year's Call of Duty initiatives will result in the best Call of Duty experiences we have created to date."

    In addition to the expected sequel, Activision will be launching a microtransaction-based Call of Duty for the Asian market and a digital service called Beachhead. It's not clear what Beachhead is just yet.

    Kotick said more details on all three initiatives will arrive "in the coming weeks" and the launch of the next major Call of Duty will represent Activision's "largest integrated marketing and retail campaign."
    E3 just so happens to be in a couple of weeks, by the way.

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    #2  Edited By cyraxible

    Big shocker there. Are micro-transaction based games really that big over seas? 

    Edit: Third time, I'm a jerk.
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    #3  Edited By Mijati

    Wonder what it'll be. Will be very interesting to see what makes this one so great.

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    #4  Edited By meteora

    Heard that the prequel will revolve around Ghost, one of the supporting casts in MW2.

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    #5  Edited By rmanthorp  Moderator
    @cyraxible said:
    " Big shocker there

    Edit: Third time, I'm a jerk.
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    Aww maaaaaaaann :<
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    #6  Edited By falconer

    "In the coming weeks." Just say E3 you fool.

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    #7  Edited By MeatSim

    Might as well just call it Call of Duty 2011.

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    #8  Edited By rukus

    Make it a rythm game.

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    #9  Edited By s-a-n-JR

    My guess is that there'll be a lot of guns and shooting people in the next game.  

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    #10  Edited By PatVB

    This is the first I've heard about it being a prequel. Interesting.

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    Make it stop. So over COD.

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    #12  Edited By elko84

    I bet you shoot dudes in the next game, just sayin'.

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    #13  Edited By TadThuggish

    Barf.

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    #14  Edited By leebmx

    Not falling for it this time....

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    Lets see what they have changed to make this game better than Battlefield 3

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    #16  Edited By OldManLight

    im such a dumbass, i gotta know what happens with soap and capt price.

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    #17  Edited By UltraMagnus

    "In the coming weeks"  Well bumba-shit, I wonder!  Might that mean E3?  

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    #18  Edited By Luck3ySe7en

    I think BF3 has already set a "very high bar".  And we're still a billion months from release

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    #19  Edited By Blackout62

    That silhouetted man is standing in front of a fire. Where have I seen this before?


    Yes but where else?
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    Let this series die already.

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    #21  Edited By Cold_Wolven

    Prequel? Yawn... If it's not finishing off the modern warfare story arc then I'll just let game reviews sway my judgement since this November is filled up.

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    #22  Edited By jtman54179
    @Blackout62: This new game wouldnt happen to be Call of Duty : Bad Company?
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    #23  Edited By QforQ
    @cyraxible: Yes, microtransaction games are the main type of games over in Asia.  For one, it helps fight piracy and secondly, they can easily be played in internet cafes which is how most people game in Asia.
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    #24  Edited By ChrisInCali

    Call of Duty?  *yamn*  Oh, cool.

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    #25  Edited By blacklab

    Wasn't Black Ops basically a prequel to Modern Warfare?  If MW took place in the present day, and Blops ended in the 70's, then the window of time available is pretty boring. 

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    #26  Edited By Jimbo
    @Blackout62:  Bad Company 2 / BC2: Vietnam
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    #27  Edited By QforQ

    My guess is that they're going to announce Modern Warfare 3 before E3, so that Activision can own the news cycle.  Activision and Call of Duty are so big they don't need E3 to announce anything.  They can do their own announcement, then show the videos/demos at E3 on stage with Microsoft.

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    #28  Edited By Toxin066

    So this is news telling us to be on the look out for more news?

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    #29  Edited By Jost1

    Hey Activision: get effed

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    #30  Edited By cheesebob

    I'm calling it. It will be a prequel to Stacking.

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    #31  Edited By ReyGitano

    Prequel, so instead of finishing the trilogy and letting it die in peace, we'll be taking a pause to milk out the final chapter even further?

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    #32  Edited By xpgamer7

    seeing the hats, clothes and style of the pic, Vietnam?

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    #33  Edited By N7

    I think I can speak for the entire industry when I say: It's about time for a new Call of Duty game.

    Black Ops may have been the single most important video game in the history of video games, so I'm interested to see how they can follow that act.

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    #34  Edited By Tennmuerti

    Gotta respect Bobby, he will squeeze water out of a stone to make more money.

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    #35  Edited By Dan_CiTi

    I love how all of these companies like Capcom and Activision are saying in "a few weeks" or like 4 weeks or something...which is when E3 is. So silly. 

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    #36  Edited By CletusTheFoetus

    I would really like to see a system in the Call of Duty franchise perhaps along the lines of buyable guns, maps, single player levels that persist across games based on your xbox live or PSN account or, with regards to PC, your battle.net profile.



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    #37  Edited By Tennmuerti
    @N7 said:
    " I think I can speak for the entire industry when I say: It's about time for a new Call of Duty game.Black Ops may have been the single most important video game in the history of video games, so I'm interested to see how they can follow that act. "
    BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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    #38  Edited By Mystyr_E
    @Tennmuerti said:
    " Gotta respect Bobby, he will squeeze water out of a stone to make more money. "
    and then charge 15$ so you can stare at the stone he drew the water from
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    #39  Edited By natetodamax

    Beachhead is just going to be a Call Of Duty version of Halo Waypoint

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    #40  Edited By FCKSNAP

    They stated that 50% revenue last year was from digital sales. I wonder what this could mean for the franchise.

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    #41  Edited By CaptainObvious

    Prequel to Modern Warfare?


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    #42  Edited By Applederp

    OH BOY

    IT'S THE SAME GAME JUST LIKE LAST YEAR.

    SURE IS GENRE DEFINING AND MILESTONE BREAKING IN HERE

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    #43  Edited By Nokterian

    Oh dear god no...i will be playing only Brink and Battlefield 3 for the next years to come,since well CoD all ready died since MW2 and Black Ops. Those games should never ever seen daylight when it was released. Half broken games no thank you mr kotick you wont get my money!

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    #44  Edited By fillmoejoe

    So Modern Warfare + Black Ops Great Hits/Waypoint site or Modern Warfare: prequel/sequel.

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    #45  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    *yawn*

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    #46  Edited By Vaile

    I'll come back to say something witty once I've finished vomiting.

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    #47  Edited By hatking


    So which Call of Duty game was the one that contracted 'get-off-the-skateboard-itis'?

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    #48  Edited By Hef
    I think bobby got his hands on some of that TF2 hat technology.  That must be the the thing that "will reset the bar for this genre, giving players a new level of immersion, connectivity, community and, of course, epic action."  The TF2 community is still going strong and they haven't got a new game since 2007!  This is the secret Kotick has been looking for since the fall of guitar hero.
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    #49  Edited By Jackel2072

    i think im going to be the one person here too remain optimistic. 

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    #50  Edited By Slaker117

    A prequel to Modern Warfare? Do I get to play as an up-and-coming Price? Because if they did that, I would totally jump on board. As tired as these games have become, and as ridiculous as the stories have been, I've grown attached to the characters. If they can make good on a that narrative hook, that might just be what I need to get pumped for a new CoD game.

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