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Treyarch finally trump Infinity Ward - Call of Duty: World at War - Gameplayer

It was this very week last year when we told the world that co-op was coming to Call of Duty. At the time we'd been on the piss with then Infinity Ward head honcho Grant Collier, who had given us the heads-up that plans were afoot to bring a co-op mode to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare via DLC.

We told you, you said 'yay' and it never happened. We'll probably never know why, although kickass sales and an avid online community no doubt took the pressure of Infinity Ward's bank balance enough that they could do without a co-op DLC cash injection six months after launch...

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el_bandito - 464 days 15 hours ago

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"Treyarch finally trump Infinity Ward"

Though the parting words somehow contradict: "Clearly they still remain in separate classes....There can only be one Gold Medal winner. Thankfully, Silver ain’t bad either."

I'd prefer to be a little discreet first until COD5 get those several GOTY awards too like COD4 garnered back then.

Anyway, I'm hoping COD reverting back to WWII setting would still be fun.

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Beast_Master - 464 days ago

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This isn't CoD5 it is CoD: World at War. CoD5 will be reserved probably for Inf. Ward's next iteration into the series. Kinda like how Treyarch did Big Red One, I think from now on you will see Trey get spinoffs and not full sequel names.

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ikaris - 463 days 4 hours ago

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This is Cod5, but the next cod game wont be with a number either.

As Activision has learned via tony hawk, if you put a number next to a game, and that number starts getting too high... ppl stop buyin.

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Bombibomb - 464 days 15 hours ago

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Gameplayer is a retarded website.

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Johnny Cullen - 464 days 13 hours ago

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Agreed.

I dont think Treyarch can...trump...their own trumpet, let alone Infinity Ward.

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Jenzo - 464 days 11 hours ago

2.2 - @Bombibomb

Are you a registered member?

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SlappingOysters - 464 days 14 hours ago

3 - Well

I am guessing that refers to the four player co-op, which it sounds like Infinity Ward couldn't get happening in CoD4. So trumps it in that respect even if it isn't a better game overall.

Whatever, sounds wicked to me. Love co-op. Won't play four, but two player split-screen = giddy up! I can assume this locks it in for CoD 6 too... assuming they use the same engine.

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outlawlife - 464 days 13 hours ago

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i'm doubting it, the game looks like it could be fun but from the videos the AI looks even dumber than COD4 and personally i think the wwII thing just needs to rest for a while

wouldn't mind seeing a vietnam call of duty though, thats one parts of history that isn't represented in games very well

this game ahs some stiff competition in november, msot 360 players are going to be all over gears of war and i'm seeing this game being a sleeper

it will sell a lot but probably not right at release, probably pick up more players at christmas, which is when i'm buying it if the reviews are decent

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gamersday08 - 464 days 10 hours ago

4.1 - Are you kidding?

I'll wait for the definitive PC version. I'm not gonna fall for the trick this time by buying the console version.

Good things come to those who wait. I'll save my hard-earned $$$ for really worthy console games...:)

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outlawlife - 464 days 2 hours ago

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not all of us have a gaming PC, and not all of us enjoy putting up with the problems with pc games like hardware incompatibility,cheating etc.

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Panthers - 464 days 12 hours ago

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Isnt this game using the engine that Infinity Ward developed?

So I dont think you can give Treyarch all that much credit

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SL1M DADDY - 464 days 11 hours ago

6 - If the game is crap...

Then no matter the number of extras that come with it makes no difference. If COD5 is anything like COD3 then you can bet this game is a rental at best while COD4 has been a purchase for me on both consoles. Two sets of friends, two games and COD4 has been worth for me since it was launched.

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jay3 - 464 days 11 hours ago

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COD3 wasn't that bad.

I liked it, it was a hell of a lot different and the unskippable cutscenes were annoying, but it was still a solid title.

If this is more of the same then I don't mind, but it's still nice to know that they've put their full effort into making this the best game possible.

Eh, I'm looking forward to it.

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perseus - 464 days 11 hours ago

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I think I'm the only FPS-lover in the world who thought COD4'S multiplayer was boring after a short while.

The single player was excellent, and I didn't care how short it was, but the multiplayer was boring after a couple of weeks. Everything in it had been done before in other games, and done better.

Bad Company is a way better multiplayer game. It beats the pants off of every single FPS on any console out there.

In other words, COD5 has a great chance of being better than COD4. Will it? I don't know. But since COD4 wasn't that hot to begin with...

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N2NOther - 464 days 11 hours ago

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See, now I feel the exact opposite about what you said. I still play COD4 while I got rid of Bad Company 2 weeks after purchase. I found the MP AND the SP to be absolutely terrible in terms of control, gameplay and graphics.

And by all means, tell me what games do what COD4 did but better because I will seek those games out.

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perseus - 464 days 10 hours ago

8.2 - @N2NOther

I didn't mean that COD4 was a bad game, but I think it benefited by being the only good FPS out at the time.

As to what other games did things better, I'd say off hand Unreal Tournament for speed, Battlefield 2 (and it's mods) for realism/modern combat style, and HALO for out and out fun.

Seriously, I think COD4 is almost unmatched in its singleplayer story, at least for an FPS, it's just that the multiplayer wasn't anything new.

That's why I brought up Bad Company. Lots about its gameplay is new for consoles. As for graphics, I'd say that it is similar to COD4, and gameplay is lightyears beyond it just because of the vehicles and destruction.

I kind of agree about the controls, but that's because I want a control-mapping function, which COD4 had and BF:BC didn't.

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Beast_Master - 464 days ago

8.3 - What

Bad Company is better than COD4? You must be smokin crack dude. Let me guess the new star wars movies are better than the originals? X men 3 was the best of the series? You must own every WWE movie. I'll bet.

I mean really the fact that you can only go to level 25 in bad company which at most takes about a week? where is the replay ability, where is the replay cam, or perks, and why must the game insist on having a tiny red dot above the heads of enemies so that you can't tell who the hell to kill till it is too late.

But like you said you must be the only person on the planet that thinks CoD4 multi-player was boring.

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perseus - 463 days 23 hours ago

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Right. Because repeating the same levels 8 times, on maps one tenth the size of Bad Company's, with no vehicles, with "perks" that just unbalance the game, and replay cams that make it stupidly easy to find snipers who are supposed to be hard to find is SO much better.

Bad Company requires tactics, or at least teamwork, while COD4 requires running around until time runs out.

I play multiplayer because teamwork is more fun with real people, not because I want to virtually beat the crap out of foul-mouthed teenagers. That's why I can see COD5 being better, and that's why Bad Company IS better.

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Maldread - 464 days 9 hours ago

9 - Co-op is cool

But with R2 and Bioshock coming out i`ll go for those instead. I also have Far Cry 2 and Mirror`s Edge on my maybe list, so i don`t think i`ll go for COD5, as i have COD4 already.

I have no doubt it will sell well because of the COD-name though.

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Yipee Bog - 464 days 7 hours ago

9.1 - I agree

Far cry 2 and Resistance 2 back to back for me. And I'll probably throw little big planet in as well. Man that's going to be a lot of money in two months

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Maldread - 464 days ago

9.2 - Yipee Bog

Yeah me too. I just listed the FPS games, because shows how unlikely it is that i`ll pick up COD5 ;) LBP and maybe Motorstorm 2 and PES 2009 too. Damn i`m gonna be broke. Happy, but broke ;)

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Beast_Master - 464 days ago

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What about Prince of Persia?

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Yipee Bog - 463 days 1 hour ago

9.4 - prince of persia

meh, played the old ones but the controls felt a bit clunky. I wont buy it.

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Mukiwa - 464 days 8 hours ago

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That's a controversial statement if ever I saw one.
I'm secretly hopeful about COD5 though, I thought COD3 was a rather fine game considering it was developed in less than a year. I mean 8 months, that's just astonishing in this generation!

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sl4y4 - 464 days 6 hours ago

11 - I really don't care what they say

I doubt CoD5 will be OMFGAMAZING, my friends dads friend (yes I know how that sounds...) went to Leipzig this year, and said that he kept shooting his own teammates because they look the same as the Japanese, I hope that doesn't stay in the final game... O_O

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The Kingslayer - 464 days 6 hours ago

12 - Yeah

8 months for that title was a feat. You gotta let haters hate though. Also Infinity Ward did such a great job, I'm pretty sure that Activision knowing how much they need this franchise to be top notch on the sales tower. Communication between the two development houses on the title was paramount. Only makes sense. Looking forward to this game. If this game nails it like COD4, then "Killzone 2" or any other FPS coming out in the next 10 months is going to be in the fire. This is the one to beat...

Be a gamer...Not a hater

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ceedubya9 - 464 days 6 hours ago

13 - Shouldn't take much

the formula is already there for CoD4. All they have to do is stick to it and make some good additions and they should be set. There is no excuse for this game to not be good.

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IaMs12 - 464 days 2 hours ago

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Sweet would be nice to add a Co-Op to a WWII game, and be sweeter if they added it to COD 4...

But i am surprised how the game graphics look, they look really good, from when i first saw the early ones i wasnt too impressed but now i am interested..

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ph33rgear - 464 days 2 hours ago

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this co-op should be fun, COD series games always are though

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paulk003 - 463 days 22 hours ago

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BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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slave2Dcontroller - 463 days 13 hours ago

17 - Lets See.

Modern Warfare with numerous Accolades under its belt OR WW2 AGAIN!!!!! This article is a friggin Joke and Gameplayer Cucks Sock! COD4 FTW!!!

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andron666 - 462 days 21 hours ago

18 - CoD: WaW faces some stiff competition...

But it will use the same engine and MP system as CoD4. If Treyarch don't mess things up to badly it will probably be a good FPS.

I won't buy it on day one, but I will keep an eye on it...

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Silogon - 464 days 13 hours ago

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WWII is so played out, give it a damn rest!!!!!!! We finally left it and then, not even 1 game later we're right back to it. How about some Nam or maybe even the Bay of pigs? How about the gulf war or the war on "terror" < if there is any knowing America and all.

Maybe we don't see those kinds of games cause they're not so glorious for America? Maybe it's a bit hard to showcase those in a good, heroic, light. I mean, killing innocent people for oil and invading a country that had nothing to do with the cause is a tad too close to home.

Maybe WWII is the best place for everyone to stay. In a sugar coated world where America is the good guy!

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Dacapn - 464 days 8 hours ago

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Completely agreed. Flamethrowers aren't enough to make me purchase yet another WWII game.

Imagine living in Germany and having to keep playing a game where you kill your grandparents. Shady.

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jack who - 464 days 5 hours ago

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i wont touch treyarch's crap with a 50ft poll

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