Call of Duty 5 (subtitle confirmed as World at War) currently holds a love/hate relationship with fans of the series, mainly because the developer of the much-praised first-person shooter has been confirmed as Treyarch. Treyarch's other "big" games include Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and Call of Duty 3, both of which received heavy criticism.

The setting of World at War has also been confirmed. It is to take place during World War II (please hold your groans), but this time in the Pacific Theatre (and possibly the Eastern front- meaning Germans vs. Russians... again). The Pacific Theatre is generally uncharted waters (pun very much intended), only being touched a handful of times, most notably by the Medal of Honor series in Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (Electronic Arts).

For the first time in the series, World at War will feature co-op gameplay, vehicles, and squad elements within the game's multiplayer. Swimming will also be introduced, as well as flamethrowers, both perfect tools for a jungle setting.

World at War will have been developed by Treyarch for two years when it is released, making its development time twice that of Call of Duty 3's. It will also run off a modified Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward) engine. These modifications include improved lighting and physics, which will allow the player to do things such as set buildings on fire via flamethrower and cut holes in thin wood with bullets, creating openings big enough to squeeze a soldier through.

It seems as if poor Treyarch deserves another chance. We'll just have to wait and see how heavily this plot thickens.

Proposed Release Date: Late Fall/Early Winter 2008

Preview by The-Professor

Labels: pc, previews, ps3, wii, xb360

posted by Alex-KoG at 8:55 AM on Saturday, June 14, 2008 0 Comments

After over two and a half years of development, Halo Wars is finally getting close to the Xbox 360. Created by Ensemble Studios, the people who made the Age of Empires franchise, it is running a similar type of idea where you build up your defense system, and military to fight the Covenant enemies.

The game is set back to 20 years before Halo: Combat Evolved which means a lack of the Flood (Yay?) and possibly a new race that hasn't been seen before. Halo Wars follows the UNSC ship Spirit of Fire, the crew, and of course, the AI on the ship. All of those people help you in your quest to defeat the Covenant.

one of the many screen shots of the gameEven though not a an actual part of the Halo series, Halo Wars is still a highly anticipated game and should make for some very fun times. We assume that it'll be great because of the 6 months of development spent on the controls alone.



Halo Wars is set to be released in October 2008 and we're hoping that it doesn't experience the same type of set backs as in the first two Halo games.

View Halo Wars Images, Halo Wars Movies/Trailers.


Proposed Release Date: October 2008

Preview by ShadeSlayer

Labels: previews, xb360

posted by Alex-KoG at 7:50 PM on Thursday, June 12, 2008 0 Comments

Labels: ds, news, other, pc, previews, ps2, ps3, psp, wii, xb360

posted by Alex-KoG at 4:35 PM on 0 Comments

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posted by Alex-KoG at 7:03 PM on Monday, June 9, 2008