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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Sledgehammer Staffing Up For Next Call of Duty
Written Monday, November 19, 2012 By Richard Walker
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With Black Ops II out in the wilderness, it's time to start looking ahead to next year's Call of Duty instalment (obviously), which is rumoured to be Modern Warfare 4, unsurprisingly. Perhaps slightly more surprising however is news that MW3 co-developer Sledgehammer is hiring for the next CoD and it'll be coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 rather than next-gen consoles.

Sledgehammer Games is looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join its team, with the description stating that the successful candidate should have "a desire to work on the most successful FPS franchise in the history of video games."

Involving work on single-player and multiplayer levels, while collaborating with Level Designers, it's hoped that whoever takes the vacant role "will ensure that the level works on all relevant platforms, Xbox 360, PS3".

Is this a sign that Call of Duty is staying put on current-gen consoles or could it be simultaneously coming to next-gen machines, as and when they're revealed? For now, it seems certain that the next Call of Duty will be coming to current consoles, and whether that game will be Modern Warfare 4? Well, for now that'll have to wait for an official announcement from Activision, but consider it highly likely.

Black Ops II is out now, and you can get our review right here.

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Comment #1 by PG_MaxPayne
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:06:42 AM
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When something is this predictable, it isn't news...
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Comment #2 by xTenebrous
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:07:30 AM
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@1 - Of course it's news.


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Comment #3 by sabazius
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:10:14 AM
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omg this site is always old news, this isn't news, who cares about MW? Halo sucks....

Give it a rest.


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Comment #4 by J Lo
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:10:55 AM
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This is ridiculous.


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Comment #5 by TigerGenocide
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:11:06 AM
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New COD updates are as much news as my daily bowel movements are.


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Comment #6 by Noisy Neighbour
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:12:18 AM
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The games are a decent amount of fun and at the end of the day do exactly what you expect them to do. However, theres nothing to get excited about anymore. Same shit, different game. As has been said before, they need a new graphics engine, a longer gap between releases and a little more innovation. But hey ho, business models are based on profits and this series sure does bring it in for Activision.


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Comment #7 by xGallade
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:14:08 AM
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This ain't news like #1 said.


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Comment #8 by Emperor 95
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:16:00 AM
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I read an article confirming MW4 was in production about 2 weeks ago. Where can they possibly take it now the trilogy is over. It's star wars all over again, the empire destroyed with one remaining Jedi. It NEEDS to be put to sleep.

Just saw it will be on current gen. This is also obvious. To go next gen, they would need to spend money to create a new engine and who really, really can see THAT happening?


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Comment #9 by xNUKEx
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:20:35 AM
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this will be the first cod I wont buy, they get worse and worse.


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Comment #10 by TealPavelski
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:23:55 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: A new Call of Duty is being made, it will make millions upon millions, millions will complain about it! More information as it becomes available!


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Comment #11 by frankumms
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:24:42 AM
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More of the same.. yay....................................


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Comment #12 by T0X1C Z0MB1E TZ
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:27:03 AM
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@8 Haha.


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Comment #13 by Ostrowski
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:27:41 AM
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are teh next gen consoles really that close? You would think if they were going to be released around the time the next cod comes out then there would be more information on them. I wouldnt be surprised if the pre orders didnt start a year before the release due to shortages in previous console launches.


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Comment #14 by dark_shard
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:31:55 AM
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COD: Medieval Warfare.


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Comment #15 by daardu
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:33:17 AM
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@14 now that would be a title I would certainly buy.


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Comment #16 by tananset
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:33:35 AM
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and yet the cycle is continues... (Harbinger voice)


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Comment #17 by M1 Punk
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:35:30 AM
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How many people do you really need to copy and paste last years work?


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Comment #18 by bigdave787
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:35:48 AM
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Does anyone even care about this after the last piece of rubbish that was mw3?.. Seriously im a cod fan and i wasnt really looking forward to black ops 2 that much but i said id give it a go cause treyarch looked like they were tryin t change a couple of things.. Im quite happy with black ops ( even doh the retards didnt put hardcore kill confirmed in) but mw4??... Not a chance! Mw3 was seriously shit and broken which they didn bother fixing.


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Comment #19 by RecklessMatten
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:35:56 AM
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I got a funny feeling that we wont hear about next gen consoles until 2014. Xbox 360 and PS3 have a tonne of life left in them


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Comment #20 by SeraphTC
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:36:42 AM
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Not surprised they'll be cranking out another one. You can't expect Activision to do anything sensible when they can make money now and worry about running a series into the ground later.

As for it being current gen, well ofc it is. They are still using the Doom3 engine ffs. It's really showing it's age (has been for a while) but it's really, really easy to use and costs them next to nothing. Why would they develop for the next gen system before they have to?

That would mean a new engine, loads of investment, and no new game for a year or two.

Activision would never see the point.


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Comment #21 by EngagedMetal7
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:37:22 AM
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@14, fuck that would be fun XD


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Comment #22 by ADTR TOM
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:44:50 AM
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If you want medieval COD then play chivalry on steam.


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Comment #23 by ZLU CORONA
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:46:42 AM
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an another game with the same engine... the art of making money without innovating...very sad news indeed...


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Comment #24 by LeafRaider
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:48:25 AM
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@14 I've thought that many times... If done well it could literally be the greatest game ever.


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Comment #25 by Malakarn
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:51:16 AM
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@3 if its that bad then kindly fuck off.


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Comment #26 by MPx50
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:06:50 AM
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@2 if you consider this news then you dont have a life huh?


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Comment #27 by ASSASSIN STEEL
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:20:20 AM
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I don't hate cod but they do suck in a way but they are shits and giggles for me just fun but after playing halo 4 it so much better then black op 2.cod is the same every year just with a different number added to it.last halo i like was one and two so it a bif dif for me


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Comment #28 by Blaqkaudio64
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:26:30 AM
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MW3 was the worst CoD i ever played. I really hated the maps and the multiplayer system was just horrible. they should of kept it like the first black ops. MW4 is gonna need a LOT more improvements than MW3 for me to buy.

Off topic: i dont hav black ops II yet. is the online ranking system like the first black ops or not? and if not, is it better?


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Comment #29 by oobawlzmahonyoo
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:27:14 AM
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Call of Duty will never stop being put out as long as people keep buying it. Honestly, I wasn't too excited for black ops 2 and I was going to wait a little while to get it but after going ahead and buying it, I have to say that I'm not disapointed. I'm not a CoD freak like a lot of the kids you see online that have already prestiged 2 or 3 times but I do like to shoot people and the campaign is always full of action and violence. It's just a good war game. Always has been and I'm sure it always will be.


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Comment #30 by FXH Reaper
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:30:34 AM
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I agree with #3 by the time Treyarch released the first BO it became apparent that COD was becoming like a sports game... every year there will be a new one with a few tweaks. The game stopped being good after MW 2 where it became apparent that the only things being "tweaked" were the names to the perks. I must say though MW 4 would be highly unlikely considering it looks like the MW story line was wrapped up in MW 3.


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Comment #31 by Sanchezz4387
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:33:55 AM
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it'll be coming to Xbox 360 and PS3

this surprises me....what did sledgehammer do on mw3 exactly?


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Comment #32 by Snowed
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:36:28 AM
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Whoever wrote this article is an idiot. It clearly says all relevant consoles, Xbox 360, and PS3. This means that, assuming the job posting is not being redundant, that 360 and PS3 are not relevant consoles. It's going to be on X720. PS4 won't have released by then though it might still make it for the Spring 2014 launch.


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Comment #33 by Jack Flak
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:37:38 AM
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@14 But then it would be a rip-off of Dishonored. Which isn't too much of a stretch, considering they've ripped every other game.


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Comment #34 by Venomized
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:39:09 AM
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Just go back to ww2 please


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Comment #35 by Complete Disregard
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 12:12:13 PM
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@32 I read it the same way as you at first, but like has been said (not just on here, either), I think there would be more word on the next wave of consoles if they were going to happen as soon as next year. By mentioning PS3 and X360 specifically, I really think it was more of a 'eg' rather than excluding them from the 'relevant platforms' part.


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Comment #36 by kennythomas26
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 12:15:37 PM
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I read a article on another web site after MW3 came out and it said the Sledghammer studios will not be working on another COD and they even scraped the plan of their open world game that was based on the COD series and evironments and thewt are hard at work on a brabd new project, well I guess that was bullcrap.


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Comment #37 by Samigi
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 12:19:09 PM
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They need to make a world at war sequel... not a MW3 sequel, that was the worst cod to date.


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Comment #38 by Akuza
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 12:53:13 PM
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isnt it amazing how many people bitch and moan over call of duty.. but yet every year it breaks it own records.

so. whats going wrong with the bitchers and moaners? are you buying the game every year? because right now it would appear so.


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Comment #39 by Jimbo76
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 01:22:40 PM
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absolutely agree with 37. world at war was by far the best cod.


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Comment #40 by Kesrick Vankilion
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 01:37:54 PM
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i think a call of duty: world war Z based off the world war z movie zombies would be a brilliant idea, would be like left 4 dead meets call of duty, I would sure get a kick out of a zombie campaign on steroids and crack metaphorically speaking that is


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Comment #41 by stimpson j cat
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 01:53:38 PM
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This is overkill. Why not announce COD Black ops III already. We don't have that on our soon to become next gen reality. Or MW5 for 2014. Marketing peolple destroy everything in my opinion. Once there's money involved say goodbye to innovation. Come on people Black Ops II just hit the shelves. Geeeeeeez.


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Comment #42 by J BARNSLEY
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 02:07:22 PM
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Do you know how to click copy and paste? Yes? You're hired.


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Comment #43 by Rickmassacre
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 02:07:37 PM
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here we go again
if you dont like it
DONT BUY IT
DONT PLAY IT
simple.


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Comment #44 by Yourburntstar
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 02:48:47 PM
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Cod made all of you little kids who play it OCD about wanting more of the same exact thing over and over just with a different skin and a different name.

The multiplayer aspect of it is just so completely boring, when your average game is 17 kills and 6 deaths you'd think you would enjoy playing the game right? i have no problem beating little kids in CoD over and over. it is just not fun anymore though, when i am doing it, it just feels so like the same thing i've done over and over before in many of other games which are identical. i think thats why within the last year or so i've came to love only SINGLE PLAYER GAMES which consist of a GOOD STORY THAT LAST OVER 20 HOURS ATLEAST.



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Comment #45 by Dr Popodopolus
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 02:49:43 PM
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@7

This is news. Sledgehammer are hiring. Pretty sure we weren't aware of that.

Haters should pipe down. lol.


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Comment #46 by Samigi
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 02:58:23 PM
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I think cod is more like a drug, you really don't want to buy it but in the end you will buy it and you will use it.


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Comment #47 by ViNyLek
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 03:05:43 PM
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Well, since CoD does not really need to be launch title, this is no surprise to me at all. Acti is going at their own pace with franchise and whenever they decide to release it, it will be one of the biggest launches in entertainment and definitely biggest video game launch.

I don't see how it affects anyone, you like - you'll play it, you don't - you will troll. End of story LOL


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Comment #48 by TheSilvermaster
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 03:22:25 PM
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The only thing that might be news is finding out if Sledgehammer is tackling this next COD Project on their own which if it is the case it might not be Modern Warfare 4 but something else of course it will be the same as every Call of Duty big explosions, mindless dialogue, copying every other developer and pretending they thought the ideas up, boring multiplayer, and overpriced DLC...


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Comment #49 by TheSilvermaster
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 03:27:10 PM
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Wait if Sledgehammer is developing COD next year does that mean Treyarch will develop Black Ops 3 as a next gen launch title?


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Comment #50 by xSavage Henry
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 03:28:24 PM
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They need to stop with the modern stuff at least. Seriously. Its really old now.


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Comment #51 by 1morey
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 04:30:08 PM
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Not Call of Duty or MoH, or Battlefield, but why not revive the WWII games. It literally has been probably 4 years or so since we got one that was like an interactive biography.


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Comment #52 by WalterWhite
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 04:56:31 PM
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Oh Sledgehammer Games huh? Pass.


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Comment #53 by SHMEEDIDDY
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 06:58:02 PM
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@8 Unless Disney buys COD, just like the South park last episode this season! LMFAO


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Comment #54 by SHMEEDIDDY
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 07:00:20 PM
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@15 why not a Call od duty:Civil Warfare or Call of Duty:Revolution Warfare game? Muskets and swords because then they have a reason to use horses in the proper timeframe then 2025 lmfao!


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Comment #55 by SHMEEDIDDY
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 07:02:28 PM
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call of duty: civil warfare*


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Comment #56 by packers4life12
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 07:14:06 PM
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WHO GIVES A SHIT!!


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Comment #57 by Shadowoso323
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 07:22:02 PM
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I just won $50 from my friend that they would announce a new COD game in less than a week. And im not gonna use the money on a COD game. (Evil Laugh)


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Comment #58 by collect
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 08:23:34 PM
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F this!

GIVE US BATTLEFIELD 4


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Comment #59 by Knaussenheimer
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 09:25:48 PM
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When something is announced, it is news. Now whether or not it is interesting, impactful, or exciting news, probably not.


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Comment #60 by xI C0uch P0tat0
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 10:46:31 PM
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Really want to see something new instead of another Modern Warfare.


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Comment #61 by The Skilled Penguin
Monday, November 19, 2012 @ 11:15:40 PM
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Stop Being little Bitches!!! be happy they keep making CoD your just a bunch of ungrateful ass holes :P theres ppl playing with bullets for checkers and your complaining that another new game is gonna be made.


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Comment #62 by Dark Anaconda
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 01:41:37 AM
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"Do u know the definition of insanity"? :D


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Comment #63 by RedChuCKz
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 02:34:51 AM
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That's why I wait between the COD releases, since IW lost all of their OGs I stopped buying their version of COD. I really like the BLOPS series better then MW series of COD.


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Comment #64 by Mr J Muffin
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 02:37:29 AM
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@61 While normally I'd agree with you, as the growing sense of entitlement among the gaming community has grown to ridiculous proportions, I'm arguing your point. Just because there are people fighting at war does not mean we should be grateful to play the next video game these people are developing. Your own point turns against you because Call of Duty games represent exactly what those people fighting are doing. I should be grateful to play the next game all about people playing with bullets for checkers, because there are people really out there playing with bullets for checkers? Back to the main point. There is nothing wrong with an annualized series, provided they bring something new to the table with each game. Like really new, not just improved over what we've already had. Call of Duty passed that point about three or four games ago. And it's because of that, that we actually ARE entitled to say the things we say about the series. Because "more of the same" in regards to the series has become less opinion, more fact with each game they come out with.

Be grateful I took the time to respond to you. There's people playing with bullets for checkers and you're complaining that someone on a website doesn't share your opinion.


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Comment #65 by SoMe1 GiFTeD
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 04:01:09 AM
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I started properly on WaW, loved it, same with modernwarfare2 and black ops, mw3 ruined it for me, I didn't think I'd look at call of duty the same ever again, black ops 2 has me hooked like the good old days, They've got a hell of a job to better this...


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Comment #66 by DeviousD
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 04:35:52 AM
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Yawn boooooorrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggggggg.


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Comment #67 by FighterHawk
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 08:47:16 AM
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call of duty 4 mw1
black ops
mw2
mw3
black ops 2
WaW
call of duty 2
big red one
call of duty
cod3

I think the next will be average, but better then black ops 2


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Comment #68 by The Red Russian
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 09:25:02 AM
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9 call of duty games for this current gen of consoles is just overkill. I really hope it'll be a next-gen game, it'll forcibly make the game more innovative anyways... hopefully...

ah, fuck this.



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Comment #69 by Hannibal king 88
Saturday, November 24, 2012 @ 08:31:45 AM
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@3 what are you retarded? Ya cod started to suck dick after cod 4 mw but to go and say halo sucks, thats goin mad far! At least Halo 4 had things changed. Its a whole new game and the best so far i think. All that cod is havin done is bein bent over like a whore and everyones bein told have a ride because theres nothing good about the francise anymore. Zombies was te best thing they had and with every dlc they fucked it up more and more. They need to end it.


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