Infinity Ward Making MMO Instead of CoD: MW3?
How about a Modern Warfare MMO?
Like its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is an unstoppable cash cow for both Activision and Infinity Ward. With such amazing success, and a carrot made of solid gold dangling in front of it, it may surprise some to learn that Infinity Ward may not be behind what will eventually be Modern Warfare 3.
Although it's still all rumor at this point, VG247 cites a source saying that Infinity Ward isn't working on MW3, but instead something "completely new."
Those inside Infinity Ward have said in prior interviews that it doesn't yet know what its next project will be after the release of MW2.
Another piece of gossip by way of Destructoid poses that Infinity Ward is hiring developers from Sony Online Entertainment and Blizzard to work on an MMO.
Given that Activision owns Infinity Ward, it's unlikely that the publisher would let one of its profitable developers drop what will be another sure-fire hit – unless, of course, it's a potentially more profitable venture. Might that be a Modern Warfare MMO?
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after the big flop that was MW2 for PC I think this would be a little better.
But again, there could always get worse, too, a success like MW1 did not forecast the failure of MW2. I will take any predictions with a grain of salt.
I am talking PC gamers here; console fans can draw their own conclusions...
whoot pc can finally strike back. although how would they make a MMO based on army characters. if tis like WoW but with guns, that wuld be interesting....
I've been a COD fan since the original (for the PC only, consoles are s*it) and I don't own MW2. The idiotic cuts (no dedicated servers, no lean, etc.) and the outrageously high price (59.99) stopped me from getting it. I'll eventually buy it when it hits the bargain bin a year from now but Infinity Ward really shot themselves in the foot this time with regard to the PC version. Hope targeting the lowest common denominator (uneducated console users) was worth it.
I've been a COD fan since the original (for the PC only, consoles are s*it) and I don't own MW2. The idiotic cuts (no dedicated servers, no lean, etc.) and the outrageously high price (59.99) stopped me from getting it. I'll eventually buy it when it hits the bargain bin a year from now but Infinity Ward really shot themselves in the foot this time with regard to the PC version. Hope targeting the lowest common denominator (uneducated console users) was worth it.
MMO sell best on PCs not on consoles. Since IW has made it clear that they like consoles>PC, we will prob get another Xbox port. They will prob take out some more features from the PC like Keyboard and mouse support. Because they game was not balanced for them.
Yes, I am sure Activision/IW would love to get in the pay to play racket.
Activision and Infinity Ward can both kiss my arse, plenty of other games for my PC besides what they decide I can have, let them eat cake mentality with COD MW2 for the PC revealed what they thought of PC gamers.
Sorry for sounding a bit rude.. everyone is entitled to have an opinion, which i'm not taking away, i just don't get it.
An MMO with no dedicated servers?
Whatever
Just give us a AWESOME game like Modern Warefare and Modern Warefare 2
People need to stop bitchong about MW2 for PC. "IW doesn't care for PC gamers and MW:2 is just a cheap xbox 360 port" Yeah that is why it is so well optimized for all sorts of PC hardware, yep just a port.
"IW hates PC gamers because they took out lean!" Oh I thought that was just to make the game more balanced and make camping harder, but WTF do I know.
"No dedicated servers means IW hates PC gamers!" Well I've been playing MW2 on the PC and, lo and behold, with my crappy 3mb/s internet I've only been in one match that truly lagged... But no IW is just out to get us, its not that they don't have anyone paying for the servers like Sony and Microsoft for PSN and Xbox live... Seriously stop bitching about FREE multiplayer.
"IT COSTS 59.99 NOT 49.99, HOW DARE YOU IW?!" OMG, $10 more! Your right IW hates PC gamers and didn't even make the "crappy port" to the PC, it was the gnomes! But seriously, IW IS owned by Activision, so of course they upped the price a bit for a game that was sure to sell very well.
Now if you want to start bitching about how unbalanced the knife is and how the kill streaks are a bit too strong then that is perfectly acceptable and justifiable.
after the big flop that was MW2 for PC I think this would be a little better.But again, there could always get worse, too, a success like MW1 did not forecast the failure of MW2. I will take any predictions with a grain of salt.I am talking PC gamers here; console fans can draw their own conclusions...
I'm sorry you are getting so much hate from some console players but I'm a PC gamer and completely agree with you. After what a flop MW2 was for PC, I really don't expect much from Infinity Ward, honestly, they can kiss my ass. I'm not buying anymore games from them.
I play COD MW2 daily on pc runs great looks great and is alot of fun not sure why the pc world is up in arms over it. Pretty sure it isnt a flop either. I realize no dedicated servers etc but overall really not a big deal I think overall people like to find something to bitch about rather then enjoy something for how good it is.
You all are a bunch of retards. If they said they aren't working on modern warfare 3, but something "different", it's not going to be an MMO. With the reputation and amount of money they make, it will be a shooter of some sort.
"Different" refers to "not named modern warfare"
everyone calls MW2 on the PC a flop and thats just not true. It was the most pirated game of the year. I call that success
As they did with MW2, the played off the success of the previous title, rather than make a new game that earned it's money all by itself. They seek the least investment for the biggest gain, simply put, hence the exclusion of Dedi servers and other important PC features. The same goes for an MMO, you make the original game, and you make a update pack every once in a while to keep your addicts happy. With an MMO you rake in millions a month from subscriptions, which only increase in number, where as sales for a standard game may dwindle. This is their way of making EVEN MORE money.
As a side note, was MW2 a bad game? Not really, I've enjoyed the MP, and the SP was pretty epic. However, they really should not have crossed PC gamers the way they did.
Yeah that is right just mark down my post, you can't argue with it but you can mark it down.
Grow up kiddies.
"IW hates PC gamers because they took out lean!" Oh I thought that was just to make the game more balanced and make camping harder, but WTF do I know.
"No dedicated servers means IW hates PC gamers!" Well I've been playing MW2 on the PC and, lo and behold, with my crappy 3mb/s internet I've only been in one match that truly lagged... But no IW is just out to get us, its not that they don't have anyone paying for the servers like Sony and Microsoft for PSN and Xbox live... Seriously stop bitching about FREE multiplayer.
"IT COSTS 59.99 NOT 49.99, HOW DARE YOU IW?!" OMG, $10 more! Your right IW hates PC gamers and didn't even make the "crappy port" to the PC, it was the gnomes! But seriously, IW IS owned by Activision, so of course they upped the price a bit for a game that was sure to sell very well.
Now if you want to start bitching about how unbalanced the knife is and how the kill streaks are a bit too strong then that is perfectly acceptable and justifiable.
everyone calls MW2 on the PC a flop and thats just not true. It was the most pirated game of the year. I call that success
That means no one wanted to buy it at full price! Have you played the MP in MW2? There are LESS classes than in its predecessors. I find it frustrating to have such little selection at times.
To me, MW2 is:
Cool COD4 characters
Upgraded graphics
Similar missions that are fun
MINUS:
Good controls
A few classes
Mod support?
Dedicated Servers
I've only played the game on Xbox 360, but I've played COD4 and COD5 on the PC and the Xbox 360, and the 360 version of MW2, is a DOWNGRADE from all of those things.
everyone calls MW2 on the PC a flop and thats just not true. It was the most pirated game of the year. I call that success
The most pirated game of the year for the XBox 360, not for the PC..
"According to TorrentFreak, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been downloaded illegally nearly 4,100,000 times for PC in 2009, topping the list after only releasing just two months ago.
Provided these numbers are indeed accurate, Activision has potentially lost more than $245 million in sales on the PC version alone.
The Sims 3, Prototype, Need for Speed Shift, and Street Fighter IV help round off the top five for the year, all of which appeared on the PC platform.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the highest downloaded Wii title with 1,150,000 downloads.
The report notes the total download figures for this year double that of last year's numbers, and that PC remains to be the target for torrent downloads, with more than three times that of the Wii and Xbox 360."
http://pc.ign.com/articles/105/1057593p1.html
But Modern warfare three is already under development!Check out the videos:http://www.theonion.com/content/vi [...] rn_warfare/Troll
Is it not a bogus news web site???
everyone calls MW2 on the PC a flop and thats just not true. It was the most pirated game of the year. I call that success
I'll sell you my copy if I could!!!! POS Game!! Should of stuck with MW1!
People need to stop bitchong about MW2 for PC. "IW doesn't care for PC gamers and MW:2 is just a cheap xbox 360 port" Yeah that is why it is so well optimized for all sorts of PC hardware, yep just a port."IW hates PC gamers because they took out lean!" Oh I thought that was just to make the game more balanced and make camping harder, but WTF do I know."No dedicated servers means IW hates PC gamers!" Well I've been playing MW2 on the PC and, lo and behold, with my crappy 3mb/s internet I've only been in one match that truly lagged... But no IW is just out to get us, its not that they don't have anyone paying for the servers like Sony and Microsoft for PSN and Xbox live... Seriously stop bitching about FREE multiplayer."IT COSTS 59.99 NOT 49.99, HOW DARE YOU IW?!" OMG, $10 more! Your right IW hates PC gamers and didn't even make the "crappy port" to the PC, it was the gnomes! But seriously, IW IS owned by Activision, so of course they upped the price a bit for a game that was sure to sell very well.Now if you want to start bitching about how unbalanced the knife is and how the kill streaks are a bit too strong then that is perfectly acceptable and justifiable.
You're new to this place aren't you? Idiot.
Yeah that is right just mark down my post, you can't argue with it but you can mark it down.Grow up kiddies.
Fine
1. It isn't optimized, it is made for the Xbox 360, which has horrible System specs. Any computer can match it if it is half decent
2. How can lean hurt balance if everyone has it?
3. No Mods, no centralized server, lots of host advantage? No fun
4. Seriously now? Thats $10 more for a game that for all purposes is worse than the original. If they had the features they should have had, I would be fine with them upping the price, but not like this.
What's that, spore?
Fine1. It isn't optimized, it is made for the Xbox 360, which has horrible System specs. Any computer can match it if it is half decent2. How can lean hurt balance if everyone has it?3. No Mods, no centralized server, lots of host advantage? No fun4. Seriously now? Thats $10 more for a game that for all purposes is worse than the original. If they had the features they should have had, I would be fine with them upping the price, but not like this.
1. You really don't get it MW2 is well optimized, a game like GTA 4 were almost nothing can play it smoothly isn't. A 4850 can max MW2 and MW2 looks amazing.
2. Lean hurts balance because it allows campers to be harder to see, which only aides campers. Either way the impact on gameplay is minimal and it is a non-issue.
3. Have you played it? Probably not. There are plenty of mods, I've met them. Your right no servers, but definitely no host advantage. The host can't change settings nearly as much as you would think, also the host tends to lag the most in MW2 so where are the advantages?
4. So because YOU think it is an inferior game to the original, an extra $10 (which makes you pay the same as everyone else), is not worth it. Well that is a value judgment and that is up to you, but your opinion is not fact and does not constitute as what is, isn't, or should, shouldn't be.
I'm not arguing that it would be better to have dedicated servers, or that the extra $10, while not huge deal, was a bit of an a-hole move,(I do argue the lean point though). I'm arguing that the game is not inferior on the PC, it just doesn't get the special attention some would like. The bottom line? It is still a great game that sells well, gets excellent reviews, and harbors an excellent community, yes even on the PC!
I really can't see CoD becoming an MMO. They're probably working making a new WW2 game except this time, it's going to be from mexico's point of view (since they've done everything else with that era...)!
1. You really don't get it MW2 is well optimized, a game like GTA 4 were almost nothing can play it smoothly isn't. A 4850 can max MW2 and MW2 looks amazing.2. Lean hurts balance because it allows campers to be harder to see, which only aides campers. Either way the impact on gameplay is minimal and it is a non-issue.3. Have you played it? Probably not. There are plenty of mods, I've met them. Your right no servers, but definitely no host advantage. The host can't change settings nearly as much as you would think, also the host tends to lag the most in MW2 so where are the advantages?4. So because YOU think it is an inferior game to the original, an extra $10 (which makes you pay the same as everyone else), is not worth it. Well that is a value judgment and that is up to you, but your opinion is not fact and does not constitute as what is, isn't, or should, shouldn't be.I'm not arguing that it would be better to have dedicated servers, or that the extra $10, while not huge deal, was a bit of an a-hole move,(I do argue the lean point though). I'm arguing that the game is not inferior on the PC, it just doesn't get the special attention some would like. The bottom line? It is still a great game that sells well, gets excellent reviews, and harbors an excellent community, yes even on the PC!
1. Yeah, I know a 4850 can max it, it's because the game was designed for Xbox 360 which runs a five generation old Video card. Considering that the graphics are POS... yeah
2. I like being able to lean.. it's more realistic
3. Mods- Modifications. Because there is no dedicated server, mods cant be run. The host will lag only if the machine is inferior, but the clients are still at the mercy of the Host machine
4. Again, $60 for a game that has less features than the one that cost $50 before it is bullsh*t.
5. The 16 player limit is something I NEVER want to experience. I hate the 16 player limit with a heartfelt passion. When the game is supposed to be Epic, the limit is lame (especially since it's because of the stupid lack of dedicated servers)
6. No console- "cl_showfps 1" is very cool to see your fps easily. You could type "sv_cheats 1" on a private server and explore the map. You can't do that in MW2, I've never played a PC game that didn't have a console since 2003!
#1 who gives a shit about lean.
#2 unless they make a new damn graphics engine and get dedicated servers back they won't get my money, again!
But Modern warfare three is already under development!Check out the videos:http://www.theonion.com/content/vi [...] rn_warfare/Troll
Right on. Awesome video.
MW3 is a crazy concept.. I would like to try it..