Modern Warfare 3. Activision defends premium content

Source: BBC

Gaming giant Activision has announced that it will release the next title in the Call of Duty series - Modern Warfare 3 - in November.

Some analysts have said that a new optional service, which charges gamers for extra content, in an attempt by the company to experiment with a new business model they could further implement in the future.

Modern Warfare 3 Further Details

Source: Kotaku

Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf a dozen cities around the world including New York, Paris and London.

Multiple sources have shared details of the game's story, art, sounds and game modes with Kotaku, noting that the game will reshape the landscape of the Call of Dutyfranchise, bringing an impressive number of eclectic settings, deep multiplayer gaming and a story that ties up nearly all loose ends from previous titles, including the final moments of key figures in the series' history.

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I've got a 'game' buzz today, one like I haven't had for a long time. I know Infinity Ward have lost many of their most experienced staff and I'm not expecting anything really progressive from what Activision has patched together out of a once-great studio. But, there's no denying I've been a fan of what Infinity Ward released in its previous incarnation.

Hand up, I was never a fan of Treyarch and the sideways/backwards steps they made with the Call of Duty franchise, and I last played Modern Warfare Black Ops about 2 hours after I'd queued outside my midnight-opening Blockbuster store to buy the game. I still see the new map packs getting charged to my card so someone is still playing it - but it's not me. The question remains, can Infinity Ward, or what's left of it, pull the rabbit from the hat and produce some more Modern Warfare magic?

Sure, we've only seen some cut-scenes and no gameplay, but it just looks better than anything Treyarch put out and release day can't come soon enough. The soldier's movement is smoother, the attention to detail already blows Treyarch out of the water, and let's hope Activision have dedicated the resources to the game, rather than just trying to milk the brand for cash like they have done with the Guitar Hero stuff.

I'm under no illusions that I'm a soldier, nor do I wish to be (hats off to those that are), but the Modern Warfare experience swept me into the xBox and into my TV and I was part of the story.

It's all multi-player for me, although I do play the campaigns when my internet speeds are crabby. Modern Warfare 2 didn't have the story of the first game, but I still had a wry smile on my face when prisoner 627 turned out to be good old Captain Price "this belongs to you sir" in Modern Warfare 2. Does anyone really buy it for the campaigns? I guess the attraction lies in the millions of hours we sit in front of our TV blasting strangers from across the planet. Sure the tactical insertions and boosters left us thinking the Modern Warfare games were far from perfect, but does anything else really get close?

Roll on the 8th November.

Modern Warfare 3 Global Reveal Trailer

Modern Warfare 3 by Infinity Ward is back from Activision and here's the Worldwide Reveal Trailer