http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=190468It's had its
Finest Hour, there's been a
Big Red One, and most recently, the series has waged Modern Warfare.
According to the upcoming issues, Call of Duty 5 will now be known as
Call of Duty: World at War. The shooter is being developed by
Treyarch, the team responsible for
Call of Duty 3, and is built using the impressive
Call of Duty 4 game engine.
Though unofficial, the reports confirm that World at War will return to the often-used WWII setting (this time in the Pacific), and that 2-4 person online co-op will be supported. Additionally, 16-person online multiplayer using the same level-up (aka Perk) system found in Call of Duty 4 will return.
Treyarch president Mark Lamir told the magazine, "The direction for the team was to make the best game they could, and as they were doing this they created a grittiness that quite frankly made some people very uncomfortable...This is a scarier
Call of Duty than we've ever seen."
Based on the Call of Duty 4 engine, Call of Duty: World at War will include more destructible environments than prior games in the series. It will also allow players to swim underwater, as well as use Japanese machine guns and flamethrowers with "propagating fire" burning jungle scenery--and enemies--in realistic fashion.
Call of Duty: World at War is scheduled for release this fall for Wii,Xbox 360, PS3, DS, PS2, and PC. Infinity Ward, the developer behind Call of Duty 4, has reportedly begun working on Call of Duty 6.The conflict continues...
As for multiplayer, the 360 version will sport a four-player co-op mode which can be played with four consoles over Xbox Live, or two consoles each using split-screen. The co-op campaign will be very similar to the single-player campaign, with gamers constantly accumulating points which can be used to unlock perks. Its multiplayer mode will feature vehicles and squad-based elements.
Infinity Ward may have renegotiated their contract with
Activision so that the studio would be the sole developer of the FPS series beyond Call of Duty: World at War...