I think that most of the gaming public that knows IF isn't making the game is going to stay the heck away from it. I know I am.

@SnakeCL: Doh, butterfingers. IF=IW Infinity Ward.

Well looks like most people will know to stay away from CoD5 and wait for CoD6 from IW.

The way I see it, a good game is a good game, no matter what war it's in or the developer.
Sure, there's been thousands of WWII games. Sure, Treyarch doesn't have the best record.

But, that doesn't mean this can't be a good game, especially considering only two MoH have touched the setting.

Here's hoping!

Sad that they are returning to WW2, also the pacific is an odd choice. The Japanese employed non-standard infantry practices, such as at Guadalcanal. Will the game feature the hero Americans just entrenching them selves, and waiting to mow down Kawaguchi's forces charging with swords at night, after they were not lost anymore and actually found the Americans. Way to go surprise attack! Lets not forget the heroic abandoning of the US Marines on land by the navy, when the air craft carrier hauled ass out of there leaving them without air support. Oh, such great times in the pacific.

Dear Activision: I am not buying this game. Call of Duty 3 is the worst Xbox 360 game I own. I don't want another WWII shooter from these developers. I think it's stupid for you to dilute this AAA brand with a knockoff that isn't from the heart of IW. In fact if you had any brains you'd split this into a side series called "Call of Honor" or "Call of Valor" or some such other marketable nonsense.

If they went the current Africa situation, like Darfur and the Congo, that would be insane.

Yay for Pacific!

I want to kill some Japanese!

WW2 in Asia? I say bring in Japan and Philippines for the most part...I might skip it though

I have a feeling that the CoD games are from now on only going to be good every other time.

I keep pressing enter......but anyways, it would get the topic out there more (yes, I know celebs try their damndest) and I'm sure it would start many arguments, aka discussion.

It seems strange to have a franchise keep the same name, despite having two very seperate developers. Imagine seeing a Project Gotham Racing game being developed by Neversoft, another developer owned by Activision. It just doesn't seem right that two developers can work on the same franchise while one is taking huge steps forward and the other is saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

The only logical explanation is that Treyarch has been developing a new Call of Duty game for some time now and is too far and invested in the project to change/cancel it. It's really too bad that all you need to say is WWII and any FPS fan begins to cringe without knowing it.

Here's hoping to some revolutionary gameplay that will save Call of Duty 5 from being the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.

I'll pass on another WW2 shooter thanks, its the reason the only Call of Duty game I own is number 4. Also why have they changed the developer again?
Heres hoping Infinity Ward are already making COD6 or another modern shooter for next year.

Yeah this is crappy news, hopefully I can explain it well enough for my clan to stay the hell away.

Boooo! Looks like CoD4 will remain the only Call of Duty I bother picking up.

Maybe IW is going to move on to some new IP. After playing COD4 for the last 2 weeks I really hope they do. COD 4 is the only COD game I actually liked. So they must be doing something right.

Ok not going to touch COD5. Will wait for COD6.

@Hiero Glyph: It's not unusual for two development teams to trade off between sequels of long running series. Square Enix does it with Final Fantasy and Ubisoft does it with Splinter Cell, both to varying degrees of success.

I was never interested in COD before COD4, unless this version features robot hitlers then so far i'm not interested.

OMG, This brings back memories from MOH: Rising Sun. Horrible load times. I played Rising Sun online for two years. If cod does do a remake I'll cry, thoroughly.

Of course it's crappy news that they're making a WWII shooter, but the game being set in the Pacific is great news.

I assume they will do Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, etc. If they branch out to cover Burma and China, that would be amazing.
After the "death from above" mission in CoD4, I'd love to see a bombing level. And how about taking out fighters with an AA gun at Pearl Harbor or Midway?

the NAM godamn , the NAM!

It'd be nice to see a decent WWII game focused on the Pacific theatre.
 
Though I think the location itself is rather stacked so as not to be enjoyable if you fight as an American. From what I know of land battles in the Pacific... there's not much entertainment to be had from that mess. When the U.S. was losing, it was horrid... and when the U.S. was winning, it was just as horrid. Who wants to fight an enemy that just rushes at your gun or waits in a cave to be burned out? Conditions for victory: slaughter everyone... you'll know you won when Japanese women holding their babies are jumping from cliff-tops to their deaths despite your desperate pleas with them to stop.
 
Nazis just seem to make a better iconic enemy... at least Americans understood that particular horror. "Good vs Evil" works better than "senseless slaughter" as a premise.

What's with the Indians in that photo? Based on video games I thought only white people fought for the allies in WWII?

I can't believe they are going back to the most over used time period in games. How can you innovate when it has been told so many times. I love COD4. There are plenty of other wars to use. Come on ActivisionBlizzard.

Ah.. finally back to good old WWII.
Thats good news

Man, good thing the real people behind CoD will have some time to craft their next seller.

... but I agree, IW should just make a new IP... but they'll never do because part of the success of the new CoD games is riding on the franchise name, and nothing else.

I haven't played this one *yet*, but from what I hear, it could overtake the best CoD game, the very first one.

Treyarch and back to WWII? I'll pass on this one.

I really don't trust Treyarch with anything. Every one of their Call of Duty titles have been bad. Spider-man 3 I didn't play enough to give an opinion on. Even if Call of Duty 5 was in modern setting, I wouldn't touch it if it doesn't have Infinity Ward's logo on the box.

I'll just wait for Call of Duty 6 when Infinity Ward does its 3rd successful sequel. Until then, I'll keep enjoying Call of Duty 4.

Pass.

When we get back to the future, someone give me a call.

that can be a good strategy.

you have two companys, and a lifecycle of 5 years, so you release a title of a brand every 2.5 years.

I'll probably pass, I don't know why they feel they have to make a game called Call of Duty 5, when they could just get the team (Treyarch) to work on an expack for the game, while IW works on the next title. Thier orignal expacks weren't that bad, should just add the Sptenaz special forces storyline and suck up some more cash.

I want to see one that has a lot of Naval battles. Imagine running around the ship, manning guns, fixing damaged equipment and holes, and aiming the big guns of a battle ship at an opposing aircraft carrier or shore emplacement. Of course, eventually you'll have to do some island hopping and get the usual FPS stuff.

I just think a little shipboard action would be fun.

I'm glad they're donig a Pacific game. Everyone complaning is acting like this will be another COD3, and the game will be totally different. I really hope the focus on places like the Philippines, that would be interesting since everyone seems to ignore that part of the war.

I think it's ridiculous to say that you're going to pass on a game that hasn't even been created yet. Wisdom would suggest you at least wait until the game is in playable form. I think it's not very bright to pre-judge games, people, etc.

Now, do I have high hopes for this? No ... no, I don't. However, I'm not willing to say it sucks before the code is even finished.

Thumbs down from me. I'll give the game a chance but lets face it, COD3 is horrible compared to COD2 and COD4 so there's no reason to be excited over COD5.

@Bon5ai: @dv8godd:

This is why the game could be good.
It could show a very dark side of the war never actually portrayed.

Let's face it, for the most part, Americans in WWII are portrayed as Gung-Ho G.I. Joes that take down an evil army with their pinkies.

Sure, we can look at WWII that way if we try hard enough, especially if we look at the European theater.

But, if Treyarch makes an "accurate" Pacific game, it will be much harder to pull off that view of a Americans. Which means they'll have to include the much less-seen "dark side" of war, so-to-speak.

...

But, of course, I'm intesely likely to be completely wrong, and Treyarch will pull off a "Medal of Honor: Rising Sun."
Oh god, I just threw up in my mouth a little.

I've played COD, COD2, and the COD4 demo. Can someone explain to me this thing about Infinity Ward and Treyarch? Why are two different companies putting together different sequels to the same game? Is treyarch terrible at making these games?

treyarch bombed cod3... I can't believe activision farmed out IF's series to another company... I'm suprised collier doesn't hate activision more than EA aftre that move... :)

Im sick of WWII era guns. Since a big part of the game itself for me is about the guns.

Ive seen pretty much every single WWII gun possible, and theres nothing really new that they could add. The Japanese forces if it is going to be in the pacific didnt exactly have a "varied" arsenal so its not all that interesting.

Even if the stage is set in the pacific, I mean what else can they do that would make the game worth playing?

Short of possibly letting us control the cannons of the battleship and allow us to pound an island into dust. Or flying a fighter and buzz the beaches.

Why, after Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 4 being incredibly successful due in no small part to Infinity Ward, would they go back to the developers of the mediocre Call of Duty 3 and earlier average expansions?

Are they just milking on the franchise name to save money from pushing out the blockbusters like Infinity Ward's contributions for each game in the series?

This is an incredibly moronic decision. Call me when Call of Duty 6 is around the corner.

This is quite disappointing. The Pacific Theater might be interesting, but, Call of Duty 4 has made me realize I am burned out on WWII shooters, regardless of where they take place. How about we have a WWII shooter where you are Russian, or a Nazi (sarcasm).

Call of Duty 4 proved to the gaming world that gamers want something new and exciting, this back track is a huge mistake.

"it might not be so bad"

It's being made by Treyarch. It's pretty much impossible for it to not be bad.

IW are probably working on next (modern combat) installment - with dev times being so long these days.

WW2 with updated technology mightn't be so bad...

There's maybe one way they can save this game for me: have campaigns that are not from the POV of the British, or the Americans.

Playing the Chinese People's Liberation Army, or the Kuomingtang, would be an interesting game of old enemies getting together, with backstabs and betrayals. The late war Soviet campaign would also be an interesting change. Anything other than the tired old things done over and over again.

People keep talking crap about CoD3 but never back anything up. All they say is "it sucked". Details people, details. CoD3 used the same control setup, looked the same and introduced vehicles (other than Cod:uo). People pissed and moaned about it but with never anything solid. Because they couldn't. It was the same game but with more in it.

Think they will learn their lesson from COD3? Does anyone but hardcore gamers pay attention to who did which COD title?

Why not the Revolutionary War? Or the Civil War? I want a musket that only fires once a minute, and limping around with gangrene and/or scurvy.

Something tells me this one won't be selling well in Japan. I, for one, would not like to "virtually" drop atomic bombs on innocent civilians, but that's just me being Japanese I assume. The US tactics in the rim were more than slightly questionable, and I think that atmosphere in a game like that is something many gamers will not enjoy.

WWII is played out, didn't you get the memo Treyarch? Please, stop with the rehashed WII shooters. Make COD5 in the future, its the obvious choice.