Posts with tag callofduty3
Posted Nov 8th 2006 9:30AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
Those crafty cats at Play-Asia are at it again, this time with a deal on
Call of Duty 3. The region free Asian version of the game can be had for a mere $48 if you utilize the cheapest shipping option. This is a concept we've perhaps covered to death, but let's go over it again: many games are released in Asia with absolutely no localization at all. That means that oftentimes Asia gets the exact same English game that the US and UK get (usually, even the manual is still English). Asian versions are often region free, so they can be played on any 360 on the planet. To top it all off, they are often heavily discounted. So there you go, a perfectly good copy of
COD3 for $12 less. While you're at it, why not pick up
F.E.A.R. too (once it's restocked)? Anybody else found any amazing deals?
Past deals from Play-Asia
Complete list of region free 360 games
[Via Joystiq]
Posted Nov 6th 2006 2:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Gears of War
Let's see . . . games shipping this week . . . let's have a look. Hmmmm, we've got
World Championship Poker: All In. Not bad, not bad. Let's see what else,
Viva Piñata, ooh that's a pretty big one. And, oh, there's
Call of Duty 3 and
Project 8, those are huge games, too. We've got
History Channel Civil War and
Blitz: the League, those might be pretty good. Anything else? Let's see . . . nope. No, that's it, nothing else. Oh wait, there's another one here at the bottom. Um . . .
Gears of . . . what is it,
War? Is that it? Is that a game about Richard Gere? If it is, they spelled his name wrong.
Continue reading Games shipping this week: ignorant edition
Posted Oct 18th 2006 5:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live
GameTrailers has posted a new trailer for
Call of Duty 3. It's just shy of 2 minutes long, but it's pretty intense all the same. There are plenty of tanks, planes, and explosions to make fans happy. If you can focus enough, you'll see many bits of new gameplay like vehicles, destructible environments, and the improved melee combat. See the trailer after the break.
Continue reading Explode-a-rific Call Of Duty 3 trailer
Posted Oct 16th 2006 2:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live
Call of Duty fans mark your calendars,
Call of Duty 3 has been dated. CVG lists the 360 version for November 10th, well before any other version (the PS3 version is set for March 07). Curiously absent from Activision's announcement is the date for the Xbox version. CVG speculates that this could mean the Xbox version has been canceled. It seems doubtful, but
COD2 is the 360's first million seller. Maybe Activision and Mircrosoft are hoping
COD3 will drive sales of the 360. Regardless, 360 owners will be the first to play.
We can't help but note that it's going to be
impossible to sample all the 360 goodness this holiday.
Gears of War,
Phantasy Star,
Splinter Cell,
Viva Piñata,
R6 Vegas, the list just keeps going. Who's planning on squeezing
Call of Duty 3 in there?
[Via Evil Avatar]
Posted Sep 27th 2006 5:50PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Downloads, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace
Following today's press briefing, there is now a boatload of new trailers on Marketplace. They are, in no particular order:
Assassin's Creed
Blue Dragon
Lost Odyssey
Halo Wars
Viva Piñata
Call of Duty 3
Marvel Universe
Banjo-Kazooie
PGR4
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Bioshock
FIFA 07
All this and a bag of
DOOM. We have to wonder, though: what the hell will we get next? They've got two more days to fill after all. Any predictions?
Posted Aug 31st 2006 11:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
Of all the sites on all of the internets, Gamepro has somehow managed to snag the first real time footage of
Call of Duty 3. Now, before you wet yourself with excitement -- it's okay, it happens to the best of us -- realize that this video is
tiny. That, and you will likely have to sit through an advertisement in order to watch it. Still, there are some nice things going on for those who care to look. The depth of field effect when zooming in is very nice. Also noticeable is seeing the muzzle flash from your gun reflect on the gun itself. I've always found war games to be sort of "samey," but
COD3 has definitely got the look. No
Coke ads in there, though.
[Via Evil Avatar]
Posted Aug 24th 2006 11:30AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Downloads
Amidst all the noise about
Call of Duty 3 -- sweet graphics, new player actions, yada, yada, yada -- and
NBA 2K7 -- individual jump shot animations for every NBA player, blah, blah, blah -- we almost missed the biggest news in the latest episode of Gamertag Radio. That's right, Dan the Automator is producing the soundtrack for
NBA 2K7. Appropriately titled,
Dan the Automator presents: 2K7, you can be sure the soundtrack will be very nice. Most people would recognize Dan's work from the first Gorillaz album. And just in case super slick producers don't tickle your fancy like they do ours, the podcast contains some nice tidbits about both
Call of Duty 3 and
NBA 2K7. So, go check it out.
Posted Jul 11th 2006 1:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Downloads, Call of Duty 2, Xbox Live
Now that we know when the 360 version of Call of Duty will be released --and that it will be identical to the PS3 version, snicker, snicker -- why not celebrate with some new screens? If screens don't do it for you, how about a movie (or two, or three)?
War may be hell, but it sure sells a lot of video games.
[Thanks, Matt T.]
Posted Jul 7th 2006 10:00AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Console wars
Gamasutra has posted the 10 most requested games from Gamefly this week, and the list leans heavily toward our favorite curvy, white box. A full five of the top spots are occupied by 360 exclusives (six if you count the 360 version of
BFMEII). Xboxic has gone to the trouble of making a numbered list, which I will politely
steal utilize:
- Chromehounds (360 exclusive)
- Prey (360/PC)
- Over G Fighters (360 exclusive)
- LotR: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (360 version)
- Dead Rising (360 exclusive)
- NCAA Football 2007 (multi)
- Hitman: Blood Money (multi)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (PS2)
- Gears of War (360 exclusive)
- Call of Duty 3 (PC/next-gen)
Look at that list for a second. Notice anything? That's right, four 360 exclusives that haven't even been
released --
Chromehounds, Prey, Dead Rising, and
Gears of War -- are in the top 10. That means these games are more requested than games people could actually be playing right now. Crazy, no?
