During an earnings Q&A earlier today, Activision spoke a little of their 2010 product line-up. A line-up that you may be stunned to hear includes new Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Spider Man games.
You can no doubt imagine the kind of shambling corpse that’ll be trotted out as Guitar Hero 6 (or whatever it ends up being called), and that’s not even bringing up the inevitable band-specific, re-release and handheld versions we can no doubt expect from the series.
Call of Duty, though, that’s a little more interesting. With this month’s Modern Warfare 2 developed by Infinity Ward, next year is a “Treyarch” year, with rumours suggesting the game has moved completely away from the Second World War and will be set in an era with not only more menacing Russians, but better music as well.
As for Spider-Man, yeah, he’s back, along with a Shrek game that’ll no doubt be based on next year’s Shrek movie.
Good ol’ Activision. They’re nothing if not dependable.
Qumulys
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:33 PMDamn, I was hoping for Vietnam…. That sounds a little wrong.
brad
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:17 PMhmmm. maybe the middle east during the russian invasion of Afghanistan? i think IW has the modern war covered. i cant see treyarch doing that any justice. but the russian invasion started in late 79 so that would definitely fall into the older style of warfare.
although i too would love to see a cod Vietnam. i reckon that would be awesome! full on guerrilla warfare! trap doors and networks of underground tunnels to get lost/killed in. the cod series really need to get into that one!!
are you listening slactivision?
Asdasd
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:08 PMHardly news as saying that tommorow the sun will come up is news.
Steven Bogos
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:46 PMCall of duty 12: The American Civil War
Prof. Ake
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:12 PMI would actually play that. just because it’s diffeent
Blackwater
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:52 PMSame old crap. It wouldn’t be such a problem if these games actually deserved sequels.
Matfei
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:36 PMI wish Activision would just stop. Unless they make a Dream Theater guitar hero… and bundle it with GH: Metallica.
I’d buy that.
Happydude
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:08 PMso would I
Blackwater
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:34 PMI;d rather Harmonix release it as a Rock Band game, because as we all know RB is far superior to GH.
Hell Yeah! Rock Band 3 next year!
Deadlydorito
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:45 PMBastards should just release ultimate guitar hero, every single guitar hero song ever in one disc. Seriously….
mambodog
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:09 PMAll the Treyarch CoD games are pants. CoD3 fills me with contempt just thinking about it.
Prof. Ake
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:14 PMIt’s funny, cause they kinda are responsible for the whole CoD franchise. They did make the first one.
ItzEddie
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 9:55 PMNo they weren’t, Infinity Ward made the original Call of Duty. Treyarch made the expansion for CoD1.
Collision
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:49 AMActivision.
The New EA.
Sha-na-na-naa
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM+1
Sinful Malice
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:42 AMIt’s also possible that eventually, the CoD series might move to futuristic shooters. IW have said that they can’t really make one, since they’re not good at it, so I suppose Treyarch might eye that up eventually.
plmko
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:59 PMYipeee, more shitty games under my Christmas tree.