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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare - expect to see lots more familiar faces

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare – were you impressed?

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Shockingly good

Ive got to admit that Modern Warfare trailer was pretty great. We sure have come a long way from Infinite Warfare (and that was Infinity War as well). Im already irritated they didnt just call it Modern Warfare 4 though, because other than Price all the rest were non-characters and Price was still alive at the end of Modern Warfare 3!

That aside this looks like a long-awaited return to the present day and now its been long enough Im sure itll get a good nostalgic kick from those that remember the original. I dont believe a word of it when they start talking about realism but as long as the graphics are good and the atmosphere feels realistic then thats fine by me.

From the way theyre talking it also seems obvious that theyre gearing up to have more No Russian style controversy. And, depending on exactly what it is, Im kind of okay with that. As another reader said a while back its very rare that a video game tries to push the boundaries in terms of content and being shocking is something no one seems to even try anymore. Especially in this age of non-political political games from Ubisoft.
Dalglish
PS: Just one problem, why did they change the voice on Captain Price!

GC: Original voice actor Bill Murray (not the ghostbuster, but Don Beech from The Bill) is 77 now.

No smoke without fire

I suppose a lot of it is a case of GC not running the dubious/obviously fake stories, but isnt it amazing how so many video game leaks and rumours turn out to be basically 100% correct? Apart from Nintendo-related ones Im struggling to think of any that havent panned out before, which is cool in a way but basically means the art of the game reveal is dead.

We didnt get much info on Call Of Duty but just knowing the name allowed you to work out pretty much what it was going to be and watching the new trailer it seems those guesses were correct. (Getting rid of season passes was a surprise mind, although I guess thats a general industry trend that was going to hit Call Of Duty sooner or later.)

But if random age rating boards around the world are just going to let slip new games with no warning I dont know what companies can really do. I wouldve got really excited about that Ghostbusters remaster news but having it rumoured then confirmed later kind of diluted the whole hype experience, which Im sure isnt good for the game apart from anything else. I guess theres just no secrets on the Internet.
Gigas

Nintendo surprise

So are we expecting any kind of big surprises from Nintendo this E3? If theyre having a Pokémon Sword/Shield Direct next week then surely that implies it will barely be mentioned during the E3 Direct? But since theyve said practically nothing about Animal Crossing and Luigis Mansion 3 Im not sure if that leaves room for a big surprise or not?

A part of me also wonders whether this open world FromSoftware game could even be a Nintendo exclusive? I know that seems unlikely, but From were down as a Switch developer from the very start and Im not sure that Dark Souls Remastered counts, seeing as they werent really involved. The fact that nothings leaked out about the game also kinda of points more towards Nintendos more watertight security.

Probably a long shot but its interesting to speculate, which is why I personally love E3 as it always seems like almost anything could be announced… even if it usually isnt.
Jonesy

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Transition period

Maybe Im completely off base here but it seems to me like Microsoft is slowly transitioning into giving up being a console maker. I dont mean just in that streaming will take over, but if Xbox is going to be some service you subscribe to what makes it special? The only difference is going to be Microsoft exclusives and theyve been a disaster this whole gen. I know theyre supposed to be fixing that now, but they are so far behind theyre not even close to having a line-up that people are going to want just for their games.

Which means Google Stadia has very little to do in order to combat it, or so it seems to me. Even worse, from Microsofts point of view, if Sony uses their tech to having their own streaming service thats going to be instantly more appealing because their first party games are much better.

I know Microsoft is making money from renting out the tech but to me it seems to put them in the role of someone like AMD rather than what they used to be. From a profit perspective maybe that doesnt matter, maybe its even better, but it all seems a bit anticlimactic to me. If Xbox isnt the hardware and its not the streaming service (because theyre letting Sony use the same tech) then its just the games, and at the moment thats not much at all.
Korbie

Twice bitten, forever shy

I havent played the 2006 Sonic The Hedgehog game either, so it could easily be the worst game. I actually quite liked The Simpsons: Hit & Run, although the ideas daft it was still a fun game.

But it does remind me of the worst game I think Ive ever played, which was The Simpsons Wrestling. Wrestling and Simpsons were my favourite things back then, so it seemed the perfect mix. Fortunately, I didnt fall for Simpsons skateboarding.
Anon

Nuclear option

Anyone else disappointed to find out that the new Need For Speed wont be at E3? Considering its out this year that is leaving it very late to announce anything, given we dont even know its name right now or what it is. Im not saying this to have a go at EA as I really hope they nail what must surely be the series last chance.

As a great fan of arcade racers we need Need For Speed to keep going or its going to be even harder for other, similar games to get made.

Since the series has been in such trouble lately Im going to guess this is time for the nuclear option and the new game will be Underground 3. I just dont see anything else igniting interest as much and if they dont do a sequel soon those two games are just going to be forgotten. I dont know when the reveal is going to be now but it needs to be a good one.
Archon

Least weird

Not to rain on anyones parade but I can tell you I wont be getting Death Stranding. I certainly do not consider Hideo Kojima a genius and have not enjoyed any of his games. I tried to get into Metal Gear Solid V, as Id been told it was the least weird of his games and found it boring, fiddly, and with a stupid story. I was quite impressed by the graphics though.

I would imagine most casual gamers probably feel the same way so I will be interested to see if being a Sony exclusive makes it seem more appealing. I could see that happening, even if people dont like it once they start playing it.
Bahamut

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