Black Ops to Serve as Template for Future Call of Duty Games

[Logan Westbrook]

Black Ops to Serve as Template for Future Call of Duty Games

It's Treyarch, and not series creators Infinity Ward, that will be setting the pace for the Call of Duty series.

According to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Treyarch's upcoming Cold War shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops is a roadmap to what the next five years worth of Call of Duty games will be like.

Speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference, Kotick said that Black Ops showed off both the visual style of future games, and how they stories and characters would be put together. Future releases would improve on the quality, and the games would become more cinematic, with more in-depth and "real" plots. He also said that Move and Kinect would allow the integration of motion and voice controls, bringing big changes to the gameplay.

But Kotick made it clear that new ideas would be added too, and mentioned the wager matches - four game modes in Black Ops that allow players to gamble in-game currency on their match performance - as an example of one area where the Call of Duty series was innovating. He also said that DLC was going to play a big part in the future of Call of Duty, and that Activision would be stepping up its release schedule for new content.

Without actually playing Black Ops it's hard to say whether its use as a template is good or bad. It certainly sounds good, but we'll have to wait and see. It's also going to be interesting to see what Infinity Ward or Sledgehammer do if Black Ops is going to be their style guide.

Black Ops is coming out for Wii, Xbox 360, PC and PS3 on November 9th.

Source: VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/09/15/kotick-black-ops-is-how-cod-games-will-look-in-5-years/]



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[Dogstile]

As long as the DLC stays with the map packs that neither me or my friends buy, i don't mind. If it turns into extra weapons and kill streaks i'll be slightly miffed.

 

[FinalDream]

Future releases would improve on the quality, and the games would become more cinematic, with more in-depth and "real" plots.

Yeah right, I will believe that when I play the games.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

I bet the DLC will be $20 each (1600 Micro$oft points). I can already see it happening.

 

[Banana Phone Man]

I really hope that this DLC does not cost anything or at least very little. I hate buying half a game for full price.

I'm still waiting to see all of this innovation to hit me. At the moment it still looks like every other CoD I've played with extra added shiny objects that will make me look at it and think "Oh that's shiny" and will keep me occupied for maybe 5 minutes. Maybe I've missed it or it just hasn't found me yet.

 

[WrongSprite]

This doesn't make sense. Black ops is already using the template of CoD4, which hasn't really changed since then.

 

[SantoUno]

So they're basically saying...

"Yeah....we're totally going to keep making more CoD games despite all of them being too samey, because everyone is still going to buy them! Muahahahahahaha!!!!!"

 

[scnj]

Five years?! They'll be up to Call Of Duty 12 by then, if not more. Also, fuck Kinect and Move support.

 

[qbanknight]

One COD a year, that's fantastic Kottick, go fuck yourself

 

[Pielikey]

By "Template" they mean "Cookie Cutter".

Also, they're already planning DLC? As in they're already planning on not putting stuff in the game on purpose?

Also Also, Gambling's for fools.
Also*3, I'm not buying this game.

 

[Hosker]

How much longer is this series gonna be?

 

[JaymesFogarty]

They're making another one! And people called out Bioshock 2, because it was reminiscent of the original. We as gamers should be screaming, "Mario, Sonic, Crash! Call Of Duty is as bad as them now!" Seriously though, isn't this getting a little ridiculous?

 

[masseyguy911]

SO... basically they just admitted that they are NOT going to change a thing from CoD game to CoD game.
Well, thats another reason for me to not buy Black Ops.

 

[Jonny49]

It's Treyarch, and not series creators Infinity Ward, that will be setting the pace for the Call of Duty series.

I called it.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Staying calm.

It's Treyarch, and not series creators Infinity Ward, that will be setting the pace for the Call of Duty series.

So, not CoD then.

is a roadmap to what the next five years worth of Call of Duty games will be like.

So, like Madden and Tiger Woods golf then, but with guns. Bound to work. People really want to play a slightly different FPS every year especially when they can pay more to have it made into an MMO as well.

that allow players to gamble in-game currency on their match performance - as an example of one area where the Call of Duty series was innovating.

*ahem*
/bet CT All - Counterstrike (2000)

Without actually playing Black Ops it's hard to say whether its use as a template is good or bad.

Ooh, Template + Kotick + Fake Developers + Fake Innovation + Five Year Plan...can anyone else answer this?

 

[Jared]

Of course they want them to feel like they have power...so they will make th games good