Be Called to Duty on Nov. 10th

by Richard Mitchell { Oct 16th 2006 at 2:30PM }

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?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sneak @ Oct 16th 2006 2:34PM

Man, there's too much awesomeness coming out november, wii on the 19th, ps3 17th, gow, etc. My wallet is going to eat it.

georgedakota @ Oct 16th 2006 3:03PM

Just dont play all the games in november and with all the games for 360 who even needs a ps3 or the wii. I sure dont. Then when january through april roll around youll have plenty of other games you missed at christmas to play when nothing comes out for a month or so.

StrikeMan @ Oct 16th 2006 3:10PM

I'd love to see CVG's source on this one, which they don't mention. Hm...

First off, EBGames still lists every game as having an 11.07 ship date. And while I know retailers don't always have accurate information posted, considering the close relationship EB and Activision has always had and the sheer number of posters at any local EBGames and GameStop who have that actual date on them for all platforms...

Second, it mentions Gears of War "following only weeks later," when Epic has announced the exact same date (11.07) as the shipment date. Microsoft's "Emergence Day" may be the 12th, but Epic insists that there are no street dates for GoW.

And third, the PS3 version delayed until MARCH? If this were true, how come...nobody else seems to have gotten word about this, a month before the game and system are supposed to be out? I don't doubt CVG can get exclusive news sometimes, but this seems like a BIG one for all of the others to miss first.

On a side note, canning the XBOX version would also be a fairly poor idea on Activision's part, especially with a PS2 edition hitting as well. While the 360 and PS3 are faaaaar more powerful than the XBOX, the latter does have a much greater install base and the game would easily sell better than almost any other XBOX game this year (*insert joke about having very few XBOX1 games to compete with in the past 12 months*).

Will @ Oct 16th 2006 3:13PM

Those first two weeks of November are going to kill my wallet (and that doesn't include the hot DS titles coming out then too).

Richard Mitchell @ Oct 16th 2006 3:31PM

"and that doesn't include the hot DS titles coming out then too"

Aw, crap! I forgot about the DS! FFIII! This Christmas is going to be hard.

J.Goodwin @ Oct 16th 2006 3:57PM

Even those only shopping 360 this November are going to be in for a pounding. Within the space of like, two weeks, you have CoD3, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and Gears of War.

KineticOnline @ Oct 16th 2006 3:35PM

Looks like its going to be an expensive run up to december, 6 must buy games one week after the other, and thats before i get the camera, steering wheel, wireless headset and HD-DVD player. (when is steering wheel and headset being released??)

27/10 Fifa/Pro Evo (still havent decided which)
03/11 Forza 2
10/11 Call Of Duty 3
17/11 Gears Of War
24/11 Rainbow 6 : Vegas
01/12 WSOP: Tournament of Champions

aj @ Oct 16th 2006 3:54PM

yeah, I just cant play more than one of each genre at a time. I can only handle one FPS Racing Sports and Action/Adventure. And playing one of each of those gewnres is alot of playing anyways. I am only getting GoW, NFS:Carbon, Fuzion Frenzy, Tiger Woods, and all the accessories(HD-DVD, racign wheel, wireless headset, ect.) Raibow 6, and CoD3 will have to wait until January-March (usually drought of good games).

I mean juast think about playing R6, GoW, and CoD3. Switching between games it gets confusing with the controls, the stories are hard to follow, and online maps and clans get all mixed up. I am saying this just from buying CoD2 and GRAW at the same time, and just two games was anoying.

J.Goodwin @ Oct 16th 2006 3:58PM

Forza 2 is not coming out in November, by the way. It's been delayed to next year, but not to a specific date.

aragorn @ Oct 16th 2006 4:19PM

gotta hand it to microsoft, and all of the developers under the xbox flag. Way to make sure our wallets are empty before we even consider buying a ps3 or a wii...

Say what you will about the competition, but there is something to be said about being able to spend your hard earned cash on expanding your game collection, rather than just having to dish it all out on a new console that at this point only offers first gen.

makes me think of the 360 as an 'investment'

in other news, they sure dished out another call of duty awfully quick...

WoodrowX @ Oct 16th 2006 4:27PM

Don't everybody forget about F.E.A.R. coming out as well.

Plaque @ Oct 16th 2006 5:10PM

PS3 March 07? This is news to me...

Jason W @ Oct 16th 2006 5:18PM

IM selling my PS3 to buy 360 games. Since im number 3 inline Im assured of one (i hope). But I think RB6, Splinter Cell, Call Of Duty 3, and Of course Gears. Its going to be a great month.

Brian @ Oct 16th 2006 5:32PM

You People are forgetting Guitar Hero 2? Sure it's PS2. Anyway this Veteran of COD2 will be buying COD3.

7r1ck13 @ Oct 16th 2006 5:59PM

Well about the Xbox 1 version.. Its gotta be still coming out.. I just got my issue of EGM the other day and an ad caught my eye.. Just opend it back up to see if Call of Duty 3 was in it and sure enuf it is..

This ad is from Microsoft for the Original Xbox, trying to promote sales on Original games..

Top of ad says New Games, Original Xbox..
and pictured are Nascar07, Call of Duty 3, MK: Armageddon, FamilyGuy, Justice League, Avatar, Destroy All Humans2, Scarface, ThrillVille, and TH: Project 8..

I dont trust this news..