World at War trailer to debut via XBL this weekend
by Dustin Burg 
{ Jun 17th 2008 at 11:00AM }
A new World at War game trailer will be available for download exclusively from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning Saturday, June 21st and will be available until Sunday, June 22nd. So, we advise hopping on the XBLM sometime during your ritualistic Saturday morning cartoon viewing and Lucky Charms eating to download the latest glimpse at what Acti has planned for the CoD franchise. Here's to hoping World at War knocks our socks, shoes and pants off.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
LZBravo @ Jun 17th 2008 11:03AM
No Infinity Ward, no smash hit game.
DjDATZ @ Jun 17th 2008 11:38AM
Precisely. Treyarch = Shit.
jon zero one @ Jun 17th 2008 11:22AM
if they make cod4 in a world war 2 environment ill be happy. just the co-op alone could be great.
Rick @ Jun 17th 2008 11:32AM
They're going to have to really wow everyone to overcome the animosity generated by going back to WW2 material. How many times do we have to play the same damn war in games? I wonder who will win this time...
potato @ Jun 17th 2008 4:06PM
There's lots of good potential left in the WW2 genre... but Treyarch isn't going to give that to us :P
We'll just get another COD3 - shoddy controls, crappy levels, and just painful gameplay...
Mr Cool @ Jun 17th 2008 11:43AM
Was the Lucky Charms page necessary?
>_< LOL
Dustin Burg @ Jun 17th 2008 12:00PM
very much so :P
ZEBRA NINER @ Jun 17th 2008 12:27PM
I was going to post that exact thing! Who doesn't know what Lucky Charms are? Who doesn't know that they are "magically delicious"?
Boff @ Jun 18th 2008 5:19AM
Lucky what whats?
Vcize @ Jun 17th 2008 11:45AM
Hey I wonder if people are going to mention how Treyarch is developing this game instead of IW in here?
pandlcg @ Jun 17th 2008 12:03PM
I heard people were preparing to take their pants off in here
ZEBRA NINER @ Jun 17th 2008 12:28PM
Preparing? My pants are off, sir. They are staying off too.
Big Filth @ Jun 17th 2008 12:33PM
I remember seeing the first gameplay footage from COD4 right here on this very site. I remember being amazed and the anticipation began. Next was the beta and the good times kept coming till the game finally came out.
here we go again, minus the excitement and good game.
JohnHeist @ Jun 17th 2008 12:40PM
^^ I remember seeing "COD4" and instantly shrugging. Then I saw it wasn't WW2, and watched intently.
Now, imagine my excitement for another WW2 COD game.
chris.rackley @ Jun 17th 2008 12:44PM
Well . . . I wouldn't trash this game yet. Apparently, Treyarch is taking this game to a slower-paced, survival-horror type atmosphere. There really is potential here. You know how you feel when you're in a shooter to 50 and it's tied 49-49 and you're like "Oh, crap!" and your pulse races.
Well, if they can replicate that adrenaline-rushed fear the same way Epic did it with the "paintball scenario" in Gears of War . . . then this game could be really, really cool. Don't know it 'til you've seen it.
jtedesco33 @ Jun 17th 2008 2:34PM
Why would they slow it down when the adrenaline filled COD 4 is what everyone is loving right now and wanted more of?
shawn @ Jun 17th 2008 3:20PM
i don't understand why people want these fast paced crap fests were you cant even think without getting a bullet to the head, adrenaline for me comes out of being immersed into an environment and watching my surroundings like battlefield or rainbow 6 and hell maybe even a little grand theft auto. not unreal, cod4, gears of war etc.
Anaris82 @ Jun 17th 2008 3:10PM
Saturday morning cartoons, those still exist? I was under the impression that kid friendly nature shows and home renovation shows were the only things on Saturday mornings.
Anyway.. Treyarch MAY (capitalized for emphasis) do well with World at War. CoD3 wasn't bad, but compared to 2 and 4, it's way inferior. Everyone's waiting for them to F-up with this one and the pressure is on, I'm expecting them to put out a decent WWII shooter. Given the time they had to work on this one, the fact that they're using the CoD4 engine, and the fact the last (console oriented) Pacific Theater game was the over-cinematic (read: non-realistic) MoH: Rising Sun... World at War might not be a giant turd. At least wait until it's out before saying worst game ever.
joey @ Jun 17th 2008 3:59PM
I'm seriously overdosing on COD 4 now.
I'll give any game that lets me kill a bunch of japs a try.
ohh, I hope I get to drop the nukes.
Paligap @ Jun 17th 2008 4:43PM
Having worked on the original call of duty and the first expansion with both IW and Grey Matter (turned into Treyarch) here's my take:
Working with Vince, Grant, Jason and the rest of the IW crew was on of the highlights of my professional career (I am out of gaming now). Top notch crew, atmosphere, and just a willing to create. They are truly innovators in gaming if you go back to their days at EA.
I can only speak on the expansion they did - they (Grey matter) were under a gun from the big boys above and didn't have much room to add stuff that they wanted. I will say that the group assembled there at the time was INCREDIBLE to work with as well - I felt very fortunate to work back to back with such great groups. Individually their talents there are awesome and some of the stuff cut from the game was truly awesome. I understand that a lot has happened since Grey Matter got absorbed by TreyArch, etc...blah blah. Here's the thing and this is NO DISRESPECT to the gang at TreyArch - but IW is MLB and TreyArch is the AAA baseball - when it comes to COD.
All that said, I am SURE that the decision to go to WWII was not the individuals at TreyArch but some corp suits....if any of you know them personally ask them (not on forums - they can't tell you the truth there!) if they wouldn't rather have access to COD4:MW stuff (not just the engine).....
I am disappointed that we will have to retread WWII again with COD and that we will PROB have to wait for IW's next continuation of the MW series (No MMO PLEASE!)
See you guys on Live - Domination!
RogueStorm @ Jun 17th 2008 10:19PM
So are they dealing with the whole Nazi supernatural theme? That's been done, it's called Castle Wolfenstein.
Are they dealing with the clearing of the concentration camps toward the end of the war? That's dark, but way too political to touch IMO.
Are they going to have missions about the fire bombing of Dresden?
Is there FINALLY going to be a full on Pacific theater campaign that tells the story of the brutality of the Japanese?
There's potential, but they won't touch on the hard subjects from WW2.
Dewbart01 @ Jun 18th 2008 1:54PM
I personnely love the WWII FPS's if your sick of them then DON'T PLAY THEM, and COD hasn't even breached the Pacific campaign of WWII like MoH did,(the disapointment that was) so I'm hoping that they do a hell of a lot better job. I'm also hoping they bring back the Base Assault for multi player like in COD: United offensive, BA was the shiznit.