I have no idea why publishers are doing this more and more recently, but launch trailers for games are coming in way before games are set for launch. The latest game to see a launch trailer half a month before its release is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Here’s what Activision wants you to know about Advanced Warfare:
A new vision for the blockbuster franchise, Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare takes players to a future devastated by a global attack. Rising from the chaos is Atlas, a Private Military Corporation led by the cunning Jonathan Irons. With the most powerful military force in the world, Atlas has effectively become a superpower for hire. Playing as Jack Mitchell, suit up in an advanced exoskeleton and join a highly-trained unit committed to restoring order.
The exoskeleton carries over into Multiplayer, where an all-new movement system changes the way players traverse the terrain. Chain together boost actions like jump, dodge, and dash in a fast and fluid style of play. Equip all-new abilities and armaments in the revamped Create-a-Class. Earn additional weapons and gear through in-game Supply Drops, outfitting your operator in the deepest customization experience in franchise history.
And I have to admit, I’m pretty keen for it. Call of Duty games are my end-of-the-year, brainless popcorn entertainment experience. I play them during the December break, taking a stab at the single player campaign, as I prepare to switch my brain off for a week or two. I usually enjoy them for that too, though last year’s Call of Duty: Ghosts still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I haven’t finished that game’s awfully soulless campaign, and I don’t think I ever will. Hopefully, Advanced Warfare is a a little more entertaining – and by the looks of it, it will. Check out the rather premature launch trailer:
If you plan to play on PC, here’re the minimum specs Steam says you’ll need to be packing to get your Call of Duty on:
- OS: OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel® CoreTM i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD PhenomTM II X4 810 @ 2.80 GHz or better
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 @ 1GB or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 55 GB available space (That’s a lot of Spacey!)
- Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
Unfortunately there’s no word on the recommended specs, but I think it’s safe to say that with COD’s iterative engine in place, if you ran the last one fine, you’ll be okay here too. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is coming to all current home gaming platforms that aren’t called the Wii U on November 4th. Those who wish to pay a little extra can get the Day 0 edition a whole day earlier.
Last Updated: October 20, 2014
Captain JJ in the shadow
October 20, 2014 at 08:08
55Gb space. Wow, and I thought SoM was a lot.
I must say, Activision is making a lot of effort to give COD a new spin. This could just actually work.
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 08:13
Rewind your mind to Ghosts….now, formulate opinion again. Ghosts was also SUCH HYPE VERY WOW and look how that turned out.
Captain JJ in the shadow
October 20, 2014 at 08:16
I wasn’t hyped up at all for Ghosts. The last COD I was hyped up for was Modern Warfare 3 after the excellent MW2.
Mossel
October 20, 2014 at 08:23
Dude I watched the multiplayer gameplay vids and it looks pretty amazing. I’m cautiously optimistic for this!
Captain JJ in the shadow
October 20, 2014 at 08:26
Me too.
rollingmol
October 20, 2014 at 15:01
Seems like every game has Troy Baker in it nowadays… wait till Half-Life 3 releases in 2056 and I’m sure Troy will feature somewhere even if he’s in his wheelchair.
Jonah Cash
October 20, 2014 at 08:09
If this game has good review scores when it launches I will pick it up, something about this just looks right!! It looks fun and looks gorgeous…. Oh my word I can’t believe I just typed that…..
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 08:14
NURSE, GET ME 10CC’S OF GOOD GAMING STAT!!!!
Ottokie
October 20, 2014 at 08:48
Here is 10cc’s of good gaming Chief, SAVE HIM!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 09:25
DEFIB DEFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB!
Ottokie
October 20, 2014 at 09:46
You’re loosing him!!!
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 10:18
DAMMIT I’M A GAMER NOT A DOCTOR!!!
Sgt. M
October 20, 2014 at 08:11
This looks amazing. I think this will be one of my Xmas gifts to myself.
#ForeverSP
Mossel
October 20, 2014 at 08:20
Let’s hope this is better optimized than Ghosts. Ghosts lagged like hell on my pc, had to tweak it so much to get good performance and visuals.
Ryanza
October 20, 2014 at 08:34
Most of that trailer looked like cut scenes to me. Look at the 1 second where Kevin Spacy is in the jeep pointing at how shit the game looks from all the hype. Call of Duty still looks like it was built on old shit. It’s 2014, time to take a new shit Call of Duty. New engine from the ground up.
Anyway it doesn’t matter. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming. But not before The Witcher 3.
Ottokie
October 20, 2014 at 08:45
Fool me once shame on you…I bought Ghosts, shame on me. Not again XD
Spaffy
October 20, 2014 at 08:49
Speaking of horrors, I just received my mail from Rince stating that I have won tickets to watch Annabelle with them.
Yipee?
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 08:52
HORROR!
Spaffy
October 20, 2014 at 08:59
What, the movie? Or meeting Rince? Or watching the movie with Rince?
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 09:24
HORROR
EXTREME HORROR
MOSTEST HORROR!!!
Captain JJ in the shadow
October 20, 2014 at 09:07
You do realise that Annabelle is Trevor’s stage name?
Admiral Chief 0
October 20, 2014 at 09:24
XD
Mossel
October 20, 2014 at 09:32
Me too! Will see you there!
Spaffy
October 20, 2014 at 09:41
Geez Mossel, you are on a winning streak hey! You should play lottery next 😀
Mossel
October 20, 2014 at 10:00
haha but to be fair there was like 80 tickets given away. So the odds were in my favour!
Spaffy
October 20, 2014 at 10:04
Well, there is R5.5mil to be given away….
Lol
Yea, I also figured I’d most likely “win” tickets, seeing as most of the people on here are stuck wherever they are that’s not Cape Town
Travi the Batman
October 20, 2014 at 09:06
No-one gives hate to Activision nowadays. Unlike EA, they don’t have their tentacles in everything, pulsing with anti-consumer bullshit, I still think Activision are a bunch of cunts. Also their coders can’t compress their games?
“The public has demandled so we shall makes it the IT. CALL OF THE DOOTLE. ELEVEEEEN”
Dark
October 20, 2014 at 09:10
LOL what?
Matthew Holliday
October 20, 2014 at 09:34
Explain this to me.
Ghosts minimum requirements were an nvidia 550ti and an i5 / AMD phenom 945, which is exactly what I had at the time, and at the lowest settings, i got under 30fps and the game looked like trash.
how is it that this brand new game only needs a 450 and an i3 / phenom 810?
is this more evidence that Ghosts was just a trash money grabbing game? which had no intent on getting any lasting support and decent performance at all?
or is this just “a better understanding of the current gen” ?
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
October 20, 2014 at 10:20
I think a lot of it is that Infinity Ward is just a shell of the company it used to be, since most of its real talent has left. Hopefully, Sledgehammer has a better grasp of the engine, and are better are tuning games for Pc.
HvR
October 20, 2014 at 10:47
0:45 FLAMING AFTERBURNER POWER FART!!!!!!!
Galbedir
October 20, 2014 at 13:17
I see CoD has decided to go with a “Spacey” theme this year….
rollingmol
October 20, 2014 at 15:05
Every time I see Kevin Spacey I’m like (crazy eyes) “On who’s Authority?….On my Authoritha ! (/crazy eyes)
bluegoon
October 21, 2014 at 05:23
When I’m hungover I need an Exo-Suit just to go pee.
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