Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is coming in November this year, and it looks pretty good to me. I really like the space flight and the Jackal combat sections – even if the story seems too gruff and serious, as always.
Still, for many, the biggest draw of this year’s Call of Duty, is that the legacy edition of the game comes packed in with the first Call of Duty to bring the series out of historical combat. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is arguably the best game in the entire franchise, and it’s certainly the one that helped the series becomes the industry juggernaut it is today.
Speaking to Venture Beat about the upcoming Call of Duty XP fan event, Activision’s Eric Hirschberg said that the inclusion of Modern Warfare is the biggest bonus the series has ever seen, and it’s all because of the extended three-year development cycle its trio of studios now has.
“It’s our biggest bonus content ever, our most valuable bonus content. We’ve had collector’s editions that have been creative and well-received. But this is taking the place of things in the past like night-vision goggles or GoPro cameras or Juggernaut refrigerators for your game room. This year we’re offering an entire remastered, beautiful version of one of the greatest games of all time.
We’re thrilled to offer it to the community, because we do know there are people who love and appreciate that classic gameplay, and of course, it offers a way to satisfy all of our fans, no matter which style of gameplay they’re looking for. The combination of the two games is really what drove us. We have a new creative vision for Infinite Warfare paired with one of our most beloved games brought to life in a new way.”
The three year development cycle comes with other benefits, says Hirschberg – like expanded game play and more features.
“There are plenty of benefits, starting with all the innovations you see in Infinite Warfare. Figuring out how to make zero-G gameplay as fun as you’ve seen in the E3 reveal, making the dogfighting work in space. Just the fact that this is the first non-Treyarch title that has Zombies on the disc, and it’s a full, deep Zombies mode with lots of breadth and depth done by Infinity Ward with a fresh creative take on it — those are all benefits of the three-year cycle.
But certainly we never would have been able to offer this in the same collector’s edition SKU alongside Modern Warfare Remastered if we didn’t have that extra time to get this stuff right. Especially something like Modern Warfare Remastered. You can’t do that lightly. It’s one of those games that’s sort of carved into Mount Rushmore. We have to sweat every pixel, and that’s what the team has done.”
Of course, it’s not really a bonus per se, as it’s only available in the more expensive Legacy Edition. That said the Raven-developed remaster of Modern Warfare looks pretty damned amazing – and isn’t the copy-and-paste remaster that many expect from Activision.
Also, remember that we’re going to Call of Duty XP this year, and we’re giving away stuff. Not just a copy of the Legacy Edition of the game (yes, the one that includes Modern Warfare), but also a very special Scuf Infinity controller. Check it out.
Last Updated: August 26, 2016
Ottokie
August 26, 2016 at 09:36
Can’t I just buy the remaster for a fair price.
Allykhat
August 26, 2016 at 09:37
Nope, have to buy Infinitely Warring
Ottokie
August 26, 2016 at 09:38
They have a better chance of me reinstalling Division xD
Allykhat
August 26, 2016 at 09:55
Hahaha! Now that is classic lol
Matthew Holliday
August 26, 2016 at 09:41
Infinite Snorefare can go suck a lemon.
Allykhat
August 26, 2016 at 09:56
I rate they shooting themselves in the foot… People have already shown they are more keen for the Modern Warfare remake than the actual new cod.
Matthew Holliday
August 26, 2016 at 10:17
Its a catch 22 situation, people will say how they only want MW, but in the end, the real voting happens with their wallets.
Its a marketing experiment to see which direction they want to go, seeing as the releases of their recent games havent exactly been steller.
Honestly, MW1 and MW2 were their best games imo. The dream would be to have a good mix between MW2 gameplay, MW1 sniping and MW1 servers.
Part of what is making Battlefield so successful locally is the community hosted servers and CoD seem determined to stick to this matchmaking system that theyv had since MW2
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 26, 2016 at 09:50
Not yet, but stay tuned
Allykhat
August 26, 2016 at 09:37
You can’t really call it Bonus content when you have to pay like R1300 for the edition that it comes with… On console at least
Matthew Holliday
August 26, 2016 at 09:40
Well that says something about the current gaming industry, an entire game is included and classed as “bonus content” or “DLC”
Who was it yesterday that was talking about EAs “lets lock away half the game and charge them double for it”?
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 26, 2016 at 09:50
bonus – an extra and unexpected advantage. This is neither, you are paying through your neck to get the remaster. Eric Hirschberg is a liar, HE’S LYING TO EVERYONE’S FACES
The Order of the Banana
August 26, 2016 at 10:27
Eric Hirschberg is channelling Don “the Jacket” Mattrick! Did you know the Jacket destroyed Zynga as well? The man is a wrecking ball….
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:48
What, like… http://usvsth3m.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ohor2Kp.gif
Guild
August 26, 2016 at 10:40
I see no lies 😛
That said, you buying the new one?
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 26, 2016 at 10:47
Maybe… I actually like the idea that they’re going into space
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:42
HAHAHAHA! WIN!
The Order of the Banana
August 26, 2016 at 10:25
lol Call of Halo: Spartan Warfare looks really crappy!
Gavin Mannion
August 26, 2016 at 10:31
I have no interest in replaying games… will see what Modern Warfare is like while I’m at COD XP but remakes have never done it for me
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:37
Dropping names and places, no jurnaliztz should do that. trololo!
Guild
August 26, 2016 at 10:38
I never played it so it has my interest but then I hardly ever play campaign. It’s always been about the MP.
That said, this article is not helping in staying away from CoD this year. Starting to think maybe it’s not a bad thing to get TF2 and this
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:36
That dude’s helmet looks like a lift from Deadspace…
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:36
But, but, everyone wants to play every iteration of CoD, so what the hate?!
Guild
August 26, 2016 at 10:37
Because it’s cool to hate on CoD
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 10:48
It’s also cool to hate Justin Beiber.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 26, 2016 at 10:49
and NMS
Guild
August 26, 2016 at 11:02
and Gingers
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 26, 2016 at 11:10
Oh snap
RinceThis
August 26, 2016 at 11:19
Yeah, but I don’t DEFEND them like fanboizzz!
Pieter Kruger
August 26, 2016 at 10:55
LOL! Its so expensive last I heard PS4 owners in SA not even allowed to buy the special edition?
Darren Peach
August 26, 2016 at 13:17
I want a open world COD game.
Dane
August 29, 2016 at 10:46
Can it run promod?