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Community manager doesn’t really talk about the upcoming COD4 map pack inside

Infinity community manager, Robert Bowling, has been caught red-handed talking about the highly anticipated Call of Duty 4 map pack. Unfortunately he didn’t really reveal much. We’re guessing Activision is saving all that up to make some big announcement soon.

Speaking to Destructoid, Bowling said, “People who want open maps are going to be happy with this map pack. People who want more indoor locales are going to be happy with this map pack. People who want something completely different from what they’re currently playing are going to be happy with this map pack.”

People who actually want some official, confirmed details to chew on aren’t going to be very happy, we say.

But it looks like Infinity will be supporting the game for a while yet, or at least until the next one comes out.

“We plan on supporting our game for a very long time. We’re currently number one on Xbox Live, so we have a lot of people playing. So we’re going to continue to support the community that keeps supporting us. We have a lot of cool ideas that we’re working on, and we’re going to keep making maps until we’re done.”

By: Gavin Ogden, CVG UK

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In addition to announcing record profits on Thursday, Activision unveiled its 2008 release schedule, led by several familiar franchises.

As reported by Gaming Target, Call of Duty 5 (while completely expected) was confirmed for PS3, Xbox 360, DS, PC, PS2, and Wii. Unlike last year’s game, the next installment will return to its World War II roots and is being developed by Treyarch as opposed to Infinity Ward. Treyarch previously handled development responsibilities for Call of Duty 2 and 3, with Infinity Ward manning the helm of Call of Duty 4.

With regards to its other game staples, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith said the Tony Hawk series will be getting a major overhaul, this after EA’s Skate outsold Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground 2 to 1 last year.

Additionally, two Guitar Gero spin-offs are expected this summer, with Guitar Hero 4 shipping in the fall. The full list of tentatively planned titles are as follows:

April - June 2008
Kung Fu Panda (six platforms)
2 Guitar Hero Spinoffs

Fall 2008
Call of Duty 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, DS, PC, PS2, Wii)
Guitar Hero 4
Next Tony Hawk
Quantum of Solace (Bond 22)
Madagascar: The Crate Escape
Kung Fu Panda Followup
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Next Spider-Man

Early 2009
Monsters Versus Aliens (Dreamworks Animation)

**Editors Note:  I see the franchise is going back to the much used up WWII.  Well we can always hope for some more modern warfare in CoD6! **

Infinity Ward has issued a new patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, updating to v1.5 this popular first person sequel. The new version addresses some bugs, offers server browser improvements, and improves mod support (Full Listing Below). There is also a new patch for the mod tools, allowing them to work with languages other than English. 10.6 MB (Incremental Game Patch)

CHANGES:

- Fixed server browser not showing all of the servers
- The “hold [ ] to steady” sniper scope hint will only appear if you can use it
- Fixed game not recognizing IWDs existing if they are all in fs_basepath and none are in the main/ folder
- Made mod scripts able to change stats
- Allow developer_script for mulitiplayer modding
- Fixed map rotation errors with usermaps
- Fix for reloading several times after connecting to a modded server
- Fixed minimap not showing up in the menu for usermaps
- Fixed an issue with Http redirect downloads.
- Mod tools will now work with other languages

NOTE 1: Patch 1.5 is not compatible with 1.4. You will not be able to find 1.4 servers if you update.
NOTE 2: Please ensure you have previously downloaded 1.4 patch before downloading 1.5 as you will need the ‘Winter Crash’ map from 1.4.

Download the v1.4 to v1.5 Directly from PCGameFiles, RIGHT HERE.

Fix for shader_bin error in CoD4Radiant and CoD4EffectsEd

A hot fix has been released for the English version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Mod Tools, a package which allows you to create modifications for this popular first person sequel developed by Infinity Ward. Note that CoD4 Mod Tools requires your video drivers and DirectX to be up to date. For certain applications to work correctly a DX9 video card is required, even though the game itself will run on a DX8 video card. The CoD4 Mod Tools do not work in Windows Vista, although some users have reported some success running them in Windows XP Compatibility Mode. {Thanks! GamersHell!}

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Blizzardvision announced that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4 was the best overall selling game of 2007.

“We’re very excited about this achievement especially given so many competitive titles this year,” said Will Kassoy, senior vice president, global brand management, Activision Publishing, Inc. “Consumer and critics agree that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is one of the best games ever created and further establishes Call of Duty as one of the premier brands in the industry. This ground-breaking game and franchise continue to establish new standards by which all other action games will be judged.”

While Call of Duty 4 earned top multiplatform honors, Halo 3 finished as the best selling exclusive game with more than 4.8 million copies sold to Xbox 360 owners. Wii Play followed with 4.1 million copies.

The combined SKUs sold in excess of seven million units since November.