With development switching back over to Treyarch (Call of Duty 3), Call of Duty: World at War is heading back to the World War II setting, but will be using the Call of Duty 4 engine.

With new features including the ability to burn down buildings and set grass on fire, World at War is set to be the darkest Call of Duty game yet. The game will also feature new weapons, such as the flamethrower, and new multiplayer perks that will go well with the World War II setting.

The game will mainly take place in the pacific with US forces taking on the Imperial Japan, but players will also be fighting as the Russians, who will be invading Germany. The game will also feature a new party system that will allow you to issue commands to your troops in the campaign mode.

Being a huge fan of Call of Duty 4, I’m kind of pessimistic to how World at War will turn out seeing that Infinity Ward won’t be developing the game. But with two years of development time and use of the Call of Duty 4 engine, Treyarch is promising to deliver the best game they can, which is going to be huge task to follow up one of the best games of 2007.

I’m hoping they can keep that promise.

Soure: Maximum Fear.net (via OXM)

COD4, currently one of the most played online multiplayer games, looks to be getting some new content soon. Already said to be “on the way”, current rumor is detailing at least three maps in development: Broadcast, Dusk and Hill.

The three maps look to provide a variety of gameplay with some close-quarters action and differing light levels, as well as indoor and outdoor locales. Only a few shots are available so far, but the areas should be familiar to gamers who went through the single-player campaign. No doubt Infinity Ward will have some nice tweaks and re-designed bits to adapt the locations to the multiplayer arena and challenge gamers.

No official confirmation yet, which means no word on pricing or release timeframe.

Source: psu.com

Activision has confirmed Treyarch is working hard at Call of Duty 5 for 2008, and once again is taking a step back and opening the once thought closed doors to World War 2.

Ever since the release of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4, fans have been craving nothing but “Modern Warfare” in all it’s glory. Unfortunately, for all the Call of Duty 4 lovers out there, you are going to have to wait for COD 6 before being able to return to the modern style of combat you have grown to love.

The only advice I could give to you as a fellow gamer is just keep on wishin’ for the best — and with that, here is my COD 5 wish list.

Call of Duty 5 Wish List

1. Longer campaign
2. Co-op campaign mode
3. Add a guest system for online play.
4. Dedicated Servers
5. Introduce the M2A1-7 Flamethrower
6. Multiplayer-Be able to pick from all countries dealing with WWII and all weapon classes produced by each country.
7. Larger multiplayer maps.
8. Newly added game types.

9. Multiplayer introduces medals, achievements, and an updated in-game ranking system.
10. Multiplayer map editor and forge.
11. More in-depth story line focusing on specific characters on the axis and allies.
12. DLC (downloadable content)
13. Updated and accurate matchmaking system.
14. Free roam, more exploration, and open ended decisions that could affect your campaign mode.
15. Infinity Ward develops it “Ha Ha, that’s not going to happen.”

If you just absolutely don’t want anything to do with Treyarch and its WWII’ness, then you must wait for Call of Duty 6 in 2009. And if you are looking forward to the return of the WWII era, give us a shout in the comment box on what YOU would like to see in the next Call of Duty.

The makers of Call of Duty 4 are looking for new maps, and they’re going to outsource the job to the unlimited creativity of rabid Call of Duty fans.

They’ve set up a contest looking for the best user created map, with the winner receiving an unspecified prize.

On March 31st, we’re going to be choosing our favorite community made maps and award the map makers of our favorites picks with special prizing and opportunities which we can’t announce just yet but will be in the very near future (probably within a week).

However the clock is ticking to get your map designed, as I said, we’ll be choosing our favorite community made custom multiplayer maps on March 31st.

What will this mysterious prize be? As someone famous once said, “Well, dude, we just don’t know.” Presumably the winner will get to see their creation made available to the masses, which in itself makes this contest worth a shot. But the added prize incentive should have many fans frothing at the mouth. Who knows, maybe the winner will be offered a job?

To find out more please visit Infinity Ward’s website.

One thing’s certain: Infinity Ward has come up with a brilliant way to add new content without doing much work.

That said, the fixes aren’t massive. Here’s the full list:

* 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.

You need to have the v1.4 patch before you can get your mitts on this one, and there’s a separate 1.5 SP Mod Tools patch you’ll need to make the mod tools work in anything that isn’t English.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that once you update to 1.5 you won’t be able to get back on to the 1.4 servers, so make sure your buddies install it at the same time so you can keep handing their asses back to them.

You can find out where to download both from Infinity Ward.