Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be ridiculous, hit November 8

See if you can spot how many things don't go boom in Activision's apocalyptic debut trailer for the game
  • (PC World (US online))
  • — 24 May, 2011 23:40

To paraphrase, it doesn't take the most powerful nations on earth to create the next global conflict — nope, just some skyscrapers-go-boom-now developers, channeling contemporary doomsayers.

Seriously though, the trailer for Call of Duty: MW3 looks less like a series of modern conflicts than an epic disaster flick just shy of something involving planet-devouring asteroids, Bruce Willis, and a Moonraker-style outer-space jaunt.

New York, London, Paris, Berlin — they're all here and thoroughly savaged by the development team's art and FX departments.

Things of interest in the trailer: Clip-tossing — just dramatic license, or will you be able to beg ammo from others? Subs? Speedboats? Underwater missions? Gatling-gunning in an AC-130 gunship? Some new "roll and toss a car just by pushing it" who-cares-about-physics feature?

Look for it November 8th, developed jointly by Activision rookie Sledgehammer and series doyen Infinity Ward. Or just wait a few weeks for a bazillion E3 2011 hands-on previews.

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Matt Peckham

PC World (US online)
Topics: playstation, Game platforms, Microsoft, gaming, games, Xbox, sony
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