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Microsoft blames Activision for lack of COD:IW PC cross-play

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:57:00 +1300

Microsoft has laid the blame for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's disappointing Windows 10 Store release squarely at the feet of Activision.

Copies of the game purchased on Microsoft's storefront are incapable of playing online with copies purchased on Steam, drastically reducing the number of players available for matches.

One player reported to Motherboard that they could only find two players in the game's deathmatch playlist, and rapidly received a refund from Microsoft.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – PS4 Pro trailer

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 07:56:00 +1300

Play Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on PS4 Pro.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare review

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +1300

You can't accuse [i]Infinite Warfare[/i] of being light on content, but most of what's here has been seen many times before, and none of the modes represent franchise high points. Also, the multiplayer microtransactions are off-putting.

Safe. That’s the word I’ll be using to describe Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Heralding Infinity Ward’s return to the Call of Duty franchise — the developer’s first hit out since Call of Duty: Ghosts — Infinite Warfare feels like it’s taken a step to the side rather than one forward. There’s still a lot to love here, but the lack of innovation and new ideas make for a Call of Duty that, while sparkling in technical prowess and enjoyable gameplay, doesn’t evolve or push the series forward in any meaningful way.

This year’s Call of Duty takes things to space, and besides the game’s Zombie mode, that’s where most of the action happens in both single and multiplayer. The term “boots on ground gameplay” – which Infinity Ward has stuck with throughout the game’s marketing campaign – is, to be quite frank, actually pushing it a little bit. Unlike previous Call of Duty games, there’s a stern focus on vehicular warfare as well as tried-and-true ground combat. That’s not bad though, and the handful of dogfights in space tend to be Infinite Warfare’s shining asset in its single player campaign.

Campaign

How NASA and the navy influenced Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:06:00 +1300

Q: What does an art director do at Infinity Ward?

Brian Horton: My job primarily is to work with a really talented team of artists across the entire studio – and that includes all three modes: the single player, the multiplayer, and zombies mode – to make sure we're hitting the highest quality visuals. I work close to the tech team, and I also work with PR on assets we have going out to make sure those are looking good as well.

Q: How many artists are under your control?