Next Call of Duty will Feature the Same Engine

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Update - Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has been in touch with us to clarify his comments in this article regarding a new Call of Duty engine.

Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has said that building a new engine for the Call of Duty franchise "would be counter productive".

When it was put to him on Twitter that "someone just needs to spend the $ and construct a new engine for the CoD franchise... Ground up," Bowling replied: "That would be counter productive. An engine takes years and years to develop and get right."

His comments were made at the same time the internet started going Battlefield 3 crazy over the COD rival's first gameplay trailer, which showed off DICE's impressive Frostbite 2 engine, described by EA as "incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights".

All of the Call of Duty games since 2005's CoD2 have run on the Infinity Ward engine, which has been modified for each iteration of the series, and it sounds like it's going to be no different when the next CoD title releases.

Bowling was also asked over the last day whether he still works for Activision, and if he's going to join his former bosses at new studio Respawn.

He replied: "I work at Infinity Ward and plan to remain here. We've got a great team and working on a great project."

Infinity Ward is rumoured to be co-developing a new Modern Warfare game for release this year with fellow Activision studios Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software.

Last month, the UK Official PlayStation Magazine lent credence to speculation that Modern Warfare 3 will be a prequel starring fan favourite character Ghost.

As for Battlefield 3, we saw the title in action at GDC this morning and our PC Gamer colleagues labelled it "the best looking PC game in the world right now".

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291588/modern-warfare-3-new-engine-would-be-counter-productive-infinity-ward/

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southbird85Posted:

I love how everyone trashes of the cod series when thats what everyone is playing

outerspawnPosted:

Stoked
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shadow1
iHalo Aslong As Its Not Made By Treyarch, Its A Good Game


Wrong, MW2 was terrible than BO, but BO is still dumb and boring. They should bring back like cod4 or waw stuff


Wrong, BO was terrible than MW2


Wrong, BO Doesnt have Shitty spawns and thousands of new tubes.

youre right, there are no shitty shitty spawns in BO and there are barely any noobtubes.
Everyone just stfu mw3 spawns will probly be fixed since someone else is doing it Raven software is doing it this time and with the same engine same graphics but the movement on just remember engines dont make the movement engines makes the graphics and maps to high and bigger detail the better the engine the more you can put more stuff on the map BO had less detail but big maps because they coded a good engine hopefully we will be able to make are own maps and mod it the correct way...just remember though animations make the movement not the engine ok guys?

Hit-And-KillPosted:

Using the same engine already makes mw3 better then black ops

-DynastyPosted:

i cant wait for this game, i just hope that there not as strict as 3arc.

GreenZonePosted:

If its the same kind of multiplayer experience as MW2 id for sure buy the upcoming mw3, But will they be as strict as Treyarch? hmm

StokedPosted:

shadow1
Download
shadow1
iHalo Aslong As Its Not Made By Treyarch, Its A Good Game


Wrong, MW2 was terrible than BO, but BO is still dumb and boring. They should bring back like cod4 or waw stuff


Wrong, BO was terrible than MW2


Wrong, BO Doesnt have Shitty spawns and thousands of new tubes.

youre right, there are no shitty shitty spawns in BO and there are barely any noobtubes.

shadow1Posted:

Download
shadow1
iHalo Aslong As Its Not Made By Treyarch, Its A Good Game


Wrong, MW2 was terrible than BO, but BO is still dumb and boring. They should bring back like cod4 or waw stuff


Wrong, BO was terrible than MW2


Wrong, BO Doesnt have Shitty spawns and thousands of new tubes.

aimiami12Posted:

Mista-Roach So the title is going to be modern black ops
NO SNIPING
NO HACKING
EVERYTHING WILL SUCK
COMMING SOON!
yup thats what gamaes a game bad no hacking...

-Olu-Posted:

Mista-Roach So the title is going to be modern black ops
NO SNIPING
NO HACKING
EVERYTHING WILL SUCK
COMMING SOON!



Graphics ruined black ops. It felt like CoD had 'sex with borderlands and the baby was called black ops. mw3 has the same engine as mw2 so it will be totally different then black ops.

DopestDope_EvaPosted:

CoD sucks, Battlefield Bad Company is amazing!