Call of Duty 6 Goes Sci-fi

We have all seen what Call of Duty: World at War, created by Call of Duty 3 developers Treyarch, looks like: back to WW2 and, more specifically, fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese. Many people seem annoyed that Call of Duty 4 developers Infinity Ward aren’t making the game, and even more annoyed that it’s going back to WW2. But with all this talk, where does that leave Infinity Ward? We can only assume that they are hard at work on Call of Duty 6, but recently, reports started flying round about the game’s setting.

According to these reports, it’s not back WW2 and it’s not modern day, but the future.

What do other websites think on this rumor? Joystiq mentioned something rather interesting, insisting that rather than “introduce elements of unrealism into such a history-steeped series, they could be working on an entirely new, space marine-flavored franchise.” That does make sense: it would be a rather big risk to launch Call of Duty into the future with such references then being made to games like Halo 3. The problem is that, although creating a whole new IP in the future would be something original and fresh, Activision would rather stick to an IP they know will sell by the bucket loads and I don’t think they will let their best FPS studio go off and do something that could be a gamble.

My personal opinion is that I don’t think we will be hearing anything on this in until Call of Duty 5 ships, as any talk of an Infinity Ward-developed Call of Duty will only dampen sales of Call of Duty 5. That doesn’t mean that the rumor is not true, but for the time being, Call of Duty has always been about historic moments in history and for it to go into the future could have a major kick back if not done right.

TGR Verdict: Alive and Kicking

Rare Developing Killer Instinct 3

Once considered one of the best fighting games around, the Killer Instinct franchise has yet to make a transition from the days of the SNES and N64. The Rare-developed game hosts some of the craziest combos and unforgettable characters. So it comes to no surprise that gamers around the world are begging Rare to develop and rekindle the once great fighting franchise.

Rare, being their cheeky selves, have been teasing gamers with little Killer Instinct 3 hints for a while, most noticeably on Christmas cards sent to gaming websites which had a picture of Banjo sitting on chair next to the fireplace, decorated with a stocking with Killer Instinct 3 written across the front. There’s also this photo taken from inside Rare studios in the UK.

This time, the Killer Instinct 3 rumor is from EGM’s Quartermann. Quartermann is claiming that Rare is already underway on Killer Instinct 3 for the Xbox 360, called “Killer Instinct 3-D: Death, Destruction, and Doom.” It’s about time we got a new Killer Instinct and where better to have it but on the Xbox 360 with Live; this isn’t the first time this rumor has appeared, and I can’t see it being the last.

TGR Verdict: Alive and Kicking