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[Update] Call Of Duty: Ghosts November Launch And Presence At Xbox Reveal Confirmed

by Mike Futter on May 01, 2013 at 12:07 PM

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[Updated] The teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts is available below. Additionally, we have received confirmation of the November 5 launch date. What is unexpected is that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be shown for the first time on May 21, 2013, at the Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed event. It will be available on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and the next Xbox.

Try not to act surprised, but a new Call of Duty game has been announced. The box art leak we shared last week has turned out to be correct, and the full title is Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Not much else is known right now, but we can piece together a few details based on the cover art, the name, and Activision's track record with the series. The figure shown on the front of box seems to have a mask similar to that of Modern Warfare 2's character Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley.

Ghost was killed in action, but not before building a following thanks to a starring role in a limited-run comic series. It could be that Infinity Ward will wind the clock back to put the hero front and center in this year's installment.

An early November release is expected, following in step with past iterations. Black Ops II was released on November 13, Modern Warfare 3 arrived on November 8, and Black Ops was on November 9. A rumored promotional poster spotted by IGN seems to indicate a release on the first Tuesday (November 5) rather than the second.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, we're expecting more details shortly.

[Source: Call of Duty: Ghosts Facebook Page]

It's funny that there is always this clamor to mock this game; do we say the same thing for the 3rd Iron man? The umpteenth Superman? The hundredth generic action/comedy/drama? There are plenty of $8 movies I've gone and seen and felt like they were a waste of money, and plenty that I loved...even though they were much like the last action/comedy/drama I've seen again and again. So if I spend $60 on a game that gives me a hundred hours of casual fun for a year (or more) how is that a waste of money? What's wrong with that? Trends come and go, and if Infinity Ward has a formula that their target market finds value in then that's good business. If/when they screw it up or the market changes, the game will change, or they'll try something new and it will either be a failure or success. Anyway get over it. It's not like this is the fist time in history a winning formula has been recycled...that happens all the time over and over again with everything.

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by fabittar Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 12:54 PM

I remember how PISSED I was when Ghost died. It was a cheap move.

-Edit: Not saying I'm a COD fan (I'm not), but I played the 8 or so hours campaign once for every game, and MW2 is the best one in the series.

"Ramirez, take point and kill all the opposing force!"
"Ramirez, kill that tank with a butter knife!"
"Ramirez, jump off that ledge strapped to an atom bomb!"
"Ramirez, call my wife, tell her I'll be late!"
by Senor Ding Dong Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:03 PM

Gee willikers Batman, another Call of Duty!
by Jake Harrison Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:04 PM

That was the stupidest trailer I've ever seen from any series with such a high profile track record.
by BigGruntyThirst Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:18 PM

I am interested to see what the new engine looks like, other than that I am not expecting it to be revolutionary gameplay wise. It will likely be the same old Call of Duty, a fun diversion but nothing more.
by Step 3 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:22 PM

I'd rather play COD: Deadliest Warrior.
by Lyme047 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:23 PM

So it's CoD: Deadliest Warrior? I guess that would involve more work than copy/paste so probably not.
by Kflame210 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:30 PM

Sony: Lets try to vary up games, not just show FPS's Microsoft: CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY!!!
by Tacoloft Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:36 PM

I will end up getting this just like half off the world.
by Knapp16 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:43 PM

I don't think a Call of Duty game will add more much more until they ditch the 360 and PS3 and focus solely on next-gen. And I don't mean they are gonna magically change their formula, but hopefully with more power they will use it in a way other than graphics and particle effects. As it sits now, I expect very little ingenuity from this title. I admit, I will still buy it though. May be cut and paste for the most part but I still have fun.
by Proprietary-Windmill Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:48 PM

According to what Activision and Infinity Ward said to IGN, Ghosts will not continue the story of Modern Warfare. It will have new characters and new gameplay elements, it will be on current gen and next gen consoles,and for the first time since call of duty 4 it will actually use a brand new engine! not sure whether to be excited or just wait and see if this will actually be a decent game.

heres the link to the story:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/01/call-of-duty-ghosts-officially-revealed
by Lil J Moore Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:48 PM

Oh well. We all knew it was coming. This is why I'm not buying AC black flag. Yearly releases loses quality and just are money grabbers. Well Cod is. At least Madden, 2K, and AC try to make the game better. But besides 2K, the upgrades hurt the game more then making it good and AC is just becoming stale with each game.
by alphaomegax3 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 01:51 PM

Got them all but MW3 (I did not like it at all) so this one, Ghost, I'll sit out on this one. When I skipped MW3 I played BF3 instead. Man I'm so glad I did. All my friends did the same and it was a amazing time. A breath of fresh air all around. Now we are back at it with BO2. I personally think waiting another year and taking a COD break is a great way to beat the fatigue. Plus BF has so many things that are just not possible on COD. Love them both for my FPS itch.

On a side note, I figure the next Treyarch COD will take full advantage of the next gen hardware. So I look forward to that one.
by Dude The Hedgehog Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:09 PM

Well, it's official. The next gen of gaming is about to get much, much worse. Hey, Activision. **** you. That is all.
by Coach Mo Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:13 PM

I can't wait!!!
by Michael83 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:15 PM

It's funny that there is always this clamor to mock this game; do we say the same thing for the 3rd Iron man? The umpteenth Superman? The hundredth generic action/comedy/drama? There are plenty of $8 movies I've gone and seen and felt like they were a waste of money, and plenty that I loved...even though they were much like the last action/comedy/drama I've seen again and again. So if I spend $60 on a game that gives me a hundred hours of casual fun for a year (or more) how is that a waste of money? What's wrong with that? Trends come and go, and if Infinity Ward has a formula that their target market finds value in then that's good business. If/when they screw it up or the market changes, the game will change, or they'll try something new and it will either be a failure or success. Anyway get over it. It's not like this is the fist time in history a winning formula has been recycled...that happens all the time over and over again with everything.
by Benti86 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:18 PM

So now they are ripping off of Ghost Recon? Seriously, can they actually come up with an original product anymore?
by Mike Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:32 PM

Any word on a Wii U release?
by alphablack Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:32 PM

its going to be good i wonder what the difference will be between the generation consoles
by Skybreaker34 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 02:57 PM

I was kind of planning on skipping this one, but maybe they can sway me. At this rate, it depends more on what else is coming out and budgeting accordingly.