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As evidenced by Black Ops' huge launch, the Call of Duty series is still alive and well. However, gamers won't stick around with a franchise forever unless it continues to evolve. Its engine and gameplay may be stellar, but the series runs the risk of becoming stale if they put out a similar product each and every year. We've gone from numerous WWII games to Modern Warfare, then back to WWII, back to Modern Warfare, and now the Cold War. What's next for the series? We take a look at the odds. World War I Odds: Unlikely World War II is one of the most fascinating events in human history, which is why it's still seen over 60 years later in just about every form of media imaginable. World War I, on the other hand...not so much. An Austrian dude got assassinated, a submarine sank, and there was a bunch of mustard gas. Not exactly as interesting as the atomic bomb, Hitler, Pearl Harbor, and D-Day. Because of that, the odds of a Call of Duty set in this war are fairly slim. Vietnam Odds: Somewhat unlikely We understand why so many games are set in World War II, but we don't really understand why more aren't set in 'Nam. It's an interesting war that lends itself to a markedly different style of warfare, yet it hasn't been utilized that much. Battlefield tried it earlier in the decade and is returning with the Bad Company 2 expansion, but COD has only just now addressed it in Black Ops. If it weren't for the fact that they did in fact have Vietnam missions in Black Ops, we'd say a fully Vietnam-based game was the logical next step. However, the odds are significantly diminished thanks to its recent appearance. Sci-Fi Odds: Somewhat likely Call of Duty started as a series that predominately featured real historical battles recreated in video game form. As time has gone by, however, that's not always the case anymore. The Modern Warfare games are entirely fictional, Treyarch has included a loony zombie mode in two games, and Black Ops features many fictional events within a real-world framework. Seeing as how they've gradually moved more into the fictional realm, it wouldn't surprise us in the least for the series to move into the future with a sci-fi installment. It could be set a couple of hundred years in the future on Earth, or it could even be an entirely new universe with laser weapons and aliens. Either way, we'd be very interested in seeing what a sci-fi Call of Duty would look like. Subscription fees Odds: Likely This is the most likely scenario for the next step in Call of Duty, and it would without a doubt be the most unpopular. However, it's entirely possible considering comments made by Bobby Kotick. The company is big on microtransactions and any other source of income, so we're fully expecting their most popular franchise to head in that direction. Black Ops proudly touts "Multiplayer: Free with every copy of Black Ops" on some screens, but don't be surprised if things change in the next couple of years. Those are just a few possibilities for what's next in the series. Where would you like to see it hea http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/11/11/whats-next-for-cod.aspx

I got a fix for that...

Wow i cant believe that this has been allowed!!!

Yes you do .. and so far 10 / 10 have said major headaches after 30 min of play.. Claim they feel sick and want to puke only after 30 min or so.. was this your case too?

i will check it out in a min.. dude is on his way over w/ the game again. He beat the single player and all he would say was "WOW".. he also was telling me there is a way to set up a private room and it simulates players from your friends list.. he said i was owning people too.. so i told him its not accurate.. lol but apparently its AI that is labeled names from your friends list.. but i will try and post something up here shortly about the private matches parameters and if you can save.

i was playing online yesterday with hundreds of people.. Level 9 <<< most guys were claiming they got the game over a week ago!!! A lot were from Canada too.. I was not fortunate enough to get my own copy but a buddy brought one over and i played Zombies, 2 Levels of Single Player, Some Split scren multiplayer and some just multiplayer.. The fact that my buddy and i both could play multiplayer online on same screen was cool.. i never played CoD that way.. I know HALO is like that but i was unaware CoD was adding this feature. Good times to be had for all soon. Black ops will for sure keep most of us busy for a while..

well i got hosed on my early copy.. however , the dude that was gonna hook it up is on his way over w/ his copy.. so i get to check it out today after all.. gonna smoke dude out hella hard so he passes out and i get to play the entire campaign... lol

Ya know.. i do remember hearing something like that.. im gonna go listen again now.

My hookup claims that there was another manager fired for early leakage.. so corporate apparently is in town today doing inventory..which is why i still dont have my copy!!! supposedly they will be gone soon and wont be returning.. but her co manager was fired and it was due to receipts and paper trails.. my plan is to pay cash under JOHN DOE and have her sign in under another employee.. like the manager that just got fired perhaps?? Muwhaaaa.. funny thing is i probably wont get my copy till Tues like everyone else..

That is good stuff.

Well ghost i am with ya.. and i hope your right cuz i am supposed to get my copy today.. i will post if i do get mine

time to make some calls... LOL good shit Ghost..

After reading Tows post about Apps.. i ran into this: http://www.androidapps.com/finance/articles/3729-the-coolest-apps-not-available-on-the-iphone

So i just stumbled across this article.. and was a bit scared.. for i am a huge resident evil fan... http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/11/01/is-a-socom-developer-making-the-next-resident-evil.aspx

Seems like if they were gonna drop it they would not only announce it.. but you would think they would try and hit Xmas?? Thats only a few days when you look at it.. seems like if they launch after xmas they would loose out on the xmas rush... not that its not unheard of or impossible for a dev to miss the bandwagon.. but we can all hope right?

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Yes.. Socom Confrontation is not finished at UF... stay tuned in the next few days for an announcement about that.. and i am not talking about the UFGL..

lol those are dope! Makes me want to do something new for my guys.. then again, im lazy... well done though i likey!

http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/10/26/is-this-the-playstation-phone.aspx http://gear.ign.com/articles/113/1130709p1.html Interesting.. curious to see where this goes.. i love android.. and i love PSN.. but on the same device??!!

I did find this for those who want in.. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1130327p1.html

Best of luck ..

I could use a code... i downloaded the Theme.. but got nothing about a beta. I did DL it later on monday.. so i might not have been on of the first 5000 DLs... any codes avail??

word congrats!! did he actually claim it ?

im in!