Fresh from GC2006 and also from chatting up Activision, CoD3 is shown and it is looking very sweet. As much as it pains me to say, CoD3 looks better than CoD2 by a good way. Some of the info from the event is as follows.
Activision is teaming up with Spike TV and Best Buy to deliver the "Game Head Call of Duty 3: Challenge," a boot camp-style competition of survival and gaming that will telecast as a television special on Spike TV's "Game Head" on November 10, 2006 timed to the fall release of the Call of Duty 3 video game. Activision is hosting an online casting call at www.gamespot.com to find 16 recruits with personality, perseverance and gaming skills to compete for a Grand Prize package that includes VIP access to Spike TV's "Video Game Awards," a Home Entertainment system from Best Buy and a trip for two to Normandy, France.
* Team-based Multiplayer with Vehicles ¿ Combined arms and team-based combat provides unprecedented depth and variety by allowing up to 24-players to battle it out online with the option of single or split-screen Internet play. Gamers have the choice to play as infantry or commandeer multiple-occupancy vehicles, including tanks, jeeps, and motorcycles with side-cars, leading to unique mobile combat roles for all-out, multiplayer mayhem. Call of Duty 3 also offers soldier classes, each with class specific abilities, and a ranking system for truly diversified squad combat.
Order Call of Duty 3 for the Nintendo Wii or the Sony PlayStation 3 at America Gamestop or EB Games (online and retail) stores and receive a Sneak Peek into Call of Duty 3 Bonus DVD for free.
Activision have released some new screenshots for CoD 3 exclusively to the Australia media. Taken from the Xbox 360 and PS3 builds of the game.
Activision hired Emmy nominated composer Joel Goldsmith for their upcoming game Call of Duty 3.
A recent job listing at Activision suggests that Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty 3 and Ultimate Spider-Man, will be developing the next James Bond videogame.