MTV Multiplayer Writes:
Get ready for a twist, "Call of Duty" fans.

Even though the new "Call of Duty: World At War" is succeeding with consumers and critics by sticking to the successful adrenaline-fueled formula of its franchise predecessor, new downloadable content coming to the game in 2009 will represent a break from 2007's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare."

How much of a break from the "Modern Warfare" DLC will it be?

In a phone interview with MTV Multiplayer just before Thanksgiving, "World at War" executive producer Daniel Suarez confirmed that the game's development team is working on downloadable content that will exceed the single multi-player map-pack offered for "Modern Warfare" earlier this year. "We want to do at least - the hope is - potentially two, maybe three packs out before we're all said and done."

Suarez said announcements of the downloadable content would be coming at the beginning of the New Year. While he declined to provide a release schedule, he offered this surprise: "It's not going to be what we've done traditionally. I'll leave it a little bit mysterious."

What was "traditional" for "Call of Duty" would have to be what was done for "Modern Warfare." That consisted of four multiplayer maps released five months after the base game launched. What could the new approach be? Downloadable content for the single-player campaign instead of just multiplayer map packs? New armament? New music? A map editor? "Call of Duty" fans should start guessing.

But here's one option fans shouldn't consider: the content won't involve a cross-over with "Modern Warfare." I asked if the development team on "World at War" was exploring an option to bring the weapons and maps of these two most recent "Call of Duty" games into one mes...
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Starting at 12 noon (PST) on Friday, December 5th, Limited Collector's Edition owners on PC and 360 will be able to earn double experience points when playing Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer! Access to the Double XP "Officer's Club" playlists will require Xbox 360 Limited Collector's Edition owners to have successfully activated their copies of Call of Duty: World at War. Owners will see the "Officer's Club" show up in the player match playlists screen. For PC Limited Collector's Edition owners, they can simply join any server during the Double XP week and be rewarded with twice the experience.
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GameXtract writes "Call of Duty: World at War has only been released for about a week, and its already a best seller across the Xbox 360, and has received high review scores from many different sites. It really seems like Treyarch have pulled through this time delivering a World War II experience that we can all appreciate. If simply playing the game is not enough, PC gamers have been given a gift that will surely bring a whole new level of creativity to the table. Released today are the mod tools (1.1 GB) allowing anyone willing to do so to create all new levels, and mods for both singleplayer, and multiplayer game modes."

Full info + download links after the jump!
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Pro vs. GI Joe, a nonprofit organization that sets up real-time video game competitions between professional athletes in the States and troops stationed all over the world via the internet, announced that U.S. Troops stationed overseas will test their skills today in Call of Duty: World at War.
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The first week sales of Call of Duty: World at War have outsold Call of Duty 4's debut by more than 2 to 1.

The title – bookies favourite to be Christmas number one – has gone to the top of the All Formats charts in the UK, according to data from GfK Chart-Track.

Games from publisher Activision Blizzard account for 25 per cent of all sales for the week ended November 15, with World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King taking the number two spot and becoming the fastest-selling PC title in the UK.
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Online bookmaker Paddy Power has labelled Call of Duty: World at War as its favourite to be this year's Christmas No.1.

The game is currently sitting pretty atop Paddy Power's prediction table with odds of 2/1, while FIFA 09 makes up second favourite with odds of 4/1. If you're feeling particularly daring, maybe you should place a bet on Resident Evil Zero, currently sitting at the bottom of the table with odds of 250/1. Or maybe you shouldn't, given that the last we heard was that it won't be seeing a release in the West…
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"Call of Duty: World at War just saw its release yesterday, but if you bought the PC version, it came with some bugs. The nice people at Treyarch noticed the problems early enough, allowing you to download a pretty large patch, which will fix a number of the issues, right alongside your purchase.

Some of the most important repairs will be modifcations to co-op, single player, and multiplayer, a new patch notifier, holes in multiplayer maps fixed, and spawning improvements as well as weapon balancing. As we said earlier, the patch needs a pretty hefty amount of space on your hard drive for a quick fix, 317 MB, but no matter the size, it seems like a must to download for the best gameplay experience."

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In a press release, Activision announced that troops stationed around the world will be amongst the first to play the latest Call of Duty game. As a further bonus, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, USO, and others will all take on the troops in a series of online matches.
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GamingShogun writes, "Several hundred gamers flocked to the Powell Street event, where after 16 planned six-on-six matches, the Marines at 29 Palms won the tie-breaking game to secure bragging rights. David Vonderhaar, Multiplayer Game Design Director for developer Treyarch, was on hand to autograph copies of the game and GameStop gift cards were awarded to tournament participants. Additional prizes were raffled off through the night and GameStop later donated the six Xbox 360 units used in the competition to the 29 Palms base..."
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The Newest Edition of the Award-Winning Franchise Takes Players to the Beaches of the Pacific and the Streets of Europe for the Most Intense and Grittiest WWII Experience to Date.
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Softpedia writes: "Recently, Robert Bowling, the director of communication at Infinity Ward, launched a somewhat heated tirade against Noah Heller from Activision, telling him to stop referencing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which was made by Infinity Ward, in all his interviews related to the launch of Call of Duty: World at War, which was made by Treyarch. Bowling even referred to Heller as the "senior super douche" in a blog post.

The senior producer with Activision has sought to calm down the waters by pointing out, in a Gamasutra interview, the way the two studios which work on the Call of Duty franchise collaborate and compete with each other in order to create the best product that fans can thoroughly enjoy."
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WorthPlaying writes: "Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen. Activision has release the first patch, a whopping 300mb, fixing various multiplayer related issues"
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From OXCGN:

"We asked the guys at OzBoxLive if they wouldn't mind doing a little feature on it if they were heading over that way. Cam was nice enough to dedicate many hours to the task and slave away to bring you this report.

The turn out was huge, the Call of Duty Girls circled for two 8 hour shifts, taking photos and generally looking really good. Which was noticable distraction for some gamers as they walked around the Swinbourne Event area.

As the night grew on it was increasingly difficult to get a machine and play, especially in the P.C section.

At around 11pm a fire alarm was tripped and every one was told to leave the building until the all clear was given. Added a good mix up to the night as it got some of the hardcore gamers off the machines and gave a chance to some other people to enjoy the game."
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Kotaku writes: "This is a terrible trailer. We've all been over the morality discussion of World War II games, or any game that simulates an actual war in which real people we know fought. For this genre, that hard rock accompaniment to Call of Duty: World at War's launch trailer is atrocious, and I certainly hope it's not going out on television (where the trailer is much better). "NO RULES?" Is this a UFC montage? "NO FEAR?" What, we're reducing World War II to a rear-window sticker in a white trash lowrider? Where's Calvin pissing on Japan?"
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Highlights include Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360/PS3), Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PSP/DS/PC), Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (Xbox 360), Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Xbox 360/PS3/PS2/PSP), World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack (PC), and Star Wars Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii)!

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of November 9, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Online betting service paddypower has offered confident odds that Activision's Call of Duty: World at War will end up at the top of the UK's all-format chart this Christmas.

The successor to the exceptionally successful Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been given odds of 5-2 to take top spot. The result may come as little surprise to some observers; Modern Warfare was the best-selling game of 2007 and has sold over 10m copies worldwide. Publisher Activision is certain to hold a comprehensive advertising campaign during the build-up to Christmas.
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Aeropause writer Joe Haygood, takes a look at the upcoming November releases that are coimng to the PC. Some of the notables are Wrath of the Lich King and Legendary.
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worthPlaying writes: "Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen. This 850mb PC multiplayer beta features 3 maps, and has a level cap set to 40."
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Fileplanet has started offering pre-loading of the Call of Duty: World at War PC beta for subscribers. They have also changed the availability date for regular downloads to Tuesday 10-28...
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CB reports: "Multiplay - organisers of the largest UK electronic games festivals - have announced that Activision Publishing will be attending i35 and showcasing Call of Duty: World at War, the latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, due out on EU store shelves on November 14th.

Built utilising the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War thrusts players into the ruthless and gritty chaos of WWII combat, challenging them to band together to survive the most harrowing and climactic battles of WWII. The game re-defines WWII games by offering an uncensored experience with unique enemies and combat variety, including Kamikaze fighters, ambush attacks, Banzai charges and cunning cover tactics, as well as explosive on-screen action through all new co-operative gameplay."
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