Patch 1.6 has been released for the PC version of Call of Duty 4, and the Variety Map Pack is finally available to mouse and keyboard gamers - for free!
The Pack includes four maps; Creek, Chinatown, Killhouse and Broadcast. The last one, in case you hadn't guessed, is based on the wicked single-player level in the television studio.
The rest of the changes in the PC patch are a bit mysterious for now, although it's confirmed ...
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Call of Duty 4 is "leading the way" in the first-person shooter genre, with recent competition from EA and Ubisoft "failing to inspire," according to publisher Activision.
Speaking in trade mag MCV, marketing director David Tyler said, "We're pleased to have Call of Duty 4 leading the way in the FPS genre, with recent launches such as Army of Two and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 failing to inspire."
The Infinity Ward shooter has sold 1.3 ...
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Development has finished on the Variety Map pack for the PS3 version of Call of Duty 4 and it's in certification with Sony as we speak.
As Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling reveals: "The Variety Map Pack DLC and patch required to add the maps to the game went to Certification at Sony last night."
The four new maps in the pack arrived on Xbox Live Marketplace last Friday, while PS3 owners still await a release date announcement. But ...
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Connection problems plagued users trying to download the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack this weekend, as Xbox Live struggled to meet demand for the popular FPS's first download content.
During the release users experience various connection errors on Xbox Live, while redeeming Microsoft Points became impossible for others. Thankfully, according to Infinity Ward community man Robert Bowling, it's now safe to back onto Xbox ...
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The much anticipated Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack has been delayed by one week to April 10.The shooter's first piece of downloadable content was originally rumored to release this Thursday, April 3, though publisher Activision never officially confirmed that date. The last we heard, it was going through Microsoft's sometimes lengthy submission process - so maybe that's the problem. Although we played them last Friday and they were all well ...
Infinity Ward's first map pack for Call of Duty 4 is due to release for Xbox 360 this week - in the meantime we've got new screenshots from the included levels. CoD 4's Variety Map Pack - as it's dubbed - introduces four new maps, Creek, Killhouse, Chinatown and Broadcast (which is based on the awesome TV station from the single-player game). We're expecting the map pack to release for PS3 a bit later in the month, while Infinity Ward ...
Infinity Ward hasn't forgotten you, PC gamers. Xbox 360 and PS3 owners are preparing for the forthcoming Call of Duty 4 map pack, and now the developer's promised it's working on getting the same content to PC. "Right now plans for the PC version are unannounced but we are working to bring PC users the same content in the future, however logistics are being worked out on how to make that happen," Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has said on ...
Is Activision considering the MMO genre as a new avenue of exploration for Call of Duty?Well, that's the question being asked after the publisher went and mentioned CoD and MMO in the same sentence at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference yesterday."...when you think about other properties that we own and control, like Call of Duty, and what would be the natural evolution of a property like Call of Duty into a massively multiplayer ...
Infinity community manager, Robert Bowling, has been caught red-handed talking about the highly anticipated Call of Duty 4 map pack. Unfortunately he didn't really reveal much. We're guessing Activision is saving all that up to make some big announcement soon. Speaking to Destructoid, Bowling said, "People who want open maps are going to be happy with this map pack. People who want more indoor locales are going to be happy with this map pack. ...