Activision and Infinity Ward confirm that new downloadable multiplayer maps are on the way this spring. In development for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the upcoming downloadable content will thrust gamers into new combat zones across a variety of intense multiplayer locales.
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The most popular game on the PlayStation Network, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, is set to receive its next patch in the near future.
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TheStreets report: "Video-games publisher Activision remained firmly in the saddle as the leading video games publisher in January for the third consecutive month.

The video game publisher enjoyed solid sales from its monster hit, Call of Duty 4. Meanwhile Sony's hardware console PlayStation 3 moved ahead of the Xbox 360 and closed the gap against the Wii.

Activision and Sony's performance stood out in the overall video-games industry, which saw growth shrank last month compared with the same period a year ago".
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fourtwozero on the IW forums writes:

"The Xbox 360 feature patch got through test a bit faster than the PS3 one, so it was sent off to Microsoft for certification today, but I wanted to let you know the PS3 feature patch isn't far behind in terms of going to Sony.

So you can expect a similar announcement for the PS3 Feature Patch heading to cert in the near future (no I don't have an ETA).

Some good news is that the patch will include among the other things, a new quick mute option so you can easily mute players as quickly as you can call in an airstrike, by pulling up the scoreboard and choosing the player you want to mute whether in-game or in-lobby.

As well as the Recently Met Players, and all other features (New Kill Cams, Improved Sniper Accuracy, etc.)

Just wanted to you guys to know what's happening on the PS3 side not just the 360."
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Product Reviews writes: "Following on from our post about the recent v1.1 patch for Call of Duty 4 on the Sony PS3, while we had no details on what changes this update made to COD4, we now see a few changes.

Gamers have reported and I have also noticed that connecting to games is much faster, this is due to now being able to connect to worldwide servers on COD4, but is this a good idea.

Some gamers are finding that they get dropped out of games as their connection is too slow, they put this down to connecting to servers worldwide, personally I am finding getting on games much faster and all is ok, although the Tiscali P2P problem is still around.
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Xbox accounts for 61 per cent of units sold in UK.

The latest title in the former Sony exclusive franchise Devil May Cry has debuted in the UK's All Formats charts at number one, with the lion's share of sales on the Xbox 360.

Sixty one per cent of sales were on the Microsoft console, with the rest on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PC. The game is number one in the All Formats charts but also the individual format charts as well.
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The Arizona Daily Star compared Rambo to Call of Duty 4, and if you've played the game you should know that's quite a complement. The reviewer, Phil Villarreal, calls the movie "a nasty, Call of Duty 4 style shoot 'em up that kicks down the door, rips out your throat and inserts a Claymore where your jugular used to be," and judging by the general consensus that's probably one of the best things that has been and probably will be said about Rambo.
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Activision has stated that, while other companies may be struggling to develop for the PlayStation 3, it has no such problem.

Speaking to investors during Activision's earnings conference call for the financial quarter ending 31/12/07, Michael J. Griffith, president & CEO of Activision's Publishing Unit, said:

"What you are seeing with many publishers is they are unable to simultaneously develop and launch on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Instead, they develop and release one SKU at a time or they simply don't release a PS3 SKU at all. Call of Duty 4 represents the best-in-class next-generation development, making it the number one selling title of all time on the PS3."

"Over the past year, our central technology group has created a proprietary set of tools for next-gen development that has enabled our developers to address the challenging PS3 architecture in efficient ways. Our tools allow us to identify performance bottlenecks in the PS3 and focus our effort in a targeted way to improve performance that would otherwise without these tools simply be a trial-and-error approach."

While Griffith is clearly trying to send out the message that Activision is on top of developing for the PS3, the phrases "challenging PS3 architecture" and "performance bottlenecks in the PS3" still stand out.

Griffith also noted the PS3 as "a technically challenging platform where many continue to struggle".
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Users on the Official EU Playstation forums are reporting that the new patch for Call of Duty 4 is now available for download.
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Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was selected as 2007's Game of the Year at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

The awards, hosted by actor/comedian Jay Mohr and presented at the 2008 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, are voted upon by members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

This year, the Academy presented Ken Kutaragi, creator of the PlayStation, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. "Ken Kutaragi is the smartest guy in the history of the videogame business," said Trip Hawkins, founder of EA and himself an AIAS Hall of Fame member.
"Without Ken, there is no Sony PlayStation and that is beyond comprehension."
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Here are some more highlights from Activision's conference call with financial analysts earlier today:

- As expected a new Call of Duty game is due for release in the 2009 fiscal year (again most likely this fall). No other details were revealed except that PS2 and Wii platforms will join the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms for the next game in the shooter series.

- As usual for Activision, the company will not release any new games for the current fiscal quarter that ends on March 31. The next quarter will see the release of the game based on Dreamworks's CGI movie Kung Fu Panda along with more downloadable content for Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4. The company will also release games later in the year based on another Dreamworks CGI movie Madagascar II.

- The James Bond game is still due for release this fall, around the time of the new movie's release. No other details on the game were announced.
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Next-Gen reports, Sight Training leads a Nintendo platform only top five comprised of three DS and two Wii titles.

The joint best represented system is PlayStation 3, with first-party title Uncharted, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed and Activision's Call of Duty 4 all making the top ten for the week ended February 3.

01. Sight Training (DS)
02. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
03. Bratz: 4 Real (DS)
04. Ghost Squad (Wii)
05. More Brain Training (DS)
06. Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 (PS2)
07. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
08. Assassin's Creed (PS3)
09. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
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fourtwozero on the IW forums writes:

"Hey Everyone --

I have great news as rumor has it from SCEE today that the EU Connectivity patch has passed certification, and while I can't speak for them (as it's up to them to release it), word has it that they may be releasing it to users for download as soon as this Friday (8th)!

Just wanted to pass this along as I just got the word."
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Call of Duty 4 on PS3 and Xbox 360 is receiving a little loving this spring with Activision promising new multiplayer maps for the FPS on console.Neither Activision nor CoD 4 developer Infinity Ward have been generous with further details, only adding that "the upcoming downloadable content will thrust gamers into a hot zone of added combat across a variety of intense multiplayer locales" and speaking of "added gameplay variety."Will the new ... » Read More

Exclusive to PS3 Attitude; February's PS3 rental charts for GameFlirt, one of the UK's top games rental companies.

Continuing their new monthly feature and with details not available anywhere else, PS3 Attitude will reveal the top current rentals and most wanted future titles as a thermometer for what's hot in the PS3 world.
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N4G is Proud to announce the 3rd N4G: COD4 community Tournament.
For more info about this tournament and sign ups please follow the link.
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Santa Monica, CA ¿ February 4, 2008 ¿ Fresh intel from Activision headquarters (Nasdaq: ATVI) reports that new global conflicts are planned in the form of downloadable multiplayer maps for the award-winning Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare. In development for both Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the upcoming downloadable content will thrust gamers into a hot zone of added combat across a variety of intense multiplayer locales.
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Its hard to know where to start with this issue, simply put Tiscali are stopping all Sony PS3 owners playing Call of Duty 4 Online at certain times (mostly the whole evening up to 12 midnight).
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Activision said Friday that Call of Duty 4 was the top-selling game of 2007, with unit sales of 7 million. But Microsoft said earlier this year that Halo 3 sold 8.1 million 2007¿ so who was on top?

A press announcement made rounds Friday, coming out of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision. The publisher trumpeted how Call of Duty 4, released in November 2007, has sold 7 million units worldwide, which makes it the "#1 Title in Units Worldwide for Calendar 2007." Activision cites figures from NPD Group, GfK Group and Chart Track.

But you may recall that Microsoft announced in early January that September's Halo 3 had sold 8.1 million units worldwide. So that would appear to be the top-selling title of '07, according to Microsoft anyway.

So which one was the top-seller?
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Activision, Inc announced today that Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare was the #1 title in units worldwide for calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group, Chart Track and The GFK Group. Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare has sold in excess of seven million units worldwide since its launch in November.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has garnered critical acclaim, securing more than 18 perfect score reviews and over 40 combined Editors' Choice and Game of the Year awards in the U.S. alone. The game has been nominated for 10 prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards, including Game of the Year. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also currently is the #1 Xbox 360 title on Xbox Live, based on unique users, according to www.majornelson.com.

"We're very excited about this achievement especially given so many competitive titles this year," said Will Kassoy, senior vice president, global brand management, Activision Publishing, Inc. "Consumer and critics agree that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is one of the best games ever created and further establishes Call of Duty as one of the premier brands in the industry. This ground-breaking game and franchise continue to establish new standards by which all other action games will be judged."

Credit to SonyCowboy on neogaf
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