Modern Warfare 3 Expands Spec Ops Into New Survival Mode

Lol the UI programmers at Infinity ward must have the most boring job ever... it's the same as in MW1... what have they been doing for the past 4 years?

The graphics look a little improved I just hope when they release it  the game feels different than MW 2. 

@shuref00t said:

This & Spec Ops might be the only reasons for me to considering getting MW3. Maybe the predictably short & ridiculous campaign too.

Same. No interest in competitive multiplayer but, being a sucker for all things coop and especially survival modes, that mixed with the shooting mechanics of the COD series seems like it could well be a blast. That and I'm interested in seeing what direction the SP story takes now that IW has gone through what must be drastic internal changes.

Exploding dogs makes Matt Rorie sad.

I like the voice of Glenn Morshower from Modern Warfare 2 as your radio dude.

hah, love how they stole the BWAAAAAP music from the Battlefield 3 teaser vids.

This looks definitely lower frame rate than the same video I saw from another site. What's wrong with the HTML5 player GB?

I'm probably the only one complaining, but, it seems like the game is way too smooth or the animations are too bad for 60fps? It's like one of those new HDTV's with the refresh rate setting cranked. Looks like a circus.

@centz01 said:

Remember guys, Black Ops is based off an upgraded IW 3.0 engine (CoD 4) whereas MW3 is based of a new IW 5.0 engine. Better textures, lighting, effects, and still smooth. Plus, no vehicles. I will be buying both games as always but I can see myself getting tired of vehicle whoring just like I did in WaW and in BFBC:2.

and it still looks incredibly dated

Remember guys, Black Ops is based off an upgraded IW 3.0 engine (CoD 4) whereas MW3 is based of a new IW 5.0 engine. Better textures, lighting, effects, and still smooth. Plus, no vehicles. I will be buying both games as always but I can see myself getting tired of vehicle whoring just like I did in WaW and in BFBC:2.

@roughplague said: 

I totally agree with him, what the fuck is wrong with people, and how is this in any way acceptable!? people thinks it's cool and shit because it's in their favorite game, is that what you're marketing to!? sociopa...oh wait, I forgot about the online gamechat. that's fucked up though, they should remove it from the game entirely, because I'd accept it if it depicted the horrors of it, not when it's a fucking perk or a weapon or whatever

 I assume you were ok with the Nuke? Or is this something that people are going to use to justify their hate for the series? The mutliplayer aspect has never and will never be meant to properly show the horror of war. Get off your high horse and dislike the game for proper reasons instead of grabbing at straws for the band wagon of hate.

@roughplague said:

GET EXCITED PEOPLE, SOON YOU WILL HAVE MW3, THE..the same game you've been playing since the 2007 release of modern warfare, with subtle tweaks and weapons, jeez you could've just have released multiplayer downloadable content every so often and you'll probly have more innovation than these games have been getting. multiplayer is what everyone plays anyways. oh and oh-yay, they added horde mode, people like that right!?
cant blame em though, they're selling like hotcakes so of course they're gonna try and make it as much as the last one as possible.
and as @Buzzkill said:

Exploding dogs is disgusting. They should pull this from the market.

I totally agree with him, what the fuck is wrong with people, and how is this in any way acceptable!? people thinks it's cool and shit because it's in their favorite game, is that what you're marketing to!? sociopa...oh wait, I forgot about the online gamechat. that's fucked up though, they should remove it from the game entirely, because I'd accept it if it depicted the horrors of it, not when it's a fucking perk or a weapon or whatever

Really? You could kill the dogs in W@W and BLOPS. Hell you can kill dogs in Fallout too.

Also have you seen this game, it's fucking nuts, and dogs with C4 attached to them is fucking nuts.

It seems to me like they thought they didn't need to top Modern Warfare 2, they just needed to outdo Black Ops.

I really, really hope that every developer with a horde-mode in their game trademarks whatever stupid fucking name they come up with for it so that eventually they run out of names and no one else can pull one of these out of their ass ever again.

Only want the sp portion.

I'm really, really, really sick of horde mode.

MW2 DLC?

@Doctorchimp said:

I'm insane to think this won't sell Black Ops numbers right?

At this point I honestly have no idea. With every installment some people are always going to proclaim it to be the downward slide financially but I don't think it's possible to predict at this point.

Yep. It looks like a Modern Warfare game. That's not to say that this wave based survival mode doesn't look fun or anything, but I think I'm done with the series for good now. If I'm going to get any multiplayer focused modern military first person shooter it will probably be Battlefield 3 at this point.

I'm really, really, really sick of horde mode.

I'm a sucker for wave based survival modes. Especially ones that promise to be crazy.

I honestly can't tell the difference between these games anymore.

People shit on CoD way too much these days. But whatever, the games are still fun, and I'll keep playing them until Activision fucks up so completely that nobody plays it anymore. Like UT.

Looks fun enough to me. But I still think Horde 2.0 is where it's gonna be at for comp-stomp action this year.

MW3 will still have Spec Ops though, right? 

@PhatSeeJay said:

@twillfast said:

@MadExponent said:

I cannot see the difference between this and MW2. I mean honestly is there a difference?

MW2 didn't have any somalian child soldiers. That's all.

Yes. Could have sworn I saw a kid run past with a shotgun. That's certainly new.

@0:30: Infinity Ward is taking a stance against child soldiers.. by killing them in a video game.

Geez.

Remember guys, Black Ops is based off an upgraded IW 3.0 engine (CoD 4) whereas MW3 is based of a new IW 5.0 engine. Better textures, lighting, effects, and still smooth. Plus, no vehicles. I will be buying both games as always but I can see myself getting tired of vehicle whoring just like I did in WaW and in BFBC:2.

@Twisted_Scot: hahaha i am the least excited for this COD game than ever and im a pretty big fan. too much bullshit over the years. but your comment about dogs and martyrdom... lol this is spec ops..... not mp.

@Twisted_Scot: hahaha i am the least excited for this COD game than ever and im a pretty big fan. too much bullshit over the years. but your comment about dogs and martyrdom... lol this is spec ops..... not mp.

Great another game with a survival mode, I was worried for a second. Is COD scared of 4 player Co-op for some reason? Why give us it in W@W then take it out again. Oh wait "It doesn't fit with the story of the campaign" you have 2 years to write it in tot the campaign, its not like your stories make a hell of a lot of real-world sense anyways.
Im not hating on COD as I'll probably pick it up after a while (if the reviews are good) and I'll defiantly be picking up BF3 and hoping it's not like BC2 but I want some damn Co-op. It's like teasing me and then taking it away every year. At least I have Dad Island and Gears 3.
 
PS. Martyrdom was cheap as a perk, allowing dogs to use it...really?

Already got this pre-ordered. So many games pre-ordered its going to be crazy in the next few months.

@twillfast said:

@MadExponent said:

I cannot see the difference between this and MW2. I mean honestly is there a difference?

MW2 didn't have any somalian child soldiers. That's all.

Yes. Could have sworn I saw a kid run past with a shotgun. That's certainly new.

No, this is not what Spec Ops should be, i loved Spec Ops in MW2 especially the bridge level. Spec Ops was basically set pieces that were cut from the campaign but were too awesome to throw away. Besides this looks lame compared to Horde 2.0 in Gears 3. 

Modern Warfare looking really rough compared to Battlefield 3 in the visuals department, I'd have hoped they would have at least tried to make it look a little better. That said graphics certainly don't make the game.

But I think I'm ready for Battlefield 3 to take my free time, much prefer the way DICE do multiplayer.

@Doctorchimp said:

I'm insane to think this won't sell Black Ops numbers right?

you're insane

I don't understand why they still keep using white X-es when you shoot someone: in daytime maps you barely notice them and in nighttime, when the silhouettes and everything is dark,  it covers them and you can't see what's going on from distance. Make them red like in the latest shooters or, better, give the option of changing the color. Just don't make it the same color as the subtitles, mission text or mission titles or other indicators, because it's dull.

Also, I wish they'll make specific custom attachments for each and every weapon, rather than having the same red dot sight for every SMG or rifle.

I totally agree with him, what the fuck is wrong with people, and how is this in any way acceptable!? people thinks it's cool and shit because it's in their favorite game, is that what you're marketing to!? sociopa...oh wait, I forgot about the online gamechat. that's fucked up though, they should remove it from the game entirely, because I'd accept it if it depicted the horrors of it, not when it's a fucking perk or a weapon or whatever

@MadExponent said:

I cannot see the difference between this and MW2. I mean honestly is there a difference?

MW2 didn't have any somalian child soldiers. That's all.

I cannot see the difference between this and MW2. I mean honestly is there a difference?

S.S.D.N.

Ridiculous? Hell yeah.

But that's just them understanding their audience. People interested in this are not interested in driving in the desert for 20 minutes just because the developers figured out how to render sand.

This better have matchmaking... Firefight in Halo ODST was made useless to me as I didn't have anyone on my friends list playing it and this would likely end up the same way.

Love survival modes though. If I end up getting this, I can see myself playing that a lot.

@mlarrabee said:

I could not care less about how little innovation MW3 brings to the FPS genre. The hand-off between action and reward is precise and beautiful, so while Infinity Ward (or what is left of it) isn't moving games forward, they'll always be a day-one purchase. They aren't of the Jonathan Blow or That Game Company movement, but they know how to trigger endogenous morphine. That next-level guitar riff never fails to make me grin. Because it's important to games as a media? Because it just feels right. It's like candy. As you mature, you learn its proper place in the nutrition pyramid. But you never totally forsake that one childhood favorite...  EDIT: And regarding the outrage about the exploding dogs... I suppose stabbing people is a perfectly normal activity? Really, people, priorities... Not to mention that the idea is so ridiculous that I can't help chuckling over it. I mean, explosive dogs? REALLY?!

You... do know that suicide dogs are an actual thing, right? I mean the anti-tank dogs in WWII were a dismal failure but it's way easier to train a dog to just run up to a person, plus they don't lose a soldier with every bomb.

@Chris2KLee said:

I'll take this over zombies.

Same here. I loved the Spec Ops mode in MW2, and this will be the perfect addition to that. With that said I think I will past on this game and get it used at some point. It just doesn't seem that interesting.

"how can we keep CoD the same but make the dogs more annoying?"
"we could strap bombs to them..."
"do it"
 
be advised: CoD is ridic

Damn it.

Looks like I'm getting this then.

I could not care less about how little innovation MW3 brings to the FPS genre. The hand-off between action and reward is precise and beautiful, so while Infinity Ward (or what is left of it) isn't moving games forward, they'll always be a day-one purchase. They aren't of the Jonathan Blow or That Game Company movement, but they know how to trigger endogenous morphine. That next-level guitar riff never fails to make me grin. Because it's important to games as a media? Because it just feels right. It's like candy. As you mature, you learn its proper place in the nutrition pyramid. But you never totally forsake that one childhood favorite...  EDIT: And regarding the outrage about the exploding dogs... I suppose stabbing people is a perfectly normal activity? Really, people, priorities... Not to mention that the idea is so ridiculous that I can't help chuckling over it. I mean, explosive dogs? REALLY?!