Call of Duty 5 confirmed for Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, DS, PC

Activision held their quarterly conference call yesterday and spilled the beans on what they have planned for 2008/early 2009.

The big news is that Tony Hawk is getting a huge makeover according to Mike Griffith, President and CEO of Activision Publishing:

Over the past six months, we've been working reengineer the Tony Hawk brand. We started with a deep dive evaluation of our approach to the genre and new trends in the videogame market. Then we conducted a significant amount of consumer research and testing to better understand the types of innovations that consumers want from this brand.

I guess this is what happens when you stop being the only game in town and a newcomer (in this case, EA's Skate) pulls in a crowd too.

Griffith also talked about the next entries in the Guitar Hero series (which should ship sometime between April and June) and made a few remarks about the series appearing on new platforms, "headlining" bands and new hardware innovations.

So, while cryptic, it certainly sounds like Guitar Hero for the DS and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith could become a reality. But the "hardware innovations" quote could mean anything, maybe "Drum Villain" (which Activision owns the trademark to) is closer than we think.

Finally, the company confirmed that Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and a new Spider-Man game are coming this fall. They've also confirmed that Call of Duty 5 is coming to the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, DS, PS2 and Wii.

this doesnt surprise me....but i think that cod5 might just completely ruin the cod series because of the fact there taking it back to WWII, which is outdated and old, it has a high chance of failing reallylinkin_guy109

Is that definite though? I thought it was just speculation. I probably won't buy it if it's WWII.

if cod5 fails, it wont affect cod6 becasue almost everyone now knows that either game is made by different developers and infinity ward will take care of cod6 just like they did with cod4.

so i donno if i should even care for cod5.

[QUOTE="linkin_guy109"]this doesnt surprise me....but i think that cod5 might just completely ruin the cod series because of the fact there taking it back to WWII, which is outdated and old, it has a high chance of failing reallyjames28893

Is that definite though? I thought it was just speculation. I probably won't buy it if it's WWII.

im pretty sure it is, i remember reading somewhere that the devs were saying they were making it world war 2 again, i may be wrong though

EDIT:http://www.gamer.tm/news.php?id=1848 just searched it up and this is pretty obvious information that its going back that way

Well CoD5 is going to suck...

Not made by Infinity Ward, Might go back to WW2, Going to be on PS2, Wii and DS...

Its going to suck it wont be the high quality shooter CoD4 was if its coming out on PS2 and Wii...

activision has became this generations EA. they milk everything. at least EA is doing different things. and tony hawk games? please let the series die.prodiqy32

geez they're still making games for the ps2? I guess it is still sellingFreewayScruff

if cod5 fails, it wont affect cod6 becasue almost everyone now knows that either game is made by different developers and infinity ward will take care of cod6 just like they did with cod4.

so i donno if i should even care for cod5.

WARxSnake

If anyone ask's CoD3 never existed and CoD5 never came out...

They both are/will be disgraces to the franchise...

Just like DMC2

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if cod5 fails, it wont affect cod6 becasue almost everyone now knows that either game is made by different developers and infinity ward will take care of cod6 just like they did with cod4.

so i donno if i should even care for cod5.

Wave360

If anyone ask's CoD3 never existed and CoD5 never came out...

They both are/will be disgraces to the franchise...

Just like DMC2

what is this dmc2 you speak of ;) oh and fyi for your sig you dont have to censor ass

[QUOTE="Wave360"][QUOTE="WARxSnake"]

if cod5 fails, it wont affect cod6 becasue almost everyone now knows that either game is made by different developers and infinity ward will take care of cod6 just like they did with cod4.

so i donno if i should even care for cod5.

linkin_guy109

If anyone ask's CoD3 never existed and CoD5 never came out...

They both are/will be disgraces to the franchise...

Just like DMC2

what is this dmc2 you speak of ;) oh and fyi for your sig you dont have to censor ass

Oh ok didn't want to take any chances

This news deserves a big "meh." I say no more CoD until Infinity Ward is ready to put out CoD5. However, we all know that isn't going to happen...TreyoftheDead

they're doing 6.

if cod5 fails, it wont affect cod6 becasue almost everyone now knows that either game is made by different developers and infinity ward will take care of cod6 just like they did with cod4.

so i donno if i should even care for cod5.

WARxSnake

CoD 5 = Flop Confirmed....

not that anyone is hyping it

No more WWII plz....We had enough already...

this is good...although its not confirmed but i love WWII games

i havent played one that completely blow me away tho...cod2 was pretty good but other than that..ehh

Holy, I though trecharch was smarter then this, after seeing how badly the games they make are, then when it came to cod4 it was one of the best selling games out. But then they do go back to WW2 after seeing that it sucked and modern wartime is so much better. And especially them putting it on the wii and ps2. *pukes* i don't think anyone should be buying this game.

I hope Infinity Ward is laughing there heads off now and are working on cod6 right now so everyone puts attention to that.

Holy, I though trecharch was smarter then this, after seeing how badly the games they make are, then when it came to cod4 it was one of the best selling games out. But then they do go back to WW2 after seeing that it sucked and modern wartime is so much better. And especially them putting it on the wii and ps2. *pukes* i don't think anyone should be buying this game.

I hope Infinity Ward is laughing there heads off now and are working on cod6 right now so everyone puts attention to that.

Cornerstore

that's actually exactly how it works. Treyarch takes the last engine and makes another one while IW starts pre-production on the next (COD6).

and don't knock them - they aren't that bad. COD3 was a blast in parts, so was the multiplayer. And re: it being set in WWII - it's the pacific theatre this time, new weapons, new enemies (finally the japanese get a COD) and totally different environments. and expect the bullet penetration and perks to remain.

you're a total fanboy if you just write something off before it's released, makes zero sense. Trey obviously isn't as experienced as IW but they still make good COD games.

I don't see why fanboys are getting mad about this. So Wii and PS2 get a little watered down versions of it why are you so mad? meetroid8

PS2 is understandable they are going to push the system properly. We all know they are simply going to port the PS2 game onto Wii. On top of that they will most likely make weird decisions like no multiplayer (or only 2 player) instead of a full blown splitscreen, 16 players online/LAN. Furthermore they are going to be weak on the controls and thats where the Wii trounces all other versions. They obviously wot use Wii hardware to the fullest and it will be around what we saw on the PS2. You could also expect them to take out intergral modes from the game for no reason.

Now you can call this speculation but they have done this for all of their multiplats shooters that were on Wii. Look at CoD3 or Ubisoft's Far Cry. Now if they do the opposite of this and push the system and make an experience above and beyond MoH then Wii will be one of the significant platforms for the game.

CoD5- meh most likely another 5 hour SP with no co-op so I prolly wont buy it

MUA 2- nice been waiting for a sequel for awhile.

I'm actually more pumped for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. If Iron Man, Ghost Rider, Blade, and Deadpool come back, then I'm definitely getting this one :D

if COD5's returning to WW2 then... well, it's a rent for me.