The online arm of retail giant Tesco is carrying Xbox 360 and PS3 product listings for the unannounced but previously rumoured Call of Duty: Ghosts.
According to the listings, the game is being developed by Modern Warfare studio Infinity Ward and is set for release on December 30 (this is likely just a placeholder, as Activision always launches Call of Duty in November).
The publisher wouldn't comment on the Call of Duty: Ghosts product listings when contacted this afternoon.
A supposed advert from US retailer Target posted on the Blu-ray forum (pictured below) also appears to suggest that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available for pre-order in early May ahead of its release on Tuesday, November 5.
According to rumours that emerged last month via the video posted below, Call of Duty: Ghosts branches out from the Modern Warfare series and will be revealed on or around May 1.
The game is said to be set in the future, but a major plot event forces the characters to use modern day weaponry.
The multiplayer loading screens will reportedly be interactive, with the traditional loading countdowns set to be replaced by mini-games which see player entering maps in different ways, such as rappelling in from a chopper.
Apparently there'll also be changes to player movement, with users able to dash and enter a slide while shooting, which may act as an alternative to Black Ops' dolphin dive. Additionally, it's claimed that players will be able to peek around corners and roll side to side while in a prone position.
The Modern Warfare series' Spec Ops mode will also allegedly be replaced with a new game mode, while developers are said to be planning to introduce more destructible environments and interactive environmental elements.
Activision social media manager Dan Amrich said earlier this month that he expects 2013's entry in the Call of Duty series to be revealed no later than E3 in early June.
Comments
42 comments so far...
KK-Headcharge78 on 24 Apr '13 said:
Here it comes
Barry316 on 24 Apr '13 said:
Modern Warfare 4 for the PS4 and new Xbox or will this be a cross gen title? Surely there'll be a CoD ready for launch days.
FishyGinger on 24 Apr '13 said:
Right, ahem...
Ha hope yous go brankupt apple!
wrong one....
F@CK yUo EA?
Have I got it yet?
TheLastDodo on 24 Apr '13 said:
I hope this one innovates where innovation isn't needed, for the sake of the children.
FishyGinger on 24 Apr '13 said:
No no no you're doing it wrong. With a halo avatar you have to say something likes 'codz for noobz'.
Even I know that one, sillytits.
KK-Headcharge78 on 24 Apr '13 said:
Close mate, keep trying
KK-Headcharge78 on 24 Apr '13 said:
s**t I forgot about the children! Whatever will we do?
StonecoldMC on 24 Apr '13 said:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6283/filephp2file63365filena.jpg
c97dem on 24 Apr '13 said:
Hahaha nice to see they are making a game for the campers aka the "ghosts" lol
Has to be something extra bloody special to get me back to CoD, Battlefield for me now
TheLastDodo on 24 Apr '13 said:
Well KK, us men, yes MEN, BIG SWEATY MEN, MEN WITH MAN BEARDS, MANLY MANS MAN TYPE MEN that drink beer and things will buy Homefront 2 instead.
KK-Headcharge78 on 24 Apr '13 said:
I think you are confusing men with idiots mate
Jigster1 on 24 Apr '13 said:
What a Surprise! I really did not see this coming!
HaroonMJKL on 24 Apr '13 said:
Can they pull off ghosts with their engine surely it can't do everything?
TheCrimsonFenix on 24 Apr '13 said:
My mouth goes all funny when trying to say Modern Warfare 4. At least it isn't a Driv3r style Modern Fourfare.
ninja-key on 24 Apr '13 said:
Tesco leaked it, might contain horse meat
toaplan on 24 Apr '13 said:
This. IW has to offer something new to tempt me, either a big graphical upgrade or a revamped and more open SP campaign.
KK-Headcharge78 on 24 Apr '13 said:
It will be interestesting to see if this is just for this gen, if not I won't be buying the this gen versions (if it is any good) I must admit another 'stock' MW experience would be a bit lame, there needs to be more stealth for me, not in the purest sense- afterall that ain't COD, but more 'Ghillies in the mist' than the more recent bang bang boom gameplay. Less of a ohh-raa American feel would be nice too though there is fat chance of that happening.
EighteenSky on 24 Apr '13 said:
They could at least try and make a decent box art with all the money they make, hasn't been a good one yet.
FishyGinger on 24 Apr '13 said:
Yeah what this person said, about the gorillas in the mist thing.
silversun_111 on 24 Apr '13 said:
Same for me too, man!
It's gone downhill since W@W in my opinion! Thankfully a few friends have seen the light and started playing BF3, it's such a better team game, and overall too.
HelloLadies on 24 Apr '13 said:
And in other news condoms are penis shaped.
Bright-Light on 24 Apr '13 said:
I will most defo try out the 1st COD on next gen, see what its like.
Audest_Oggust on 24 Apr '13 said:
I never really cared for Modern Warfare 2 or 3, and so I just bought the Treyarch games, because they offer much better experiences than Infinity Ward in my opinion (mostly because 95% of my time spent with the game is in Zombies). I believe, and I think others will agree, that Infinity Ward should include a game mode similar to Zombies that isn't Spec-Ops, which you play through once (MAYBE twice) and never touch again. I haven't made my decision yet, but if this is anything like the heap Modern Warfare 3 was, I'll be passing this year. I'll have Battlefield 4 to fill my FPS needs, anyway.
MisterBedo on 24 Apr '13 said:
Ask Rolf
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00092/review-rolf-harris_92462b.jpg
Version10 on 24 Apr '13 said:
What? The man on the cover doesn't have a gun!
Two Pennys Worth on 24 Apr '13 said:
Looking forward to a next gen CoD, i have got caught up in the negativity about these games over the last couple of years but i'm keeping an open mind this time as they always put out a quality game. I also think there is room for both BF and CoD as they offer different experiences imo.
Solaris on 24 Apr '13 said:
No! if you don't hate on one of this games then you can't be in the cool crowd
biron_w on 24 Apr '13 said:
Unless I get told the MP is awesome in this then i'll be avoiding it. MP has been getting worse and worse since MW2.
At the moment i'm getting BF4 only this year.
Michael Finley on 24 Apr '13 said:
Fat Chance? Yes because since it will be cross platform, the maps will NOT be any bigger! Thats what COD needs, Youll still have more run and gun and rampant camping sure.
Mini-Nev on 24 Apr '13 said:
I gave Black Ops II a chance this year after having not played a COD since MW 1, it was fun for the first 10 hours but then it got really stale and I sold it. Won't be playing another COD for a while.
DC_igloosmile on 25 Apr '13 said:
So in other words there is going to be a PS3/PS4 version and a 360/720 version as well as PC... yes!
cyborgsquid on 25 Apr '13 said:
You buy This from tesco and get home to find they have put duke nukem in it.
illage2 on 25 Apr '13 said:
I don't see how the game can be set in the future if the campaign is focusing on Ghost, as he took one to the knee in MW2. However it may end up playing over two different time lines like Black Ops 2.
(MW3 was set in the year 2014 so technically speaking it was set in the future)
sonic_uk on 25 Apr '13 said:
And so it begins...
TheLastDodo on 25 Apr '13 said:
Ghosts, plural, so it could be set on a group called Ghosts, perhaps Ghost of MW2 fame is just one of many.
r1dogz on 25 Apr '13 said:
Or it's just named after a group of soilders known as ghosts. They are basically modern day black ops soilders - ghost soilders are a real thing
MPH on 25 Apr '13 said:
So, the first couple of minutes will be in the future. Then a time travel event will occur. Then we will play through MW1/2/3 all over again? YAY.
Old Skool Gamer on 25 Apr '13 said:
What a surprise, next xbox due to be revealed, now info comes about the new cod, with boxart as well.
flyfletch on 25 Apr '13 said:
Im calling it now, released on the 360 and PS3 at the same time, and 6 months exclusivity on the new Xbox and revealed with the new Xbox....Maybe even completely exclusive.....
I dont care because i wont buy it, but it wouldnt surprise me....
HelloLadies on 26 Apr '13 said:
I would have thought Battlefield 4 would be a timed exclusive to Xbox considering EA has jumped into bed with Microsoft.
flyfletch on 26 Apr '13 said:
Maybe both??? BF4 is the only one that concerns me though!
The Bossman on 26 Apr '13 said:
drift0r predicted all this in March, he was given all this info from a man he trusts his life with, look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQBprYUW3gk