UK superstore chain Tesco has once again seemingly prematurely leaked information on the next Call of Duty game.
The now-removed product description reads:
"The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts. Published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward, the studio that created the original Call of Duty and the seminal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, Call of Duty: Ghosts ushers in the next generation of the franchise, delivering a riveting all-new gameplay experience built on an entirely new story, setting and cast, all powered by a new next-generation Call of Duty engine."
Activision is yet to confirm platforms for the new game, but the series' typical annual November releases would align this year's game with the launch on Sony and Microsoft's next generation consoles, both of which are expected to go on sale before Christmas.
Earlier last week Tesco posted listings for Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the unannounced game, complete with box art which appeared to be genuine.
Additionally, a recently leaked photo of an alleged GameStop 'display blueprint' suggests that the retailer will be receiving new promotional materials related to this year's CoD for display on May 1 - hinting at a public reveal on that date.
Comments
24 comments so far...
alan666 on 28 Apr '13 said:
What do tesco know about games ?
damoxuk on 28 Apr '13 said:
As much as Game knows about Value Corned Beef
Malmo on 28 Apr '13 said:
I bet there's horse meat in it as well
stato257 on 28 Apr '13 said:
move over cvg - seemingly tesco is the place to go for the latest gaming news these days.
vectra on 29 Apr '13 said:
Don't knock the source of this news, after all every little helps.
ok, ok...
*gets coat*
iucidium on 29 Apr '13 said:
those 'early' screenshots with the dead cows? THATS the Next-generation engine.
Splamone on 29 Apr '13 said:
Since there has been no hint of PS4 mentioned in the various leaks, Next Xbox exclusive perhaps that Microsoft are holding back for their big announcement next month!??
onezeon on 29 Apr '13 said:
Doubt it would ever be an exclusive.
DLC timed exclusive maybe
Splamone on 29 Apr '13 said:
I was thinking timed exclusive but it could be a full exclusive at this stage since There won't be many PS4s sold compared to the current user base for PS3 and 360. Could be a much cheaper option for Microsoft to sway the many COD fans out there! Would be a blow to Sony anyway.
nologo on 29 Apr '13 said:
erm.. do you think they make this stuff up? COD publishers will give them the text for the advert. its about time they updated that embarrassingly old engine
illage2 on 29 Apr '13 said:
A new Engine? O_O
FIX YOUR ARTICLE! ..... WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS LEGIT!
CoD using a new Engine ....... O_O I'd never thought I'd see the day. However, it'll only be good for a while. Give it three years and the engine will be stale and the game will still be boring.
billysastard on 29 Apr '13 said:
nothing, if the only experience i had of buying a game from their online service is anything to go by, charged full price for a hardware / software bundle, sent the software only.
murph_77 on 29 Apr '13 said:
New engine or not this alone will not fix the fundamental flaws with the P2P online MP. It would be more newsworthy if the game had dedicated servers so the lag was on a more level playing field across the board but we know this is never going to happen as it will mean the bank balance will lose a few 0's. Same s**t different skin.
ted1138 on 29 Apr '13 said:
What do you know about Tesco?
Reegeee on 29 Apr '13 said:
To be fair tesco do know a lot about cod.
KK-Headcharge78 on 29 Apr '13 said:
Look at all the experts, Mystic Meg and the Sun newspaper all rolled into one
@ Reegee
TheLastDodo on 29 Apr '13 said:
Unless they're just overselling the latest tweaks to the usual engine, perhaps they'll be using the engine RAGE used and I believe The Evil Within is using for current & next gen versions?
r1dogz on 29 Apr '13 said:
Activision are partnered with Sony. So not an exclusive and also this isn't a mistake, Activision have obviously asked Tesco's to do this.
le brave on 29 Apr '13 said:
Have I missed something? I thought Activision was partnered with Microsoft (Call of Duty DLC timed exclusives) and EA were partnered with Sony (Battlefield 3 DLC timed exclusives)?
TheLastDodo on 29 Apr '13 said:
And Activision are now partnered with Sony to give Playstation owners exclusive content for Bungie's Destiny.
Chris_Shanahan87 on 29 Apr '13 said:
And if the news was dedicated servers you would be complaining about the engine. Just get a life, seriously.
Dijon on 29 Apr '13 said:
New engine should help so long as it's not made in the same way. The current COD engine is based on frame rate, and most aspects of the game are tied into this, e.g weapons fire at a faster rate when the frame rate drops. The engine doesn't try to balance or predict what happens between frames either, which all contributes to exacerbating the lag problems.
Dijon on 29 Apr '13 said:
Rage used the id Tech 5 engine, which they've said they will share with internal ZeniMax developers (id are owned by ZeniMax) but will not make it available for external licensing. Though they also added that eventually, one day it will be released as open source. And yes, The Evil Within will be using a modified version of id Tech 5. Developer Tango Gameworks is another one of the ZeniMax family.
gnokgnik on 29 Apr '13 said:
Wait a minute... wasn't Ghost one character in COD4 or something...?