The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series has made a rod for its own back. ‘Difficult second album’ syndrome for artists is far worse for game developers, and spiraling expectations will trip you up if you don’t have an incredibly clever plan set in place for future editions. Sequel parameters in modern gaming are limited only by the collective imaginations of those with their names in the credits, which on paper roughly translates to: ‘Make everything similar, but better and with bigger explosions than before.’
This is truer nowhere than in the Modern Warfare series, the third and most recent release in which, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is set during and just after an international World War III. It’s a stunning game, but it begs one serious question: where the hell do you go from there?
Grab a PC and a copy of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and you can get some new life out of the four-year-old FPS. Black Monkeys have completed their two-and-a-half year project to create a Star Wars mod for the game and it’s available to grab now for free.
You can play either as a Imperial stormtrooper or a rebel grunt with Star Wars: Galactic Warfare dropping you in familiar settings including Mos Eisley and Tatooine. If we weren’t working, we’d be playing already. You can grab the mod from the link below and get hints on how to install in this video guide.
Take a peek at Star Wars: Galactic Warfare in action after the jump…
Activision is being surprisingly philosophical about the Modern Warfare 3 leak that emerged last week. It kicked out some Modern Warfare 3 trailers in response to the major info dump and now Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg says you shouldn’t believe every detail…
Salute the Mac App Store as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has marched its way onto the virtual shelves. While that’s a few years after it made it to the PC (2007) and the Mac the first time (2008), the arrival of Call of Duty in the Mac App Store suggests a pleasing level of support from Activision for Apple’s latest venture. The down side? They want to charge you a premium for that nice handy download…
If playing Call of Duty: Black Ops isn’t enough for you, then why not colour yourself Call of Duty, and accessorise with a spangly necklace for the ladies, and cufflinks for the fellas. Ladies, get a load of one of these pendants. Fellas, show that you know your COD, and invest in a pair of Modern Warfare cufflinks. If you want to invest in some Call of Duty: Black Ops or Modern Warfare fashions, then skip over to Etsy, where folks are working away on handmade killstreak earrings as we speak… Click through for the gallery.
Modern Warfare 3 is being delayed as a result of an ongoing legal barney between Activision and former Infinity Ward bosses, Jason West and Vince Zampella, according to court documents. Modern Warfare 2 was a massive success in the 5 months since it arrived but we could end up waiting a while for the sequel while Activision unpicks its legal woes.
You’ve made it through the snow drifts to the end of the week and we have a reward for you – this handy recap on all of the best gadget news you might have missed. We’ll have our CES catch-up for you at 9.30 but first, here’s your nourishing Techie Breakie…
