John-ShepardRumors are already circulating concerning next year's Call of Duty effort from Treyarch (it seems the team is leaning towards a Cold War setting), but if you're thinking they may look to Infinity Ward for ideas or even simple cues, think again.
There's a reason why recent CoD installments from each studio are so very different from one another; according to the latest GameTrailers Bonus Round episode , these two development teams simply don't communicate. It may seem a little strange on the surface, especially considering that both are essentially internal studios for Activision Blizzard, but Infinity Ward creative strategist and community manager Robert Bowling says both sides are on "completely different tracks."
"The teams are completely separate. And our design schedules and our design philosophies are completely different tracks. It’s not like they might be leapfrogging in terms of franchise but the design state of mind from the teams at Infinity Ward and Treyarch are completely different. We don’t work together, we don’t collaborate…the teams are very focused on what we’re doing and we really don’t let what happens in another game impact that."
So if you're thinking you'll see some element of Modern Warfare 2 in the next series entry from Treyarch, think again. It seems clearer than ever before that the teams are just going their separate ways; the good news is that both are fully capable of producing some fine productions. While Modern Warfare certainly has the edge, we shouldn't overlook that many critics called Treyarch's 2008 gem, World at War , the best World War II shooter ever. And besides, if they're focusing on a completely different war setting, we'll definitely be excited to learn more about it, regardless of this lack of collaboration.
More games should have two developers so that a game gets released each year with variety in them.
WAW may be a gem, but i know too many people sick of WW2 games so much they couldn't give a sh*t
i was one of them but W@W was just a great WW2 game all around. when i popped it in i quickly realized it wasnt the average WW2 game at all.
I must be one of the few that actually prefer the WW2 setting.
Coming from the company who brought out Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero and DJ Hero in the same year, thats a pretty bold statement.
Huh? IW may be published by Activision, but this is most certainly not Activision talking.
My fault, didnt read the article closely.
I think of as this way, Activison is the pimp and InFinity Ward is, well y'know.
I would not mind if Treyarch made another call of duty, only if they fix the single player and don’t make the enemies a bunch of grenade whores! It was very annoying to see my cross hairs surrounded by grenade symbols while trying to beat World at War on veteran!
or you could play as the characters from WaW IN a modern warfare game!
CoD : Geriatric Warfare!
keep those damn kids off your lawn…with extreme prejudice.