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@FrenchVaniIIuxe Concord's record player count on Steam was under 700 people. Highguard managed almost 100K on Monday.

Sure it's free, and sure that'll drop off, but to call Highguard 'DOA' is strong. Let's see how it's faring in a few months' time.

@themightyant I don't want to say how many times I checked the spelling while writing this 🤣

@awp69 That's pretty neat, not seeing that here in the UK.

@Fiendish-Beaver Personally I couldn't give a damn about finishing the Gears 4-5 story 😅. It was fine, especially 5 which got a bit more interesting, but I never really bought into where it was going.
I think exploring e-day is much, much more exciting. And as you say, that could have come after Gears 6 but we only have so much time on this planet 😅

@TrollOfWar I left that off because it was ultimately cancelled before it came out. If anyone else wants it adding we can slot it in there for good measure 😅

@Fiendish-Beaver I agree that it's probably not some intentional exclusivity for Xbox, however, I do think there are other factors aside from dev time.

FH5 is still selling on PS5, I wouldn't be surprised if MS wants to delay FH6 a bit to keep sales rolling in for 5... After all, the launch hype on other platforms might lead to a final boost for 5 on PS5, with 6 to then follow.

@fatpunkslim yeah, the PS5 version could be next year! I was just making more of a general note of this year's release before going on to mention the timed exclusivity.

Given how well 5 is selling, youd think they won't wait too long to get 6 on PS5.

@Fiendish-Beaver Corrected to this year, sorry, still in 2025 mode!

This is absolutely horrible news, my condolences to Vince's family and friends at this time.

Zampella's games have had a huge impact on my life, I've spent countless hours in his digital worlds with my friends. Rest in Peace, Vince 🙏

@TrollOfWar this article is about the 2027 game.

It definitely won't have been decided in direct response to BO7, but it could have been in the plans when Acti knew we were getting back to back BO games in '24 and '25.

@FatGuyInLilCoat Playground is the lead developer, Turn 10 is supporting development.

It's assumed there's a level of this that goes on with every Forza release, but Turn 10 seems to be lending more help with FH6, and leaving FM behind as a result.

@themightyant Black Ops 1 had a good chunk of it set in Vietnam, but it still very much felt like a Cold War/Russia game rather than Vietnam.

A Call of Duty: Vietnam in the same vein as World at War or WW2 would be cool, imo.

@Fiendish-Beaver I can't believe Call of Duty: Vietnam has never been a thing 🥲

@somnambulance yeah, it was definitely victim of where in the show it was placed.

It just puts bigger expectations on it being the last big reveal...

RE4 Gold Edition at this price is a steal, can't wait to buy the game again 😄

Good deals on Mafia and Space Marine 2 as well, very nice sale!

@themightyant On that note, I'm not sure Steam is the place for those types of consumers either 😂
But, 14 is still incredibly low...

@Fiendish-Beaver hopefully not a lot 😅

@Fiendish-Beaver Or anyone else... Bratz has 14 user reviews on Steam in 3 months 😳

@abe_hikura I think they probably saw the MW3 backlash but had this BO6/BO7 plan already in place. The hamster wheel was still moving.

There's a certain element to this statement where it's like, Infinity Ward is probably back next year with a big overhaul anyway, so this community address makes it look like they're responding to feedback when in reality, their pipeline is probably looking a bit better now anyway. Hard to know for sure, we'll see how things go I guess...

@Fiendish-Beaver it's always this late... it's safe to say we don't exactly enjoy that at the PX offices either 😅

This is giving me ABK drama PTSD.

@Porridge2215 I've added that option now!

@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah, I know what you mean and am starting to question it myself as well.
I said at the time of the overhaul that Premium looks better value now and as the months to by, loads of games are being added.
I think ultimately it depends on the quality of these "75+" day one games, as you say.

@IronMan30 What I'm thinking is... is the 50% off a bone throw for older 360 edition owners?

The 50% discount isn't available on any other platform, if it's not for older 360 owners, who is that for? 🤔

@themightyant Silly Delivery?

@johnK From what we've played so far, it's just an upres/60FPS/LOD improvement type deal. No major changes.

@Chip-Douglas we should have US/UK prices shortly but yes, it looks like itll be considerably cheaper for two weeks.

@DarkTron yeh, genuine slow news day 😂

But also like, this isn't really to dunk on switch 2, I'm actually playing the game there right now and mention the positives in the article. It's just interesting to me (and clearly other folks) that an Xbox version from a decade ago has some extra features. It's just an interesting comparison 🤷‍♂️

@Nightcrawler71 hey hey, me too 😅

@BaldB3lper78 Yeah, I'm pretty good with it too tbf. I will admit though that handheld is the way to go; it looks pretty good on that screen.

Good job that's the reason I picked it up on Switch 2!

@Chip-Douglas The Indy DLC is on sale on Steam, 25% off!

On Xbox the Premium Upgrade is 45% off, but not Order of Giants on its own, that's still full price.

Vince Zampella doesn't miss, folks.

@themightyant it's still a bit strange even with everything switched off! Not sure what I make of the game so far...

@GeeEssEff Thanks sir! Yes, ARs are ruling the roost at the moment - they're definitely the strongest category and seem fairly usable in those SMG ranges as well.

I'm getting cooked way more than in the beta, I just assumed that was likely due to the enthusiastic players picking this one up on day one. There seems a lot less casual interest this time around, maybe that's affecting things?

I feel there's a good base to MP but it does need tweaks.

@SodaPop6548 I think the likes of BO7 and MW3 the other year launching a bit undercooked is more a symptom of post-covid game dev, to be honest. Call of Duty is trying to keep up this insane schedule when it's becoming harder and harder to do.

Having said that, it's definitely something Xbox — and us in the community — should be keeping an eye on. Two out of the last three CODs just haven't been up to scratch at launch, and it's going to affect the series. I've played every COD and will often defend it, but games like these two are making me less interested in the series - even when the likes of COD2026 (Infinity Ward) will probably end up more polished like BO6.

@darkswabber the 360 launched on 22nd November

@Nintendo4Sonic yep. I'm also starting to notice that warzone assets are being reused a lot now with cod games, especially the ones that clearly didn't have long enough dev time.

Warzone should be warzone and main call of dutys should be a very separate thing imo.

@Fiendish-Beaver on solo it's definitely harder than regular cod difficulty from the past. It's probably more like hardened, maybe even veteran towards the end (I ended up finding a co op player for the final mission just to help out)

@BacklogBrad remember this review is JUST campaign. It's likely our full BO7 review will be a decent chunk higher than a 4/10...

@oopsiezz I'm glad you had a good time with it! I haven't played Endgame yet, hoping to get to that soon.

My issue, and what a lot of others will probably feel, is the campaign that leads to endgame isn't really a COD campaign at all. They could have fleshed out endgame and had that as this year's PvE experience?

Looking forward to play more MP and Zombies.

@Fiendish-Beaver No problem! I also hope to do a full review - I just like to get campaign out there ASAP because multiplayer and Zombies need more time.

In regards to the final mission, the game basically rolls credits at the end of the prior mission, and then yeah - you get thrown into the 'endgame' experience. I just backed out to be honest - the campaign is classed as 'finished' — with an achievement pop — before this happens.

Having said all this, I would not buy or play this game for the campaign alone, never 😅

@abe_hikura Black Ops 7 makes MW3's campaign look great. I said at the time that I just thought MW3 was a bit short and a drop off from MW2 - but it still felt like a COD campaign. This does not...

@SodaPop6548 We appreciate the support!

@SodaPop6548 Yeah that's fair, we all have our way of responding to this stuff. Some folks are more invested in the behind-the-scenes goings on, others not so much.

I suppose Tim is entitled to his view and so is Eurogamer.

@SodaPop6548 The thing is though, you could argue the EG score is an opinion on how the game was made rather than the game itself.

The majority of readers want to know how the game plays, not the ethics of its creation. Maybe that is best saved for a separate feature...

@Fiendish-Beaver @FraserG On that second point, we could be in a position next-gen where 'Xbox' games are just 'PC' games that are verified to work on their new system.

If that's the case, you'd imagine Xbox might cut costs in terms of like certification and other things to do with its old 'console' backend. This is speculation a little bit, but as Fraser said, they must be having those talks and figuring it out.

If Xbox games become PC games I'd assume there's some backend stuff that's simplified for the Xbox team, maybe helping out that 30% margin.

@Feffster worlds collide is the campaign pack for bo7.

In terms of what you need, it's probably easiest to just install every bo7 pack for now. Although campaign/multiplayer/zombies look huge size wise, I noticed that when you install them all each Individual size is reduced and it comes to a more reasonable overall footprint (107gb for me testing on series s)
You can delete the bo6 campaign pack if you're only intending to play bo7 here.

@themightyant I'm sure there were rumours/evidence that MW3's campaign was also remastered and just left for some reason. Probably as the series gained popularity again with the big MW reboot and Warzone etc.
It's probably on a hard drive somewhere 😅

They're probably figuring out how to market the next console around it when it comes to PC 😝

@somnambulance Yeah, definitely. It feels like a complete experience with a vision that's been seen through from the start of development to release. Something that's becoming rare with MP-only games.