E3 06: Wii COD 3, PS3 Spidey, 360 Tony Hawk on Activision's E3 plate
WWII soldiers, superheroes, skaters hit all three next-gen consoles this fall, along with Marvel.
LOS ANGELES--The floodgates have opened. Today, Activision revealed its upcoming lineup for next-gen systems, and no console is being ignored. The second largest third-party publisher (behind Electronic Arts) is bringing its most popular franchises and licenses to all three next-generation systems--Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360, and Nintendo's Wii.
As confirmed in the company's earnings call last week, Call of Duty 3 is coming out this fall, and it won't be headed to the PC, where the franchise started. COD3 will be released for all next-gen systems, as well as the Xbox and PlayStation 2. As of this morning, a developer was not yet mentioned, but speculation has it that it won't be Infinity Ward and will likely be Treyarch, the team that built Call of Duty: Big Red One for current-gen systems. COD3 will be set during the "Normandy Breakout," when the Allied Forces liberated Paris.
The name of Tony Hawk's newest adventure was also officially revealed today. Tony Hawk's Project 8, the game that CEO Bobby Kotick referred to as a "traditional" Tony Hawk release, ollies onto the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, and Xbox this fall.
Tony's other skating game, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, hits all of Nintendo's platforms except the GameCube this fall. The downhill racer, which Kotick said was targeted at more casual gamers, will appear on the Wii, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance. Nine different characters will ride down the steepest slopes of San Francisco, Hong Kong, and the ancient Andean city of Machu Picchu in head-to-head action.
The action role-playing game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance will save the day for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, Xbox, GBA, and PC toward the end of the year. The game will feature more than 140 characters from the Marvel universe, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade, and Captain America, as well as their evil nemeses.
Speaking of super heroes, Activision also announced that X-Men: The Official Game would be one of the centerpieces of its lineup at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Though partially based on the film X-Men: The Last Stand, the game will feature an all-new storyline that will act as a "prelude" to the movie's mutant-on-mutant action. The game is slated to ship for the PC, DS, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance next week.
The rest of Activision's E3 lineup includes: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC); the expansion pack The Movies: Stunts & Effects (PC); the movie tie-in Over the Hedge (PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, DS, and GBA); and World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions (Xbox 360, PS2, PC, and PSP).
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Call of Duty 3 on Nintendo Wii will outshine and outperform in the controlls department. On the other hand, on the PS3 and XBox 360 it will look much better, but will have the same old boring way of controlling your soldier.
I like how Call of Duty 3 is coming to the Wii. Imagine what realism it will bring when played on the Wii...I'm getting excited just thinking about it XD.
cod 3 on wii. it'll be duck hunt, but this time the ducks are going to be dirty nazis. hehe.
COD3 on the Wii!!!! sweet!!!! At least I don't have to play it with a crappy analog controller. the Wiimote will be just as good as mouse and keyboard. sweet.
WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF NO COD FOR PC WTF WTF OMG OMG OMG OMG WHERE THE HELL IS COD 3 FOR PC OMG THOSE BASTARDS THOSE BASTARDS!!!
WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF NO COD FOR PC WTF WTF OMG OMG OMG OMG WHERE THE HELL IS COD 3 FOR PC OMG THOSE BASTARDS THOSE BASTARDS!!!
No CoD on PC? That can onl HELP PC gaming. Save the consoles for the 12 year olds, leave the REAL gaming to the adult crowd.
Wii CoD3???????? this will be awesomeeee!!!!! i can't imagine playing with that controller CoD3!!!!!!!!! i can't wait for thiss!!
Activision's really heatin up, looking forward to Marvel:ultimate alliance & X-Men, although very dissapointed as COD 3 is skipping PC's.
So... Activision is banking on the hopes that we've forgotten all the games they've produced since the PS1? Were there any new/original titles in that bunch?
Wow Cod3 for Wii lets c how that turns out, and lets c if they r gonna take advantage of the controller
augh its set in paris area, they do know that it was called ww2 for a reason, such as japan and the pacific areas
I do think though after seeing next gen BIA screens COD3 will have to go some to compete I love nintendo BUT how much power does it have Just remember people its the lowest denominater that drags every thing down!
Aggie 1295 get a XBOX + Halo u r so wrong and clearly millions of fans of consoles think ur wrong
No p.c. version though i hope they dont just make a lame sequal to palm the console market off i'm aprehensive to say the least ? (COD3)
Call of Duty3 will be the greatest test for the Wii. Considering its lack of buttons in comparison to the 360 and presumably the PS3 as well. It will be interesting to see how well the game translates onto such a specifically designed controller.
Well I will be spending my money on something other than Call of Duty 3. FPS games aren't designed for consoles, and if a developer is going to ignore the PC, them I will certainly ignore them.
Tony Hawk's Project 8(horrible name BTW) won't be coming out for GameCube or Wii? BOOOO, especially since they are being lazy and making THDJ look terrible.
I just picked up my tv-remote and went "pew pew" aiming at random things in my house. Awesome news++. WWII for WII. Call of Duty 3 for Wii. Weeeeeeeeee! :D \nn/
Quiet interesting. This also confirms what I think will be trend during this generation of the console wars. Exclusivity will be little to non-existent if game companies want to yield the same or higher levels of profit that they did during the Xbox/PS2/GameCube era. It's nice to see that is during the smart thing. I also suspect that because we have less exclusivity, first-party games will be a more defining than before in carving out each companies target audience.
ha! activision has no more ideas except their current old games to be upgraded...... will it be like this for the next 30 years?? i mean will they only upgrade Tony Hawks game?? Activision U suck no ideas except old games to improve on
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