USMC Lt. Rob Riggle Wants You: Modern Warfare Elite

Call of Duty is tired...  MW3 felt a lot like MW2.5, and it pains me to say Black Ops was a better game.  Even though everyone has prestige'd a thousand times, Activision is looking to squeeze the last few drops of cash out of the franchise.  Welcome to Modern Warfare Elite.

Did you peg Rob Riggle as an akimbo scorpion kind of guy?  Riggle is a real life Marine turned actor, and he also frags n00bs...  Modern Warfare Elite is private club that you can join for the low, low, price of $50.  Act now and you'll get early access to new maps, expert strategies, and clan benefits.  Sorry hackers this cool guy club is for PS3 and XBOX360 users only.  Here is the official comment from Activision regarding the lack of love for PC owners:

We’ve been working closely with Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games to customize a Call of Duty ELITE membership offering for the PC. Since the PC is an open platform, it’s difficult to provide the secure data and statistics necessary for the premium tier of Call of Duty ELITE. Because of this, there will not be an Call of Duty ELITE premium offering on the PC in the near future, but we are continuing to work towards a free Call of Duty ELITE offering and will continue to update the community with more information post launch. As we stated previously, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers for our PC community, and we will also continue to provide PC gamers the option to purchase downloadable content on the PC as we always have. We are working hard to provide our PC fans the best Call of Duty experience they have had to date.

Dear Activision, your fans don't want a new club that costs money, they want a new game.  Yes, I know MW3 cost a gazillion bucks to make and several years to complete, but it is "old" already.  A few new maps ain't gonna cut it.  Unless you can find a way to make the same game, (that many fans have logged well over a 100 hours playing) interesting, simply don't bother. 

Here is the full length trailer for Modern Warfare elite:

Launch Trailers: BF3 MW3

We are almost there kids!  Battlefield 3 drops tomorrow, and Modern Warfare 3 ships in a few weeks.  I think the conclusion is to simply purchase both (feel free to purchase through the links below, I get a little kick back).

Enjoy the two new launch trailers!

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Battlefield 3: Tank Footage

More gems from E3, here is some great Battlefield 3 footage.  This is from an in game mission where you are driving the tank.

In the light of yesterday's post, I've come to an interesting conclusion about MW3 vs. BF3.  I think BF3 will really deliver in the Single Player department.  EA does a fantastic job at story telling through the single player medium.  The sense of realism and being "part" of the story are what makes the EA games some damned awesome.  On the flip side multiplayer seems to really be lacking in the past several EA titles.  The replay factor gets tired quickly, and the maps seem to not flow as well as the MW/COD style games.  My biggest gripe is the unlocking of new guns.  They are consistently crappy and under powered compared to the first guns you get early on.  I sincerely hope this is fixed by BF3's release.

MW3 I really am looking forward to the multiplayer.  The challenges, unlocks, upgrades, and new ranks really give the game a lot of life and replayability.  The single player version always looks pretty, but the story telling sucks.  It is kinda like any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies; overly complicated, large set pieces, and lots of CG.  I'm okay with that knowing what to expect, but I certainly hope for more in MW3.

Oh yea... The tank vid :)

Modern Warfare 3: E3 Demo

Well kids, as promised here is a whopping 10 minute video of MW3 from E3 yesterday.  Nothing really new, but still looks like lots of fun.  Truth be told I hope the multiplayer really shines.

Modern Warfare 3 Reveal

Get it while its hot!  The MW3 reveal teaser!