“现代战争”可能脱离《使命召唤》成为新系列

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在“现代战争2”预告片播放的时候就有很多人注意到：游戏的标题仅仅是“现代战争2”，而没有了“使命召唤”的开头。Activision对此予以确认，称新作就是《现代战争2》。

　　同时，虽然没有明确表示，但根据游戏制作公司Infinity Ward发言人的谈话，“现代战争”有可能成为一个全新的游戏系列，他称“现代战争已经拥有属于自己的生命”。去年7月Infinity Ward曾透露将推出新的独立游戏，发言人拒绝回答这个新游戏是否为“现代战争系列”或是其他全新作品。

　　如果“现代战争”确实成为一个新系列，那么它就已经拥有一大群玩家作为基础。Activision今天还宣布，根据NDP和GfK的数据，《使命召唤4》截止到目前已经在全球范围内售出1200万份。Activision据此称《使命召唤4》为“有史以来最卖座的第一人称动作游戏”。

GDC 2009: Activision declares hit "best-selling first-person action game of all time"; Infinity Ward reps appear to confirm spin-off; Activision mum on COD series' future.

SAN FRANCISCO--This morning, Activision confirmed what many had noticed when watching its trailer the night before: That the sequel for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will simply be called "Modern Warfare 2." The confirmation led to speculation that the game would be the first of a whole new spin-off series--speculation that a statement from an Infinity Ward rep appears to have confirmed.

"All I can tell you (officially) at this point is that Modern Warfare has taken on such a life of its own, it has become our focus now," a rep told GameSpot. "At this point, it's too early to release additional details." This was echoed in a statement by Infinity Ward CEO Vince Zampella, who said, "Everyone on the team is laser-focused on making the most gripping experience we've ever created."

Several questions are raised by this apparent confirmation that Modern Warfare is now its own animal. The rep declined to answer the first--whether or not the new IP Infinity Ward revealed last July is a Modern Warfare series or something else entirely.

If Modern Warfare is indeed a new franchise, it will have a massive fan base from day one. Activision also announced today that Call of Duty 4 has sold 12 million units worldwide to date, according to sales figures from the NPD Group (US) and GfK (Europe). Citing these figures, Activision is now calling its critically lauded blockbuster the "best-selling first-person action game of all time."

The prospect of a stand-alone Modern Warfare series also puts the fate of the Call of Duty franchise into question. If Infinity Ward is no longer making Call of Duty games, the most likely scenario would see it being taken over by Treyarch. The similarly Activision-owned studio had been alternating COD projects with Infinity Ward, releasing the multiplatinum Call of Duty: World at War last year. As of press time, Activision reps had not commented on the status of the Call of Duty license.