Call of Duty 4 passes 10 million units sold

By Tiberius Jonez

Infinity Ward’s smash hit and multiple Game of the Year award winner, Call of Duty 4 has surpassed 10 million units sold. According to studio head Vince Zampella, COD4 is one of less than ten titles to reach that milestone since 2000. While he didn’t list the other titles to reach the 10 mil mark, Halo 3 by comparison had sold 8.1 million copies as of January ’08 – an equally impressive feat considering it is only available on the Xbox 360.

In an interview with CNET yesterday, Zampella didn’t offer a platform by platform breakdown of sales, but he did say the game has been the most successful on the Xbox 360.

It’s impossible to say how many more copies COD4 would have sold had it been available on the Wii. But it’s a moot point as Zampella said that Infinity Ward decided not to make the game for that console because "it just doesn't fit on the Wii. We thought it would be compromised to be on (that) platform."

COD4 is the only game this writer has ever owned for three different platforms. Yes, it’s sad but true, I own the 360, PS3 and PC versions of COD4. It gets the most play on the 360 – by a wide margin, but if I am relegated to other rooms of the house for whatever reason, I can still play what I consider to be the greatest shooter of all time.

Sadly, Call of Duty 5 is being developed by Treyarch, the studio responsible for the underwhelming Call of Duty 3. Activision has decided to maintain an every-other-game development cycle between Treyarch and Infinity Ward to facilitate shorter gaps between releases. Unfortunately, Treyarch has yet to prove themselves in the same class as Infinity Ward, so I have less than high expectations for COD5. Hopefully Treyarch will prove me wrong this time around and take some lessons from their uber-talented brethren from IW. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it fellas.

Iranian President reviews Call of Duty 4 - Video

Sorry, this video has since been removed. Gee, I wonder why?!

Iranian President Ahmadinejad (don't look at me, I don't know how to pronounce it) has taken some time out of his busy day building a nuclear weapons program to thoughtfully grace us with his opinion on Infinity Ward's latest blockbuster, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. His video review follows after the break.

This is one hilarious video, and it's short. I wouldn't call it SFW, so you may want to wait 'til you get home to watch it, or at least shut your office door. Thanks Gametrailers!

Enjoy.

Call of Duty 4 Review - Best Shooter to Date!

I've been playing Call of Duty 4 for the better part of the past two days, and I can tell you, it is one amazing game. Infinity Ward has returned the series to it's rightful position of genre defining leader.

Taking the risk to move the series' setting out of WWII and into modern day has proven to be a brilliant decision. The modern weapons and settings combined with the modern graphics and hard-hitting story telling make this a showcase for what shooters can be when they are designed by the most talented game makers in the world. Multiplayer is just as good as, if not better than, the campaign. Tons of game play variants and the excellent "perks" system give the online play a depth and exhilaration factor of the highest order.

For a full review of the game, check out this full length write-up from IGN. In the meantime, take my word for it...if you own a PS3, Xbox 360 or decent gaming PC, go buy Call of Duty 4 right now! I promise you won't be disappointed.

3-D Screenshot of Call of Duty 4

Now that Infinity Ward has moved the Call of Duty franchise away from the stale WWII setting, apparently two dimensional screenshots are like, soo 2K6. So, they have released this admittedly pretty cool 3D screenshot of the game. It rotates and stuff, very high tech. Enjoy. I need to get outside more.