Activision sent over word that the PC demo for Call of Duty 4 is now available. Click here for a list of mirrors to grab the demo. You’ll have to register for the site to get to the list, so be prepared.
We brought you the system requirements earlier, so check up on them here to make sure you’ve got the horsepower to give this baby what it deserves.
Activision sent over word today that a single player demo of Call of Duty 4 is expected this week. The demo will be released (with a full mirror download list) on CallofDuty.com later this week.
Can your PC handle the new title? Here’s the minimum specs for the game:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
Harddrive: 8GB of free hard drive space
Video card (generic): NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 or better or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800Pro or better
Those are the minimum specs. Just like other upcoming games, this requires a lot of power. I’ll be sticking with the console version. Recommended specs after the jump.
Rumors are flying about the intarwebs right now about the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4 possibly getting an online co-op mode via a premium content download.
Speaking at the Activate Asia Pacific conference, Infinity Ward’s Grant Collier was asked if a co-op mode would be added to the game. His response:
“Uh, no, I’m not really supposed to say anything about that… but I’m a big fan of Xbox Live and downloadable content.”
When directly asked whether an online co-op would be made available as Downloadable Content through Xbox Live, Collier grinned nervously, practically beaming as he said nothing more.
No word has been spoken on other versions of the game, but I doubt Activision would develop a co-op mode and restrict it to the Xbox 360 only. Co-op is all the rage these days, so I’d venture to say this rumor is true and we’ll see co-op coming to all versions of Call of Duty 4.
Infinity Ward just sent over an email letting us know that the Call of Duty 4 beta on the Xbox 360 will get an update Friday morning at 10am PDT (1pm EST). The update will increase the Rank cap to Level 16.
This is going to allow you to rank up and unlock more weapons, more perks, and more features; including Clan Tags (lv. 12). This is the first of several level increases we’re going to do throughout the beta, so keep playing, and we’ll keep you informed of incoming updates.
If you’re maxed at Level 11 right now, get ready to keep moving up tomorrow.
There was a glitch on the Xbox 360 which allowed users to pass their COD4 Beta unlock code onto friends. The glitch has now been fixed, and the 23,000 people who took advantage have now been temporarily banned from Xbox Live.
The current POR is to issue a 24-hour console lockout that will prevent these 23k users from using their consoles to sign in to LIVE. These users will also receive a message in the dash with an explanation as to why their console has been locked out for 24 hours for violating the LIVE TOU [Terms of Use] and a warning that more severe actions may be taken if they attempt a similar action in the future (console could be banned permanently, etc.). Again, this is not a permanent console ban – it’s more of a “slap on the wrist” and a warning to these 23k users who used this exploit
So there you go. Don’t try to get into a beta test if you aren’t supposed to… your online access may get revoked.
What happens when you give gamers an early build of a game? They try to figure out every exploit and glitch they can, COD 4: Modern Warfare is no different. People have already figured out how to climb to the tops of buildings and find hiding spots for snipering and how to make character models disappear. The game does look tight though, so if you got an invite to the beta enjoy.
I’m sitting here watching the Yankees-Red Sox game and my email just dinged. I was greeted by a nice email from Infinity Ward welcoming me to the Beta testing.
Look for me fragging your ass with the SAW.
Just in case you forgot, tomorrow at Noon Pacific time, the Call of Duty 4 Beta sign ups will open. You need to have an account with the site, don’t worry its free and takes 2 minutes, a Xbox Live Gold Membership, and be able to answer three questions. Visit www.charlieoscardelta.com and click Beta for more info.
I’ve been playing the Call of Duty 4 Beta on the Xbox 360 for a few days now. The embargo has just been lifted, so I’m now able to tell you about all it. Maybe it’s the fact that all the crazy a$$hole kids aren’t playing yet, but I’ve been having a great time.
The beta has four game modes: Team Deathmatch, Free-For-All, Team Objective and Team Tactical. The first three game types support up to 12 players, with Team Tactical supporting supporting 4 or 6 players. In all of the game modes, you’re awarded points for each kill, and matches end either after a set period of time or a set number of points is reached. I’m having the most fun in Team Deathmatch, and it seems like everyone else is as well, as the majority of players have been focused in that area. Team Objective is fun for capture the flag style games as well.
The game will feature an online leveling system, similar to what exists in Rainbow Six: Vegas. With each increase in rank comes new weapons, upgrades, or abilities you can use online. The beta is capped at a maximum level of 11 and no max has been revealed for the retail version of the game as of yet. Rumor has it that most of the coolest weapons and upgrades come after level 20.
The beta has 3 maps, each varying in their size and complexity. The smaller maps are great for fast paced deathmatch. I played a few Team Deathmatch rounds on larger maps where everyone was clumped in one area. If you spawned somewhere else, you had a lot of walking to do. I’m sure these maps will be used for bigger games when the retail version ships.
Overall, I think the multiplayer portion of the game is already very polished as I haven’t really seen many bugs. I like this much better than previous Call of Duty games because of the modern setting, since I’m very sick of World War II games. If you don’t make it into the beta, rest assured you’ll have a great time playing this game online once it ships later this year.
Get ready to submit some applications. The details for joining the Call of Duty 4 Beta are coming today around 5pm PST.
Jason West, a studio head at Infinity Ward, dropped this bit of information:
Preamble:
We worked hard to get this beta done July 26th. Since then we’ve been working on logistical issues, MS cert, what would be involved to make everything work internationally, number of keys, and a bunch of other boring non-game stuff. Most of it is just related to being the first 3rd party console game to offer a beta.Now there are even more logistical issues coming up. Streetwise is pumping up their servers in an effort for charlieoscardelta to be able to handle the beta traffic. Additionally, since they are testing the new servers right now they can’t really update them. So putting up countdowns, changing and testing the scripts to gather info for tokens, etc would have to wait a bit.
24 hour notice:
But we’ve been playing the beta internally, and it’s so much fun we are dying to play with you. So… let’s blow off waiting for the site and just consider this the countdown — there will be a way for people to register for the beta starting 5pm PST tomorrow. Some of those will be playing as early as tomorrow night.. tick tock tick tock.
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