After critics pan Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, sources blame a rushed 16-month development cycle, vs. three years for past CoD titles
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Gets Panned Thanks To Rushed Development
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Report: Modern Warfare 3's Campaign Had ‘Shortest’ Dev Time For A New Call Of Duty In Years
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It's so sad and infuriating that activision felt they needed a new CoD game when they could've just kept working on content for MW2, released it as it was ready, and still made plenty of money... Hopefully Microsoft truly does change stuff for the better https://www.bloomberg.com…
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Looking forward to hearing Phil Spencer weigh in on devs working nights and weekends to rush out a fake sequel to keep shareholders happy. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
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Activision Is Already Pulling Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Maps Because of Terrible Spawns - IGN
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Activision Is Already Pulling Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Maps Because of Terrible Spawns
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Activision Is Already Pulling Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Maps Because of Terrible Spawns
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Activision Is Already Pulling Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Maps Because of Terrible Spawns
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Bloomberg: New ‘Call of Duty’ Draws Harsh Reviews After Rushed Development
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[Bloomberg] The bulk of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which comes out Friday, was made in less than a year and a half, said the people …