The Game Awards is not only an event dedicated to rewarding the best games of the past year and revealing the future of the industry, it is also home to memorable moments. Last year, Christopher Judge, who voices Kratos god of war, won Best Performance for his work with Santa Monica, and his acceptance speech lasted eight minutes long. Thus, when we saw him on the main stage yesterday, the actor not only relished the moment, But also took the opportunity to mock Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
During The Game Awards 2023 yesterday, the judge was in charge of presenting the award for Best Performance, an award won by Neil Newbone for his participation in Baldur’s Gate 3. But before awarding Dr. The head of Kratos noted that his speech last year was longer than the campaign Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Here is what he commented:
“But fun fact: My speech was actually longer than this year’s Call of Duty campaign.
Ah, I would never work for another company.”
This comment was received with laughter, applause and shouts of excitement from those present the cheek, who took the judge’s joke positively. Let us remember that campaign Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III It was heavily criticized this year for lasting between three and five hours and using its material battlefield To extend the time considerably.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III performed poorly critically, which explains its absence from this year’s The Game Awards, As he did not have a single nomination at this event. Reports indicate that this installment was made in just a year and a half, and the developers had to go through a crunch to deliver this title to us.
Basically, there is going to be a Call of Duty game this year, as indicated by the report Activision planned to rest the series in order to improve the quality of its next installmentSimilar to what Ubisoft did with Assassin’s Creed before giving it to us origin. However, as you can see, this was not the case and the latest installment of the first-person shooter series turned out to be one of the worst experiences of the year.
Although critical reception was anything but positive, Sales were the opposite.. In the first week on the market, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III It was positioned as one of the best-selling games, both physically and digitally, in a key market such as the United Kingdom. While it remains to be seen how this will fare in overall sales after the fiscal quarter ends, it’s likely that the number will make up Activision’s projections.
Now, about the future of the series, Activision still plans to launch a new Call of Duty installment next year. However, reports indicate that the title has already been in development for four years, which is longer than usual. Typically, a game in this series takes three years to develop, and thanks to multiple studios working on the franchise, we can see annual deliveries.
Thus, many have positive expectations about the next installment of Call of Duty, We have to be careful though, especially considering the quality of the game in recent years. On a related note, you can find out more about the next game in the series here. Likewise, they were all winners of The Game Awards.
Editor’s note:
Christopher Jazzme cracked one of the best jokes of the year. On this occasion, The Game Awards were free of awkward moments or surprises, so the Kratos actor’s comment became one of the most iconic moments of the presentation, something that will never be forgotten.
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