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Just wanted everyone to be aware that although the front (news) page has been fairly quiet as far as news, that we are still here and working on things behind the scenes.  If you have been to the forums you know that the moderators have still been busy answering your posts/comments to the best of their ability.

With the upcoming release of the newest game in the Cod series, Black Ops,  we at CoDHQ feel a change is needed on a couple different levels.  More information on what is coming will be released as soon as we can get everything in order but until then you'll just have to wait with bated breath to find out exactly what... 

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I thought this deserved some front page action.  It was posted in the forums and I've taken a bit from the thread and put it here.  You can view the whole thing with all the screenies HERE


Looks like the vietnam mods are in full swing now!  Hope the boys at Treyarch are taking notes!    Thanks to JeWBag for posting it.

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Since we're on the topic of Call of Duty and Vietnam, I should mention that this has already been done by the modding community of RGN (Raider's Game Net) which as usual, is ahead of the developers curve.

This mod was released about a month and a half ago at the end of November.  It actually was featured on Fileplanet's Mod of the month for November 2009.  It is quite fun and brings new weapons and maps to the scene (or at least reskinned World at War maps).  Having played it a couple times now I can say it is definitely worth the download and time to play if you're looking for something to "revitalize" your world at war gaming experience.


Here's a little about the mod:

Both armies have unique features as each side have unique skins with the US troops in Army fatigues and Vietnam troops using straw hats and simple uniforms. Both sides have six classes using specific class weapons from the war including AK47s, M16s, and MGs for a total of 28 weapons. Both sides can fight on 10 rain swept maps surrounded by tropical jungles, cities streets, and hospitals.

A gameplay video so you can see it for yourself:


Thanks to RGN for...

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Well, we've all been hearing the rumors and so far everything looks like it's pointing to a Call of Duty: Vietnam by Treyarch this coming Fall 2010.


According to PlanetXbox360, they've uncovered some interesting things about the upcoming release.  Apparently the game will focus heavily on the actual story, including the struggles of your squad mates.

Also, just as the WWII based games in the series were modeled after movies such as "Saving Private Ryan", the upcoming release will be based on notable Vietnam era films such as "Platoon", "Full Metal Jacket", and "Apocalypse Now". 


Not sure what everyone else thinks about this change in scenery from WWII but I suspect it's welcome; especially considering this era of war has been previously untouched by this series.

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If you haven't heard yet or played this mod made by the BLACKMONKEYS make sure you do cuz it's fun as hell!! You can play as either a trooper in the Imperial Forces or a soldier in the Rebel Alliance.  There is only one map so far in this portion of the beta (Mos Eisley) but there are more maps and weapons coming with future updates.  You can also play any of the stock maps with this mod keeping the weapons, which changes things up a bit!  Check out the video of gameplay:


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