#SneakPeek –– Call of Duty: GHOSTS

Good morning everyone! Well, it's a little cold here in Yogyakarta, and I tried to warm up myself with a glass of chocolate milk--and some crackers when I tried to write this post. Today, I'd like to write about the upcoming series of Call of Duty. And now, let's check it out.

Call of Duty: GHOSTS is an upcoming FPS video game to be the 10th installment in the Call of Duty series, and the 6th developed by Infinity Ward. The game is to be released for Microsoft Windows, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 on 5th November 2013. GHOSTS will also be available on next-generation consoles, the PS4 and Xbox One at a later date.

On 7th February 2013, Activision confirmed that a new Call of Duty game was in development and would be released Q4, 2013. The publisher expects poorer performance than previous entry Call of Duty: Black Ops II due to the transition to next-generation consoles.The series starts a new subseries with GHOSTS to coincide with the launch of 8th generation consoles entering the market. The game will debut an engine built by the developer, originally described as a new engine, but later clarified to be the same engine as used in previous games with "significant" upgrades. In this game development, Infinity Wards will be assisted by Raven Software and Neversoft.

On 29th April 2013, the official Call of Duty website was updated with a social media mosaic that filled up every time a user logged into the site via Twitter or Facebook. The next day, the mosaic was completed and the picture showed a skull along the text "The Ghosts are real". Some details about Ghosts leaked prior, especially when Tesco pulled the listing of the game for the PS3 after it was put up accidentally. Several other retailers, including Target, listed it for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The live-action teaser trailer for Ghosts, titled "Masked Warriors", features glimpses of people wearing historical battle attire, among them one of a group of soldiers putting on the skull mask shown on the box art. That live-action teaser itself was released on 1st May  2013. Ghosts appeared at the "Xbox Reveal" event on 21st May 2013.

The Call of Duty: GHOSTS story itself is setted a few years after the USA has fallen and no longer to be a superpower country, torn apart by war with the Federation, a South American alliance. It follows two brothers that form part of a clandestine hit squad known as The Ghosts wage a covert war against an unseen enemy, with the outcome having far-reaching consequences for both themselves and the remains of America. It will also, at times, follow their dog, Riley. The dog has been a hit since it was revealed at Microsoft's reveal of the Xbox One. And, actually, while the cult following has been somewhat flippant, Riley's inclusion looks to mix in some differing game mechanics. At the start of the demo, you are connected to Riley's back-mounted camera, scoping out enemy targets by sneaking through the underbrush. You can either attack with Riley, tearing your foe's throat out, or mark the target for a bullet to the head. Riley's involvement seems fairly scripted at this point, and it will be interesting to find out just how much freedom the attack dog's stealth allows. The Ghosts move through a nest of foliage before emerging over a highway that has collapsed under heavy bombing, forming a quarry-esque hole. A building shudders and collapses in the distance, bricks and mortar tumbling into the bowl below. Phenomenal detail at 60fps, desolation stretching into the distance, cuts and scrapes on your character's hands, eyes adjusting to light as you come out from darkness.

Call of Duty GHOSTS System Requirements (PC)

MINIMUM :

• OS: Windows 7
• Processor: Intel Celeron E1200 Dual-Core 1.6GHz | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Disk Space: 10GB of free Disk Space
• Videocard: nVidia GeForce GT220 1GB | AMD Radeon HD4650 1GB
• Soundcard: DirectX 11 compliant
• Network: Connection required for Download and Install. Broadband connection required for Online Play.

RECOMMENDED :

• OS: Windows 7 (x64)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3,16GHz | AMD Athlon II X3 415e
• Memory: 4GB RAM
• Disk Space: 10GB of free Disk Space
• Videocard: nVidia GeForce GTS450 1GB | AMD Radeon HD4850X2 1GB
• Soundcard: DirectX 11 compliant
• Network: Connection required for Download and Install. Broadband connection required for Online Play.

If you want to pre-order this video game, you can click here. Oh, and I suddenly found that you can also pre-order PS4, you can click here.