New setting, same result: to the surprise of exactly no one here at GameSpy HQ, Infinity Ward's latest shooter is another amazing blockbuster, beating out some pretty stiff competition to take our honors as the best PC game of 2007.
As the name implies, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare leaves the familiar locale of WWII behind in favor of a more recent setting. Beginning in a fictional Middle East, where a Russian ultranationalist is set on kicking off WW3 and remaking the world, a gruesome assassination triggers a series of missions that ping-pong between an American Marine and a British SAS solider. The story is a step above most videogame fare, not afraid to make risky narrative choices without ever getting preachy on the state of modern affairs.

The other top games are listed below:

PC Top 10 Games of the Year
1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. The Orange Box
3. BioShock
4. Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
6. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
7. World in Conflict
8. Crysis
9. Sam & Max: Season 1
10. The Witcher


Source: GameSpy.com

Call of Duty 4 Huge patch and update coming to you soon!
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It seems that more spots on our Friends list are devoted to people playing Call of Duty 4 than anything else, lately. Despite the e-success, the team at Infinity Ward is still tweaking the experience, evidenced by a bevy of changes that will be coming to the online portion of the game sometime this month.

The changes are split between two groups: playlist and patch changes. The playlist changes are numerous, and really help to balance and perfect the online experience. Maps are being added to rotations, new playlist variations are being introduced, and some rules are being changed. As for the patch, there's an awful lot of network optimization, the addition of host migration (your party doesn't get booted if the host takes off) and, perhaps most importantly of all, Kill Cam view has been added to everything: claymores, RPGs, grenades, even fracking Air Strike Bombs ("follows bomb from plane to target" ... oh yes).

The only thing we don't like about this updates? There's no ETA outside of the "month of December."

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Over the past several days, the internet has been flooded with rumors as to what we can expect from Call of Duty 5. While have turned out to be junk, Kotaku Gaming is now reporting that Call Of Duty 5 will be returning to the World War II theatre and now will be taking place in the Pacific. The report is believed to have come from a source very close to Treyarch. You can get a piece of the report here, and as always we will keep you posted as more information on this rumor, and all of the others swirling about Call of Duty 5, becomes available.

Call Of Duty 4 has managed to win both "Best Military Game" and "Best Shooter" at this year's Spike Video Game Awards. The awards, which were hosted by Samuel L Jackson, features a number of stars and outlined some of the most popular games released during 2007. You can look for an encore presentation of the Video Game Awards on Spike TV this Saturday at 1AM EST.

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Activision has officially released patch version 1.3 for Call Of Duty 4. The patch makes several important fixes to the games, many of which were suggested by the community.


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Xfire and AT&T have teamed up to bring you the Double Duty Event for Call Of Duty 2 and 4. Two events with one purpose: to allow you to go up against some of the best pros in the world. This December 19th, from 5:00-9:00 PM EST you will get a chance to take on some of the elite Call Of Duty teams. All the details can be found below, and if it seems like something that would interest you, be sure to visit the Xfire Signup Page.

It appears since the last Call Of Duty 4 Spy-Hunter tournament was such a success, GameSpy has agreed to do it all over again. This Wednesday night, December 5th, you can jump on the Playstation Network and take on some of the elite of the GameSpy Staff. All you need to do is send a friend request or message to one of the GameSpy editors' gamertags listed below. Good luck!

Get ready, patch 1.3 for Call Of Duty 4 is on the way. Yesterday, FourZeroTwo posted some details in the official Charlie Oscar Delta forums outlining some changes that version 1.3 will feature, and assuring us that the new update is well on its way. One key update will be the hit points for the ACOG scope and Sniper Rifles, something that the community had been very outspoken about getting fixed. Here is the official post below, and we will keep you updated on new information about the new patch.

Infinity Ward released their second patch for Call of Duty 4, version 1.2. The patch, which fixes several key issues, is available for download from the Infinity Ward website, and mirrored through Planet Call Of Duty. You can Start Your Download Here, and for more information on the patch, check out the official release note below.