14 DAY TRIAL // Texas-GameStop Corp. has announced a first for the retail chain. Apparently, GameStop will host "Hands-On" events for Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (that's today) at select GameStop locations across the US, between 9:00PM and midnight. Check out the list of outlets where you can have a go with CoD 4 (single player), before it launches, below:
According to the official report, customers can participate at the following GameStop locations:
New York Store# 1363 33rd/Broadway 1282 Broadway,10001
Chicago Store# 4866 Broadview Village 7550 Broadview Village Sq, 60155
Dallas-Ft Worth Store# 815 Arlington B&N 934 East Copeland Road, 76011
Philadelphia Store# 620 Whian Plaza 330 Oregon Ave., 19148
Atlanta Store# 2373 Camp Creek 3662 Marketplace Blvd., 30344
Los Angeles Store# 4619 Universal Citywalk 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Ste 101, 91608
San Francisco Store# 4437 San Francisco/Powell 151 Powell St, 94102
Houston-Galveston Store# 4558 Woodlands Mall 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, Space 2182, 77380
Washington DC Store# 662 Smoketown Square 13277 Worth Avenue, 22192
Minneapolis Store# 606 Rosedale Commons 2480 Fairview Ave. N., 55113
Participation is limited and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. See the GameStop website right here for more information.
CoD 4 runs on Infinity Ward's proprietary engine, featuring some true world-dynamic lighting, bloom effects, dynamic shadows and depth-of-field. An interesting feature is the Bullet Penetration. This is calculated by the engine, taking into account things such as surface type and entity thickness. Certain objects, such as cars, will be destructible. This makes distinguishing cover from concealment important, as meager protection such as wooden fences, thin walls and such will no longer provide sufficient protection. The bullet's speed and stopping power will be decreased after penetrating an object, and this decrease is calculated realistically depending on the thickness and surface of the object penetrated. (Wikipedia)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare launches for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 being rated M for Mature by the ESRB, while the title's Nintendo DS installment has also been confirmed, although it lacks a solid launch date. They've rated it though: T for Teen. Check out the game's official website right here for more information.