Call of Duty, you are go for launch - Infinite Warfare is official, and it's taking the shooter series into space.
Activision revealed all with a live stream and first trailer this week, giving gamers a taste of what's to come in November.
Outer space might (literally) sound like a world away from what made older Call of Duty games great, but there's good news for long-time fans. Infinite Warfare is just half the package: it's coming bundled with a remastered version of the original Modern Warfare.
Activision hasn't spilled the beans completely, so there's still plenty we don't know about Infinite Warfare, but we've got all the facts (plus trailers and some purdy screenshots) right here.
We'll be keeping this article updated with the latest news, so make sure to check back for new info as it drops - that's an order, soldier!
LOCK AND LOAD
Call of Duty might be headed out beyond the stratosphere, but the series is in good hands: original creators Infinity Ward are at the helm.
The teaser trailer only gives a glimpse at what's on the horizon, but according to the developer, you're going to have your work cut out if you want to make it back to Earth in one piece.
With Earth stripped of its natural resources and reliant on off-world colonies for survival, it's going to be a bad day in the office when the big bad Settlement Defense Front decides it isn't going to keep up with the care packages.
You'll be in control of Tier One Special Operations pilot Captain Reyes, with combat shifting from ground to space with "few visible loading times". It sounds like you'll be spending a lot of time on your warship, the Retribution, which could mean downtime between missions where you talk to your crewmates.
Expect some good old fashioned run-and-gun as well as space combat. There's no Star Wars-style laser death in the trailer, so it looks like Infinity Ward is staying restrained with the sci-fi - although there are plenty of robots, space ships and other futuristic gadgetry on show.
SPACE ODDITY
Naturally, Call of Duty's staple competitive multiplayer mode will be making a return too.
Expect the futuristic setting to heavily come into play - after all, Call of Duty has to compete with Bungie's space loot shooter Destiny and upcoming mech stomp-a-thon Titanfall 2, which do a whole lot more than "boots on the ground" gunplay.
Activision isn't ready to talk details yet, but did drop one big surprise during the reveal stream: Infinite Warfare is getting a Zombies mode too.
The co-op game type has been a fan favourite ever since it arrived with COD: World at War, but it's never appeared in an Infinity Ward-produced entry until now. It's not carrying on the story from last year's Black Ops III, though; Infinity Ward is promising something brand new, but with nods to Treyarch's lore-filled levels.
BACK TO BAGHDAD
Taking the action out of the atmosphere might be exactly what Call of Duty needs to get us excited again, but we're crazy happy that Modern Warfare is getting remastered as part of the package.
At least, it is if you splash out on the Legacy or Digital Deluxe versions of the game.
A basic box copy of Infinite Warfare won't include the older game, and it isn't being sold standalone. That might change eventually, but it's a Martydom grenade to the face for anyone that just wants a bit of COD4 nostalgia.
The extra cash should be well spent though. Remaster will include the full Modern Warfare campaign and the classic multiplayer mode, complete with 10 of the 20 maps released for the original.
There's no word on which 10 maps will make the cut, or whether the remaining 10 will turn up as DLC later down the line.
Developer Raven Software is taking charge of the remaster, rebuilding levels from scratch with graphics worthy of a 2016 game. There's a lot to do: don't forget, Modern Warfare launched in 2007, running on a (really heavily tweaked) version of the same engine that powered 1999's Quake 3.
Expect updated lighting and weather effects, high resolution textures, HDR and improved sound, along with other tweaks.
PS3 RIP, XBOX IS EX-BOX
Military creed might dictate that "no man gets left behind" but that's not the case for Infinite Warfare. Last-gen consoles are MIA this time around.
Last year's Black Ops III barely squeezed onto the Xbox 360 and PS3, cutting features, dropping the graphic settings and scrapping the entire single-player campaign to give gamers one more year of multiplayer mayhem.
There's no room on the space shuttle for the older generation this year, though.
Infinite Warfare is strictly next-gen only, meaning anyone still gaming on a PS3 or Xbox 360 will have to think about upgrading before November - or wait for the inevitable console bundle and buy game and system together.
It's coming to the PC as well as PS4 and Xbox One, so anyone that breaks into a cold sweat at the thought of using a console controller can rest easy.
BLAST OFF NOVEMBER 4
Infinite Warfare is shaping up to boldy go where no Call of Duty has gone before. It touches down worldwide on 4 November.
Sure, you're going to have to shell out on the more expensive bundle to get your remastered Modern Warfare fix, but we can't wait to blast Barrett .50 calibre rifles through Backlot and create mayhem on Crash with a helicoptor killstreak.
There's still plenty more Infinite Warfare info being kept under wraps, but with the initial reveal now done and dusted, Activision is staying silent.
You shouldn't have to wait too long to wait to see what else is on the way though - E3 is coming up in June, and we'll be there to bring you all the news.
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