Sledgehammer Games has hit back at reports about the development cycle of Modern Warfare 3, insisting it is «incredibly proud» of the latest Call of Duty instalment and says that its «proud to be the team to lead the way on Modern Warfare 3», and «anything said to the contrary is simply not true».
The statement comes days after Bloomberg broke the news that employees needed to crunch by working late nights and weekends ahead of release due to its truncated development period.
«We’re incredibly proud of Modern Warfare 3 – both the full game experience at launch and the upcoming year of content we have planned for the community,» said Sledgehammer's studio head, Aaron Halon.
«On behalf of the extremely talented team across Sledgehammer Games and our partner studios with whom we’ve collaborated on development, this has been a labour of love to lead the first ever back-to-back sequel in Call of Duty. We cannot wait to see our community’s reaction to all that the entire game has to offer, across Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies.»
Statement from Aaron Halon, studio head, SHG.
“We’re incredibly proud of Modern Warfare III – both the full game experience at launch and the upcoming year of content we have planned for the community. On behalf of the extremely talented team across Sledgehammer Games and our…
«From the start of development, we have all been laser-focused on creating the next groundbreaking Call of Duty game,» Halon continued. «Long before we wrapped up our previous game, we heard loud and clear from fans about the desire to stay and play together for longer within the same series. And that’s what we’ve delivered – the first true sequel in franchise history. It is also why we added features like Carry Forward
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