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Shrygue
November 19th, 2007, 18:26
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175883)


Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4 on Xbox 360 has quickly moved into second placed in the Xbox 360 Top Live Titles top ten, according to stats on Major Nelson's blog.

It means the FPS is biting at Halo 3's heels, which currently holds top position in the rundown. And it's sitting above Gears of War, which is now residing at number three.

Meanwhile, an update for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4 is reportedly in the pipeline, which will add a couple of new features to the game and do a bit of tweaking and optimising. Here's what's said to be coming (a date for the update has yet to be set)...

Additions / New Features:

Added Kill cam to Airstrike bombs and Claymores
Addition of Host Migration so if Host Leaves auto-chooses next best host

Tweaked the following Oldschool Mode settings
based on feedback:
Added Unlimited Sprint
Increased Magazine Size
Added Ragdoll Cam

Optimizations / Tweaks:

Identify party by background color (in Lobby)
Optimized server selection for first match for better connections
Improved network performance for 18 player games
Optimized 'Chase Cam' when Spectating
Fixed Playlist error when attempting to join from other games
Handle Corrupt Create A Class data instead of kicking player