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Call of Duty voice actor hints at Modern Warfare 3

[UPDATE] Craig Fairbrass--voice of COD4's Gaz and Modern Warfare 2's Ghost--says he has "been in LA working on something" for Activision; Modern Warfare 2 sales top 27 million.

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Though Activision has yet to formally announce Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, new intelligence continues to trickle out. Today, it comes from Craig Fairbrass, an iconic voice actor from the series.

Fairbrass--who voiced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Gaz and Modern Warfare 2's Ghost--was a guest on Andy Goldstein's Sports Bar radio show, a United Kingdom program, last night. The voice actor said he has been working on something he can't say too much about.

When will Activision announce Modern Warfare 3?
When will Activision announce Modern Warfare 3?

"Yeah, I did Call of Duty Modern Warfare as Gaz, then I did Ghost in Modern Warfare 2, which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of computer games," he said.

"I've just been out in [Los Angeles] doing something…I've been out doing some bits and pieces, and one of it's to do with err…can't say too much, you know what I mean…"

[UPDATE] As it turns out, Fairbrass offered more than just a passing correlation to his work in LA and his Call of Duty resume. As part of the same interview, he went on to confirm that he recorded voice work for Activision earlier this year, in addition to describing a bit of the process.

"You do like five, six, seven sessions…and they record it in this great big studio in Los Angeles, which is absolutely mental," he said. "I was at it from January to the end of February, Activision took me to their hub, I was a guest for the day, and they took me all around and they showed me how the game--you know, these games are like $200 million to produce. This place was like the size of 10 factories, there was all these people working."

Fairbrass also provided a sales update for the Modern Warfare franchise, saying Activision informed him that 27 million units had now been sold. Though Fairbrass wasn't explicitly clear, that figure likely pertains to just Modern Warfare 2, as Activision said in June 2010 that the game had already sold more than 20 million units. Further, Activision said in August 2009 that the original Modern Warfare had itself sold more than 14 million units. As of November 2009, franchise sales stood at more than 55 million units.

Infinity Ward--based in Los Angeles--is reportedly working on Modern Warfare 3 alongside Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games. The game is expected to ship this November, in line with previous releases in the now-annualized series.

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Well now, let's have a guess on what Modern Warfare 3 is going to be about.. at least one of the levels ;p

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People who love noobtubes, and bombing/running over enemies will go to battlefield. People who play fps's to actually shoot people, on fun maps, will play MW3. This happens every year. Hopefully Dice can get servers that don't lag the game. Hopefully the three devs working on MW3 can make it as good as Black Ops, though I see it hard that Black Ops gets beat even by the next CoD.

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I could care less about Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 will be the military shooter to get this year.

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MW3 will still outsell BF3

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@Ronnie_Rim Why when people but the same garbage over and over?

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@kotorfan100 nah a few more they will milk it dry just like they did with tony hawk then they will find something else to milk thats just what activision does

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@vader501st exactly go lone wolf in that game and you get screwed you have to be smart there is no strategy in COD or Halo but some people like that whatev

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great, so it's MW3 vs BF3 this year - hopefully DICE will finally take this thing down. I vote for BF3 !

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I know it would never happen, but I would LOVE to do an "assassinate Osama Bin Laden:" bonus mission.

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There is going to be 150 call of duty games by the time i turn 60. you wait and see

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I may just purchase the sequel to Call Of Duty Modern Warfare...Been a fan since Call Of Duty 3.The only two Call Of Duty games that I would ever complain about are Call Of Duty 2: Big Red One and Modern Warfare 2.Big Red One had alot of issues,starting with a too difficult story mode and less multiplayer mode.Modern Warfare 2 was good in story mode, but needs to have their multiplayer mode "revamped as you would call it."Refused to play my brothers copy of Black OPS because of what he did to Modern Warfare 2.Overall,I'll be playing catch up and buying Modern Warfare 2,Black OPS,and Modern Warfare 3.

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What I find iconic about Ghost and Gaz is the fact that some gamers think Gaz survived and now call himself Ghost. I know it's hard to believe, but when you check comments on youtube videos about CoD MW you actually start to believe it XD

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Hmmmmmm...... did you know Osama is dead!?

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Someone's getting sued by Activision...

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woah, this was so unexpected....actually i was surprised they're not doing a CoD: 2012 WWII, CoD: 2012 Vietnam, CoD: 2012 modern all in the same year.

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Craig Fairbass is an awesome actor :D I think he played one of the bad guys in Cliffhanger and is somehow like the Arnold of the UK.

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$200 million? I think that figure is a little off. No way Activision would actually put that much money into making a game.

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Annualized = bleh, boring, the same thing again and again and again. And it will stilll make $$$ because stupid people don't know when to shut their wallets. Whatever you want to type here, Activision doesn't care. Your only voice is your wallet, and when you don't buy it, you'll see the sales numbers and know how rare taste and discrimination really are.

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Whats the point anymore in buying MW games. You buy one - a year later another one comes up, multiplayer dead, then you move to the next and so on. Its just wasting money now and i have better things to buy honestly that will give me more value and entertainment.

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When I started playing BlackOps for the first time. Within the first 30 sec I knew I wouldn't like the game. Arcadey feel of controls combined with unimpressive graphics. I won't be buying a COD game until they release a game that WOW'd me like CODMW did. Don't give me Treyarch & Infinity Ward c.r.a.p because the way I see it COD is a franchise. One single franchise . So I expect each release to be improved on the previous in every way. EA Sports even has a better philosophy because at least they improve or include innovations.

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News would be Activision easing on the franchise and only releasing a CoD game every other year at least. Not just swapping companies. There was no polish on Black Ops (even though it was a great step for CoD). I've never seen such terrible textures and online lag. Cough up the money and get dedicated servers! Moneygrabbers.

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That didn't work lol dangit. Oh well...

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OH MA GOD, MODERN WARFARE 3? HOLY CRAP I NEVER EXPECTED TAHT TO BE MADE THIS SO SURPRISINGR!!!!!!!!!!11111

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Hey Guys what is going on here? >.>

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Wow, can't Activision make a NEW game?

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"Yeah, I did Call of Duty Modern Warfare as Gaz, then I did Ghost in Modern Warfare 2, which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of computer games." Are you kidding me?

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It'll be funny if Modern Warfare 3 destroys Battlefield 3 in every level, that way fanboys could stop flooding News articles with their opinions that are completely irrelevant.

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Featuring....Osama bin Laden.

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Wow dident think another CoD was gonna come out this year.

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Wow, this is the first time everyone is not saying "Wooo!!". Finally, the people have awoken!!

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Ah Activison, it's about time you help one of your studios take a leap, let it be time or any factor that can help, like Infinity Ward did from COD2 to COD4. Formula's getting old, and players are noticing. Personally, I've been a battlefield guy since Battlefield 2, yet I buy every annual installment of the Call of Duty series, although I strongly believe I'll be skipping this years edition, thanks to Battlefield 3 and Skyrim.

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Looks like everyone who sucks at CoD is in this thread. I enjoy what Dice and Infinity Ward/Treyarch have to offer. Both titles offer something great. Quit trolling and just game.

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@HaloPimp978 True, I've never played Battlefield and I've always been a CoD fan but for me it's looking like BF3>MW3.

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Jesus christ there is no point of hiding it, just announce it already. It's not like people AREN'T expecting an MW3.

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anybody know the game on ps2 where you capture or kill FBI 10 most wanted

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another call of duty? zzz /pass .

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How is this news? A COD game comes out every single year. Not much of a mystery.

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oh god no.....not another one....

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Battlefield 3 will own this rehashed game on so many levels aka MW3.

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@ShroomyGrl someone needs to meme your comment "Play CoD. Get the babes" lol

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Do we really need news that another CoD is on the way?

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So there's gonna be a Modern Warfare 3? In other news the sky is blue....

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I think this is the year when BF will release b4 COD, let's see how it plays.. It certainly looks and sounds amazing (BF), But u can never count out COD to be great again.

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My 2 year old $1000 laptop could barely run BFBC2 on the lowest gfx, even if it was a good game I couldn't really play it.

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@Wow100 COD is farrrr from dumb downed. The gameplay is intense and alot of precision and speed is required, its basically the Counterstrike of Consoles. Battlefield's hitboxes are unresponsive and borderline broken. Alot of people play it and I don't see a reason to plunk down $3000 dollars on a PC to run BF3, I only play games were they cater to console gamers. Console 1st, PC 2nd, or no buy.

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@ShroomyGrl The only reason girls know about cod is becaue their stupid boyfriends buy the same crappy game every year instead of taking them out to dinner lol.

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