One new feature we are developing is a new multiplayer minelayer class that will be able to place landmines on most earthen surfaces. The mines then disappear from the screen and are only detectable by the enemy when they use the minesweeper device. This will have a great strategic effect on multiplayer gameplay as players will have to be a bit more cautious when they are running around.

Your buddies, and the Germans, will limp when injured, stumble or fall down if shot while moving, and generally show evidence of the beating they're taking out there. The animations and the animation system in Call of Duty are amazing.

We have thousands of character animations, and the system which ties them together is not only amazingly fast (it has to be to animate up to 300 guys at once) but is also extremely powerful, allowing us to keep track of what a guy was doing when he was wounded, where he was wounded, where he was shot from and even what foot he was standing on at the time. The system can then respond with the best animation or blend of animations to represent his agony.

New bits of kit include flares and phosphor grenades, which have a tendency to set enemies on fire. Lovely. New controllable vehicles include the Russian BMP (an armoured personnel carrier) and a Land Rover with grenade launcher mount.

Apache gunship support will also play a far greater role, in addition to artillery and bomber airstrikes.

The American campaign takes the player from the role of a pathfinder, leading the way into the allied invasion, from racing through villages to reestablish contact with other platoons all the way to clearing out artillery at Brecourt Manor which target the beach for the D-Day landings. The British campaign showcases the work of military commandos securing the famous Pegasus Bridge, an attack on the Eder Dam, and securing an airfield while making a heroic escape. The Russian campaign focuses on the masses of soldiers forced to take the demolished city of Stalingrad, crossing Red Square on the path to secure the elusive Pavlov’s House, and to engage the enemy in a squad of Russian tanks. It all culminates in the chaotic taking of Berlin.

It's impossible to say whether or not Call of Duty has the brainpower to take on the AI of something like Far Cry, but I can already see that blokes behind you, as well as those dastards ahead, adhere to the laws of common sense. Sure, you can shoot through bushes, but the enemy can't see through them unless you're behind one long enough to give that enemy a good enough look and a clear enough shot at you. Toss a grenade and maybe he'll toss it back, assuming he doesn't bolt for cover and roll behind a rock. And yes, your buddies can dynamically take charge of turrets and stationary machineguns, but you can just as easily get them out of their place with a simple click.

But then we asked ourselves: if we did a couple of huge maps based in the real word and put so much work into them, why waste space? Why don't we connect the maps so you can really fly from one to another? This led to the decision to drop the idea of "maps" and only put one huge map into the game. Of course the map is divided into playable areas that gamers could call "maps", but the borders around them are not visible.

Depending on server settings those borders can be hard, soft or non existent. So yes, you can fly outside a game action area and get lost. Modern navigation systems will help you find your way back, if you choose to use one.

The game just reached alpha stage (meaning that all the features are in) and there are about two more months of work to be done in terms of polishing and balancing the game.

Featuring 11 single player missions, the game starts once again in North Africa. (You're not playing as Mike Powell or Jack Barnes this time but as an entirely new character for the franchise.) Beginning with the dusty battle of the Kasserine Pass, you'll have to fight your way through numerous theaters including glider landings in Sicily and mountain fighting up the boot of Italy.

The development team is keeping a lid on exactly what kinds of weapons and vehicles will be in BF: Vietnam but in our brief demo we saw F4 Phantom jets, tanks, Huey helicopters and more. You can even take a jeep or tank in the game and lift it via a helicopter to another location. Napalm will also be used as an aerial weapon for the US side. The NVA will have some tricks of their own. In our demo we saw a booby trap as a string of large logs was sent rolling into our American troops as we can expect more traps like that in the full game. The NVA also used RPG's to take out our troops and hovering Huey helicopters in our demo of the game.

In this new Battlefield 1942 map, German forces must disable four RAF radar towers as well as the heavily-protected Harwich Weapons Factory on the coast of England. If the British can defend these targets until the German tickets run out, they can wrest victory from the jaws of defeat. With one new vehicle and one new weapon entering the fray, the Battle of Britain is set to be Battlefield 1942's fiercest campaign yet.

Fly helicopters, pilot boats, and drive fast attack vehicles as part of a skilled combat team, firing on the move.

Use LCAC's (Landing Craft Air Cushioned) or Chinook helicopters to transport teammates and vehicles from island to island or across expansive terrain for mass troop deployment.

Wage war with drivable modern combat vehicles and up to 64 players onlinevia the NovaWorld games service, or through LAN.

Play as either a member of the Joint Operations Force or an Indonesian Separatist, with a choice of weapons and vehicles at your disposal.

Realistic "super-foliated" maps. Travel on vehicles across vast terrains or use the dense jungle canopy for cover while on foot.

Numerous multiplayer game types including co-operative mode.

Take out targets and remove threats in single player mode while gaining valuable experience in vehicle control and weapons handling

Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre features two new single player campaigns that take Delta Force deep into the jungles of Colombia in search of drug lords, then on to battle terrorist factions in and around Iran's island oilfields. Team Sabre will also contain a number of new multiplayer features, including over 30 new multiplayer maps.

This new update introduces a new MOS: combat medic (91W). And true to U.S. Army form, with this new MOS comes the required training. Hooah! That’s right – this update comes with 4 different medical training courses, culminating in a field test where you put your newly-acquired medical skills to work! If you pass these training courses, you get to play the role of combat medic online and administer first aid to your troops in the field.

Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light Infantry troops in urban combat situations. Soldiers are placed in a tense, hostile, and claustrophobic environment where they must complete a variety of military objectives. Players act as the Squad Leader, providing direction to Alpha and Bravo fire teams. The successful Squad Leader effectively uses cover in the environment and moves his fire teams in a coordinated fashion so they can protect themselves from possible attacks that could come from any direction.