User blog comment:Cpt. Riley/Infinity Ward Co-Developing MW3 w/ Sledgehammer/@comment-1861404-20110128022719

Call of Duty failed when Modern Warfare 2 was taken as the coming of the apocalypse instead of as a glitchy game.

Battlefield, Medal of Honor, even Halo beat it at a lot of aspects. For a full out experience, Battlefield cannot be beaten. For realism, Medal of Honor is kind. For customization, Halo is the G-Mod of Consoles.

The think CoD still has is that aura of It'll Get Better Next Time that surrounds every release, and the fact that the critics wait until 4 months after the game releases to put out the more negative reviews.