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'''Find Makarov''' is a non-canon fan made film made and produced by Canadian company [http://www.wecanpretend.com We Can Pretend]. The video follows closely with [[Shepherd]]'s speech in ''[[Endgame]]''.
 
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'''Find Makarov''' is a non-canon fan made film made and produced by Canadian company We Can Pretend. The video is shown from the first-person perspective of [[John "Soap" MacTavish]], and follows closely with [[Shepherd]]'s speech in "[[Endgame]]".
   
 
==Marketing and release==
 
==Marketing and release==
The site was discovered after the website [http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/ That Videogame Blog] received bloody {{W|dog tags}} in the mail, with one supposedly being those of [[General Shepherd]] and the containing the URL address [http://findmakarov.com findmakarov.com] and the message, "''End the war''" above.<ref>Call of Duty Wiki - [[User blog:N7/Find Makarov. End The War. (MW3 news)]]</ref>
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The site was discovered after the website [http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/ That Videogame Blog] received bloody {{W|dog tags}} in the mail, with one supposedly being those of [[General Shepherd]] and the containing a URL address and the message, "''End the war''" above.<ref>Call of Duty Wiki - [[User blog:N7/Find Makarov. End The War. (MW3 news)]]</ref>
   
[[File:FindMakarov timer.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of the website prior to the video's release]]
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[[File:FindMakarov timer.png|thumb|Screenshot of the website prior to the video's release.]]
Upon discovery of the website, a timer was ticking down until the March 2nd, 2011, a date which would coincide with the {{w|Game Developers Conference}}.<ref>1UP - [http://www.1up.com/news/find-makarov-live-action-adaptation-modern-warfare Find Makarov: The Live Action Adaptation of Modern Warfare]</ref> Due to the viral nature of the website, the date's significance, the site's IP being registered in {{w|Los Angeles}}, and a similar marketing approach for ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'', [[GKNOVA6]], many belived the timer to show the date for a possible ''[[Modern Warfare 3]]'' reveal trailer, causing the site to gain large amounts of traffic.
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Upon discovery of the website, a timer was ticking down until the March 2nd, 2011, a date which would coincide with the {{w|Game Developers Conference}}.<ref>1UP - [http://www.1up.com/news/find-makarov-live-action-adaptation-modern-warfare Find Makarov: The Live Action Adaptation of Modern Warfare]</ref> Due to the viral nature of the website, the date's significance, the site's IP being registered in {{w|Los Angeles}}, and a similar marketing approach for ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'', [[GKNOVA6]], many believed the timer to show the date for a possible ''[[Modern Warfare 3]]'' reveal trailer, causing the site to gain large amounts of traffic.
   
However on February 26, [[Activision]], publishers of the [[Call of Duty (series)|''Call of Duty'' series]], denied that they were linked to it in any way and declared it to be a hoax.<ref>Died Again - [http://www.diedagain.com/activision-confirms-find-makarov-countdown-is-a-hoax Activision Confirms "Find Makarov" Countdown is a Hoax]</ref> This was proven to be true; on March 2, 2011, a video entitled "''Find Makarov''" was uploaded onto YouTube, with the [http://findmakarov.com findmakarov.com] website having the video embedded on the page.<ref>findmakarov.com - [http://findmakarov.com/ Main page]</ref> The official video currently has over 8,700,000 views.
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However on February 26, [[Activision]], publishers of the [[Call of Duty (series)|''Call of Duty'' series]], denied that they were linked to it in any way and declared it to be a hoax.<ref>Died Again - [http://www.diedagain.com/activision-confirms-find-makarov-countdown-is-a-hoax][[Activision]] Confirms "Find Makarov" Countdown is a Hoax</ref> This was proven to be true; on March 2, 2011, a video entitled "''Find Makarov''" was uploaded onto YouTube, with the original website having the video embedded on the page. The official video currently has over 9,800,000 views. The domain, however, has since been sold and no longer contains the original content.
   
 
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Revision as of 19:58, 29 May 2021

The subject of this article appeared in Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish. The subject of this article exists in or is relevant to the real world.
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The subject matter of this article is non canon.

Find Makarov is a non-canon fan made film made and produced by Canadian company We Can Pretend. The video is shown from the first-person perspective of John "Soap" MacTavish, and follows closely with Shepherd's speech in "Endgame".

Marketing and release

The site was discovered after the website That Videogame Blog received bloody dog tags in the mail, with one supposedly being those of General Shepherd and the containing a URL address and the message, "End the war" above.[1]

FindMakarov timer

Screenshot of the website prior to the video's release.

Upon discovery of the website, a timer was ticking down until the March 2nd, 2011, a date which would coincide with the Game Developers Conference.[2] Due to the viral nature of the website, the date's significance, the site's IP being registered in Los Angeles, and a similar marketing approach for Call of Duty: Black Ops, GKNOVA6, many believed the timer to show the date for a possible Modern Warfare 3 reveal trailer, causing the site to gain large amounts of traffic.

However on February 26, Activision, publishers of the Call of Duty series, denied that they were linked to it in any way and declared it to be a hoax.[3] This was proven to be true; on March 2, 2011, a video entitled "Find Makarov" was uploaded onto YouTube, with the original website having the video embedded on the page. The official video currently has over 9,800,000 views. The domain, however, has since been sold and no longer contains the original content.

Reception

The video was well received by not just fans, but Activision also. Activision contacted We Can Pretend about the video and helped produce a second short film, Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish, which premiered at the Call of Duty XP event.

Video

References

  1. Call of Duty Wiki - User blog:N7/Find Makarov. End The War. (MW3 news)
  2. 1UP - Find Makarov: The Live Action Adaptation of Modern Warfare
  3. Died Again - [1]Activision Confirms "Find Makarov" Countdown is a Hoax