Yesterday, Infinity Ward and Activision announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The game "drops players into trench warfare in Korea, close-quarters combat in New York, high-octane chases through Paris, SAS night raids in Mumbai, and city-wide assaults to reclaim occupied territory," as a war erupts in Korea.
Naturally, with war breaking out across Korea, Modern Warfare 4 will set foot in the highly secretive North Korea. It's very rare for foreign citizens to be allowed into the country, and images and footage from within North Korea are scarce, so designing authentic levels set in the area could be a difficult task.
Knowing how difficult this task would be, MW4's narrative director, Jeff Negus, and associate design director, Alex Norris, have revealed in a new interview with Japanese outlet 4Gamerhow they managed to faithfully recreate areas of the DPRK, including using YouTube videos and old photos.
Speaking to 4Gamer (and translated by TheGamer), Negus and Norris were asked, given the limited information available, how they achieved a realistic depiction of North Korea in the game's campaign.
"We relied heavily on consultants and preliminary research," says Negus. "We spoke to people who knew the...
