The game will once again take place during World War II, this time focusing on the Normandy Breakout, which allowed Allied forces to recapture Paris and set the stage for the fall of Berlin. Canadian and Polish forces will be represented in the series for the first time, joining British and American troops.

On the technical side, the game is being "built from the ground-up for next-gen consoles" with a new physics engine, meaning COD3 won't simply be a prettier Call of Duty: Big Red One, Treyarch's last Call of Duty game.

As seen in the Call of Duty 3 trailer released during E3, hand-to-hand combat will be a part of the game (watch the new movie to the right to see it in action), as will disarming traps, setting explosives, and "other battlefield situations" that require timely button mashing.

Hiding behind cover won't always be the best thing for soldiers' health. Certain portions of the environment will be destructible, allowing gamers to flush out enemies with a well-placed grenade. Approaching objectives will also be open, as branching mission paths will let players decide the best path to achieve goals.

The multiplayer portion of the game will support up to 24 players, three times more than Call of Duty 2 on the Xbox 360 allows. When running around with guns won't do, players can hop into tanks, jeeps, and motorcycles with those cool WWII-era sidecars. There will also be different classes for soldiers as well as a ranking system. The war between man and artificial intelligence may have to wait--there was no mention of any cooperative mode.