Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, for those of you who might have spent the last few months dwelling under a rock) has confirmed to Joystiq that third-person perspective online playlists will feature in Modern Warfare 2 (released November 10th - again, for the rock dwellers).

According to Bowling, this feature cannot be toggled on or off in any match, but rather players can participate in specific game modes where this viewpoint is mandatory for all. After digging a little deeper, we found some spoiler in-game footage for you. Sadly, the quality is rather poor, but it's enough to demonstrate what we're talking about. We also discovered a seemingly legitimate screenshot of the various match types available, including those dedicated to third-person gun combat.

It appears the epically popular FPS franchise is branching out, however slightly, into the 'TPS' arena. We have to wonder if this news has Naughty Dog worried about the future for Uncharted 2’s multiplayer...

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