This is how Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's space dogfights work

The Call of Duty series made its name with boots-on-the-ground infantry combat, but this year's iteration -- subtitled Infinite Warfare -- is taking players far from terra firma. The game's most recent trailer showed the player character blasting off into space, using a heavily armed "Jackal" spaceship to destroy enemy fighters and capital ships in zero-gravity dogfights. These sections are visually impressive, with swirling debris clouds, swarms of missiles, and vast planets hanging quietly in ...