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WW2 Games Aren't Dead, They Just Need New Digs
As has been established by science, there are over 100 recent video games set during the Second World War. Yet for a war that literally spanned the globe, we sure do spend a lot of time in, and above, France. More »EA Chief Talks War: Battlefield, Medal Of Honor And Getting Ahead Of Activision
Just hours before EA officially announced the long-rumored return of its Medal of Honor franchise, the company's chief executive told Kotaku his battle plan for EA's war-game competition against Call of Duty. He wants Modern Warfare's spot. More »Call of Duty Classic Answered On XBLA This Week
Modern Warfare 2 players growing bored with today's killing technology can get their bloodlust fix in the World War II fashion this week, as Call of Duty: Classic comes to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. More »$3 Billion Worth Of Call Of Duty Sold
Activision somehow managed to shake off its turkey-induced coma this morning to announce that the Call of Duty franchise has generated more than $3 billion in sales. More »Report: Activision Sets Up Third Call Of Duty Team
Having two teams dedicated to annual output of Activision's Call of Duty franchise may not be enough for the publisher. A report from the LA Times says that a third team is now tasked with Call of Duty development duties. More »Activision Cut MW2 Airport Scene For Russia
Activision confirms that the controversial "No Russian" mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 doesn't appear in the Russian version of the game, as they nip rumors of Russian bans in the bud. More »Call Of Duty Does Private Ryan
Watch, as British people do a fairly realistic rendition of Xbox Livers playing through the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan. Oh, and warning: being an Xbox Live re-enactment, there's objectionable language throughout. More »Activision Exec: 'Expect' Additional, Paid Online Modes
Whoops. Kinda sorta missed this, another pearl of wisdom from this week's BMO Capital Markets forum. Activision's CFO told conferees that extracting more dough out of players, via charging for certain online play or features, is something we should expect. More »Frankenreview: Modern Warfare 2
Modern Warfare 2: 360 vs PS3 (Part II)
Last night, we pointed you towards some comparison shots showing the supposed differences between Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 and 360. Problem was, those shots were iffy. Tonight, let's instead look at a proper, thorough analysis. More »2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero
During an earnings Q&A earlier today, Activision spoke a little of their 2010 product line-up. A line-up that you may be stunned to hear includes new Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Spider Man games. More »Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records
The game that has sent the competition scurrying into 2010 looks set to break all kinds of sales records when it's released next week, with Modern Warfare 2 setting a new mark for pre-orders at GameStop. More »Amazon Seeks "Call of Duty-est" Town in America
Amazon's pitting city against town against village in a promotion to see which American municpality orders the most copies of Modern Warfare 2 with release-date delivery. They've got a top 40 board up, which Stillwater, Okla. currently leads. More »Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia
Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 Features Third Person Shooting Mode
Modern Warfare is one of the best first-person-shooters in recent memory. What if the sequel was not only a FPS. What if it was also a third-person-shooter? More »Modern Warfare 2 Getting The Steam Works
PC gamers still planning on picking up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may want to take a look at the Steam version, which is getting full Steamworks integration, including Steam achievements and Steam Cloud support. More »Modern Warfare 2 Server Petition ... Sigh ... at 21,000 Sigs and Counting
Online petitions ain't worth much to me - just once, I'd like to see someone with a clipboard outside a GameStop doing this in person. But on some topics they're meaningful, like the Infinity Ward/dedicated server fiasco that broke yesterday. More »DICE Makes Hay With Dedicated Server Controversy
Earlier this morning, the executive producer for the Battlefield franchise tweaked Call of Duty over Infinity Ward ending dedicated server support, "confirming" that, yes, dedicated server support is "a given" in Battlefield titles on the PC. More »FourZeroTwo: Modern Warfare 2 is Not Delayed on PC
From Robert Bowling's Twitter, good news for PC gamers - "No delay on PC for Modern Warfare 2," says the Infinity Ward community manager, debunking earlier rumors that it was on hold for two weeks past its original drop date. More »Classic Call of Duty Offers a Dirty Dozen Achievements
Xbox360Achievements.org, on the ball as ever, found the set of 12 achievements for the original Call of Duty, which will soon arrive on Xbox Live Arcade and will be free with Modern Warfare 2's Prestige Edition. More »Of Course Modern Warfare 2 Avatar Goods Are Coming
Xbox 360 owners, calm your fears. Soon, your Xbox 360 Avatar will reflect your passion for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, says Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling. I know, it was touch and go there for a minute. More »