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    Image of Akihiko Akihiko
    11/01/09

    In reply to EA Warns Against Bogus Bad Company 2 Beta Signups
    Hah, he said e-tards.

    I never played Bad Company but always wanted to try it. I've enjoyed the Battlefield series so I'm sure it's great. Scammers are so annoying. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of ToastyUterus ToastyUterus
    11/01/09

    @Akihiko: its fantastic,their game engine was shown off in a great way by the game, and then it was upgraded a hell of alot in 1943, and from videos, the engine is even more advanced in bc2. cant wait #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
    11/02/09

    @ToastyUterus: Quite simply the first one was a Joy to play in multiplayer.

    Say you wanted to get to Gold Cache A. Gold Cache A is within Building B. The Only Entrance to Building B is being guarded by Team C. Team C are not your friends, and will shoot you on sight. What do you do? Why! You burst open a wall with a rocket or demo pack and make a new door into Building B.

    Or use a tank. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/01/09

    In reply to EA Warns Against Bogus Bad Company 2 Beta Signups
    Again? Why are they targeting BF:BC2? lol #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/01/09

    @TexasJack:

    Are there many fans in the series?

    I know I enjoyed the game...

    sure not as popular as other BF games or COD 4/MW1/2... #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/01/09

    @Vecha: Monday 3pmEST Kotaku Bioware: I don't know, but I haven't heard of this happening with any other game, that's what I meant with my question. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of Vecha: One more Month Vecha: One more Month
    11/01/09

    @TexasJack:

    I've heard of it with a few games...

    last time I think it was with Killzone 2?

    Not sure...

    I'm sure it happens quite a bit...probably people just ignore it. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of dsi1 dsi1
    11/01/09

    @TexasJack: It is happening with L4D2 #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/01/09

    @dsi1: I did not know that. Or maybe I did and I confused BF:BC2 with L4D2. Hmmmmm. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    All you people are nuts. You know that, right?
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    Image of PlatformJunkie PlatformJunkie
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    It's just like GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. It's not GTA 3, 4, and 5. It's GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. Then 4. If we go by the logic of what some people in here is talking about, then Feb. 19 is the release date of Street Fighter, like, 22 or something.
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    Image of Trey Trey
    01/11/09

    @PlatformJunkie:


    It would be more in the neighborhood of ten, but I see your point.


    Activision's naming stratagem is stupid, end of discussion.

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    01/11/09

    @UndeniableLogic: No, 22 sounds nearer. 10 would be around the number of different SF2 games released.
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    It's amazing, and somewhat depressing how many people insist a CoD5 exists.
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    01/12/09

    @ChalkdustTorture: And for the record, the reason why this point matters is because this email going around is offering a beta for a game that does not exist. So obviously it's a scam! Ta-da.
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    Image of fourzerotwo fourzerotwo
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    Thanks for posting Owen. There are a few dead giveaways that it's a fake.


    1. COD5 doesn't exist. There's no game out or coming out that has that title.


    2. It links to Charlieoscardelta.com, which is no longer active.


    Basically it's an exact replica of the COD4 beta invite I sent out during that beta, just with replacing COD4 with COD5 references. Lame phishing or virus ploy.


    Screenshot of email:

    www.tinyurl.com/fakecod5beta

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    Image of Bearded Rapper Bearded Rapper
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    Call of Duty 4 2: A Little Bit More Modern Warfare Than Last Time
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @I work as a meth lab technician isn't really a meth lab tec...: Makes sense considering COD4 left out a lot of modern tech and weapons.
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    Image of gunluva is prepared to drop. gunluva is prepared to drop.
    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: NTW-20 rifle, please.
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @gunluva: agreed. There's loads more weapons they didn't include. The machine gun, sniper rifle and shotgun classes are an area that really need expanding.
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    Image of moosknuckle37 moosknuckle37
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    I'm pretty sure only the ones made my infinity ward should be numbered, because they are the only ones that are worth a damn. I'm looking at you COD3 and WAW.
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    Image of Squaretangle Squaretangle
    01/11/09

    @moosknuckle37: I was just on my way to reiterate this point. Glad I found your post first. Infinity Ward makes COD's deserving of actual numbers in the series. Treyarch develops their spin-offs and cash-ins. I'm another among those who get irked when people call World at War COD5. They (Treyarch) had their shot with COD3 and good lord, I won't touch World at War simply because of my experience with the former. I came over from the PC, and was sorely disappointed. A lot of my friends like the new Call of Duty, and I understand it does things better than Treyarch's last attempt, most likely due to the utilization of the COD4 engine.


    By all means, everyone please enjoy World at War all you want. I can't say whether it's good or bad because I'll never play it, but please stop stepping on all the purists toes. :P

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    Image of Shykin Shykin
    01/11/09

    @Squaretangle: CoD3 and WAW aren't bad, they just can't compare to IW.
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @moosknuckle37: @Squaretangle: You're not alone. I've tried my best to like WaW but it's just pales in comparison to IW's games. I hope Treyarch can one day change my mind though.
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    Image of moosknuckle37 moosknuckle37
    01/11/09

    @Shykin: WAW isn't that bad, but 3 is. 3 makes my heart hurt.
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    01/11/09

    @moosknuckle37: Agreed. WaW isn't terrible, it's playable but still only a shadow of COD4. 3 though......*Bleurgh*
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    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    I could see a lot of people falling for this. Wouldn't it be great if it turned out it was actually the COD5 beta and IW are trying to keep a lid on a leak.


    Also for the record, who really gives a shit other than IW if COD:WAW is referred to as COD5.

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    Image of CrashBandicooter CrashBandicooter
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    COD 5 is out. COD Modern Warfare 2 will be COD6.
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    Image of TheHallowHero TheHallowHero
    01/11/09

    @CrashBandicooter:


    No it's not. Please know what you are talking about before you post. ty.


    there are about 8 call of duties.

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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @TheHallowHero: Wrong. [en.wikipedia.org])


    Please know what you're talking about before you post. ty

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    Image of TheHallowHero TheHallowHero
    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-:


    Oh really how many are out then oh gaming god. There is no official CoD5 only a couple misinformed people thinking WaW is CoD 5.


    BTW your link doesn't go to anything specific. Just a failed search at wiki.

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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @TheHallowHero: The link system doesn't seem to like the last bracket. Add that and you get the page. Read the article.


    Thanks for calling me a gaming god, btw. I never considered myself one but it's nice to be called one. Has a nice ring to it: MasterDex - Gaming God. Might get it engraved on my tombstone. :P

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    Image of Kymeira Kymeira
    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: Just because Wikipedia organizes the games in different sections doesn't mean there aren't 8 Call of Duty titles.


    Comprehension is just as important as reading.

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    01/11/09

    @Kymeira: Comprehension is just as important, I agree. My comprehension of it is that there are 5 games in the main COD series. There is a portable title seperate from the main series and there are ports related to the main series as well as an expansion for the first game in the series.


    My point in posting the wiki article was to show that the people who equate COD:WaW to be the same as COD5 weren't completely wrong.

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    Image of FreakyFavabean FreakyFavabean
    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: I think you mean [en.wikipedia.org])
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    Image of FreakyFavabean FreakyFavabean
    01/11/09

    @FreakyFavabean: Ah! Didn't work for me either.
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @FreakyFavabean: lol. Wierd, isn't it?
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    Image of dustintriplett dustintriplett
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    WaW is NOT COD5. The only reason you are calling it '5' is because it was released after '4'. By that logic, GTA4 would be GTA11. Stop fucking calling it that. Put down the controller, learn some basic math, and count all the previous installments before your beloved COD4. I'm tired of having to address this shit on the interweb and I'm going to e-slap you if you keep it up.
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    01/11/09

    @Dustin Triplett: [en.wikipedia.org])
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    Image of Larry13 Larry13
    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: there is nothing useful at that link stop posting it!
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @Larry13: It's the linking system. You'll notice a bracket all on it's own at the end of the link that the link is ignoring.
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    Image of Phronima Phronima
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    I haven't played these games since 3 but I keep wondering why the hell do they flip flop the developers every iteration?
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    Image of LionheartAce LionheartAce
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    World at War is not 5, get that through somehow, please.
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    01/11/09

    @LionheartAce: @Ulquiorra Schiffer: @PlatformJunkie: [en.wikipedia.org])
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    Image of simi510 simi510
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    they probley didnt mean to send them out so soon
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/11/09

    @simi510: That's what I was thinking. It's plausible if you consider the amount of leaks the industry has. It might also be that it was a private beta supposed to be sent to a select few but someone buggered it and sent it to everyone.
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    01/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: I assure you. Thats not the case. This is fake. Not sure if it's phishing or a virus, but it's not real.


    Trust me, I'm the one who personally sends out this stuff. It's an exact replica of the COD4 beta email I wrote when we did 4's, except they replaced all reference of COD4 with COD5.

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    01/11/09

    @fourzerotwo: I stand corrected :D


    It's nice to throw around conspiracies now and again though, gets the fanboys worked up, that's never boring.

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    Image of weevol weevol
    01/11/09

    In reply to [Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward
    But COD5 is already out?! Or is this super next one, COD6 Modern Warfare 2?
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    01/11/09

    @weevol: COD4-2: Moderner Warefare
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    Image of jakinov jakinov
    01/11/09

    @weevol:

    COD:WAW is what just came out, not COD 5, nobody calls it COD 5
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    Image of Fieldy Fieldy
    01/11/09

    @jakinov: Maybe not, but technically WAW is still COD 5, and Modern Warfare 2 will be COD 6.
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    Image of Chanaluss Chanaluss
    01/11/09

    @Fieldy:

    if you want to get REALLY technical, CoD:WAW is like CoD9, cause if you want to count each one thats not given a number as a numbered one, you'd have to include big red one, finest hour, and roads to victory
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    Image of Rokashi Rokashi
    01/11/09

    @Fieldy: No it's not. If it was, the developers would have called it Call of Duty 5: World at war, which they didn't.
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    Image of Fieldy Fieldy
    01/11/09

    @Rokashi: If you ask me, the only reason they didn't call it COD 5 was because Modern Warfare was still selling pretty well, and they didn't want to interfere with the cash flowing in by releasing a game with a greater numerical next to its title.


    @Chanaluss: Actually, if you REALLY want to get technical, then there's something like two COD 1 ( PC version and Finest hour) then there's two COD 2 (PC Version and Big Red One).

    Then for some reason COD 3 doesn't make it to PC, so the two 'series' gets merged at this point since afterwards every title went multiplat.

    Modern Warfare is obviously COD 4.

    Logic tells me that WAW is COD 5.


    Not that it really matters to me either way. But while I don't think there'll be a numerical to Modern Warfare II, I think it would be ridiculous for the next numbered entry to be COD 5 afterwards. They probably should just ditch the numerals altogether and give them all nice little subtitles.

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    01/11/09

    @Fieldy: Logic be damned! Infinity Ward nor Activision ever called it CoD5 so it isn't! Honestly I remember bitching about this when everyone in the blogosphere called it CoD5... nobody listens to the pretentious nerd :(
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    Image of Americo Americo
    01/12/09

    @leviathan.in.pieces: What is this, Final Fantasy?
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