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  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War

  Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson answers the call of duty in the highly charged Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward’s immediate successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare 2’s single-player campaign picks up five years after the events of the previous game, telling the bloody story of a new conflict between multinational military…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2009
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  The Sounds Of Killzone 2

  For all its bombast, bleakness and Brian Cox, I didn’t really like Killzone 2. Well, didn’t much like the game. The music, now, the music was brilliant, so it’s good to hear it’s being released for public consumption. The game’s rousing soundtrack was recorded by a session orchestra (at Abbey Road, no less), not some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009
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  Can You Name All These Japanese Game Luminaries?

  Pop quiz time! Here’s a Photoshop of a bunch of Japanese game industry bigwigs — who can you name? Pic [はちま起稿 Thanks, 金！]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009
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  Criterion’s Need For Speed Will Be Out “Next Year”

  Criterion, the studio behind Burnout, are at work on a “revolutionary take” on the Need For Speed franchise. When’s it out? Well, according to EA’s Frank Gibeau, it’ll be out next year. He made the comment in a conference call earlier today, which was held to provide a “please explain” for the company’s decision to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009
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  Explore The Tender Side Of Manhood With Dragon Age

  Lots of gruff talk around here tonight. High-fives, gunfire, manly things. It’s all that Modern Warfare 2. So let’s take a break from all the HOO-RAH with something a little gentler, brought to you by BioWare’s Dragon Age. With Fahey posting that lady-elf-on-lady clip, it’s only fair I post this one. Of man-elf-on-man action. Complete…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead Adds 4v4 Competitive Matchmaking (And L4D2 Demo Expands)

  Earlier today, Valve announced support for 4v4 competitive matchmaking to Left 4 Dead. Can’t fault their timing; just as people are about to abandon the first game en masse to pick up the sequel. Ah well. Better late than never, eh? In related Left 4 Dead news, the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, which was…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009
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  Looks Like Somebody’s Ready To Up His Body Count

  Brilliant. Ice-T, ready to roll through buildings at the Modern Warfare 2 launch tonight. As seen on Giant Bomb.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Locked Until Thursday For Steam Customers

  Time for a handy reminder: if you’ve pre-loaded a copy of Modern Warfare 2 on Steam, you won’t be able to play it later tonight like everyone else. Yes, while anyone buying a boxed copy of Modern Warfare 2 on PC have only to wait until November 10 (ie, only a few hours away) to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Capcom’s Flock! Claims Major Award

  Scotland’s Proper Games took home honors at for BAFTA Scotland, claiming the first award in the board’s games category for Flock!, the downloadable title published by Capcom this spring. Voting was limited to Scotland-developed titles, but it was still the first year the Scotland organization (sigh, organisation) of the British Academy of Film and Television…

  By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009
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  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. Lens of Truth have copies of the game on both systems, and have posted an exhaustive selection of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Dustbusting Blinky’s Got Pac-Roomba on the Run

  Roomba Pac-Man? Done before, but mostly as a cosmetic enhancement. Here it’s taken to the next level – five Roombas (Roombi? Roombae, thanks Greentrace) engaged in a contest of Pac-Man with programmed "chase" and "escape" AI. Roomba Pac-Man [site, via RipTen]

  By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009
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  Square Enix Makes FF XIII Announcement Announcement Official

  This Friday, North American Final Fantasy fans will want to pay close attention to Square Enix, as the company promises “a FINAL FANTASY XIII announcement you won’t want to miss!” Yes, as the Final Fantasy faithful have likely already predicted, this Friday, November 13, Square Enix plans an announcement, announcing that announcement of announcements on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Kotaku Wants Your Modern Warfare 2 Launch Pictures

  Tonight’s the night you can go stand out in the darkness and wait to give your money to a store in exchange for a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on your platform of choice. Don’t let my indifference deflate you, instead take pictures of whatever launch event you attend and post them…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder’s Takedown Notice

  The displeasure directed by some in the Modern Warfare 2 PC community toward Infinity Ward isn’t limited to petitions. This weekend, YouTube removed a video Infinity posted to its channel, after a modder filed a DMCA takedown notice. BASHandSlash user PST*Joker has claimed that Modern Warfare 2’s AC-130 reward (achieved for a killstreak of 11)…

  By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009
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  Welcome To Modern Warfare 2, Everyone

  This morning, when I jumped back into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, over 37,000 Xbox Live gamers were there to join me, laughing in the face of the outmoded concept of “street dates.” How’s it looking now? About double that, as our European friends join in the fray, helping to bring the current…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  EA To “Revitalize” Medal Of Honor, Other “Blockbusters”

  Electronic Arts will be revealing its plans to “revitalize” its more successful “core IP”—specifically the Medal of Honor series—in the coming months, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said today. The currently dormant Medal of Honor series—the most recent entries, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Medal of Honor: Vanguard and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, were…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Dante’s Inferno Heresy Level Looks Hot

  The sixth circle of Dante Alighieri’s version of Hell, also the sixth level of EA’s Dante’s Inferno does not sound like a nice place. A bit balmy, what will all the hellfire and such. Of the levels we’ve seen thus far in Visceral Games‘ journey to hell, Heresy looks the most Hell-ish. Like, how I…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Launch Night, Do You Care?

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So at midnight tomorrow morning Call of Duty: Warfare 2 officially goes on sale. I say officially, because it sounds like tens of thousands of people are got the game… but I wasn’t one of them. 🙁 It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement when you’re in the…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  Magic Planeswalkers Duels Spill Over To PC, PS3

  Wizards of the Coast are bringing Xbox Live card-battler Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers to the PlayStation Network and PC, with two new Xbox 360 expansions in the works. Possibly the purest Magic: The Gathering experience ever to grace a game console, Wizards of the Coast is keen to bring Duels of…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  As Seen on the Ground at Union Square in New York

  As part of the New York Modern Warfare 2 festivities, Activision played the game’s trailer on the ground of Union Square

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009