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Activision: Improvement In Consumer Experience Will Outweigh Modern Warfare 2 PC Complaints

On an earnings call today, Activision president Mike Griffith said his company is “not overly concerned” about gamer complaints regarding the lack of support for dedicated servers in the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. “We’re, of course, watching this very carefully and paying attention to it,” he said in response to a financial analyst…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2009

Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Better Than Expected Q3

Things are lookin’ up for old Activision Blizzard. The publisher announced today that business is good, better than expected, even, resulting in a $755 million quarter for the company. Activision Blizzard had kind words for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises, which apparently many of you bought over the last three months, helping…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2009

Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Magnetically Released

Master of Magnetism Magneto joins the lineup of five new heroes as Activision releases a new downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. The new DLC adds five new heroes to the Ultimate Alliance 2 roster, along with four new challenge missions for those craving a…

By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009

Sliding Like Tom Cruise Is “Not Easy”

No, you haven’t stumbled onto Gawker.com. Fall Out Boy emo rocker Pete Wentz described the Risky Business-esque floor sliding for Band Hero as “not easy”. “I have a new appreciation for everyone that’s done that slide,” Wentz told MTV. “It’s hard to slide into once place and kinda try to look cool and do it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009

New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Spoilers, Space & Slim Shady

Still sensitive about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spoilers? Then this explosive new trailer for the game might not be for you. But if you like explosions cued to Eminem songs, you’re gonna love it regardless. Seriously, there are video snippets of just about every major event in the game here, if not every…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009

No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness [Update]

Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group’s appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into “virtual karaoke players.” Sound familiar? No Doubt says in a statement that the band “agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9

PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game’s multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18. A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009

Infinity Ward: Wii Can’t Deliver Our Multi-Platform Experience

The first Modern Warfare was truly a multi-platform release, appearing on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC/Mac and a Nintendo Wii port. Its sequel, Modern Warfare 2, isn’t getting a Wii port just yet. Whether Activision has a studio like Treyarch do a Wii port of Modern Warfare 2 remains to be seen, but developer Infinity…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009

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. Speaking with USA Today, the chain’s executive vice president for merchandising and marketing, Tony Bartel, has revealed “As of…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009

One Last Hurrah For Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack

Microsoft is dropping the price of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack for the last week it will be even remotely relevant. Modern Warfare 2 comes out next week, which means there will be a lot less people playing the original game on Xbox Live once it drops. Until then, why…

By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2009

Party Chat Not Fully Supported in Modern Warfare 2

The Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 won’t allow gamers to be in Party Chat while playing some modes of the game, according to a screen uploaded by a NeoGaf poster. That means that gamers on different teams won’t be able to cross talk and cheat. Of course, it also means that gamers won’t…

By Brian Crecente Published November 2, 2009

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. The criteria: Amazon’s cutoff are towns and cities with a population over 5,000 (according to the most…

By Owen Good Published November 1, 2009

Storm’s Husband Gets Some Play In Ultimate Alliance 2

T’Challa, leader of the fictional African Wakandan nation, bearer of the Black Panther mantle, and husband to the X-Men’s Storm, joins Carnage, Psylocke, and Cable as a new downloadable character for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. The Black Panther is a title held by the ruler of Wakanda and chieftain of the Wakandan Panther Clan. As…

By Mike Fahey Published October 30, 2009

Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Dated and Priced

The Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC package announced last week has been dated and priced for the Xbox 360 and PS3. It arrives Nov. 5 on both consoles in North America, and on Nov. 12 for the PS3 in Europe. The package will deliver five new characters – one of whom is Black Panther, it…

By Owen Good Published October 29, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia

Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game’s MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale. The skippable scene of terrorist atrocities in Modern Warfare 2 first came to light via leaked footage on YouTube early yesterday. News travelled quickly,…

By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009

DJ Hero DLC Is A Tad Bit Pricey

DJ Hero is barely out the door and already there are new downloadable tracks, with 50 Cent, Queen, Gorillaz, and Public Enemy hitting Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network today – for $3.00 apiece. DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames’ Chris Lee gave IGN the skinny on the first round of DJ Hero DLC, revealing a price…

By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 Features Skippable Scene of Atrocities

Activision’s upcoming first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2 includes scenes “designed to evoke the atrocities of terrorism,” the publisher told Kotaku today. The scenes are so powerful that despite already having a Mature rating, players can choose to skip playing through it. Details of the scene came to light after footage from the game was leaked…

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2009

Why Jay-Z Is Involved With DJ Hero

Rapper Jay-Z is appearing in DJ Hero: Renegade Edition. Why, you ask? Well Jay-Z will tell you why: The success of Guitar Hero and Jay-Z’s desire to spread hip-hop. “Immediately, of course, with the success of Guitar Hero, it piqued my interest,” Jay-Z tells MTV. “Then, you know, on top of that, it was something…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2009

Watch Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay

In case you failed to read the headline, Spoiler Warning! This is the opening of Modern Warfare 2 and it’s so spoilerific, it’s been yanked from YouTube. Enjoy, despite the somewhat lousy quality! Click to view Modern Warfare 2 Airport [LiveLeak]

By AJ Glasser Published October 28, 2009

Reviews

DJ Hero Review: You Spin Me Right Round

Into a genre that seems determined to turn our living rooms into plastic instrument wastelands comes DJ Hero, where one turntable is all you’ll ever need. While the Guitar Hero series is all about performing music, DJ Hero is all about perfecting it. Packed together with a plastic facsimile of a turntable, the DJ’s weapon…

By Mike Fahey Published October 27, 2009