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ModernWarfare3.com Finally Redirects to, Y’know, Modern Warfare 3‘s Website
At last, the long, sordid saga of ModernWarfare3.com has come to an end, one month before the game’s release, with lessons learned for all sides. For Activision, it’s “register the goddamn domain before you announce the game.” (They appear to have taken this to heart.) For cybersquatters, it’s “Don’t be a dickclown and you can…
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Battlefield 3‘s Latest TV Spot Goes “Above and Beyond the Call”
As promised last week, EA delivers the full version of its “99 Problems” Battlefield 3 TV spot today, unveiling never-before-seen gameplay footage and a new tagline aimed right between Modern Warfare 3‘s eyes. At this point we’ve accepted that Battlefield 3 looks gorgeous, so we’ll not harp on the visuals. Instead, let’s turn our attention…
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There Will Be No Prestige Edition of Modern Warfare 3
In late August, details leaked about a Modern Warfare 3 “Hardened” special edition, but none for a “Prestige,” a more deluxe package that notoriously included night-vision goggles for Modern Warfare 2 in 2009. There are no details yet on a Prestige edition because there will be no Prestige edition for Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward’s…
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There’s a Reason this Call of Duty: Rezurrection Trailer is Behind an Age Gate
Dismemberment? We know you can handle that. Zombie vomit? I’ll admit to some queasiness watching that in action. Activision’s pimping the PC and PS3 release of its Rezurrection map pack, on Sept. 22, with this latest video. It’s already out for Xbox 360 of course, and it’s at least as believable as Apollo 18 You…
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Activision Seizes “ModernWarfare3.com” from Battlefield 3 Fanboy
Two months ago, after discovering that the owner of “ModernWarfare3.com” was first using the site to spew some fanboy hate about the game, and then redirect visitors to Battlefield 3‘s official site, Activision moved to seize the domain. Yesterday, it won. Domain watchdog Fusible reports that the National Arbitration Forum ordered the name transferred from…
By Owen Good
