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There Will Probably Be A Modern Warfare 2 Controller
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling jumped on his Twitter account earlier today, asking for help. Help with the design for a Modern Warfare 2 control pad. The message reads: In a design meeting for a #MW2 controller. Need your advice – Concave or Convex grips for the Analog sticks? Whats your preference and why? Bowling later…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2009 -
Activision Teams Pros With GI Joes
Activision is teaming up with nonprofit troop support organization Pro vs. GI Joe for the Activision Showdown series, pitting pro-athletes against our troops overseas in games like Guitar Hero and Call of Duty. Call of Duty seems like a rather odd choice of games to play with troops who regularly see live combat, which is…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Comes With Prestige Price
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling revealed the contents of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s “Hardened” and “Prestige” editions of the game last night. The top tier version comes with working night vision goggles and, as expected, a first class price. To get the super ultra deluxe limited version, which includes an art book, limited Steelbook…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2’s Ridiculous “Prestige Edition” Unboxed
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has your first look at the regular, “Hardened,” and “Prestige” editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in this new unboxing video. What makes the uber-expensive edition so “Prestige”? Night vision goggles maybe? Yes, night vision goggles will be included in the top tier version of the Modern Warfare 2…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 “Brand Awareness” Hit By Call Of Duty Drop
The decision to drop the Call of Duty from Infinity Ward’s follow-up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has hit the present day shooter where it hurts, right in the sensitive brand awareness zone. Does that mean Modern Warfare 2 is in trouble? Hardly! While tracking firm OTX found that awareness of the game…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 -
Modern Warfare 2 Co-op Sweet Spot Is Exactly Two
Infinity Ward is sticking with good ol’ two-player cooperative action for its follow up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, saying that attempts to expand upon the time tested buddy system resulted in the experience “becoming a clusterf**k.” The developer’s director of communications Robert Bowling tells Videogamer that Modern Warfare 2‘s co-op missions, dubbed…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 -
Beat The Heat With New Modern Warfare 2 Screenshots
Some new screenshots of Modern Warfare 2 have been released. Most of the action seems to centre around the demo video we saw at E3, but there’s new stuff in there, including some hot skidoo action. The screenshots, over on Eurogamer Portugal, seem to be from a recent round of hands-on sessions for the European…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2009 -
Call of Dookie: Modern Walmart
Something about this story is a little too perfect. But let’s take it at face value. This guy went into a Walmart customer bathroom and found the commode bowl filled with Call of Duty. Writes blogger Kevin Gannon: I was looking at the guns and huge knives while Carlos was in the bathroom. He came…
By Owen Good Published June 21, 2009 -
New Modern Warfare 2 Teaser Is A Big Tease
Yup. It’s another drip-fed PR stunt, but hey, it’s a few brief seconds of Modern Warfare 2 footage we’re talking about here. Some people are cool with that. Even if it is cynically bolted onto the existing trailer. NOTE: Embed code doesn’t seem to be working, so in the meantime, you can watch the trailer…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2009 -
Get Ready For (Sigh) Guitar Hero TV Shows, Concert Tours
Like that fat bloke in The Meaning Of Life, the world is this close to having its fill of Guitar Hero. Know what will finally blow us up? A TV show and/or concert tour. Yes, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Activision are in talks with entertainment and promotion types with an eye towards bringing Guitar…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 -
Rumor: Call of Duty Moving on to Vietnam?
Citing a confidential source, That VideoGame Blog says Activision is pursuing licenses for Vietnam War-era music, as well as Cuban, Soviet Union and African music. They also infer that Treyarch will be the developer. TVGB says that Noah Heller is involved with this supposed CoD 7; he was the senior producer on World at War,…
By Owen Good Published May 3, 2009 -
Study Says Playing Shooters Improves Vision
How’s your “contrast sensitivity”? What’s that? Well it helps you see in the dark, and read, and it degrades in old age. But a study found it improves in gamers who play shooters. The research, reported in the latest edition of Nature Neuroscience, took a very deep look at how games affect vision. The results…
By Owen Good Published March 29, 2009 -
Seth Rogen Gets “Decimated” In Call Of Duty
Holy crap! Celebrities like funny man Seth Rogen play video games. Astounding. Rogan grew up on games like GoldenEye and says he loves first-person-shooters, especially the Call of Duty games. But is he any good? “I am one of those guys who thought he was pretty good at first-person shooters and I went online and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2009 -
Infinity Ward Dropping “Call Of Duty”?
Judging from both the game’s website and, more importantly, its official press release, it appears that Infinity Ward have dropped the name “Call of Duty” from upcoming title Modern Warfare 2. Go on, look at the website. Tell me how many times you see the words “Call of Duty”. Then read the game’s press release,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2009 -
Original Call Of Duty Coming To Xbox Live, PlayStation Network
The original PC title that launched the Call of Duty franchise is finally getting the console treatment, as an ESRB rating reveals an impending release on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Not only does the ESRB rating for Activision’s Call of Duty suddenly include the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the European review…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2009 -
So, How Many People Have Played Call Of Duty 4?
In January, Infinity Ward released statistics revealing how many people had played Call of Duty 4 over Xbox Live. It was a lot. Didn’t mean much without PS3 stats, though. Which we now have! While accepting one of the three BAFTAs Call of Duty 4 received earlier in the week, Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling revealed…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 -
Call Of Duty: World At War DLC Gets A Release Date
There’s a Call of Duty: World at War map pack on the way. Three new multiplayer maps will be offered, but we know why you’re still reading. It’s the new zombie map. Yes, there’s finally going to be a bit more variety in the game’s main multiplayer attraction, with (as promised) the addition of “Verrückt”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Looks Incredible, Hits This Holiday
Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is “looking incredible” and will hit this holiday season, according to Activision CFO Thomas Tippl. Speaking at the Wedbush Morgan Securities annual meeting, Tippl said that Activision’s strategy for “leap-frogging development” between two developers has been paying out with back-to-back blockbusters for them. “Last year we had…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009 -
The Art of War
War is a theme that has always been found in the video game medium; leaps in game presentation have typically corresponded to some kind of combat themed game. In the more than 15 years since the introduction of the first-person shooter genre, and nearly 10 since tactical shooters came on the scene, the progressive immersion…
By Owen Good Published March 9, 2009