UPDATE: Through a podcast over at Major Nelson’s, the price was confirmed at 1200 Microsoft Points or $15. For that $15 players get five maps, three new ones and two remakes from COD4. The new maps are Bailout (overrun apartment complex, wide map), Salvage (snow-covered junkyard, it’s a smaller map), and Storm (raining, abandoned warehouses). The remakes are from Call of Duty 4: Crash (urban environment with crashed helicopter in the central square) and Overgrown (dry river running through a village).
Thanks to the folks over at Activision for helping the economy with the great news that will bring FREE MW2 multiplayer Maps this month. Coming March 30th to Xbox LIVE, Infinity Ward and Activision present Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Package. This is the first DLC currently announced. Amongst the rumored maps, Crash has been mentioned to be on the list of the Stimulus Package DLC. Behind MW2’s Terminal, Crash may be the 2nd best map in the Modern Warfare series. It was a great map for Team Deathmatches, Search and Destroy and Sabatoge. Snipers can pick people off from atop the chain link roof tops or rifleman can battle it out near the Helicopter Crash site near the center. And of course the broken down building where rocket launchers and grenades were constantly hitting.
The developers behind the Modern Warfare series may have made their last Call of Duty franchised FPS. Infinity Ward has told a source at video game website, VG247, that it would like to work on “something completely new.” Whether that “something” is in the same genre as a First Person Shooter, we don’t know yet. Modern Warfare 3 looks like it may not happen…
Everyone knows multiplayer is the bread and butter of the Call of Duty’s franchise. So naturally, there’s a good reason why they’ve been using the same engine since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Reliable gameplay. But this time Infinity Ward stepped up to the plate and brought their “A” game with Modern Warfare 2 and of course bettered a great game. This fast paced First Person Shooter is the continuation of COD4 with upgraded lighting, textures and visuals. The easier to navigate menu shows you one of three gametype choices and proves it’s not all just about multiplayer anymore. Special Ops, Campaign and Multiplayer modes all provide a different slice of MW2. In our first ever group review, Aaron Mazza, Carlos Macias and I will break down Special Ops, Campaign and Multiplayer mode respectively. We know the term “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but did Infinity Ward and Activision raise the bar?
Infinity Ward released the official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and boy, is it a doozie.
The gameplay footage we see in the trailer spotlights some previous footage that Infinity Ward released mashed in with some new footage, such as the satellite blowing up in space, into a single trailer with a very fitting soundtrack. Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” was chosen as the song to help amp up the hype level for Modern Warfare 2, and to be honest, I see no other song more fitting than that one. Not only does its beat bring out the emphasis how epic Modern Warfare 2 will be, but also Eminem’s lyrics are befitting of the game, specifically towards the end,
Cause I don’t really think that the fact that I’m Slim matters
A plaque of platinum status is whack if I’m not the baddest.
The original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare set the gold standard for the FPS’ franchise, to which many other FPS games have adopted some of its ideas (XP, further customization of your character, etc.). With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the already ridiculously high bar Infinity Ward set itself with CoD4:MW is now being challenged once again.
Infinity Ward’s latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 trailer is… interesting. It does show some gameplay footage, but for the most part it’s a PSA to ‘Fight Against Grenade Spam’, or F.A.G.S. for short. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels tells us random grenade throwing are, “for pussies”. It’s kind of strange he’s suddenly included in the PSA, but I believe it was to tie in with the World Series that’s currently underway.
With the amount of anticipation for Modern Warfare 2, I don’t think this was a smart move on the part of Infinity Ward. Yes, we all hate random grenades. If you think about it though, aren’t all grenades that kill you random to the one getting killed? You never expect them, but then when you hear it, you’re for the most part surprised.
What are your thoughts? You think this trailer was over-the-top, or do you think it’s just right for Modern Warfare 2?
We’re only a few weeks away for the epic release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Here are 8 fantastic screenshots that mostly Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will appreciate. As far as you PC gamers, you’re probably still upset over the non-dedicated server issue. Along with no PC mods, Infinity Ward has upset their PC community members and in turn they have filed several petitions explaining their frustrations. That won’t stop these lovely screenshots below from showing off some of the upcoming scenic backgrounds.
As much as I enjoy a good round of multiplayer mode, I am an old-school gamer at heart. With that said, I grew up playing games along with my brothers and majority of the games that came out in the 80s were co-op. There’s just something about working together with family and friends that give me a much more richer multiplayer experience than just shooting the hell out of them.
Infinity Ward realized how important co-op play is becoming and is introducing a new mode called ‘Spec-Ops’. Spec-Ops is a mode that is completely apart from the single-player campaign. You and your buddies work together to complete different objectives across multiple maps. The objectives vary from simply clearing out a map of enemies, to getting down a snowy mountain the quickest on your snowmobile. Players can even change individual difficulty settings, so no longer will men have to play on casual mode while their girlfriend holds the controller upside down screaming “HOW DO I MAKE THAT MAN DEAD?!”
The Conduit who? Looks like the FPS game is going to completely change for the Wii this holiday season as Activision announced this morning that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is making it’s way to the Nintendo Wii.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be a port of Infinity Ward’s 2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. No other information was given besides the fact that it’s going to be released on the Nintendo Wii. As soon as we hear more regarding this title, we’ll be sure to let you all know. Now just keep your fingers crossed there will be multiplayer and it won’t require friend codes.
For those of you who love Call of Duty, you may shrug your shoulders at Modern Warfare 2’s price tag. But for those of us who just want to “play and prestige”, the inflated price of $149 for MW2 Prestige Edition better come with something special. Lo and behold, night goggles? That’s right, bundled within the Prestige Edition comes:
After a quick scare, Destructiod showed a mysterious survey sent from Activision insinuating a monthly fee would be a possibility for Modern warfare 2.
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