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Modern Warfare 2 becomes huge PC success

Despite all the complaints, controversies and nerd rage surrounding PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward has officially declared that it sold more than the original game, i...
Zombies were discussed for Modern Warfare 2

Looking to go unconventional with the narrative, the team behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s innards tossed around several fantastic ideas before settling on the series’ familiar...
Here's footage of that hidden detonate-the-nuke MW2 mode

Does Global Thermonuclear War ring any bells? It was one of the hidden multiplayer modes in Modern Warfare 2 that Josh told us about just the other day. Having opened up the developer console, w...
Is Modern Warfare 2 now banning legitimate buyers?

Alright, you're sick of PC gamers whining about Modern Warfare 2 and how they're getting shafted by Activision and Infinity Ward. Dirty pirates and hackers deserve to get shafted, and that's all ...
Rumor: New studio working on Call of Duty, also MMO

The Call of Duty franchise is already split between two studios, Infinity Ward and Treyarch, but an LA Times report seems to hint the series may soon be taken roughly by a third. The report also ...
Rumor: IWNet giving Modern Warfare 2 players viruses

The ghost of dedicated servers continues to haunt Modern Warfare 2, as the flawless IWNet has been apparently struck down with a Trojan virus. Infinity Ward's replacement for dedicated servers ha...
Modern Warfare 2 pulls in $550 million in five days

I'm sure we all knew Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would sell well, but not like this. Activision has revealed that the title has grossed an estimated $550 million worldwide in just the first fi...
Rumortoid: Modern Warfare 2 has hidden multiplayer modes

The first thing many hackers do once gaining access to a games innards is start screwing around. We saw that when folks shoved the developer console back into Modern Warfare 2, setting up servers...
Activision says Modern Warfare 2 not banned in Russia

The official word from Activision is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has not been “banned” from store shelves in Russia, but whether or not the game has been pulled as reported be...
Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex

I don't generally like wartime FPSes. In fact, I'd say that the "normal guy with guns shooting other normal guys with guns" genre is my least favorite in all of videogame-dom, starting with Golde...
A look at Mad Catz' MW2 Xbox 360 Combat Controller

If you’re seeking a clear Modern Warfare 2 advantage, the Mad Catz game-themed Xbox 360 controller won’t give you one. Customizable button configurations are no substitute for a turbo...
Activision unaware of Modern Warfare 2 glitch (and jokes)

Evil publisher Activision may know how to make vast sums of money, but it doesn't seem to know when someone's yanking its chain. Edgy Gamer wrote a rather amusing email to Activision, talking abo...
Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies...on iPhone?

This is a real thing. A real iPhone game. It came out of nowhere, yellow eyes and all. The Call of Duty: World at War zombies that you know and love have been portabilized for your pocket. Rememb...
A look at Mad Catz' MW2 Throat Communicator

I’ve yet to test a third-party console communicator that I’ve liked. The audio and voice quality never measures up to the two products Microsofts makes available for its platform at a...
Modern Warfare 2 gets dedicated servers via hack

Yup. You read that right. Modern Warfare 2 PC now has dedicated servers. Wait, PC gamers! Before you send Bobby Kotick a thank you letter, know that it wasn't they who did it, but rather the game...
Russia bans Modern Warfare 2, recalls all copies of game

As everybody knows by now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 includes an incredibly controversial level set in a Russian airport that has generated much discussion. The level has proven to be so inf...
MODERN WARFARE 2 SUCKS!!!!!!

Oh ... my ... God ... Please forgive me for taking the Lord's name in vain, but if you're yet to see this, you will most likely blaspheme along with me. This video is currently doing the rounds,...
Activision: Gamers 'demand' to pay more for Call of Duty

Evil publisher Activision loves the color of money, and apparently having the biggest game franchises in the world just doesn't rake in enough cash for the nefarious company. With that in mind, A...
MW2's Ghost possibly getting his own game

Having now charged through Modern Warfare 2's single player twice I am confident that I still have no idea who any of the other guys in the squad are other than Price and Soap. I know there was w...
MW2 sells twice as well on the 360

Hold on. Let me get out my lighter fluid and my large fan because I'm about to douse some fanboy flames in the stuff then fan them until they're miles high. I know some of you had to be wondering...
Heavy Rain developer weighs in on Modern Warfare 2

You know what we haven't heard enough about? Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" level! This time, Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream has decided to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Infinity W...
The Videogame Show What I've Done: Modern Warfare 2

What else could it be this week? Well, it could have been anything, admittedly, but I chose Modern Warfare 2 so you're going to have to live with it, no matter how sick of hearing about the game...
Guy steals 100 copies of Modern Warfare 2

If you decided to steal from a GameStop, what would you grab? The expensive consoles? As many games as you can dream of? If you're one man in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the answer is easy -- keep i...
Extremely lucky knife throw in Modern Warfare 2

Remember when sticky grenade throws in Halo 3 were all the rage? Now it's knife throwing in Modern Warfare 2. Also, "THAT'S BULLSHIT!"
Infinity Ward is listening to your party chat complaints

By now, if you've played Modern Warfare 2 online, you will have noticed some of the playlists don't allow the use of Xbox LIVE's party chat functionality. The main reason for the lack of support ...
Microsoft bans up to one million Xbox Live users

Microsoft went on a banning spree this past week and up to one million users have been banned from Xbox Live for having modded consoles. Don't feel sorry for those idiots as you should know not t...
This is what the Modern Warfare 2 boycotters are playing

Infinity Ward won itself no friends when it announced that dedicated servers had been scrapped for Modern Warfare 2. Nerd rage was radiated, petitions were signed, and boycotts were joined in ord...
The five winners of the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 contest

All of last week, you had a chance to win some awesome Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 prizes. All you needed to do to enter the contest was leave a comment with your own custom perk that you woul...
Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The biggest game of the year is finally here. Infinity Ward created one of the most popular, well-crafted and subsequently imitated first-person-shooter games in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare a...
MW2 may have had the biggest entertainment launch ever

Seems like the early morning analyst wasn’t too far off the mark regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s day-one sales. Activision internal estimates have pegged worldwide launch d...
FOX News tries to debate Modern Warfare 2

It wouldn't be a videogame controversy without FOX News trying to have a ham-fisted, awkward and ill-informed debate about it. Modern Warfare 2 has generated all sorts of intelligent and interes...
Analyst believes a lot of people bought Modern Warfare 2

The other day a GameStop employee told me that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had the “biggest launch in the history of entertainment.” I didn’t put much stock into what the emp...
Big surprise: Modern Warfare 2 already hacked

Have you had enough of Modern Warfare 2 coverage yet? Are you a vindictive PC gamer? If you answered "no" to the first question and "yes" to the second, you are now free to have a few quiet "I to...
PS3 allegedly can't handle Modern Warfare 2 (update)

PS3 users may have been experiencing some bad luck when trying to get Modern Warfare 2 to work on their Black Box o' Blu-ray. A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophie...
You can decide the fate of Modern Warfare 2's DLC (maybe)

Similar to previous statements made by Activision, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling told MTV Multiplayer that beyond the two planned DLC packs, the studio will be looking for player feedback to dic...
Rev Rant: Modern Warfare 2

Every week, sort of, features editor (Reverend) Anthony Burch discusses games and gamer culture in his "Rev Rant" video series. This video includes SPOILERS for the Modern Warfare 2 "No Russian"...
Modern Warfare 2 is barbaric and awful, says columnist

The grimly predictable media farce over Modern Warfare 2 continues to trudge on. This time, Washington Times culture columnist Marybeth Hicks has decided to demonstrate her complete lack of accep...
Ten Minute Taste: Call of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex

With all the hype and controversy about terrorists doing evil terrorists things involving terror, addictive multi-player and shiny graphics -- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has showered in a cra...
Take a peek at Modern Warfare 2's Team Deathmatch mode

We’ve talked a lot about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on this glorious day. First, we hit you with a Ten Minute Taste, featuring as always, the first ten minutes of the game -- all the l...
PSA: Buy batteries with your Modern Warfare 2 'Prestige Edition'

If you were one of the lucky few who picked up a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 "Prestige Edition" -- you know, the one with the night vision goggles -- you already know this. But heads u...
Modern Warfare 2's controversial airport terrorist attack

[Warning: Spoilers McSpoilersons] A video of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s mission “No Russian” was leaked a few weeks prior to the game’s release. Featuring a civilian...
Modern Warfare 2 airport stage 'saddens' BBC reporter

Modern Warfare 2 is now officially out, and with it will come a stream of home-cooked controversy as more and more media reporters discover the controversial airport terror attack included as an ...
Modern Warfare 3 will be even more realistic, boring

The Onion News Network got an exclusive look at the next Modern Warfare game. It's looking like it will be a lot more realistic as you'll be doing a bunch of boring ass sh*t throughout the game,...
IGN readers HATE Modern Warfare 2

Prepare your sides for the splitting of a lifetime, because this is comedy you just can't buy! IGN officially gave the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a 9.5, but when you compare it ...
Ten Minute Taste: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The console versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched this morning. Hundreds, probably thousands of retailers did a special midnight release in celebration of the billions of sales sure...
Activision donating $1 million to veterans

This week sees the release of three new Call of Duty games across multiple platforms from Activision. This Wednesday is also Veterans Day here in America. To honor both occasions, Activ...
New York's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch event

On the eve of the release of what is arguably the most anticipated game of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision joined with Microsoft and GameStop to take over New York’s Union ...
Ice-T's got Modern Warfare 2, do you?

Well, Ice-T is ready to kill some people in Modern Warfare 2. (via Giant Bomb) How about you? People in the East Coast are just now getting their hands on Modern Warfare 2 while West Co...
British politicians argue over Modern Warfare 2

Yesterday we reported on British MP and reputed liar Keith Vaz, who pursued his long-running agenda against videogames by complaining about Modern Warfare 2's controversial airport scene and prom...
We're giving away an Xbox 360, Modern Warfare 2 & more!

We're a week away from the launch of one of the year's most highly anticipated releases, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. So what better way to celebrate the release of the game than by having a c...
Modern Warfare 2 PC version locked out until launch day

With some stores going absolutely overboard with the whole releasing Modern Warfare 2 before Tuesday thing, it's not surprising to hear that the retail PC versions of the game will not be playabl...
Let the Modern Warfare 2 UK price war ... BEGIN!

MOOOORTAL KOMBAT! Evil publisher Activision may have whacked an RRP of £55 on Modern Warfare 2, but that hasn't stopped British supermarkets from engaging in brutal price combat as they att...
Activision did not allow retailers to break street date

A number of you reading this already have Modern Warfare 2, despite the game not being released until November 10. A number of retailers across North America started selling the game a few days a...
Daily Mail jumps on Modern Warfare 2 'outrage'

How pathetically predictable. The first of the big mainstream "news" outlets has finally taken the bait, with British tabloid (read: glorified toilet paper) The Daily Mail claiming that Modern Wa...
German Modern Warfare 2 won't let you kill civilians

Modern Warfare 2 may be one of the biggest, most mainstream games ever to be released, but it's also been the most controversial. Aside from the whole PC debacle, Infinity Ward has also generated...
More Call of Duty and Guitar Hero coming in 2010

There have been plenty of stories over the years that Captain Obvious has posted, but I feel this might be his greatest achievement. Yes, the power to state the obvious has been granted to Activi...
Stealing Modern Warfare 2? Activision will hunt you down

Activision is not messing around when it comes to Modern Warfare 2, and has demonstrated that it will literally hunt down anybody engaging in shenanigans involving its massive FPS title. When one...
Select Blockbusters to host Modern Warfare 2 launches

If you're a retailer that sells video games, chances are pretty good that you'll be holding a midnight launch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Well, as it turns out, Blockbuster is no exceptio...
Activision apathetic to Modern Warfare 2 PC concerns

Infinity Ward has been shielding itself from a torrent of hatred courtesy of upset PC gamers. The decision to not to support dedicated servers, along with a mass of other issues, has meant that M...
Online retailers boycotting Modern Warfare 2

The bad press for the biggest game of the year just keeps stacking up. The latest development in the bitter Modern Warfare 2 PC debacle has seen a number of online retailers stand up in oppositio...


 
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