Modern Warfare 2. It is popular. Infinity Ward's terrorist-lovin' shooter is looking set to become one of the biggest videogames of all time, with GameStop declaring that it has more preorders than any other title in the retail chain's history.
"By all indicators, we anticipate Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be the biggest entertainment launch of all time," says GameStop's Tony Bartel. "As of today, the number of pre-order reservations we've taken for the game is the highest for any title we've ever sold in our 6,200 store network."
This is, without a doubt, the biggest game launch of the year, and it's no surprise that a number of games skulked off into 2010 to avoid its all-consuming path. Also, before you say it, yes we do know that we're writing a lot of Modern Warfare 2 stories lately -- it's the biggest game release of the year, dummy!
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5:40 PM on 11.03.2009
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Nuff' said.
Unfortunately, I don't have a 360, I honestly like to only keep track of one system. Granted, now I have a Dreamcast (and I WILL be buying Ecco the Dolphin and Crazy Taxi for it), and still have the Wii.
Truth be told, I didn't really enjoy the first Modern Warfare, it just wasn't my kind of game.
That, and once again, Mario is taking my money, thanks a lot New Super Mario Bros. Wii....
Nuff' said.[/i]
They see me trollin, they hatin'.
Being a gun enthusiast, I can't wait!
I may pick it up when it hit's the cheap bin in a few months tho. ^^
Thats What I did with COD4:MW anyway. :p
I'm gonna go ahead and quote Yusuf Amir from the Ballad of Gay Tony here:
"Fuck the people. Fuck them all! Whip out your dick and piss all over them!"
Now the call of duty series is what i call "sold out"
same with guitar hero.. orignal = awesome, series has "sold out"
So popular = bad? What is this, a Metallica news post?
Sorry to tell you, but I guarantee this game will remain the same price for a year or two possibly more. Halo 3 is still like $50.
Pumped for the game getting on release, no pre-order though.
That or an Hcapt comment.
I heard that.
I'm not actually sure why this is the biggest the year, though. It lost co-op, dedicated PC servers, and party chat. That really does restrict a lot of the social elements that all the most popular shooters thrive on.
Yeah.. I just hate it when I go into multiplayer mode of a video game and people are actually playing it still 5-6 years after it's released! That sucks so bad. Why do people have to like video games that I happen to like too? Like, what a bummer man.
Hahaha. Seriously, I wish more games would "sell out" like this so I could actually play them with people online when I wait a month or two after release to buy them.
u suck, so sick of pirates u bring shame to the word gamer
Because all your other favorite CEO's and developers really want to know how your day was.