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Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Maps to Cost $15

Written on March 15th, 2010 by Riley Little 
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Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Maps to Cost $15

On March 30th, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 (a.k.a. the 800-pound gorilla) will be offering up some brand new maps, along with two classics that you may remember from the original Modern Warfare. The map pack will include the new levels “Bailout”, “Salvage”, and “Storm”; the two remakes are “Crash” and “Overgrown”.

“Bailout” is a large apartment building with multiple floors for close combat, “Salvage” on the other hand is an industrial park filled with tons of heavy machinery, and last but certainly not least there is “Storm” which takes place in a snow covered junkyard that is filled with crushed vehicles and debris.


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More info: Activision, Call of Duty, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Former Infinity Ward Heads File Suit Against Activision

Written on March 3rd, 2010 by Paul Sileo 
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Former Infinity Ward Heads File Suit Against Activision

A few days ago, Game Rant reported on the trouble brewing between Activision and Infinity Ward, which ended with studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella being ousted. Now it seems they aren’t going to just let Activision push them out. According to G4tv, they have filed a lawsuit against Activision for “breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, wrong termination in violation of public policy, and declaratory relief.” In normal people terms, that basically means Activision didn’t compensate Infinity Ward as was outlined in their contact, and to make matters worse, they terminated West and Zampella unlawfully.

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More info: Activision, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2

UPDATE: Trouble Brewing between Infinity Ward and Activision?

Written on March 1st, 2010 by Jason Weissman 
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UPDATE: Trouble Brewing between Infinity Ward and Activision?

UPDATE 10:43AM CST: G4tv is now reporting both studio heads, president Jason West and CEO Vince Zampella, have left Infinity Ward. There has been no official comment from either company.

UPDATE 6:40AM CST: As the evening went on, it seems a little more light has been shed on the situation at Infinity Ward. A screenshot allegedly from Jason West’s Facebook account popped up over at Kotaku and was subsequently verified by Klepek from G4tv as being genuine, as well as an image grab from his LinkedIn account showing his employment at Infinity Ward ending in March 2010.

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More info: Activision, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Call of Duty, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare

Mini-Series Format Better For Future Video Game Adaptations?

Written on February 3rd, 2010 by Wayne Naylor 
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Mini-Series Format Better For Future Video Game Adaptations?

Street Fighter: The Movie, Super Mario Brothers: The Movie, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, House Of The Dead, Postal, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Street Fighter Legend Of Chun Li and the list goes on and on. These were all extremely horrible films and, an abomination in the eyes of video gamers and movie goers alike. I have always been very optimistic about that one golden video game adaptation coming along and helping me to forget these blemishes on pop culture but this is fading fast.

I will admit that this summer’s Prince Of Persia is looking quite sweet but it just looks like Pirates of the Caribbean in Prince of Persia clothing and after the steaming pile that was World’s End this does not leave me hopeful. My dream job in the future is that of a screenwriter, so needless to say that when I hear horrible dialogue and truly terrible stories I want to throw up and scream “why!?” at the top of my lungs. So I started to wonder where could a good, if not excellent, video game adaptation could come from and it lead me to one form; the mini series.


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More info: DS, God of War, God of War 3, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Movies, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Street Fighter, Uncharted, Uncharted 2, Wii, Xbox 360

Top Selling U.S. Game of All Time: Wii Play?

Written on January 20th, 2010 by Lee Jackson 
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Top Selling U.S. Game of All Time: Wii Play?

NPD recently released its list of the top ten best selling domestic non-PC titles and we have a surprise winner. It’s not an Xbox 360 title, nor a PS3 one; it is in fact a Wii release. And a mini-game compilation to boot.

The winner is: Wii Play.

When you think about it, the result isn’t too surprising. Being bundled with a Wii Remote and only being priced a few dollars more makes Wii Play an attractive option for Wii owners.


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More info: Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero 3, Mario Kart Wii, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Play

Top Xbox Live Games of 2009

Written on January 15th, 2010 by Rob Keyes 
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Top Xbox Live Games of 2009

Major Nelson reported a few days ago on the top titles of 2009 on Xbox Live. His lists included the most played games of the year by connectivity, the most played Xbox Live Arcade titles as well as lists for top Windows games and Top original Xbox titles.

The notable call-outs include Halo 3 taking top honors as having the most unique users play the game over Live throughout the year. Following this, we have the latest three Call of Duty games and Gears of War 2. On the Arcade side of things, Battlefield 1943 and the still-awesome Castle Crashers took the number one and two spots respectively.

Check out the lists below.


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More info: 'Splosion Man, Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty, Castle Crashers, Fable 2, Fallout 3, FIFA 09, FIFA 10, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 2, Halo, Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST, Halo Wars, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Magic The Gathering, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Peggle, Resident Evil 5, Shadow Complex, UFC 2009 Undisputed, World at War, Worms, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

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