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British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going run ads in Xbox Live "including Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks."
Modern Warfare 2 Could Have Had Aliens, Zombies
Absurd excesses aside, Modern Warfare 2 likes to keep thing pretty straight. Real men, real weapons, real countries. But during the game's development cycle, Infinity Ward were open to things of a quirkier nature. The living dead? Where have we seen that before in a Call of Duty game...
PlayStation Store Update: Adhoc It To Me
Games & Demos for PlayStation 3 Peggle ($9.99) PSone Classics - Resident Evil 2 ($5.99) PSone Classics - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver ($5.99) Smash Cars demo Themes & Wallpapers Peggle theme (free) Celtic Maidens 2 Premium Plus Theme ($1.99) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 wallpapers
Yesterday
How Much Did It Cost To Make Modern Warfare 2?
Modern Warfare 2 has made about a bazillion dollars so far around the world, but that's not all profit. You've got to subtract the game's development costs. And for such a polished game, those must be pretty high... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game gets Hollywood-scale launch [LA Times...
More Call Of Duty Movie Talk Bubbles Up From Soap Himself
Were Activision to pass on creating a Call of Duty-based film, it would be leaving millions on the table. Not their style. That's why more chatter about a possible Call of Duty doesn't surprise, especially coming from "Soap" MacTavish himself.
Spike Video Game Awards Nominees Announced
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward) UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
Opinion: Modern Warfare 2: PC Versus 360
How does the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 compare to the console versions? I spent some time with the game on the Xbox 360 and Steam to find out. Basically, as far as single player is concerned, the games are relatively similar. Which brings us to the multiplayer side of things.
Report: Activision Sets Up Third Call Of Duty Team
Or, this third team could be focused on a different Call of Duty model. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has publicly expressed this thoughts on a massively-multiplayer online take on the series. Activision CFO Tom Tippl has also teased "additional online monetization models" for the Call of...
Wednesday, Nov 18
Modern Warfare 2 By the Xbox Live Numbers
More than 2.2 million gamers logged more than 5.2 million multiplayer hours playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the first day alone, a new one-day Xbox Live record. Those gamers managed to unlock more than 11 million achievements in that day as well.
Tuesday, Nov 17
Activision Cut MW2 Airport Scene For Russia
Activision confirms that the controversial "No Russian" mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 doesn't appear in the Russian version of the game, as they nip rumors of Russian bans in the bud. Activision chose to censor Russian MW2 [Eurogamer]
Monday, Nov 16
In College, the Party Never Stops — for LAN
There's much more deep-rooting in PC gaming," Gormley said. "Someone who gets into a game on the PC can end up playing it for years," he said. "On consoles, I've seen people drop Halo for Call of Duty, then drop Call of Duty for Flashpoint. For PC gamers, mostly, it's whatever they originally cl...
Reggie: Wii 2 Theories Miss Key Point
During my recent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president, we got to talking about a so-called Wii HD by way of talking about his appearance last week at an event featuring presentations by top executives of gaming companies. Top men from Activision and Ubisoft s...
Opinion: All Out War (Games)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 isn't just the biggest video game launch in history, it's the biggest launch across all forms of entertainment, beating out the likes of Harry Potter books, The Dark Knight and band 'N Sync. But at least one other military video game has their sights set on the p...
Call Of Duty Does Private Ryan
Watch, as British people do a fairly realistic rendition of Xbox Livers playing through the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan. Oh, and warning: being an Xbox Live re-enactment, there's objectionable language throughout. Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg Level Unlocked - watch more...
Sunday, Nov 15
Call of Duty: World At War Zombies Attack iPhone
In addition to single player Nazi zombie extermination, the iPhone version supports four players via Wi-fi and two players via Bluetooth connection, promising a "silky smooth 3D environment" in which to gun down rotting Nazi officers. Achievements, leaderboard support and download...
Activision Exec: 'Expect' Additional, Paid Online Modes
We have great experience also on Call of Duty with the success we had on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. A lot of that knowledge is getting actually built into the Battle.Net platform and the design of that. I think it's been mutually beneficial, and you should expect us to test and ultimate...
Kotaku's Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
•Top 5 Most Incredible War Scenes in Gaming [MSNBC] Do they mean "incredible" as in "not believable"? Or do they mean "impressive," or "amazing"? If so, they should say that. Death From Above in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare takes top honors, over Halo and Gears of War 2.
Saturday, Nov 14
Kotaku Originals: News that's Hot, Spot or Not
The Story and Gameplay of Final Fantasy XIII Modern Warfare 2 Sells Nearly Five Million Copies In A Day Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War Wary, Publishers Respond To GameStop Breaking Modern Warfare 2 Street Date
Friday, Nov 13
Review Round-Up: Mario, MW2, Loco Roco, Lego And More
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War In which Michael McWhertor spotlights this unheralded little game. Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Combat Controller Review: Plugged In In which Crecente complains about a wire. LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Review: Up All Night
Thursday, Nov 12
PC Sales Charts: The Age Of Dragons
Steam 1. Dragon Age: Origins 2. Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition 3. Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition (+ strategy guide) 4. Borderlands 5. Torchlight 6. Tropico 3 7. Civilization 4: The Complete Edition 8. Aion 9. Fallen Earth 10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for the Nintendo Wii on November 10. Retails for $49.99 and is compatible with the Wii Zapper. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed single-player campaig...
Modern Warfare 2 Sells Nearly Five Million Copies In A Day
This claim is based on sell-through sales, with Activision bean-counters reporting the game managed to pull in $310 million in its first 24 hours on sale. And that's not a worldwide number, that's just in North America and the UK. $310 million. In a single day. In three countries.
Wednesday, Nov 11
Report: Xbox Live Bannings Upwards Of 1 Million
Microsoft spokesperson Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb warned Xbox 360 owners of the banning plan earlier this month, saying that Microsoft was "actively banning consoles from Xbox LIVE that have been modified to play pirated games."
Tuesday, Nov 10
Modern Warfare 2 Is Amazon's "Biggest Selling Pre-order" Video Game
In other Modern Warfare 2-is-selling-well news, Amazon tosses us another figure, saying that "Release-Date Delivery pre-orders" for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 surpassed the total orders for Wrath of the Lich King at the company. Which must mean this "release-date delivery" thing...
PR For Noobs
Frankenreview: Modern Warfare 2 Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Combat Controller Review: Plugged In Reminder: Modern Warfare 2 Kotaku Game Club Starts Tomorrow Modern Warfare 2 Steam Release Bumped Back & Forth Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War
Bright Eyes: MW2 Night Vision Goggle Impressions
A game case-sized 34-page art book. A code to download the original Call of Duty to your console. A numbered plastic head-shaped stand for holding your night vision goggles. A wearable pair of night vision goggles made by toy maker Jakks Pacific with Modern Warfare 2 branding.
Kotick: Unemployment Likely To Affect Industry Sales
After chatting about the company's recent earnings, Fox Business guest host Charles Payne and Activision chief Kotick talked unemployment: Whether it's "DJ Hero" or "Guitar Hero" or "Band Hero" or "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," these are all products that give you hundreds and hund...
Modern Warfare 2 Steam Release Bumped Back & Forth
While the Steam release of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is bizarrely being held back—the PC version shipped today via traditional retail means—it appears it will now be unlocked tomorrow, November 11th at 9 PM PST. Oddly, the game was momentarily pushed back until November 13th earl...
The Onion Reveals Modern Warfare 3
Cleaning humvees and complaining about cell phone coverage? Count me in! The only thing missing in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a feature where once you get killed the game disc implodes and you're never allowed to play again. Well, at least not until the zombie DLC comes out.
Monday, Nov 9
Frankenreview: Modern Warfare 2
Modern Warfare 2 may not innovate or raise the bar as impressively as Call of Duty 4 did in order to grant it automatic game of the year consideration. The better praise it may deserve is that it's likely the game that many will be playing well into next year.
Modern Warfare 2: 360 vs PS3 (Part II)
As you'd expect, what with the stellar job Infinity Ward did on Call of Duty 4, which remains one of the best examples of how to handle a multiplatform release on the PS3. Head2Head – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Analysis [Lens of Truth]
Opinion: Welcome To Modern Warfare 2, Everyone
This morning, when I jumped back into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, over 37,000 Xbox Live gamers were there to join me, laughing in the face of the outmoded concept of "street dates." How's it looking now? We'll be keeping an eye on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network to see how th...
Modern Warfare 2 Launch Night, Do You Care?
What To Play While Boycotting Modern Warfare 2 Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 Range Unboxed The Dangerous Video Game You Weren't Supposed To Play Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator Micro-Review: Comfy and Quiet Wary, Publishers Respond To GameStop Breaking Modern Warfare 2 Street Date
Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator Micro-Review: Comfy and Quiet
Mad Catz Throat Communicator for the Xbox 360 was developed by Mad Catz for the Xbox 360 and released on Nov. 10. Retails for $29.99 USD. A Throat Communicator was given to us by Mad Catz for reviewing purposes. Played several hours of Halo ODST and on Xbox Live with the communicator. Ate, cranked u...
Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 Range Unboxed
Mad Catz is releasing a slew of goodies and peripherals for tomorrow's launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and a box of most of them just showed up on our doorstep. Included in the box were the throat mic, both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers, a wireless headset for the PS3 and a face...
What To Play While Boycotting Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: It's Halo 3. Of course this is an Xbox 360-exclusive, so PlayStation 3 and PC players can't use this as an option, but it's an excellent alternative for Microsoft fans. You prefer your shooters a little more futuristic. We get that completely. Carry on.
Activision Donates $1M on Game's Launch Day To Help Vets
The Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) unveiling comes on Veterans Day and the official launch day for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The morning press conference will take place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. and will be hosted by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.
Sunday, Nov 8
Modern Warfare 2, 360 vs PS3 [Update]
Modern Warfare 2 is the year's biggest game, and it's a multiplatform title to boot. And those kind of games always beg the question: which one looks better? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Grafik-Vergleich zwischen PS3 vs. Xbox 360 [videogameszone]
GameStop Responds; MW2 Broken Street Date a Corporate Decision
Earlier, Activision told Kotaku that it did not give GameStop its permission to break the street date. "Activision has not given any retailer permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 prior to the Nov. 10 street date. The company fully supports the Nov. 10 street date."
Northeast U.S. GameStops Selling Modern Warfare 2 Early - 2nd Update
GameStops in Northeastern states such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 early, with one store claiming special dispensation from Activision due to street-breaking mom-and-pop stores.
Saturday, Nov 7
Northeast U.S. GameStops Selling Modern Warfare 2 Early
The employee actually greeted me with "Thank you for calling GameStop, where you can pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." Calls to my local GameStop stores were greeted with claims of jealousy and invitations to come by Monday night to pick up my copy. Dammit.
Kotaku Originals: Dog Gone
2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2 Dragon Age: Origins - PlayStation 3 Versus PC The PlayStation Network Expands To Clone Wars, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Behold The Single-Player Fighting Game
Friday, Nov 6
Modern Warfare 2 Navigates A Sea Of Second-Guessers
But in the eye of the contentious hurricane that swirls around the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward appears unfazed. And Bowling denies that Infinity Ward and Activision are more focused on making the console versions of the game than a solid PC ve...
Opinion: What Are You Playing This Weekend?
We're going to make it rain bullets at Kotaku Towers West this weekend, playing through both Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, shooting (almost) everything in sight. It may the shootin'-est Saturday and Sunday ever! I'll probably have to brush up on my Call of Duty 4, just to ma...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Impressions: Modern Warfare, Too
I can say, however, that the feature list for this game and the sensory impression it leaves make clear what this game's potential is. EA's Medal of Honor series might be missing in action, but with Bad Company they've got a game that can gun for Activision's Call of Duty.
Thursday, Nov 5
2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero
Call of Duty, though, that's a little more interesting. With this month's Modern Warfare 2 developed by Infinity Ward, next year is a "Treyarch" year, with rumours suggesting the game has moved completely away from the Second World War and will be set in an era with not only more menacing Ru...
id: Probably No Dedicated Servers for Rage
News that Infinity Ward was dropping dedicated server support in favor of everyone playing online through its new matchmaking service IWNet touched, off, predictably, a petition-fueled backlash from a PC community that had long used dedicated servers to play Call of Duty games. Carma...
Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Better Than Expected Q3
Activision Blizzard had kind words for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises, which apparently many of you bought over the last three months, helping Acti-Blizz zoom past its projected $700 million quarter. CEO Robert "Bobby" Kotick pointed to "positive audience response to Acti...
Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Openings
The participating Best Buy stores will start selling Modern Warfare 2 at 12:01 a.m. this Tuesday. GameStop tells me that 4,250 of their 4,360 stores will also be selling at midnight and that they plan to also have "lots of fun activities" for waiting fans.
Wednesday, Nov 4
New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Spoilers, Space & Slim Shady
Seriously, there are video snippets of just about every major event in the game here, if not every level, including stuff that's potentially spoiler-filled. On the other hand, the rhyming styles of Nate Dogg and Marshall Mathers set to footage of missiles decimating castles and frosty s...
Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9
PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game's multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Live Chat Session - Transcript [Best Buy Forums]
Tuesday, Nov 3
The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Nov 1) [Wii]
Two games rose in the top 10 this month. Call of Duty, fueled likely by its online play, passed the single-player Fire Emblem. Harvest Moon passed Zelda. Tomorrow, as usual, I'll have a closer look at a slice of some of the October numbers.
Monday, Nov 2
One Last Hurrah For Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack [Xbox Deal Of The Week]
Microsoft is dropping the price of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack for the last week it will be even remotely relevant. Probably not, but now you know. Be gentle, PC gamers. UPDATE: The PlayStation 3 version is also on sale for $4.99, while the PC version is still free.
Sunday, Nov 1
Amazon Seeks "Call of Duty-est" Town in America [Modern Warfare 2]
Amazon's pitting city against town against village in a promotion to see which American municpality orders the most copies of Modern Warfare 2 with release-date delivery. They've got a top 40 board up, which Stillwater, Okla. currently leads.
Saturday, Oct 31
With NCAA 10, EA Guns for Two Shining Moments
You look at where we are, NCAA Basketball isn't as popular as, say, Madden," Dougan said. "But we're still competing with it. We're competing with other sports video games, or even Call of Duty. If someone only has $60 to spend on one video game, we need to give them something that's going to dri...
Friday, Oct 30
Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart [Sales Get]
13. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 14. Undead Knights (PSP) 16. Love Plus (DS) 17. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) 22. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Bargain Edition) (PS3) 23. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360) 25. Minna no Sukkiri (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Okami (Wii) 30. Steins Gate (Xbox 360)
Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joysticks [Awards]
Nintendo Game of the Year: Call of Duty: World at War MSN Multiplayer Game of the Year: Call Of Duty: World At War Xbox Game of the Year: Gears of War 2 PlayStation Game of the Year: Killzone 2 Publisher of the Year: Activision Blizzard ShortList One to Watch: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Let The Walmart Modern Warfare 2 Trash Talking Start
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is just around the corner, and retail giant is kicking off a series of ads for the title that feature dudes talking about MW2.
Thursday, Oct 29
Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia [Video Game Violence]
Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision's Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game's MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is slated for Australian release on November 10th.
Monday, Oct 19
Sony: Playstation Continues To Redefine Entertainment [PS3]
Nearly half a million people purchased Playstation 3s in September, according to NPD figures. Tretton said that Sony is "continuing to stack the chips this holiday with great game content" mentioning the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the...
Sunday, Oct 18
Modern Warfare 2 Server Petition ... Sigh ... at 21,000 Sigs and Counting [Petition]
Especially when the petition registers 20,000 in just a little more than a day since the news hit. The petition's short and sweet: "Get Infinity Ward to review their decision not to allow fully dedicated servers for their forthcoming game release CoD:MW2. Remember that this Call of Duty wa...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Activision Originally Didn't Want Modern Warfare [Military Blunders]
We were dead set against it being World War II," Zampella said, "but Activision really wanted it, the compromise sort of being that we'd get some dev kits for consoles in exchange for doing a World War 2 game. ... We always wanted to be on consoles and Activision saw us as more of a PC developer."
Wednesday, Sep 2
The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of September 1)
A new month brings a notable re-shuffling of the 10 games most avidly played on the Nintendo Wii. Animal Crossing and Call of Duty climb — and did you notice that only four of these games are made by Nintendo? As always, I'll break out some more Wii numbers in the coming days. Expect the next Top 1...
Saturday, Aug 15
Patch: Treyarch Confirms Map Pack 3 for PC CoDWaW [Call Of Duty]
In the Treyarch official forums, Josh Olin, the community manager, confirms that Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War is coming to the PC, and a patch is also in the works. This is what he had to say: Map Pack 3 & Patch 1.6 Details [Call of Duty: World at War Forums, via VG247]
Wednesday, Apr 29
World At War Map Pack 2 Introduces Imperial Zombies [Downloadables]
Activision and Treyarch bring Japanese Imperial zombie killing to World War II in June, with the release of the second map pack for Call of Duty: World at War. All of this, plus 10 more achievements and trophies for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively.
Thursday, Nov 13
Call of Duty: World at War Review: The Modern Warfare Effect
Call of Duty: World at War was developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released on Nov. 11 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. Retails for $59.99 USD. It was reviewed on the Xbox 360. Completed the single-player campaign alone, tested campaign coop, Nazi Zombie mode and othe...
Tuesday, Sep 30
Xbox Live Is Down
At the time of this writing, Xbox Live is currently down. Turning on your Xbox 360 will give you a 'signed into Live' message, but then the system will idle for a bit (as seen above) and return to the sign in message. This of course follows Monday's background update meant to help prepare for the...
Monday, Jun 23
Call Of Duty 5 Screens, Details (4-Player Co-Op)
Call of Duty: World at War is in development for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo® Wii™ and Games for Windows® PC. The title is scheduled for release this spring and has not yet been rated by the OFLC.
Tuesday, Mar 18
Call of Duty 4 Feature Patch Deployed To Update-Starved PlayStation 3s
The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare "feature patch" that hit Xbox 360 gamers last month square in the hard drive has finally been released for folks currently sporting the PlayStation 3 version, says Infinity Ward. It's for US gamers only right now, but don't worry European Union, you're ge...
Wednesday, Nov 28
Podcast: Activision Chief Drops His Pants at Airport [Hot Tears Of Shame]
Activision honcho Robert Kotick is not a nerd. He has a totally cool nickname, "Bobby." And cool guys have a nickname like that. His company puts out cool games like Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero. Bobby recently told a room full of press:
Wednesday, Nov 7
Frankenreview, Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)
The online multiplayer mode in Call of Duty 4 is unparalleled thanks to one enormously simple concept: Infinity Ward dangles so many unlockable carrots that you simply have to keep playing to see them all. Leveling up is nothing new for online gaming, but things are taken a step further in M...
Sunday, Dec 31
Xbox Live's Top Games Of 2006 [Xbox Live]
Major Nelson has published Xbox Live's Top Games of 2006. There are three separate lists that encompass Xbox 360 titles, Arcade Titles, and original Xbox Titles. Here are the Top 10 Xbox 360 titles for 2006 based on Xbox Live connectivity: 1 - Gears of War2 - Hexic HD3 - Call of Duty 24 - Ghost Re...
Saturday, Sep 23
TGS06: Gears of War Hands-Off
As far as any downloadable content, they aren't ready to make any announcements, but they do realize the importance of XBL, and so it's just a matter of time before something does get decided on. The game was not playable on the floor, with a Microsoft exec indicating it would be playable at X...
