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Report: Activision Sets Up Third Call Of Duty Team
7:00AM Michael McWhertor | Having two teams dedicated to annual output of Activision’s Call of Duty franchise may not be enough for the publisher. A report from the LA Times says that a third team is now tasked with Call of Duty development duties. More »
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Activision Cut MW2 Airport Scene For Russia
3:40AM Mike Fahey | 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 rumours of Russian bans in the bud. More »
Culture
Call Of Duty Does Private Ryan
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | 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. More »
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Activision Exec: ‘Expect’ Additional, Paid Online Modes
11:30AM Owen Good | Whoops. Kinda sorta missed this, another pearl of wisdom from this week’s BMO Capital Markets forum. Activision’s CFO told conferees that extracting more dough out of players, via charging for certain online play or features, is something we should expect. More »
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Frankenreview: Modern Warfare 2
6:00AM Mike Fahey | A game so wildly popular and well-known that we don’t even have to explain what it is in the opening line for the Modern Warfare 2 Frankenreview. More »
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2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Last night, we pointed you towards some comparison shots showing the supposed differences between Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 and 360. Problem was, those shots were iffy. Tonight, let’s instead look at a proper, thorough analysis. More »
Modern Warfare 2: 360 Vs PS3 (Part II)
2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Last night, we pointed you towards some comparison shots showing the supposed differences between Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 and 360. Problem was, those shots were iffy. Tonight, let’s instead look at a proper, thorough analysis. More »
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2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | During an earnings Q&A earlier today, Activision spoke a little of their 2010 product line-up. A line-up that you may be stunned to hear includes new Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Spider Man games. More »
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Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | The game that has sent the competition scurrying into 2010 looks set to break all kinds of sales records when it’s released next week, with Modern Warfare 2 setting a new mark for pre-orders at GameStop. More »
Features
2:00PM David Wildgoose | The debate around Infinity Ward’s decision to include a mission in Modern Warfare 2 where players assume the role of a terrorist group is a discussion we need to have. By pushing video game boundaries in such a deliberate, provocative way, it highlights how immature our medium remains. More »
Monday Musings: War Games
2:00PM David Wildgoose | The debate around Infinity Ward’s decision to include a mission in Modern Warfare 2 where players assume the role of a terrorist group is a discussion we need to have. By pushing video game boundaries in such a deliberate, provocative way, it highlights how immature our medium remains. More »
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