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Call Of Duty Is Now A Subscription Game If You Want It To Be

5:00AM January 24, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

Ever since the head of gaming giant Activision Blizzard said that the natural evolution of Call of Duty was for it to go massively multiplayer, it’s been fair to wonder when Activision Blizzard would turn their biggest hit into a subscription game — a game you pay to keep playing. More »

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Infinity Ward Bans 1,600 Modern Warfare 3 Cheaters, Asks What You’re Lookin’ At

6:00AM November 20, 2011 | Owen Good

Robert Bowling done tole you now son, so don’t sit there and act all surprised-like. Yesterday Bowling, the Infinity Ward creative strategist, tweeted that another 1,600 cheaters have been banned since Four Zero Two promised them a ass-busting back on release day. More »

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There Will Be No Prestige Edition Of Modern Warfare 3

9:50AM September 19, 2011 | Owen Good

In late August, details leaked about a Modern Warfare 3 “Hardened” special edition, but none for a “Prestige,” a more deluxe package that notoriously included night-vision goggles for Modern Warfare 2 in 2009. There are no details yet on a Prestige edition because there will be no Prestige edition for Modern Warfare 3. More »

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Peace In Our Time. Battlefield, Call Of Duty Makers Play Battlefield 3 Together

8:20AM August 20, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

EA talks smack about Activision’s Call of Duty. Wants it to rot. Predicts it will collapse, and soon. Activision rolls its eyes at EA, sighs and suggests there’s enough room for EA’s Battlefield 3 and all the Call of Duty/Modern Warfares to co-exist. More »

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The Maker Of Modern Warfare 3 Has ‘Moved Beyond’ Its Modern Warfare 2 Tech

5:40AM May 24, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty and Modern Warfare, is leaving its previously used game engine technology behind for Modern Warfare 3. Will that put an end to cracks about the developer using Quake III Arena-era tech? More »

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‘Some’ Info In Modern Warfare 3 Leak Not Accurate, Says Infinity Ward

3:40AM May 14, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

What to make of the Modern Warfare 3 leak? Robert Bowling, creative strategist at Modern Warfare studio Infinity Ward said on Twitter today that ‘some’ of the information in the trove of images, level summaries and audio files, “still accurate”, but suggests that other details have changed, presumably during the course of the game’s development. More »

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Modern Warfare 2 Patched Up To Fix Rampant Hacking On PS3

7:40AM March 9, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward just issued an update to the PlayStation 3 version of the first-person shooter, an attempt to curb rampant hacking in the game’s online multiplayer mode. It appears to be working (so far). More »

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Modern Warfare Makers Not Giving Up On Squashing Hackers

11:40AM January 25, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The situation for Modern Warfare fans on the PS3 was looking grim, but developer Infinity Ward says they’re still focused on getting their security in order. “Nothing is being left unattended,” writes IW creative strategist Robert Bowling. More »

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Modern Warfare Maker Say It Can’t Fix Rampant Hacking On PS3

1:00PM January 18, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

That Call of Duty games are routinely exploited by cheaters and hackers, regardless of platform, is nothing new. But players of the PS3 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 say the situation is worse than its ever been. More »

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Call Of Duty Guy Overpays For Five Games, Minecraft Guy Quadruples That

12:40AM December 16, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

It was impressive when Robert Bowling, creative strategist for Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward paid $US500 for a batch of indie games that only cost $US500. Then Notch, maker of Minecraft stepped up, with $US2000. More »