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Bowling: Twitter Helped Build Modern Warfare 2
1:30PM Owen Good | Seems kind of obvious to say in light of recent developments, but in an interview with Develop magazine, the Infinity Ward community manager pointed to Twitter as an instant and constant source of feedback in building Modern Warfare 2. More »
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MW2 Avatar Items Available Tomorrow, But Not For Free
1:00PM Owen Good | Those Modern Warfare 2 Avatar goodies — of which Robert Bowling said “some” would be free right? — are going to Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, FourZeroTwo says via Twitter. Unfortunately, they’ll all cost MS points. More »
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Infinity Ward: Wii Can’t Deliver Our Multi-Platform Experience
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The first Modern Warfare was truly a multi-platform release, appearing on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC/Mac and a Nintendo Wii port. Its sequel, Modern Warfare 2, isn’t getting a Wii port just yet. More »
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Infinity Ward Removes Modern Warfare 2 “F.A.G.S.” Video
4:00AM Owen Good | Following stern criticism from two games writers yesterday, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling pulled back a viral video for Modern Warfare 2, couched as a PSA from a group called “Fight Against Grenade Spam” that called the tactic “for pussies.” More »
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11:40AM Michael McWhertor | That footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being played in the third person? Totally legit. The external camera view, a surprise late addition from Infinity Ward, is limited to the game’s multiplayer mode. How limited? IW explains. More »
Modern Warfare 2’s Third Person Mode Is No Rumour
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | That footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being played in the third person? Totally legit. The external camera view, a surprise late addition from Infinity Ward, is limited to the game’s multiplayer mode. How limited? IW explains. More »
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5:30AM Michael McWhertor | Infinity Ward’s revelation that Modern Warfare 2 for the PC would drop dedicated servers for online multiplayer in favour of the developer’s IWNET tech was met with the usual community grumbling. Now IW is trying to clear the air. More »
Modern Warfare 2 PC’s IWNET An “Improvement” Over Dedicated Servers, Says IW
5:30AM Michael McWhertor | Infinity Ward’s revelation that Modern Warfare 2 for the PC would drop dedicated servers for online multiplayer in favour of the developer’s IWNET tech was met with the usual community grumbling. Now IW is trying to clear the air. More »
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9:00AM Owen Good | In a webcast this morning, Robert Bowling revealed the existence of IWNet, a matchmaking service Infinity Ward will operate beginning with Modern Warfare 2. But it ends dedicated servers, and fundamentally changes the culture of the game’s PC community. More »
New Modern Warfare Matchmaking Service Will “Definitely” Reshape PC Community
9:00AM Owen Good | In a webcast this morning, Robert Bowling revealed the existence of IWNet, a matchmaking service Infinity Ward will operate beginning with Modern Warfare 2. But it ends dedicated servers, and fundamentally changes the culture of the game’s PC community. More »
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Is A Call Of Duty Movie Really Happening?
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Would a big screen adaptation of the Call of Duty franchise even remotely surprise you? Didn’t think so. But if you want inconclusive evidence that a Call of Duty film might be happening, here are a few scraps. More »
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