CC: There have been many videogames made into movies. With a host of games (Mass Effect, Brothers In Arms, InFamous etc.) on their way to the big screen, questions were always going to be asked about Modern Warfare.
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Activision-Blizzard have today released an updated release schedule for their autumn/winter line-up. Within the schedule are release dates for all of Activision-Blizzard's highly-anticipated releases throughout October, November and December 2009, including DJ Hero, Band Hero and possibly one of the strongest releases of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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Gamed writes: "With Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward launched in 2007 a new subserie within the Call of Duty franchise. On November 10 the Modern Warfare is a first time extended, with two games in Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare: mobilized which today are appears the American packshot."
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VG247: Activision's Mike Griffin has said that the Call of Duty franchise has sold close to 14 million units in the series lifetime.
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AusGamers reports the rural Victorian town of Ballarat in Australia, will be hosting a gaming event to highlight potential career paths in gaming, as well as showcasing the fun and magnitude of games through two eSports events for Call of Duty 4 and Demigod.
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Fable II were all nominated in Action & Adventure, Story & Character and Best Game. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also received nominations in Artistic Achievement, Gameplay, Multiplayer and Use of Audio. In addition, Grand Theft Auto IV was recognised in Gameplay, Use of Audio and Technical Achievement. Fable II was also nominated in Original Score and Technical Achievement. LittleBigPlanet received recognition in Artistic Achievement, Casual, Original Score, Technical Achievement and Use of Audio. Assassin's Creed, Dead Space, and Fallout 3 have garnered four nominations each, while Gears of War 2, Rock Band, and Super Mario Galaxy all have three.
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GI.biz: "The nominations for this year's BAFTA Videogames Awards have been released with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare topping the list.

The hugely popular shooter is up for seven separate awards, and is just eligible for nomination by being released after the last BAFTA event in late 2007."
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Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:

"Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide.

This week's charts, with data taken from February 5th, 2009, find Halo 3 and Call of Duty: World at War at the top of North America's Xbox 360 software sales charts, while Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Mario Kart DS drive sales on portables.

Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows..."
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n the latest issue of OXM UK, it is Comfirmed that infinity ward are working on a sci-fi shooter. But does not go as far to say if this game is the next in the call of duty series.

The Call of Duty series is ones of Activisions most prised franchises. Famed for its realistic World War 2 combat, it was no wonder that many eyebrows were raised when Call of Duty 4 went modern...
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Activision said Friday that Call of Duty 4 was the top-selling game of 2007, with unit sales of 7 million. But Microsoft said earlier this year that Halo 3 sold 8.1 million 2007¿ so who was on top?

A press announcement made rounds Friday, coming out of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision. The publisher trumpeted how Call of Duty 4, released in November 2007, has sold 7 million units worldwide, which makes it the "#1 Title in Units Worldwide for Calendar 2007." Activision cites figures from NPD Group, GfK Group and Chart Track.

But you may recall that Microsoft announced in early January that September's Halo 3 had sold 8.1 million units worldwide. So that would appear to be the top-selling title of '07, according to Microsoft anyway.

So which one was the top-seller?
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Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today they will publish Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare for Mac, a gripping modern-day action-thriller that deploys players into heart-stopping battles across the world¹s most treacherous hotspots. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare delivers unprecedented high-definition graphics, piercing 5.1 surround sound and a dynamic community-oriented multiplayer experience. Developed by Infinity Ward and licensed by Activision, the game is expected to be available for Mac in May 2008.
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Nov 12, 2007 An analyst for Nollenberger Capital Partners has gone out there and stated that he thinks Activision's awesome Call of Duty 4 will outsell Halo 3. Todd Greenwald said, "Thus far, the game has an average score of 9.5/10 on Metacritic.com, which is almost unprecedented and puts it on par with Halo 3. It certainly is the highest-rated game Activision has ever created. Keep in mind, COD4 is launching on four times as many platforms (Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PC, DS) as Halo 3 (360 ... » Read More

Nollenberger Capital Partners analyst Todd Greenwald is predicting big things for Activision's new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, going as far as to suggest that it may outsell Halo 3.

(Reported by The Escapist on 9 November, 2007)
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Call of Duty 4, Fire Emblem, Socom, and a whole slew of expansions arrive next week in North America.The amount of games coming to DS this week is almost disgusting, but only a few are worth mentioning. As per usual all games you should care about are bolded for your viewing enjoyment. What will you be buying?
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Webchats.tv: "With the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on the horizon, an army of gamers are desperate to know what they can expect from the next instalment of one of the most successful franchises of all time. The new action-thriller from the award-winning creators of the Call of Duty series will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a fictional war in the world's most treacherous hotspots. If you are one of these loyal recruits then you'll be pleased to know we've got ex-US army Hank Keirsey checking in at 12:00 hours to talk about how his experience in the field sculpted the cinematic realism of the game".
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New issue of free PSP and DS magazine previews Call of Duty 4 on DS, plus 17 other handheld games.
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Although it doesn't seem like the first choice for a Call of Duty-game, Activision communicates in a brochure to it's sales representatives that there will be a special version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Nintendo DS.

The DS-edition would also be released in 2007, although there is no specific information or media available at this point.
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