GamesRadar - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 26th (News)

Nov 4, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
5 Halo 3: ODST
6 Gears of War 2
7 FIFA 10
8 Borderlands
9 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
10 Forza Motorsport 3 (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Zombie Apocalypse
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Tower Bloxx Deluxe
6 Castle Crashers
7 Magic: The Gathering
8 Fable II Pub Games
9 Panzer General Allied Assault
10 Shadow Complex

Infinity Ward 'don't feel tied to making Call of Duty games' (News)

Nov 3, 2009

ConnectedConsoles: Infinity Ward (from what we know) are really all about Call of Duty. Though they have admitted that they will move on to making a new IP when the experience of making the games isn't fun any more.

Xbox LIVE Deal of the week: COD4 Variety Map Pack for 50% off (News)

Nov 2, 2009

Major Nelson writes:

"This weeks Xbox LIVE Gold Members deal of the week is the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack for 400 points. Normally 800 points, Gold Members can grab it now and save 50%."

Modern Warfare 2 to smash GTA sales record (News)

Oct 29, 2009

MCV: Rival publishers forecast that Activision title will shift 1.7m UK copies in first week

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 12th (News)

Oct 21, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
7 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
8 FIFA 10 (Download the demo)
9 Left 4 Dead
10 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Hasbro Family Game Night
2 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
3 Trials HD
4 Zombie Apocalypse
5 Battlefield 1943
6 Castle Crashers
7 Shadow Complex
8 Magic: The Gathering
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Axel & Pixel

Modern Warfare 2 - we've played it again (Preview)

Oct 15, 2009

Yesterday morning we got another chance to see Modern Warfare 2 as part of Infinity Ward’s epic European tour. It was a more laid back affair than last month's multiplayer event in Los Angeles and felt less like we were being treated to something completely 'new' but we did get a chance to catch up with Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward's adopted spokesman and Creative Strategist) see some more single-player and have a go on Special Ops. ...

LIVE Activity for week of Oct. 5th (News)

Oct 14, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Halo 3: ODST
5 Gears of War 2
6 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
7 FIFA 10 (Download the demo)
8 GTA IV (Purchase the full game)
9 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! (Download the demo)
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 SOUTH PARK LET'S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY!
2 Zombie Apocalypse
3 Trials HD
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Shadow Complex
6 Castle Crashers
7 BUST-A-MOVE Live!
8 Defense Grid: The Awakening
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Magic: The Gathering

Activision "didn't want Modern Warfare" (News)

Oct 6, 2009

CVG: In what could've turned out be one of the biggest blunders in game business history, Activision originally did not want Call of Duty 4 to be a 'Modern Warfare' game, Infinity Ward has revealed.

Activision-Blizzard Updated Release Schedule (News)

Oct 5, 2009

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.

Activision defends Modern Warfare 2 price (News)

Oct 5, 2009

Activision UK managing director Andrew Brown has defended the publishers decision to price Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at £55 RRP.

When Activision originally revealed the price, retailers warned of the effect that the increase would have on consumers, which is £5 more than other Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 titles on the market.

But Brown is confident that consumers will feel that they are getting a good deal with the content provided by Modern Warfare 2.

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 21 (News)

Sep 30, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Halo 3: ODST
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Call of Duty: WaW
5 Gears of War 2
6 Forza 3 Demo (Download the demo)
7 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
8 GTA IV
9 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
10 FIFA 09

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Zombie Apocalypse
2 Pinball FX
3 Trials HD
4 Shadow Complex
5 Battlefield 1943
6 The Warriors: Street Brawl
7 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
8 Castle Crashers
9 BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
10 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Infinity Ward: We still feel like the 'underdog' (News)

Sep 24, 2009

Despite having the phenomenally successful, multi-million selling Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare under its belt, developer Infinity Ward still feels like the "underdog" that's making games only "us and our friends will like".

That's according to community manager Robert Bowling, who told VideoGamer.com Infinity Ward feels like a band putting out their "first crappy CD" as it prepares to unleash Modern Warfare 2 upon the gaming world.

The most sick, morally questionable Achievements and Trophies (Feature)

Sep 24, 2009

In the context of a game, Achievements and Trophies are harmless. They're just carrot-dangling tactics that we're happy to indulge for our greedy pursuit of intangible virtual rewards. We wouldn't think twice about nail-bombing a kitten orphanage if it meant five more gamer points.

But, let's say, purely for the purposes of this here article, that we take Achievements and Trophies out of their virtual world settings and reconsider them ...

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 14th (News)

Sep 22, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 Shadow Complex
3 Battlefield 1943
4 BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo!
5 Castle Crashers
6 Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
7 Sonic & Knuckles
8 Defense Grid: The Awakening
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 3 not in development (News)

Sep 21, 2009

Infinity Ward is not working on the inevitable Modern Warfare 3, the developer has insisted.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com, community manager Robert Bowling said Infinity Ward has "honestly no clue" what its next game will be.

"No. Honestly we have no clue what our next game is. I'm planning on taking a nap for three months. And then maybe I'll wake up," said Bowling.

Xbox 360 Top 10 Games List (News)

Sep 20, 2009

As Xbox 360's 4th reunion nears, I have decided to take a look back into this great franchises success. There have been many years of graphical improvement, multiplayer updates, and revised campaign techniques that we have all experienced together. Many companies have thrived because of the success of the Xbox 360 and many ground-breaking games have revolutionized the games industry. Below will be a Top Ten List of The Best Xbox 360 Games of all time, based upon single player and multiplayer.

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 7th (News)

Sep 17, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo)
9 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Trials HD
2 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Shadow Complex
5 Sonic & Knuckles
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Castle Crashers
8 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Keyboard Cat vs... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare! (Video)

Sep 15, 2009

We're still not sure what war this is and the solo campaign could have been longer; but it's the same Call of Duty that we all know and love.

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 31st (News)

Sep 8, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo)
6 GTA IV
7 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the demo)
8 FIFA 09
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Trials HD (Download the demo)

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Trials HD
2 Shadow Complex
3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
4 Battlefield 1943
5 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
6 Castle Crashers
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
9 Splosion Man
10 Hasbro Family Game Night **

GTA IV and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Drops $10 Off (News)

Sep 7, 2009

JPS Writes: "The new episodes of Grand Theft Auto IV are right around the corner. With this new disc of content releasing, Rockstar has decided to drop the price of the original game once more. GTA IV has dropped by $10 to $29.99..."

COD4 Gamers Outraged (News)

Sep 6, 2009

Infinity Ward recently created a new patch for Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare. What was it, and why has this "ticked off" gamers?

Modern Warfare 2 unplayable with an arcade-stick? (News)

Sep 5, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 photos from a fan made Arcade-Stick.

Dealzmodo: Gadget Deals of the Day by Gizmodo (Sep 01, 2009) (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Chris Jacob of Gizmodo writes:

"Dealzmodo has a ton of great deals on audio and video gear today, along with some big discounts on big-name games. Check out the combo deal on the Bravia, and the great price on the Sennheiser headphones."

The fantastic deals today in gaming (copypasted from the article) are :

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition (360) for $29.98 plus free shipping (normally $37).
• Bioshock (PS3) for $19.99 (normally $28).
• The Bigs 2 (360/PS3) for $39.99 plus free shipping (normally $54).
• DSi Console with Rhythm Heaven for $169.99 plus free shipping (normally $198).
• Halo Wars (360) for $30.99 plus free shipping (normally $37).
• Guitar Hero 5 plus Guitar Hero Van Halen (360) for $54.90 (normally $110).
• Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage and Pitt Expansion (360) for $14.90 (normally $20).
• Nintendo Wii Remote Controller for $27.99 plus free shipping (normally $38).
• Penny Arcade Episode 2 (360) for 800 Points (normally 1200 Points).
• Rise Of Lost Empires (iPhone/iPod Touch) for $0.99 (normally $2.99).

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 24th (News)

Sep 1, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Madden NFL 10
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 WET Demo
9 DiRT 2 Demo
10 Batman: Arkham Asylum

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Shadow Complex
2 Trials HD
3 NBA 2K10 Draft Combine
4 Battlefield 1943
5 Castle Crashers
6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
7 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
8 Splosion Man
9 Worms 2: Armageddon
10 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers

Call of Duty 4 Game of the Year Edition Calls for Major Discount (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Xbox LifeStyle writes:

"Call of Duty 4, is the pinnacle of the FPS genre, and is one title that is very deserving of it's Game of the Year Edition. Today only, it's normal $49.99 price tag, has been dropped to $29.98."

Esports Heaven Announces Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare & Counter-Strike: Source Tournaments (News)

Aug 31, 2009

Heaven Media has announced a new co-operation between competitive gaming website Esports Heaven and OCZ Technology, the Californian company famous for their high quality range of hardware. Gamers from around Europe will have until the end of August to register to take part in one of these two high-profile events, which will see over two hundred and fifty keenly fought battles between some of the best teams around.

Technically, that's not correct... (Feature)

Aug 25, 2009

Game developers are wrong about 90% of everything 83% of the time. I know, because I’m a super-expert on facts. My dad invented facts. So hold on to your sugary carbonated bevorage, uncross your legs and take your left hand off your face, because I'm about to drop a straight-up 10-megaton truth bomb on this bitch. All the subjective bullshit and “artistic license” that game designers cower behind is polluting the hard facts... ...

Orgazzle - Online Gaming Community (News)

Aug 18, 2009

Orgazzle online gaming community has been launched, early August 09. This is a revolutionary social network for gaming. You can create your own NCAA Football online dynasty, or Madden online franchise. You can also join other members custom groups if you would like.
This is also set up to host clans from Rainbow Six, and Call of Duty. Create your own clan, and begin recruiting other members!

The Top 7... games that need prequels (Feature)

Aug 17, 2009

Every time a game is successful, critically or commercially, folks start speculating about sequels. Will there be a sequel? How many sequels? When will we see the sequel? What will happen in the sequel? Who shows up in the sequel? Sequel? ...

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 3rd (News)

Aug 11, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 FIFA 09
8 1 vs 100
9 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
3 Battlefield 1943
4 Splosion Man
5 Castle Crashers
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
9 R-Type Dimensions
10 UNO

Weekly Recap Aug. 8th: Conduit Sequel, Rape Game Ban, Modern Warfare Wii (News)

Aug 10, 2009

Blend Games writes:

"Huge gaming news was covered here at Blend Games for the official first week of August. Between August 2nd and August 8th we found out that a new demo for Section 8 was released, a sequel for The Conduit is very likely, Treyarch did the near-impossible by porting CoD: Modern Warfare over to the Nintendo Wii and a scuffle between Blend Games, N4G and Destructoid users occurred over the call for a ban on rape simulators (now being called "platinum" games). These stories and more right here at the Blend Games Weekly Recap."

ActiBlizz Q2 financials: Call of Duty series has sold close to 14 million (News)

Aug 5, 2009

VG247: Activision's Mike Griffin has said that the Call of Duty franchise has sold close to 14 million units in the series lifetime.

CoD4 Playlist Patch Live - Fixes Exploits in Public Games Until Patch Certification on Xbox 360 & PS (News)

Aug 4, 2009

EndSights:

According to Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling, a Call of Duty 4 patch has been sent to Microsoft and Sony for certification, which should foil any nefarious individuals who want to continue to cheat at the game. In the meantime, a playlist update will stop them in public matches, so you should have a hacking-free multiplayer experience now.

LIVE Activity for week of July 27th (News)

Aug 4, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Battlefield 1943
7 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
8 1 vs 100
9 FIFA 09
10 Left 4 Dead

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Marvel vs. Capcom 2
2 Battlefield 1943
3 Splosion Man
4 Castle Crashers
5 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
6 Worms 2: Armageddon
7 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
8 UNO
9 Teeage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
10 Hasbro Family Game Night **

Patch in development to fix recent CoD4 exploits (News)

Aug 3, 2009

Fourzerotwo writes on his Twitter account:

"Success! A patch is in the works for PS3 and Xbox 360 to address the recent COD4 exploits. I'll keep you posted on the progress."

Infinity Ward "Headhunting" Hackers (News)

Aug 3, 2009

Koku Gamer writes: 'Infinity Ward is still on the prowl for hackers in Call of Duty 4 on both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.'

Xboxic: Activision Search and Destroy biggest online CoD Hackers (News)

Jul 29, 2009

Xboxic reports: ModdedWarfare was one of, if not 'the' biggest group of Call of Duty hackers who had managed to use specially created software to play hacked online Xbox Live games of 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare' & 'Call of Duty: World at War'. With what could potentially be the worlds biggest selling game coming out this year 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' it would not come as a surprise that the software could potentially destroy the online experience for thousands of gamers sweating to get into some Modern Warfare 2 action! In an unexpected move, Activision have come forward and demanded the closure of websites providing such mod tools.

Xboxic have obtained a copy of the letter demanding closure.

Xbox Live Activity for week of July 13th (News)

Jul 21, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Call of Duty: WaW
4 Gears of War 2
5 Battlefield 1943
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 UFC 2009 Undisputed
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Battlefield 1943
2 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
3 Ikaruga
4 Worms 2: Armageddon
5 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
6 Castle Crashers
7 UNO
8 N+
9 HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT**
10 Sonic The Hedgehog 3

TalkRadar UK #3: Now with half an hour more waffle (Feature)

Jul 15, 2009

TalkRadar UK podcast #3 is GO! ...

Activision: Modern Warfare 2 was always ready for the 'Call of Duty' (News)

Jul 10, 2009

The fact that "Call of Duty" branding was conspicuously absent from Modern Warfare 2's debut trailer and all subsequent promotional materials about the game seemed to declare clearly enough that the title had left the franchise's well-fortified nest. A fact that Activision seemed to acknowledge by telling us it "has taken on such a life of its own." So, imagine our surprise when the game's box art materializes ... with "Call of Duty" in the title.

Classic mistakes rookies always make (Feature)

Jul 9, 2009

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games.

But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes ...

LIVE Activity for week of June 29th (News)

Jul 7, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 Left 4 Dead
8 UFC 2009 Undisputed
9 Fallout 3
10 Rock Band 2

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Worms 2: Armageddon
2 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
3 THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH
4 Castle Crashers
5 UNO
6 Hasbro Family Game Night**
7 Worms
8 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
9 GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

Games invade Google Street View (Feature)

Jun 25, 2009

Have you ever seen Google Street View in action? It's incredible, and already coming up with some amazing images... it's a wonder the world survived without it. But we've spotted some more familiar faces in the passers by.

Can you spot them too?

...

LIVE Activity for week of June 15th (News)

Jun 23, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 [PROTOTYPE]
10 Rock Band 2

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 Castle Crashers
3 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
4 Worms
5 Sam & Max Save the World
6 UNO
7 CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars
8 Peggle
9 Hasbro Family Game Night**
10 Rocket Riot

Pitchford wants 'something different' from Bungie (News)

Jun 22, 2009

Despite openly expressing his love for Halo and Modern Warfare, and despite comparing Bungie and Infinity Ward to the son of God, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has called upon both developers to explore new horizons with their games.

Xbox 360 Games Featured at Amazon Dads & Grads Sale (News)

Jun 7, 2009

Amazon has kicked off a Father's Day Sale section where they will be featuring games and accessories leading up to Father's Day.

This week, they are featuring games and gear for the Xbox 360.

Here are the details:

Seen@E3: Infinity Ward accepts Call of Duty 4 Guinness record (News)

Jun 4, 2009

Activision's booth yesterday played host to more than just sweaty gamers and DJ Hero videos: Call of Duty 4-developer Infinity Ward was rewarded with a Guinness World Record for "the most popular online console game" citing the fact that it's been played "been played by over 13 million gamers on Xbox Live since its launch in November 2007." So, you mean to tell us that CoD4 took that honor without even including the PlayStation Network community? Dayum! Pic of that certificate after the break. Congrats, IW!

Call of Duty 4 Wins Yet Another Award (News)

May 28, 2009

BeefJack writes: "With Modern Warfare 2 picking up all the headlines, the game that started all this modern Call of Duty-ness has not been forgotten.

UK Radio 1 listener's voted over a four day period for the greatest game of all time. COD4 picked up the top prize and Football Manager 2009 took silver."

LIVE Activity for week of May 18th (News)

May 27, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
7 FIFA 09
8 UFC 2009 Undisputed
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Castle Crashers
2 Peggle
3 Hasbro Family Game Night**
4 Worms
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
6 UNO
7 Star Trek: D•A•C
8 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
9 Gel
10 Banjo-Tooie

Scoring gaming deals: Xbox 360 + PS3 games for $37 at Target (News)

May 25, 2009

Target is featuring a few big Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 games at a low $37 price tag. The games on sale include:

Street Fighter IV
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Game of the Year Edition
Tom Clancy's HAWX

It's an in-store offer only, so you'll have to head out to your local Target and check to see if they have them in stock. All of them are great games and will save you $22 each.

Which number is the best number? (Feature)

May 15, 2009

Because we enjoy making graphs, looking at graphs, and talking about graphs so darn much, we decided to do a little research experiment. Our goal was to discover which numbered entry in a game series (not the number of games into the series, the actual number in the game’s title) is most often the best. Is it scientific? Not in the least, but it still might surprise you. ...

Rural Victorians "Get into Games" Free Career/eSports Event (News)

May 13, 2009

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.

LIVE Activity for week of May 4th (News)

May 12, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 UFC® 2009 Undisputed Demo
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Fallout 3
10 RESIDENT EVIL 5

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Space Invaders Extreme
2 Hasbro Family Game Night**
3 Castle Crashers
4 Banjo-Tooie
5 Peggle
6 Worms
7 ARKANOID Live!
8 Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram
9 UNO
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

Treyarch better then Infinity Ward? (News)

May 11, 2009

According to the top 100 game developers, is Treyarch 7th of the world and Infinity Ward 8th. The calculation behind these positions are 1. Sales, 2. Critical Success and 3. Industry Standing. This is how the top 10 looks like:

1: Blizzard.
2: Nintendo.
3: Rockstar North.
4: EA Canada.
5: Capcom.
6: Ubisoft Montreal.
7: Treyarch.
8: Infinity Ward.
9: Epic Games.
10: Besthesda Softworks.

More information through the link, but what is your opinion about this top 10? Does Treyarch have the right to be above Infinity Ward?

Activision Are Planning A Call of Duty Movie (News)

May 9, 2009

That's right. It seems that Activision have set up deals for "Call of Duty: The Movie", the movie for the very popular video game.

Man Kills Friend Over Call Of Duty Argument (News)

May 5, 2009

WTFIWWP: A man was charged with first-degree murder Sunday after shooting his acquaintance in his head wile playing an X-Box game in a Chicago Lawn apartment building three weeks ago.

CoD4 cheater killing patch now live (News)

May 2, 2009

TVGB: "The cheater killing patch for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare we learned about a few days ago has now gone live on LIVE."

CoD4 cheater killing patch incoming (News)

Apr 29, 2009

TVGB: "Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has twittered that Call of Duty 4 on the Xbox 360 will be getting a patch soon that will eliminate cheaters. It's going through certification now and should be available soon."

LIVE Activity for week of April 13th (News)

Apr 21, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 RESIDENT EVIL 5
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Halo Wars
10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 OutRun Online Arcade
2 Hasbro Family Game Night**
3 Castle Crashers
4 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
5 Worms
6 Peggle
7 UNO
8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
9 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
10 Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

Five rules for introducing your girlfriend to gaming (Feature)

Apr 15, 2009

I’m not a miserable sexist ass; I’m just a practical observer. One thing I’ve observed is that men and women are different (I figured that one out pretty early on). Since I’m a rational person, I’m aware that nothing is entirely one way or another. Even the divide between life and death is ambiguous (uh, zombies, amirite?). ...

LIVE Activity for week of March 30th (News)

Apr 10, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 RESIDENT EVIL 5
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Halo Wars
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
2 Alien Hominid HD
3 Hasbro Family Game Night **
4 Castle Crashers
5 Peggle
6 Worms
7 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
8 UNO RUSH
9 UNO
10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade

30% of COD4 players ignored single player (News)

Apr 5, 2009

30% of Call of Duty 4 players never touched the single-player element of the game, according to Infinity Ward.

OMM's Top 5 Console Online Multiplayer Shooters (News)

Mar 26, 2009

OMM's Top 5 Console Online Multiplayer Shooters:

#1 is CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE here's why.....

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters (Feature)

Mar 25, 2009

Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ...

Revealed: the games your girlfriend HATES (Feature)

Mar 24, 2009

Contrary to popular belief, most gamers are not sniveling, sweaty-palmed Towers of Awkward roaming the streets in search of any woman who will have them. In fact, most of us find a girl who’s willing to put up with our gaming habits, and forgive the many hours spent saving the world from glowy-eyed zombie Nazis.

But guess what – there’s at least one game that’s driving your girlfriend batshit insane. She might ...

COD4 to get a 3rd release (News)

Mar 19, 2009

PlayStation Gamer UK Writes: "Theres no two way's about it, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been quite possibly the biggest FPS shooter of this generation so far and even today years after its release most of us are still playing it and activision will be re-releasing the title again in the near future."

Chinatown: Videogames versus reality (Feature)

Mar 17, 2009

Thanks to two films - Chinatown and Blade Runner - every action game is practically required to have a Chinatown level. It’s not the Chinatown you see in real-life - a thriving community and marketplace established over a unique hybrid of Western and Chinese culture – no, it’s all neon signs and gangsters, dragon statues and tile roofs. A lot of tile roofs. And it's usually in the future or ...

COD4 has 11m Live, 4m PSN players (News)

Mar 12, 2009

Call of Duty 4 has racked up 11 million unique players since launch on Xbox Live, and over 4 million on PlayStation Network, according to Infinity Ward's Rob Bowling.

Bowling revealed the sensational figures when accepting one of COD 4: Modern Warfare's three BAFTAs in London on Tuesday night.

Does Killzone 2 take Call of Duty 4's Crown? (News)

Mar 7, 2009

It only took me two hours to come to the conclusion that Call of Duty 4 was finally trumped as king. My decision based upon writing this article fell only on the reason that I want every FPS fan to play this game. If you do not have a Playstation 3, and you love FPS, now is the best time to go ahead and pick one up, along with a copy of Killzone 2.

Rumor Killers: Army of Two 2, COD: MW 2 Details, and Champions Online PS3 (News)

Mar 6, 2009

Army of Two 2 on the way?, Leaked details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Champions Online coming to PS3?

LIVE Activity for week of February 23rd (News)

Mar 4, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Left 4 Dead
7 STREET FIGHTER IV
8 FIFA 09
9 Halo Wars Demo
10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 Braid
2 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade
3 Castle Crashers
4 Worms
5 UNO®
6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 Death Tank
9 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
10 The Maw

Call of Duty 4: Double XP Is A Go (News)

Feb 27, 2009

Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward wrote the following on his Twitter:

"This week is DRAGGING by! I can't wait any longer! Turning Double XP on NOW, and just added the Hardcore Headquarters playlist. Jump in."

COD 4 Variety Pack now 50% off on XBLM (News)

Feb 25, 2009

Infinity Ward have just announced that they have slashed the price of the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack by 50% to 400 points on the Xbox Live Marketplace as of right now while the PSN sale will begin on Thursday.

LIVE Activity for week of February 16th (News)

Feb 25, 2009

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's):
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 Left 4 Dead
7 Halo Wars Demo
8 FIFA 09
9 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X: Rio Demo
10 Guitar Hero World Tour

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased):
1 3 on 3 NHL(TM) Arcade
2 Castle Crashers
3 Worms
4 UNO
5 Death Tank
6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 A Kingdom for Keflings
8 The Maw
9 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
10 Minesweeper Flags

Infinity Ward wants to know what you want in MW2 (News)

Feb 19, 2009

From PSU.com,

Big fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? So are we. That's why we were excited to hear about Infinity Ward opening up a Twitter account allowing fans to give input as to what they'd like to see in the upcoming sequel later this year.

"This is a fairly unique social media experiment in terms of using it to solicit feedback for game design", community man Fourzerotwo said of the app. "So any comments, suggestions, or feedback on how to make the #MW2 app even better is always appreciated."

Death by the Decade: The evolution of dying in games (Feature)

Feb 19, 2009

There are several ways to gauge how far videogames have come since their bleep-blorp beginnings. You can look at graphics, gameplay complexity, or as we’re about to illustrate, how your character actually dies in the game. As technology improved, so did the deaths suffered by the myriad protagonists, eventually progressing to the point where, today, you live through that death in the first person, forced to watch your hero’s grisly final moments ...

Death by the Decade - COD4's first-person death (Video)

Feb 19, 2009

We're still not sure what war this is and the solo campaign could have been longer; but it's the same Call of Duty that we all know and love.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare gets "Hardcore Headquarters" mode and Double XP (News)

Feb 18, 2009

Infinity Ward has confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not only getting a double XP weekend for Xbox Live and Playstation Network, but the "Variety Map Pack" will be for sale at 50% off, and there will be a new playlist called "Hardcore Headquarters".

Why BAFTA included COD4 in 2008 Awards (News)

Feb 16, 2009

Gamezine: BAFTA explains the inclusion of the 2007 title, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, in the 2008 Video Game BAFTA Awards, as well as the reasoning behind the limited nominations for Metal Gear Solid 4.

If you have a gander at the released nominations for the 2008 BAFTA Video Game Awards, you might find it odd that the game with the most nominations is Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - a 2007 game. This meant that 2008's Call of Duty: World at War was missing from the list.

Gaming's big-ass booms! (Video)

Feb 11, 2009

We're still not sure what war this is and the solo campaign could have been longer; but it's the same Call of Duty that we all know and love.

BAFTA Nominees Announced & Public Vote Opened (Includes COMPLETE List of Awards & Nominees) (News)

Feb 10, 2009

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.

COD4 Leads BAFTA 09 Nominations List (News)

Feb 10, 2009

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."

Saling the world: Halo 3, Call of Duty top U.S. Xbox 360 sales (News)

Feb 6, 2009

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..."

The Top 7... games that should've had co-op (Feature)

Feb 2, 2009

Some games simply must have cooperative play. Gears of War, for example, was clearly designed with a co-op experience in mind – there are two main characters on the same mission with the same abilities with a strong personal bond. Blasting through the story with a friend lets you partake in that bond, which is a much more powerful experience than plain ol’ deathmatch or CTF. ...

The 10 manliest men in videogame history (Feature)

Jan 30, 2009

Spoiler alert! The following video and article contain explicit discussion of critical plot points from several popular games. Watch and read at your own risk. ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gets New Playlists and Double XP (News)

Jan 29, 2009

To compliment The Big Game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players will receive Double-XP this weekend-January 30th through February 1st. Not only will players receive Double-XP, but due to popular request they will have two new playlists.

9 ways to improve CoD: Modern Warfare (Feature)

Jan 16, 2009

CoD 4 impossible to improve upon? We're not so sure. Here's what we want in Infinity Ward's new one. ...

Some Call Of Duty 4 Stats To Boggle The Mind (News)

Jan 8, 2009

FourZeroTwo writes: "We decided to pull some numbers on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare this past week, which Slothy (one of our coders) so graciously put into a perspective we can all relate to.

As of Jan. 3rd we hit 10,006,606 unique users who have ever played Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Xbox 360 and have connected to Xbox Live at least once after playing."

$60 Game For 25 Forum Posts? (News)

Jan 7, 2009

TheGamingPlanet decided to lower their admission requirement of 50 forum posts to 25 forum posts for their Call of Duty 4 Tournament after recieving complaints of 50 posts being to much.

The 28 Best FPS Games (News)

Jan 3, 2009

From the dystopian corridors of BioShock's subterranean "paradise" to the Strogg-infested space stations found throughout the Quake franchise, First Person Shooters have found countless ways to establish themselves as rich, enjoyable experiences, capturing the hearts and trigger fingers of gamers worldwide.

Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again.

Call of Duty: WaW Dethrones Halo 3 on Xbox Live (News)

Dec 30, 2008

For the first time in months, a new champion sits atop the Xbox Live User Activity List (which tracks games based on the number of users playing them in a given week.)For a very long time, Halo 3 has ruled the roost, and few have been able to challenge it. However, a new post on Major Nelson's blog has revealed the newest activity list, and Halo 3 has finally been dethroned.

Call of Duty 4 vs. Call of Duty WaW - Shootout (News)

Dec 24, 2008

PlanetXbox360: "With Call of Duty: World at War's initiation into the Call of Duty franchise, comparisons and preferences have been widely expressed and slung around unnecessarily frequently. Back when Call of Duty 3 came out, the talk wasn't nearly as heavy, and the winner of the battle was clearly Call of Duty 2 over 3 (or at least in my niche of friends). But now, Treyarch managed to, and I have no idea how, totally confuse the hell out of players as to the simple question of "which game is better." It's hard to say, really, since the two are, at their roots, the same game, albeit visual aesthetics are greatly improved and, well... all the inherit stuff that comes from being in World War II again.

There are differences between the two, though, some significant and some not, so I've made list of them. Since World at War is merely the same game with several new features in a blatant attempt to one-up Infinity Ward's game, I'll be structuralizing this list to display the best features; contrarily, for Call of Duty 4's list, it will be comprised of features that couldn't translate over to World at War; from either design choices, or being 70 years in the future, they will be mentioned."

Spielberg: No synergy between storytelling and gaming (News)

Dec 10, 2008

MCV Writes: US filmmaker confesses to FPS interest; reveals that his first gaming love was Pong

Acclaimed American film director Steven Spielberg has spoken at length about his seemingly deep interest in video games, but also criticised the way in which gaming still draws a huge dividing line between narrative and gameplay.

"I play a lot of action games," Spielberg told Yahoo!. "There have been a lot of games, including all the sequels for Medal of Honor, that I've really admired. I love the direction it's taken. I also like the competitive games. I'm currently playing Call of Duty 4. A lot of these first person shooters are very interesting.

"You know the thing that doesn't work for me in these games are the little movies where they attempt to tell a story in between the playable levels. That's where there hasn't been a synergy between storytelling and gaming.

Biggest Sellers This Year Were Sequels (News)

Dec 1, 2008

It's not really surprising that game sequels sell better than new intellectual properties. Didn't expect it to be this lopsided, though: seven of the eight best-selling games in the past twelve months have been sequels.

Is Call of Duty: World at War better than Call of Duty 4? (Feature)

Nov 14, 2008

Which Call of Duty reigns supreme? Modern Warfare or World at War? Master debaters Charlie Barratt and Chris Antista are picking their trenches and laying it all on the line to help you decide. Using a refined mix of gentlemanly discourse and juvenile name calling, these two brave editors will navigate a minefield of topics and controversies. ...

Disappearance a 'wake-up call for parents,' mom says (News)

Nov 11, 2008

A development on the Brandon Crisp-story featuring...

*results of the late-Brandon's autopsy
*Parents reflection on the situation

New Call of Duty Feels Like Old Call of Duty (News)

Nov 10, 2008

CinemaBlend writes:"After hearing that the Call of Duty: World at War demo--- I mean beta, was available for any Xbox Gold subscriber, I decided to download it. After playing for about two hours, I've come to one conclusion, and one of my good friends put it best: "World at War is totally a World War II mod for CoD4," and she's entirely right.

Click to read more.

World At War claims are "bullshit", says enraged Infinity Ward (News)

Nov 8, 2008

OXM UK: CoD 4 dev Infinity Ward has mounted an astonishing attack on Call of Duty: World at war, denouncing the producer as a "Senior Super Douche" who "doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about." Handbags at the ready!

Call of Duty 4 Dominates the Golden Joystick Awards (News)

Nov 2, 2008

The 26th Annual Virgin Media Golden Joystick Awards were handed out in the UK last night. Call of Duty 4 dominated.

Family Fears Boy Lured By Gamers (News)

Oct 26, 2008

NextGen Player writes:

"On October 22, the Toronto Star ran this story "Family fears boy lured by gamers", it was also carried on Canada.com (and likely many other local papers).

It a sad story of a boy so angry that his parent took away his Xbox and the video game Call of Duty 4 that he ran away from home."