You caught the first 4 episodes of Reckless Tortuga’s ‘The Online Gamer’ series, right? If not you can catch those here. Well, the hilarious comedy series is now up to episode 6, each just as funny as the last. So kick back for 10-minutes and prepare yourself for a giggle..
According to Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now the UK’s biggest selling video game, ever!
After forty-one weeks, only three of those weeks outside of the top ten, Infinity Wards shooter took the crown from the previous all-time UK best-seller, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training. Chart-Track didn’t have any official sales numbers to hand but you can be sure Activision will have some sort of announcement about Modern Warfare 2's latest milestone soon.
It took ‘Dr Kawashima’ around 36 months to overtake the previous record holder!
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has placed a number of exclusive, IW-signed Modern Warfare 2 items for auction on Ebay. The proceeds of the sale of the four items, which include a life-size Ghost statue, will go directly to the “Play For Japan” campaign, a video game industry initiative to raise money for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan.
So, if you want to get your hands on some Modern Warfare 2 swag signed by the full IW team, and do your bit for the recent disaster in Japan at the same time, read on.
A large Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 poster featuring the key art found on the Hardened Edition of the game. Professionally framed in premium wood and plexiglass front. This poster has been autographed by the entire Infinity Ward team, including every dev member who worked on Modern Warfare 2.
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A life-size statue of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Ghost character, with the base signed by the entire development team at Infinity Ward. This statue was never available for sale publicly and was created solely for Infinity Ward and partners related to the production and release of Modern Warfare 2. It is brand new in box, with the base opened solely to be autographed for this Play For Japan auction.
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One of the first 200 Prestige Editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ever produced and autographed by the entire Infinity Ward team. The exact production number is unknown as this has never been opened but was in the first batch of (200) Prestige Editions off the production line and sent to Infinity Ward. The Prestige Edition of Modern Warfare 2 includes the Hardened Version of the game in a limited edition steelbook case, an Artbook, a download token for Call of Duty: Classic on Xbox Live, and fully functional Night Vision Goggles branded with the Infinity Ward and Modern Warfare 2 logos.
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A 12? statue of the character Soap MacTavish in his famous ‘Cliffhanger’ gear with ice picks and interchangeable weapons from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The statue is brand new and unopened with the original box autographed by the entire Infinity Ward team.
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Looking to pick up a copy of Modern Warfare 2 but don’t want to brave the mean streets to go buy a copy? Well, you could always order a copy of the blockbuster FPS from an online retailer and wait a few days for it to arrive, but if you are an Xbox user there is now a easier option.
Modern Warfare 2 is now available for direct download via the Xbox Live Marketplace, meaning no need to brave the mean streets or wait for your copy to arrive in the mail. For $60 you can initiate your download from Xbox.com and have it put in your download queue, or from your dashboard.
Looking to pick up a copy of Modern Warfare 2 but don’t want to brave the mean streets to go buy a copy? Well, you could always order a copy of the blockbuster FPS from an online retailer and wait a few days for it to arrive, but if you are an Xbox user there is now a easier option.
Modern Warfare 2 is now available for direct download via the Xbox Live Marketplace, meaning no need to brave the mean streets or wait for your copy to arrive in the mail. For $60 you can initiate your download from Xbox.com and have it put in your download queue, or from your dashboard.
Playstation.com published a post by Treyarch’s Josh Olin today that details some interesting, but little-known facts about Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PS3. Included in the post is the first details of the new in-game friends list that is featured in the upcoming shooter; the first time such a feature has been available in a Call of Duty game on the PS3.
With the PS3 version of Black Ops you will now be able to browse Recent Players, Friends, navigate their File Shares, Recent Games, Combat Records – all from within game. “Sending game invites and joining Friends’ games has never been simpler” says Treyarch.
Check out the details below, or here to jump the the original post.
As a side note: all of these features are also available in the Xbox 360 version.
Let’s get started with what I believe is the most unknown, yet confirmed, aspect to Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer – the online split-screen support we’ve re-introduced to the franchise!
The Facts:
You can connect a second controller and bring a guest online (i.e. “JD_2020” & “JD_2020(1)”).Guests can rank up, earn unlocks, etc – all guest progress goes away once signed out.You can bring a second, full PSN account online! Xbox onlyBoth players with full PSN ID’s can rank up while playing together in split-screen, as if on two separate consoles. Xbox onlyAllow me to introduce the Black Ops Custom Games Editor! Private matches have never been this customizable. Players will have the ability to structure their games at all new levels of granularity. From variables as simple as Time Limit and Score Limit, or as deep as which weapons, Perks, and gear are available. You want a Pistols Only match? Make one! No longer do custom game modes rely on the “honor system.”
Furthermore, any Custom Game you create and configure can be placed in your File Share, for friends and the community to browse, download, and enjoy. You just might create the most addictive new game mode of all time from the comfort of your own living room!
We’ve integrated a built-in Friends List into the in game user interface. You’ll be able to browse Recent Players, Friends, navigate their File Shares, Recent Games, Combat Records – all within this in-game menu system designed to streamline the social process within the game. Sending game invites and joining Friends’ games has never been simpler than in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Call of Duty: Black Ops will support regional matchmaking filters on a global scale. So, no matter where you’re at in the world, you will have the ability to specify whether you want to match with players from other geographical regions, or only those local to you. This will make communication and lag a much less intrusive variable on your gameplay experience.
Additionally, given Black Ops will support joining games in progress via an even simpler built-in in-game Friends List interface, we’ll allow a Party leader to lock down his lobby to Invite Only, Friends Only, or even Close it altogether if he wants to be in complete control over who enters and exits the Party Lobby.
This one is pretty cut-and-dried. A frequently asked question is, “Will my kickass emblem I spent hours perfecting be lost when I prestige?” The answer is “NO!” Emblems are one of the only aspects of Black Ops MP that do not get a full reset upon entering Prestige. Things that will reset when you Prestige are: XP, COD Points, Challenge progressions, Loadouts, and so forth.
UK retailers are slashing the price of Call of Duty: Black Ops in an attempt to lure the hordes of people looking to pick up the highly-anticipated game on launch day to their stores, sparking a price war.
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, two of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK, are rumored to be selling Black Ops for a mere £25 on launch day, according to MCV.
GAME are also reported to be offering Black Ops for £25, but it’ll need to be bought with any other in-store chart game on Xbox 360 or PS3. Trade in Halo: Reach, Dead Rising 2, F1 2010 or FIFA 11 and they’ll also give it to you for £25.
Gamestation will give you £5 of store credit if you trade in two titles against Black Ops, and will also offer the game for £20 when bought with an Xbox 360 4GB console.
“We’ve got more games, and specifically more copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops, than anyone else and we’re also offering the biggest range of deals offering fantastic value,” said GAME and Gamestation’s Adam Davis.
Did you pick up Medal of Honor and wish you didn’t, or just don’t plan on playing it once you have Black Ops? HMV will give you Black Ops for just £7.99 if you trade in EA’s shooter.
