Gaming industry success will benefit movie industry, says MW director - March 9, 2010 by Michael O'Connor

Gaming industry will benefit movie industry, says MW director

Chatting in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz today, Call of Duty and Modern Warfare director Keith Aremhe believes that the stellar success of games such as Modern Warfare and Grand Theft Auto have “changed perceptions” of gaming, and will benefit the future of both mediums.

“The success of the games industry is going to benefit those other movie industries. It’s providing more work, it’s providing more content,” said Arem. “Finding new content in the games industry is going to absolutely expand into the movie industry and vice-versa.

“By expanding these franchises out the film industry is going to re-seed stuff into games. As much as people are threatened by the fear of the unknown, it’s going to be a huge benefit to both industries as they grow hand-in-hand.

“There’s been a complete 180 in the past several years with games like Modern Warfare and Grand Theft Auto, and these have shown that these can change perceptions.”

So… Modern Warfare movie for 2012, then?

New Call of Duty title confirmed for 2010 - February 11, 2010 by Kyle Gaddo

To nobody’s surprise, Activision announced that a new Call of Duty title will be available this year of 2010. They hope to make annual installments of the game, but really, what hope does Activision have of reaching the success they had with Modern Warfare 2?
(Hint: None)

No details about the new Call of Duty installment have been released.

Who wants to bet on another World War II shooter?

Modern Warfare 2 DLC slated for Spring 2010 - November 26, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

Modern Warfare 2 DLC slated for Spring 2010

Modern Warfare 2’s first batch of DLC is currently “planned for the wonderfully vague time-frame of Spring”, according to Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling on his twitter today.

No details at were provided on the content and what it would be, but then, there’s not really much you can say in 140 characters.

Ah Twitter, where would us journalists be without you?

Modern Warfare 2 hosting UK charity event on Xbox Live - November 25, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

Modern Warfare 2 hosting UK charity event on Xbox Live

Do you live in the UK? Do you have an Xbox 360? Do you have Modern Warfare 2 and a Gold Subscription to Xbox Live? Do you like to feel better about yourself by giving to charity?

If you just so happen to fit all of those criteria, then here’s your chance to give something back, as Activision UK has announced that it will be donating money to the War Child charity during an online event in Modern Warfare 2.

The even is scheduled to run between December 5th and December 6th on Xbox Live. Activision will donate a “life changing” amount (they haven’t specifically said) to the charity per UK player that plays the game during those two days. The more UK people play, the more money will be donated.

If you’re interested in taking part, you should become a fan of the event on Facebook, add the Game For Good application, and invite others. You can keep track of details and results via the event’s Twitter feed.

Hey, it’s for a good cause, so you have no excuse!

The Daily Mail attacks Modern Warfare 2 - November 9, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

The Daily Mail attacks Modern Warfare 2

Well, that didn’t take too long. Modern Warfare 2 has only just been released, having had its street date broken, and The Daily Mail is already digging its tabloid claws into it.

One of the most clear criticism from the article is the scene from the first chapter of the game, that allows you to kills innocent civilians if you so choose to.

“Among the most controversial is a situation where the gamer must decide whether to kill unarmed civilians at a Russian airport in order to infiltrate a terrorist group.”

Not surprisingly, the politicians have already come out of the woodwork (in this instance Labour MP Keith Vaz) and promised to save our children from these vile and socially destructive video games…

“I am absolutely shocked by the level of violence in this game and am particularly concerned about how realistic the game itself looks,” Vaz stated, and promised that this would be brought to light in parliament this evening.

Could British politicians be any more out of touch with society? Seriously?

Game breaks Modern Warfare 2 UK street date - November 9, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

Game breaks Modern Warfare 2 UK street date

Thanks to VG247 reader Dannybuoy Twitpicced his copy of Modern Warfare 2, we can confirm that GAME has broken the Modern Warfare 2 street date, a day before the title is due to go on sale.

Many more reports from around the country seem to indicate that  retailers all over the UK and US have broken the game’s street date, including GameStop.

Activision has said that it “has not given any retailer permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 prior to the Nov. 10 street date.” Looks like they didn’t listen!

Pachter: Modern Warfare 2 could sell 14 million - October 27, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

Pachter: Modern Warfare 2 could sell 14 million

Speaking recently on GameTrailer’s Bonus Round, industry analyst Michael Pachter made the prediction that Modern Warfare 2 will manage to sell over 14 million units before this year is out.

“Last year sold about 8 million in the Christmas quarter, I think most people think this will do 10-12. It really depends on marketing – if they blitz the airwaves and we see ads on every basketball game, football game, college football game, every beauty Pageant … maybe 14 million,” said the Wedbush Morgan analyst.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has sold over 13 million units since it’s original release,, as of May 2009, and the user-base of console owners has increased significantly since since then, so this figure may not sound as crazy as one might think.

GDC: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 teaser trailer - March 26, 2009 by Michael O'Connor

So, one of GDC’s major reveals was shown only moments ago, and it’s… Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

It’s a rather vague teaser trailer, but at least one piece of solid information was gleamed from it – a confirmed release date. The game will hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 10th of this year.

Enjoy. It’s a great trailer… if you consider looking at lots of squiggly greens lines exciting.

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