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2010/05/19

Call of Duty: Devils Brigade - MIA

Bang! You’re dead! No, I shot you! Mom!

A BlogSpot blog was spotted, which was started this year, belonging to one Leonid Korostyshevskiy and contains some leaked images of yet another Call of Duty title, that perhaps very few people know about, besides the people making it of course.

Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade was a World War II themed FPS, but instead of taking place in Normandy like most of the run of the mill WWII shooters, this one was to be set in Italy.

It was being developed by Underground Development, most notable known for being involved with the PS3 version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars as well as Guitar Hero: Van Halen, and was going to appear on PS3 and Xbox 360, but the project was shut down when the studio was closed by Activision, and it didn’t see the light of day. Not all that surprising or saddening, seeing as people are tired of WWII shooters nowadays, and Activision latched onto Modern Warfare instead.

Looking at the dates on the screens, it looks as though these were taken in 2007, the same year as CoD 4: Modern Warfare and before World at War. And if you look at the bottom it says there “CoD 4”. Apparently the game played a bit like Ghost Recon, and there’s even some clips of gameplay footage on YouTube.

Doing some research, there was a Devil’s Brigade, also known as 1st Special Service Force, which was active during WWII. It was comprised of both American and Canadian Commandos, and they fought in Italy and Southern France, before being disbanded in 1944, before the war’s end. The Devil’s Brigade has been the influence behind a few films and doccies, one of which is Inglourious Basterds.

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Sources:

superannuation
http://artbrigada.blogspot.com/

2010/05/15

Call of Duty: Black Ops Details: 4-Player Co-op, Crossbows, Wiiiiiiii!

Call of Duty: Black Ops, officially announced recently, has some more details that have been revealed. They say that the game will have will have co-op mode for up to 4 players, much like World at War, and that one of the game’s weapons will be the scoped crossbow – something that isn’t featured in many FPS titles that I can recall, apart from the Half-Life series. And this crossbow is obviously meant for more silent take downs, but if you get into a firefight, you can swap out the normal bolts or quarrels for explosive ones, which sounds like something out of Thief. And these will likely make for some mass destruction as you aim for explosive barrels to take out a number of commies all at once.

USA Today also got a look at one of the missions from the game. It’s reportedly called “WMD” [likely short for Weapons of Mass Destruction], and takes place in the Ural Mountains in 1968, during the appropriately named Cold War. This is where the SR71 Blackbird part that everyone’s talking about takes place, as you play a spotter directing a squad on the ground, guiding them on how to approach and take out a bunch of commies. Then later on you get to control one of the soldiers. These Black Ops soldiers end up jumping off of a cliff, which no doubt sounds like something out of Lemmings… or Modern Warfare 2.

Much like Medal of Honor over at EA, American and Russian veterans are being consulted and contributing to Black Ops’ authenticity. Among these is Major John Plaster, formerly of the Studies and Observation Group in Vietnam, as well as Sonny Puzikas of the Soviet special forces.

Mark Lamia:

"Our writers are focused on telling an epic story. You will see the evolution of some of these characters through time and the conflict. When you meet with these people you can't help but feel inspired about what they are telling you and it opens up new avenues of gameplay."

There’s speculation that we’ll be able to see more of Black Ops at E3 this year. No word on whether there will be a mode similar to Nacht Der Untoten where you get to shoot zombies and so on.

Call of Duty: Black Ops will be out later this year, on November 9, with a version also be coming to the Wii, in addition to the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Source: First impressions: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops’ [USA Today]

2010/04/17

Ghost Sighting: Even UN Peacekeepers play Modern Warfare 2

I saw this is in the local Weekend Argus, and couldn’t help but smile. For anyone whose ever played Modern Warfare 2, you must know who this reminds you of:

UN peacekeeper [Left] and Ghost from Modern Warfare 2 [Right]

This picture above is of a UN peacekeeper in Darfur, Sudan [check the caption]. I scanned it earlier and posted it here for you to see. Obviously the guy is imitating Ghost from Modern Warfare 2. Check the skull on the balaclava, and he even has the sunglasses too. And the gloves.

It’s pretty impressive, apart from the helmet, seeing as Ghost doesn’t wear one [and probably should], but you’re right if you’re thinking that a peacekeeper shouldn't really be in this sort of garb. If you look closely he’s also got his iPod hooked up
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Whether he’s actually played the game, or just saw the character, I don’t know, but it was a great find to see this.

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Source: Weekend Argus – Associated Press [Photo]

2010/03/04

Six Days in Fallujah Still Coming, Likely This Year

“Hold up, we lost our publisher!”

Last year there was a lot of talk going around about this title, called Six Days in Fallujah. The game was revealed in about April 2009. Then later, after Konami withdrew as the game’s publisher, interest in the title died down, and it was even said that most of the team at Atomic Games, the developers, was let go.

But development on the title continued regardless, and now several months later, the name has resurfaced, and a source told IGN recently that the game is completed, and so should come out this year, although a release date is still pending, and the game still needs to secure a publisher it seems.

“I can promise you that game is still coming out and it is finished.”

It was speculated that Konami pulled out of the publishing deal seeing as the game was considered very controversial, and many people, particularly veterans and families of soldiers fighting in the Middle East, spoke out - and against - the game. They claimed it was too soon for such a game to be released as the war was still ongoing at the time, and still is, several years after it began (in Afghanistan: 2001- ; although Iraq was 2003 onwards).

The game takes place in Fallujah, Iraq, during the early part of the second Gulf War, or War in Iraq, or War Against Terror (whichever you prefer).

My guess is they’ll also need to get the hype machine dusted off and working again, seeing as people pretty much forgot about this game, and declared it cancelled or dead in their minds months ago. It’ll be going up against other popular modern shooters like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Medal of Honor, and not to mention Treyarch’s Call of Duty, although that’s set in a different period (supposedly Vietnam or the Cold War in general). Hell, even old favourites like Modern Warfare and last year’s Modern Warfare 2 are also based in and around the ongoing war.

As for a publisher, some say that they could go the self-publishing route through digital distribution channels, as it seems getting a publisher and going retail would be a difficult and risky thing to do with this title. Seeing as the game was initially supposed to be for consoles like the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, in addition to the PC, Xbox Live and PSN spring to mind too.

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Source: IGN

2010/03/03

Activision Fires Infinity Ward Heads, Talks About Future Call of Duty Games

The big news that has swarmed all over the net lately is that there’s been a feud of sorts between Activision and Infinity Ward, the developers of Modern Warfare 2, and most other Call of Duty games.

Reportedly the President, Jason West, and CEO Vince Zampella, of the studio have been fired for "breaches of contract and insubordination”. Security guards escorted people out of the office too. The LinkedIn and Facebook pages of both guys confirms the rumours, and have left IW. Some rumours suggest that it was due to IW not being paid royalties from Activision.

Steve Pearce and Steve Ackrich are the new interim heads at the company.

The infamous Bobby Kotick of Activision has apparently also held a meeting or two with the remaining staff. People all over are not only attacking Activision, but reckon that the situation is far from resolved.

But the development of Call of Duty games goes on, as there will be two expansions or DLC packs for Modern Warfare 2, set for release this year, a Treyarch developed game supposedly set in Vietnam, and now another Call of Duty game said to be an action-adventure game, developed by Sledgehammer games, formed by the heads of Visceral Games (developers of Dead Space), Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. And that still leaves another Call of Duty game probably coming next year, which must be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, by IW, if things settle down within the company.

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Source: G4tv

2010/02/20

Medal of Honor to have Peek and Lean Controls

It might not seem like a big deal, but I read recently that the reboot set to happen this year, Medal of Honor, is going to have peek and lean controls in it’s control scheme. Do you know how many games tend to leave this out for one reason or another? It’s good to see that this game will have them in. Now I’m hoping it has a good cover system as well. If it does that, then this game is going to be better than Modern Warfare 2 all ready.

"Nowadays there are certain things that a first-person shooter player expects, and we want to make sure that we're doing something that they're accustomed to, and what we like and what our fans like. There are also things that the Medal of Honor player expects; things that have been in this franchise since its infancy.

Peek and lean is something that has always been in Medal of Honor, and we'll keep that."

Even though we're moving onto a new war, a new enemy, and a new warrior, there are certain things that will remain, independent of what the timeframe is and who the enemy is."

By the way, there are some new screenshots of the game out on the internet all ready. That’s one of them above.

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Source: IncGamers

2010/02/12

Medal of Honor to Come out Q3 September 2010

Medal of Honor, the reboot, has been scheduled for a release sometime between the months of July and September, 2010.

It’s been speculated that this date is to “avoid” Battlefield: Bad Company 2, a game by DICE, who’s also working on the multiplayer part of Medal of Honor.

Kind of like letting a teammate through to win in formula one or something I guess. And Medal of Honor will cross the line later on in the year, in Q3 2010. Hell both games even have the same publisher in EA, and BC 2 is advertised on MoH’s website.

But some are saying that the next Call of Duty might pose a threat. But history shows that CoD games are traditionally released more towards the end of the year (each and every year), in Q4, so if MoH can beat CoD by a month or two at least, it shouldn’t have much of a problem.

Funny how the whole of last year’s Q4 line-up was pushed into 2010 by bloody Modern Warfare 2. At least we have plenty of excellent games to play in Q1. January was good with Mass Effect 2, February is all ready seeing some great ones, and so will March.

By the way, I read recently that Medal of Honor’s website has some interesting additions, like franchise pages, which show what some of the other MoH games in the past were like. There are even videos showcasing the past games. I’ve said it before, but Allied Assault was a great game back way when.

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Sources: TVGB

2009/12/14

Video Game Deals at Amazon: Modern Warfare 2 for PS3 and Xbox 360

Modern Warfare 2 was one the top selling game of November, and it looks like it’s still at the top of the list. I’ve seen Modern Warfare 2’s price on console drop by a bit lately – by over $12 on PS3. The price for this version is the same as the Xbox 360 one, when you buy it brand new. The used price is a little lower for both. Note that this is the standard edition.

2009/11/30

Video Game Deals on Amazon: Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2, Samurai Warriors 2: Empires

I was looking at some good deals on these new games lately, so have a look if you’ve been thinking of picking one (or all) of them up.

Left 4 Dead 2 - $29.99 (New)- Save $10.00 - $29.45 (Best Price)

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - $40.00 (new) - Save $9.96

Samurai Warriors 2: Empires - $19.92 (new) - Save $20.07 - $6.39 (Best Price)

2009/11/19

GameStop Breaks the Rules…Again, Releases Games Early

GameStop broke the street release date for Modern Warfare 2 last week, without permission from evil publisher Activision. In defence of their actions, it was said that the top brass of GameStop gave the go-ahead and it was released early.

Now it seems they’ve done the same thing with Assassin’s Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2 this week. The release dates for these two games were broken too. So, gamers probably aren’t complaining. They can get the game early. But publishers, developers, and other retailers are likely less than impressed, or pleased.

Then again, people hate Activision and Bobby Kotick as of late anyway, and the company made loads off of Modern Warfare 2, and not to mention a big fat truckload of pocket money for “Psykotick”.

GameStop always seeks to get the competitive edge over other retailers, at perhaps at any cost. Whether it’s releasing games earlier than the set release date, or letting GameStop employees play new games before selling them, so they’re classed as second hand; stuff that’s frowned upon by others. And second hand goods are what keep the retail chain going, according to reports.

To their credit, GameStop has come around to the fact that digital distribution is the way of the future, after analysts said that the company was doomed to shut down if it didn’t adapt. It’s now broadening its online capabilities as of this year.

Now people are talking about what devs can do to stop GameStop from ruining their plans as far as
release dates are concerned. It seems as though lately, even if a game is sold by a retailer earlier than planned, games like Left 4 Dead 2 are locked, so they can’t be played before that date. But can this actually stop GameStop and other retailers from doing this? Maybe the issue will be taken to court, and perhaps there will be some sort of penalty for committing the act, or even made illegal.

Oh, by the way, payback is a b1tch: a GameStop was robbed the other day, and 100 copies of Modern Warfare 2 were nabbed.

It seems there is justice in this world after all.

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New Jersey breaks street date for AC II and L4D2
MW2 was released early without permission from Activsion
Heist Nets 100 Copies of Modern Warfare 2 [Robbery]

2009/11/18

Russia Offended by Modern Warfare 2, Game Offended Many Others too

In one of Modern Warfare 2’s earlier missions, the player was recruited by the CIA and along with the ultra nationalists, walked into an airport, undercover, and helped gun down innocent civilians. The mission was called “No Russian”.

It was so nice, I played it twice!

Well, Russia didn’t like it so much, and reports claim that at least the console versions of the game have been pulled from store shelves until this level is removed in a patch for the Russian version of the game, for the PC retail and Steam versions. I guess it’s not enough that you are actually given the option of skipping the level when you first start the game, which most people probably didn’t.

Not sure what they'll do with the console versions.

Of course, it doesn’t help that the singleplayer campaign seems to involve a lot of killing of Russians anyway, so some are saying the whole game might have to be rewritten and censored especially for them.

Remember that a similar thing happened in Germany over a single swastika symbol located in Wolfenstein? Compared to that, this is pretty big.

So, what could be done to appease the Russians? Besides taking out the offensive level in question, perhaps all the enemies in the game should be replaced with bears or something?

Modern Warfare 2 has caused a fuss on the other side as well, as Americans, especially Religious leaders and such have slammed the game, probably in no small part due to the missions in the American campaign which detail Washington DC being invaded and reduced to rubble by the Russians in retaliation for the events of the airport mission after it was discovered that an American was involved.

I guess it’s still too soon after 9/11.

Well, you never know, it could happen. Perhaps this little game will spark a resurgence of the Cold War. I doubt it though.

Update: Well, it turns out that the whole story was bull$h1t, but that's not my fault. Activision has set the record straight and disclosed to Eurogamer that they voluntarily removed the "No Russian" mission from Modern Warfare 2 before sending it over there. And only the PC version was ever retailed in Russia, not the console versions as was previously said.

"Other countries have formal ratings boards that we regularly work with. However, Russia does not have a formal ratings entity. As a result, we chose to block the scene after seeking the advice of local counsel,"

"Reports that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been banned in Russia are erroneous. Activision only released a PC version of the game in Russia which went on sale on Tuesday, 10th November,"

So the game isn't banned there.

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http://www.gotps3.ru/article/vsjo_pravda_call_of_duty_modern_warfare_2_podvergnuta_tsenzure/
http://hellforge.gameriot.com/blogs/Hellforge/Console-Versions-of-Modern-Warfare-2-Banned-in-Russia
Religious leaders slam Modern Warfare
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/activision-chose-to-censor-russian-mw2

2009/11/17

Modern Warfare 2 is (not) Surprisingly Short, Like Most FPSs Nowadays

I’ve read it online and I’ve heard it from other people: Modern Warfare 2 was too short.

My brother and I were talking lately and he happened to be pissed off. He said he finished Modern Warfare 2 in only several hours of playing and it was a total rip-off.

I started playing the game in the early hours of Saturday morning, and played a few sessions throughout that day and Sunday, and in the early hours of Monday morning, it was over.
I was really getting in to the game, and all of a sudden it stopped. I should have known that the ending with MacTavish lying on the floor with a knife sticking out of his chest and Shepard kicking the cr@p out of Price was the ending, but I was just so taken in to the game that I didn’t realize that soon the experience would end. I was kind of disappointed.

The thing is no Call of Duty game in history has ever been a long game. With practically every CoD game I’ve ever played, it only took me a few sessions over a period of 2 to 4 days (with breaks) to finish.

And to come across any game nowadays which takes more than several hours to finish is a rarity, besides Fallout 3 or something, which is an RPG. I’m talking about FPSs; shooters.

I mean, Wolfenstein was primarily an FPS with a few extra elements added in to the mix, and even though some claim it was boring, it still took me longer to finish than Modern Warfare 2.

Ever since the nineties, FPS games have evolved tremendously in several areas, but they have been getting shorter in lifespan for the most part. How many times have I played Duke Nukem 3D over the years, and how long did it take me to play through all four episodes of the Atomic Edition? More often, and much longer, to answer both questions.

Yes, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 does have the added bonus of Special Ops missions, some of which are more challenging than what was offered in the actual singleplayer, but once again, the main campaign is pretty short. If only the effort that went into these Special Ops missions was used to extend the singleplayer missions. Most of them were just outtakes from the campaign, but the suspension bridge one was fun.

Well, there is that DLC or expansion which revolves around Ghost that everyone is talking about now, so maybe there will be an extra few missions.

2009/11/16

Modern Warfare 2's Ghost Character to get his own game

Some people think that "Soap" MacTavish is the best character in the Modern Warfare series. Others say its Captain Price, because he's featured in nearly every single main Call of Duty title. I was in the later group, until I saw Ghost.

Ghost is the guy in Modern Warfare 2 with the skull patterned balaclava and the sunglasses, whose real name is Simon Riley, a Sergeant in the SAS and member of Task Force 141, and he just looks and acts so cool.

Too bad he gets killed in the game. Shot and burned alive. Oh dear.

Oops. Sorry if you haven't played it yet.

Craig Fairbrass, the actor who voiced Gaz in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, also voiced Ghost in Modern Warfare 2, and he claims that Infinity Ward is planning a spin-off title for the character, possibly a DLC pack. He's all ready got a comic book series named after him, Modern Warfare 2: Ghost, the first issue out now.

"I'm now voicing a guy called Ghost, who now just got a spin-off comic of his own and they're talking about another little game to go with it. So, I’m quite excited about it. It’s grown and grown and grown.”

“I don’t know. It’s the whole thing I suppose of not knowing who he is. He’s like the head of the SAS and… I’m just so thrilled to be a part of it, I mean it just gets bigger and bigger each year.”

If it does turn out to be a DLC pack or expansion, it will likely be the first kind of addon since United Offensive for the first CoD game. What do the fans say? More or less along the lines of, "I hate you Infinity Ward", "Modern Warfare 2 sucks", and "They're milking the game for more money". Surprise, surprise.

Personally I think that Ghost might be a rip-off of another character of the same name from Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl. He was one of Strelok's buddies and also obscured his features, albeit with a hood and a gas mask. When you think that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also featured a Pripyat level like Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, in "All Ghillied Up", I start to wonder.

Whatever the case, he is not the "head of the SAS".

Some say that Ghost is basically an inside joke at IW, basically like the Kenny McCormick of the developing Modern Warfare series, as he replaced Gaz who was killed in Modern Warfare.

Some say he might be Gaz and that he wears the mask to cover up the injuries he sustained in Modern Warfare. If you look at how the Price character kept reappearing in the series even after he was supposedly killed in Call of Duty, and crossed over into Modern Warfare, it's not impossible I guess.

All we know is he's called the Stig.

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thatvideogameblog.com

2009/11/14

I Need to Free up Some Hard Drive Space

The hard drive I got nearly three years ago is a SATA II 80 GB. It's nowhere near top of the range, but I am planning on perhaps buying a new hard drive some time.

In the mean time, out of 80 GB, I only have about 6GB. You can imagine how slow the thing probably runs. Sometime I've got to make a backup, do a disk defrag, do some late spring cleaning on the thing, and uninstall some of the stuff on there.

Putting Modern Warfare 2 on took up about 11.5 GB or so, and in order to accommodate this I had to take off some games that nobody plays anymore, like Prototype. I don't know, I didn't really find it that fantastic. I kept all my save games and such though.

I also took of the Trine demo, and the Trails 2 demo as well. So, now to get rid of something else perhaps.

Got Modern Warfare 2 Yesterday

Well, I got the game; the game everyone has been waiting for; the most hyped game of the year. And it is pretty damn good.

I picked up Modern Warfare 2 yesterday (just the regular standard edition, since it's for PC- not much of a choice anyway), and I played it in the early hours of this morning and this afternoon. I must say it's been a while since I've actually looked forward to every time I fire a game up, and want to play it.

Sooner or later I guess I'll do one of my RRR articles on it, but I want to play it first. I don't agree with only playing a game for like a few hours on one day before publishing a review like some sites do. I guess they're under time constraints and such, but to me it's just a hobby, a passion- not a job.

I can tell you one thing though: everyone was saying that the PC install would take up 16 GB, but I needed only 11-12 GB. Don't know about anyone else.

2009/11/11

Apocalypse Then: Ten Years of Medal of Honor

Veterans Day

On this day in gaming, in 1999, Medal of Honor for the Playstation was released. Developed by DreamWorks Interactive (now EA Los Angeles) and published by Electronic Arts, it was the original title in a franchise that is hailed as one of the best World War II shooter series, and indeed one of the best First-person shooter series in the genre, often competing with other series like Call of Duty and Brothers in Arms. Indeed, some are under the impression that it is the “first ever World War II First Person Shooter”, or at least the one that springs to mind.

Now admittedly, I haven't played the original, even though I have been around Playstation consoles in the past, but I have seen it, read about it, and heard about it enough. I think I read reviews of Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Underground years ago, and no doubt it intrigued me a lot, and when Allied Assault was due to arrive on the PC, I was more than eager to have a go with it.

Also, the American spelling of "Honour" has also niggled me for years.

IGN (Imagine Games Network) ranked the game number 21 on their list of the "Top 25 Games of All Time" for the PlayStation, and Guinness World Records awarded the Medal of Honor series with a world record for "Best Selling First Person Shooter Series" in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.

And on top of this, the game’s story was created by Steven Spielberg, who also directed Saving Private Ryan, one the best war movies of all time, which came out a year earlier. The Medal of Honor series is often considered to be related to this film, as Spielberg is associated with both, and his name crops up in the credits for more than one of the games in the franchise. Of course another name which has become synonymous with Medal of Honor is Dale Dye, a retired USMC Captain, who served in the Vietnam War, who has been in the movie and video game business for the last twenty something years, and has worked on numerous high-profile war and action films, and not to mention MoH, where he served as the game's military advisor, and has maintained this position on most other MoH titles.

In Medal of Honor, the player takes on the role of Lieutenant James Steven Patterson (or Jimmy Patterson for short), an American soldier and OSS (Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the CIA) operative during World War II , and this has become a theme somewhat, at least initially, with the first few titles, with Manon Batiste being with the French resistance, and Lieutenant Mike Powell in Allied Assault also being an OSS operative. Stealth, intelligence gathering, fighting behind enemy lines, sabotage, infiltration and such played a role in these games, but this style of play was abandoned in later sequels.

Lately, as of the last year or more, there have been rumours and even official talk of a new Medal of Honor title, and the last time I read about this was indeed on the eve of the series’ tenth anniversary. There are reportedly plans, although much of this could be speculation, that this title will take place in a more modern setting, such as its contemporary series, Call of Duty, which received its latest incarnation just this week: Modern Warfare 2.

It’s said that the MoH series will drop its long-lasting World War II theme and follow in Infinity Ward’s footsteps. To this day, we have yet to see any real evidence of this. No screenshots, concept art; not much at all.

Medal of Honor titles:

Medal of Honor (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (PlayStation) - 1999
Medal of Honor: Underground (Manon Batiste) - (PlayStation, Game Boy Advance) - 2000
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (Lt. Mike Powell) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS) - 2002
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (Sgt. Jack Barnes) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (Sgt. John Baker) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS)
Medal of Honor: Frontline (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube) - 2002
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Cpl/Sgt. Joseph Griffin) - (Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube) - 2003
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (Cpl. Jake Murphy) - (Game Boy Advance) - 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (Pvt/Pfc/Lcpl/Cpl/Sgt. Tommy Conlin) - (Windows) - 2004
Medal of Honor: European Assault (Lt. William Holt) - (Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube) - 2005
Medal of Honor: Heroes (Lt. Jimmy Patterson, Lt. William Holt, Sgt. John Baker) - (PlayStation Portable) - 2006
Medal of Honor: Vanguard (Cpl/Sgt. Frank Keegan) - (PlayStation 2, Wii) - 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne (Pfc/Cpl. Boyd Travers) - (Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Mobile) - 2007
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Lt. John Berg) - (PlayStation Portable, Wii) – 2007
Latest Medal of Honor title (TBA)

2009/11/08

Video Games Coming Out in November 2009- 11/8 - 11/14: Modern Warfare 2

Direct2Drive is not Selling Modern Warfare 2

It was revealed recently that Modern Warfare 2 is another awful Steamworks title, and Direct2Drive has stood up and said that Modern Warfare 2 will not be available for download at its online store. Other digital distribution outlets like Impulse and GamersGate have followed suit, and also won’t sell the game. It looks like Steam will be the only one that will have the game for sale.

D2D said it will make up for not selling the game by having another $5 off sale, this time on Activision titles, which includes Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2’s prequel, as well as almost Call of Duty title. I've just checked their catalogue, and even though Modern Warfare 2 appears on it, it isn't for sale.

Jeez, all these announcements about Modern Warfare 2 lately. You’d think that the game is going to bomb, but there is no way in hell that it will. It’s almost like Infinity Ward, and Activision know that the game is going to be “one of the best selling games of all time”, and so they can get away with whatever they want, and people will still buy it, boycotts and petitions, or not.

At least Direct2Drive seems to have had enough of all the controversy surrounding the title, and has the b@lls to stand up to the man. I admire that. Now I wish the game would just be released so I don’t have to read this in my news feeds all the time. That’s doesn’t mean that people will stop whining about it though. I think those who play the singleplayer campaign will be relatively satisfied, where as the multiplayer peeps will be forever pi$$ed.

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http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25944
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/11/06/non-steam-digital-deliverers-uninterested-selling-mw2

2009/10/21

Modern Warfare 2 News: PC Version not Delayed, no Dedicated Servers

So, the Modern Warfare 2 PC version hasn't been delayed after all.

AND there's a furor over the the whole dedicated server issue, and this has inspired a petition which over 1

(currently 127 796 at time of writing) PC gamers have signed, which some have called "nerd rage". Clearly the term must be inspired by Fallout 3's perk of the same name. And Infinity Ward have actually taken notice of this petition, unlike most developers.

"It definitely made a big wave, and the response will not be ignored. I'll ensure everyone at IW sees the petitions and responses to it,"

I don't exactly know what all that means and I don't care. I'm not into multiplayer much.

So, the game will release on all platforms (including the PC) on November 10, 2009, as originally planned months ago.

2009/10/06

New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer is Going to Make Someone Upset

And by someone, I mean probably Americans, seeing as the new Modern Warfare 2 trailer, called "Infamy", features combat on US soil, including inside the White House. I watched it early this morning.

It's also accompanied by a narrator going on about stuff. He sounds a bit like Christian Slater or someone:

"Cain was the first man ever to strike do ...
And when the lord came to him and said, what have you done?
Cain could not hide his crime
For the voice of his brothers blood, cried out from the very ground...."

"The world has been your battlefield. Everywhere you go the blood of brothers and sons screams out against you. Perhaps you can not yet hear it, because the soil is not your own. But you will... You will."

I think, despite the probable fallout that this will cause, that it will make for an interesting twist for a Call of Duty game, seeing as all of them in the past have taken place elsewhere in the world, in either Europe or Asia somewhere.

More Call of Duty news:

PlayStation 2 | 'Call of Duty' trademarked for films
Modern Warfare 2's 17 maps, Achievements uncovered
Call of Duty 3 on Games of Demand
MS: No Modern Warfare 2 beta