modern warfare 2
Feature: Rethinking the online experience
There are so many things wrong with this.
After spending a fair amount of time with the Halo: Reach beta last week, which I had a pretty good time with, online multiplayer has been the focus of my thoughts for the first time in a while. And really, when I think about online gaming, I tend to think about how little of it I do these days. Back in the days of Halo 2 and maybe even extending into my time with Modern Warfare 1, I generally paid a visit to the virtual killing fields on a daily basis. But a lot has changed since then, both in my personal life and in the industry. Rather than wasting your time with an exploration of why I can’t seem enjoy the competitive online scene for more than a month at a time anymore, I’ll just go with the easy answer and say that all the kids I used to play with no longer play games online and that I’m not entirely interested in meeting digital friends. So for me, the novelty of a new game and primal competition can keep me satisfied for maybe month, but as soon as I pick up a newer game I have no interest in returning to the never-ending massacre that I had been contributing to. How can developers change this behavior?
Author: Cody
Reactions: 2nd Modern Warfare 2 map pack due out June 3rd
Little more than a month after the release of the “Stimulus Package,” which has sold over 2.5 million units so far, Activision and Infinity Ward (or what’s left of them) are prepping the release of another map pack, titled “Resurgence Pack.” The downloadable content will go for the same $15 as the first map pack, and will feature five maps, two of them Modern Warfare 1 remakes, just like the “Stimulus Package.” The new maps (pictures in link) are Carnival, Trailer Park, and Fuel. The remakes are of Strike and Vacant.
Author: CodyTrailers: First look at MW2 “Stimulus Package”
Not really much of a look, but from what we can see the new maps look pretty cool. Not $15 cool, but cool.
Author: CodyReactions: MW2 map pack to be $15, include two MW1 maps
The two old maps are “Crash” and “Overgrown.” The three new maps are “‘Bailout,’ a multi-level apartment complex; ‘Storm,’ an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery; ‘Salvage,’ a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars,” according to the pack’s Xbox Live Marketplace description, which has since been pulled. The $15 for three new maps? Well, that’s a mite bit psychotic.
Author: CodyReactions: 1st map pack coming to MW2 March 30th
Yup. No pricing or gameplay details yet, but it has been confirmed that the DLC is a timed Xbox 360 exclusive. No word on when the PS3 and PC versions will be coming, but I’d bet it won’t be too long. That’s pretty much all there is to it.
Author: CodyRandom: “No Russian,” no problem
Apparently, this video was made almost entirely from in-game action running on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, but it was recorded at different camera angles and cut up to look real, real classy. First of all, I can’t believe how monumentally superior the PC version looks in comparison to the 360…makes me want to upgrade my PC and play me some pretty games. But more important than my expensive desires are my respected opinions, and I think that this machinima fellow Michael Barnes deserves a job at Infinity Ward. He certainly made a more entertaining “No Russian” than the IW guys could manage. Whether that has anything to do with the current techniques of first-person-stories is a conversation for another time.
Author: CodyReactions: Activision fires co-founders of Infinity Ward
"I find your lack of faith disturbing."
Over the past 24 hours, the web has been aflame with rumors of Jason West and Vince Zampella’s departures from Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward. Few details are actually known at this time, but it has been confirmed through West and Zampella’s respective Linkedin profiles that they are no longer under the employ of Infinity Ward as of “March 2010.”
Author: CodyFeature: Metamorphosis of a gamer
That fresh feeling...
Whether we like it or not, change is a part of life. We go through stages, phases, trends, and bends until we can’t recognize who we were when we started. And at the tender age of 20, I think I might be going through yet another transformation as a gamer. So this feature will be an examination of myself as a gamer. I’m not sure what I’ll find, but I think it’s something worth thinking about.
Author: CodyFeature: InsaneBear’s 2009 Game of the Year
Is this Fiddy's year?
Another year has come and gone, and despite more delays than I can ever remember in one year, 2009 still saw more great games than I could possibly get around to playing. 2009 also saw me jumping into the whole game-writing thing for the first time (well, sort of). Consequently, this is InsaneBear’s first GOTY feature, and we’re going to try to keep it relatively simple. Maybe next year I’ll throw in some quirky awards meant to recognize specific games, but for now, we’ll just be sticking to the GOTY model. Without further ado…
Author: Cody
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