In a surprise move that shocked absolutely everybody and was expected by absolutely nobody, Activision confirmed that another Call of Duty game was not only in the works, but slated for this year’s holiday season. They also confirmed that new titles, map packs, and marketing for older titles were on the way, in an attempt to increase the series’s userbase.

“… this holiday, as we eluded earlier, we plan to release a new Call of Duty game. We expect that the ..read the full article

Last week, people were left scratching their heads over Marvel: Ultimate Alliance’s DLC pulling a Shadowcat from the PSN store and disappearing through a wall. The incrimental expansion that included Psylocke, Cable, and Carnage simply vanished into an alternate Earth without any warning. Finally the explanation has come down to us, and like I said all along, I’m sure it makes perfect sens-… Wait? It was a limited time offer? Since when?

Oh great, time limited downloadable content. This model just ..read the full article

Well, in somewhat surprising news, it looks like Activation’s DJ Hero will be getting a sequel despite the poor sales of the original game. DJ Guetta, one of the DJ’s who worked on some DLC for the original game has confirmed he will be working on the sequel.

In the past, Dan Rosensweig, the CEO of Guitar Hero, hinted on the creation of more DJ Hero titles — and it now looks like his subtle ..read the full article

The lovely image above demonstrates that while grandparents do love their grandchildren immensely, they aren’t exactly keeping current on the latest videogame releases while sipping herbal tea on the sandy beach outside their Florida condo. So the next time you drop hints to your grandparents, make sure you are as specific as possible. In other words, if you want the Modern Warfare 2 videogame for the [insert platform here], spell it out, or like the kid in this ..read the full article

Ice-T has made it fairly well known to those who care to follow his interests, that videogames rank pretty high on his list of favorite things, but it wasn’t until he decided to post a TwitPic showing off his multiplayer accomplishments in a session of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, that we got a glimpse at his impressive gaming skill level as “LORD 187X”.

The rapper and long time star of TV’s Law & Order ..read the full article

Remember last year when a few million copies of Spore were pirated and everyone had a fit? Well, stand aside for 2009’s ‘winner’. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PC has been torrented approximately 4.1 million times. Add that to the 970,000 illegal downloads for the Xbox 360 version and Infinity Ward is looking at over 5 million copies of their game in the hands of people who didn’t give them a cent.

The runner-ups for the PC include The Sims ..read the full article

I wasn’t at all impressed with the 2009 VGA trailer for Activision’s True Crime. I somewhat enjoyed the previous two games in the series, but the voices, character rigidity, and somehow-superhuman movement in the trailer just didn’t impress me. A press release for the game just hit my inbox, and while I can’t say it changes my opinion of the game, it’s a bit more information than the trailer gave us.

The game is set in Hong Kong, with an open-world ..read the full article

The latest Video Game Awards mystery game teaser video features what one can only assume is a police officer tossing his badge off the top of a building in a Hong Kong setting. The badge itself reads “Hong Kong Police” and the video narrative paints a picture of a cop sacrificing his life as a cop and a person to go undercover.

Website Superreragatory believes the game is Activision/Treyarch’s Black Lotus title, which was put on hold by the publisher during ..read the full article

The Sci-Fi fans just shed a tear for what could have been. In an interview with GamePro, Modern Warfare 2 scribe, Jesse Stern, admitted that Infinity Ward actually considered a far fetched alien, and even undead, scenario for their latest CoD sequel:

“In the beginning we talked about having things in Modern Warfare 2 like outbreaks, viruses, chemical warfare, and even outlandish things such as aliens and the living dead,”

Guess those “CoD on Mars” rumors back in 2008 had at least ..read the full article

If ever you wanted more proof that Activision just can’t get enough of the Call of Duty franchise, here it is. It now seems that two dedicated teams and a yearly sequel release isn’t enough for the publishers overactive CoD drive.

The tail end of a LA Times article discussing the sheer magnitude of Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 launch reveals that, in addition to Infinity Ward and Treyarch, a third mystery team has been signed to create yet another CoD ..read the full article

The last few seconds of a multiplayer team deathmatch can really suck for the players who are already dead and left with nothing to do but watch and wait. It sucks even more when you’re one of the two players left standing, and you’re facing an inevitable draw because the other bastard is no where to be found.

Well, here’s a pro tip for anyone who finds themselves in the aforementioned predicament … go John Rambo on their ass! That’s right, ..read the full article

Despite the in-game terrorism scandal and the dedicated server protesting debacle, rock solid developer Infinity Ward out did themselves again. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 flew off store shelves like cupcakes at an over-eaters anonymous gathering. Mmm cupcakes.

According to early statistical data, Modern Warfare 2 has sold approximately seven million world wide copies across multiple platforms on the first day of its release. How impressive is that? Well, consider Rockstar’s well hyped release of Grand Theft Auto IV ..read the full article

Jon Christensen, Founder of Slash Gamer, and Jim Steyer, Common Sense Media CEO, recently appeared on the FOX morning show “Fox & Friends” to give their stance on the uber violent “terrorist” activities in Modern Warfare 2. The segment was titled “A game that lets you play as a terrorist?” and pitted Jon as the defender of video game content, against Jim, the defender of our precious and highly impressionable children. Here are the highlights:

Jim: The main issue with violent ..read the full article

I plan on heading out to my local Best Buy towards the end of tonight’s Monday Night Football game to pick up Modern Warfare 2. If any of you are grabbing your copy tonight too feel free to comment below and join Dylan, myself, and a few others on Xbox LIVE tonight. Go Steelers!!!!

Update: Just got back from the midnight release at … GameStop. Yes, GameStop. I went to Best Buy first, and apparently, I live next to the only ..read the full article

It has leaked on the web that several GameStop locations in the North East (Brooklyn NY, Philadelphia PA, Bowling Green Ohio) have been selling Modern Warfare 2 before its November 10th release date — as in today.

According to Mike Fahey over at Kotaku, at least one location claimed that they received specific permission from Activision to do so based on other retailers (like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and even Mom n’ Pop shops) already breaking the release date in their ..read the full article

The holiday season is closing in and that means the corporate figure heads we know and love are loosening their jaws to allow for some serious product pitching.

Direct from the hefty predictions department come two haymakers. The first hails from the lips of Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, and the second comes from Nintendo’s North American President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. Have your popcorn ready.

First lets start with Activision. Just how successful does they think Modern Warfare 2 will be? ..read the full article

Activision’s highly anticipated Modern Warfare 2 can already be found on a multitude of internet torrent sites (so I’ve been told), but the quick work of Dallas based IPCybercrime (hired by Activision) helped move one cyber-thief out of his spacious gadget filled hacker pad into something a little more “cozy”.

According to Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat, a Craigslist post offering a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle perked the interest of Activision and prompted them to hire Dallas based IPCybercrime, ..read the full article

Fans of Activision’s Action/RPG Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 will be happy to know that new DLC content is out today on both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3. The download will unlock five new characters; Magneto, Carnage, Cable, Black Panther and Juggernaut (previously only available with pre-orders). It will also open up a new Civil War storyline with four challenge missions.

The cost of the update will run 800 MS points (about $10) on Xbox LIVE and $9.99 ..read the full article