Activision has confirmed that it’s releasing the first DLC map pack for Modern Warfare 2 dubbed the “Stimulus Package” in just a few weeks on March 30. The Stimulus Package will first be released on Xbox Live and Silver Live members will be able to try out MW2 online play in a “Multiplayer Unlock event” during the dates of March 12-15.

There are no other details on the maps themselves, nor how many maps the package will actually contain, but there have ..read the full article

If you haven’t heard yet, Activision escorted former Infinity Ward Studio leads Vince Zampella and Jason West out of their lovely office space bouncer style on March 1st, just a few short days ago. The publisher is reporting that the two were performing acts that they believe to be “breaches of contract” and “insubordination.” However, Jason and Vince have no plans of going down without a fight.

The two state that Activision hired a ..read the full article

About damn time Infinity Ward. The Modern Warfare 2 Care Package patch is finally on the way to the Xbox 360 to fix the glitches that have plagued online matches for months now.

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has told Game Informer that the Care Package patch for Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 has been sent to Microsoft for certification and should arrive soon, considering the patch for the PC was issued last month, along with one for the PS3.

Here’s what ..read the full article

The winners of our first ever “Review Then To You” contest have been selected. Sorry this is being posted so late. You could say I was on a bit of a warpath over being falsely accused for destroying all of mankind. Anyway, the games up for grabs in case you forgot or simply don’t recognize them from the lovely image above are: Batman Arkham Asylum, Madden 10, Uncharted 2, and Wii Music Modern Warfare 2.

If you ..read the full article

The NPD numbers for December 2009 have finally been released and they’re quite impressive, besting last December by 4 percent from $5.32 billion to $5.53 billion, becoming the best single sales month on record for the video game industry. Compared to last year’s sales, hardware sales rose from 16 percent to $2.19 billion and accessories rose 15 percent to $760.2 million, but, surprisingly, software sales actually declined 7 percent to $2.58 billion. Even with the great success in December, it ..read the full article

Electronic Arts has begun it’s plan to gun down the Call of Duty series in terms of FPS multiplayer and it’s “first strong attack” will be with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, according to EA European boss, Jens Uwe Intat.

“In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first strong attack on Call Of Duty,” he told MCV (via CVG) today.

“The shooter space is one we don’t want to give up. It’s an important genre and we ..read the full article

With each passing day, it becomes apparent to me (as it should you) that videogames are much more than they appear to be. Think of them as a wonder device capable of some day changing the world.

Jermaine O’Neal, a player on the NBA’s Miami Heat franchise, tells the Sun Sentinel that the team has built a “special brotherhood” during their latest seven-day road stretch of games. He attributes the strengthened bond between he and his teammates ..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

A gamer by the name of Saad recently noticed something a bit off with Infinity Ward’s representation of Karachi. Namely the fact the text scrawled around the map isn’t the right language. You may be asking yourself “Why is Saad more knowledgeable on this subject than the game’s developer?” Well, conveniently enough, Karachi happens to be his homebase.

Despite being in Pakistan, the writing on the walls and signs of Karachi is in Arabic. Considering the odds ..read the full article

Well, we’ve done it. Gamers everywhere should take out their favorite bottle of cheap liquor and toast themselves for overtaking movies as the biggest entertainment cash cow around. At least in England they should, so I guess replace ‘bottle of cheap liquor’ with ‘nice cup of tea.’

As reported by the Telegraph, in the calendar year before September 2009 the humble video game outpaced film in terms of consumer dollars spent. It wasn’t even that close. The Brits paid £1.73 billion ..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

In a recent interview with CVG, Army of Two: The 40th Day producer Matt Turner said that, while he respects Infinity Ward for doing the infamous No Russian mission, they wouldn’t have done it themselves.

“You’re playing a CIA agent, it’s designed to show the atrocities. It’s pretty awful and if you fail to see that side of it than you’re not getting the whole picture. That being said, I thought it took it a little far; it was pretty ..read the full article

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 just cant’t catch a break with all of these problems. First there was the javelin glitch, which thankfully was fixed in short order, then a matchmaking bug popped up, and now comes the even more mysterious unlimited ammo glitch. Hit the jump for details and a very frustrating video.

According to Kotaku, players are joining games and finding that there are no ammo counters, giving them unlimited ammunition with every weapon. To fix this problem, ..read the full article

The worlds 4th ranked professional tennis player, Andy Murray, has been dumped by long time girlfriend Kim Sears. The reason for this Shakespearean tragedy? A seven-hour-a-day love affair with his PlayStation 3 console and Modern Warfare 2.

Several sources close to the situation, including Murray’s coach, have gone on record saying that the athlete spends multiple hours at a time playing video games, with the most recent “anonymous” source stating that the girlfriend finally got “fed up”. In his defense, ..read the full article

The latest chapter of Modern Warfare gay related news come from a recently discovered gay related Easter Egg conversation that takes place if you happen to leave the game idle in the starting area. While idle, a soldier walks into your vicinity and asks an unknown entity the question “Are you still gay? I’m kidding.” to which another voice responds “Don’t ask don’t tell bro.” The video can be seen below.

Look, while I agree with Adam Sessler’s comments regarding ..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

One day, far into the future, gaming blogs will stop reporting on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. This is not that day. The PC version has been split open by ‘hackers’ (a term I hate using, as I am not in an ’80s movie) to reveal some hidden game modes, outlined below.

The first gametype – “gtnw” – is Global Thermonuclear War. To play, simply capture the objective: a nuclear bomb. When captured, the bomb detonates… The second gametype – ..read the full article