Not so Modern Warfare

With the recent sackings at Infinity Ward, and the worrying press release that three new Call of Duty games are being developed, and that Activision are looking at “new digital business models” (subscriptions?) for the franchise, the question is where does the money making war machine go from here?

Grumpy Gurevitz: How Long?

How many hours a week do you put into gaming, and when doing so for how long is each period of gaming? I haven’t seen any stats, but I bet the average reader of this wonderful site is 20+ and so is either in or about to enter the world of work, relationships and possibly kids.

Where Are Our Celebrities?

Members of a development team don’t have appeal for members of the public in general. People with a passion for gaming are often very interested in what these people have to say, particularly if it’s something about an as – yet unreleased game. People with only a casual interest in gaming however couldn’t care less what the developers have to say. They don’t know or care who they are.

Call of Duty MMO rumoured

You can file this news strictly under the rumour category, but Destructoid reckon Modern Warfare 2 developers Infinity Ward are beginning work on a Call of Duty MMO. Reports began to spring up yesterday that Activision are likely to pass on the next entry in the global smash hit series to another developer (Treyarch are busy working on another Call of Duty title themselves, rumoured to be set in Vietnam).

Grumpy Gurevitz: Stupid People Lead Me To Violence!

What causes violence? If you are fan of George Lucas then you know that ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to anger, and anger to violence. I ask this as currently we are going through the yearly attack on gaming, largely caused by Modern Warfare 2; but most probably an attack which would have attached itself to another game had MW2 not been released.

IWNet – A PC Gamers lament

When Infinity Ward first announced IWNet there was uproar in the land of PC gaming. Dedicated servers have been the focus of PC multiplayer gaming for many years, with communities being formed around them. When the latest mod or custom map pack is released, dedicated servers always spring up to support and expand the game from its native iteration, allowing a degree of customization and democracy that console games still lack.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: review

When it isn’t challenging your morals or way of life, Modern Warfare 2 plays out like the most intense summer action movie of all time.

Modern Warfare 2: A Cynical View

The following article comprised of dangerously opinionated views will contain SPOILERS covering the whole of Modern Warfare 2’s story and should be read at your own risk. This is your only warning.

Grumpy Gurevitz: Call to a New Console! Modern Stupidity

Buying a console is not as easy as it used to be, or as it should be.

In the old days we didn’t have backwards compatibility to worry about. Nor did we really have to worry about ‘content’ and save games as the consoles either didn’t offer it or it was a simple case of buying a cheap memory card.

Daily Mail attacks Modern Warfare 2

Reports surfaced recently that Infinity Ward’s latest blockbuster places you in the shoes of a counter terrorist agent who may have to gun down civilians in order to infiltrate a terror group. Unsurprisingly this has led to some controversy and today, to the surprise of absolutely no-one, The Daily Mail threw in their reasonable and not at all judgemental and ignorant opinion.

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