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?

Which game will win GAME of the year? You decide!

From a list chosen by GAME BAFTA, anyone can vote from this selection. The games include: Beatles Rock Band, FIFA 10, Assassins Creed 2 and the hugely popular Modern Warfare 2.

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.

Grumpy Gurevitz: Save Social Gaming as We Knew It!

Since the days of my Spectrum I have always had the chance to host, or go to someone else’s to enjoy, a gaming session. This continued with my Amiga and in the years of the N64 to Playstation 2 it reached the apex of commitment with regular gaming sessions with four close friends.

What I Did During The Great Modern Warfare

The faces of the children will drop and they will ask again with astonishment “Really Granddad? You weren’t on the battlefield killing noobs?”.

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.

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.

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.

British MPs discuss games, game lobbyist group founded

Yesterday in the House of Commons, Labour MP rabble-rouser Keith Vaz launched an attack on games (again). He stated that the level of violence in games like Modern Warfare 2 was unacceptable and that the government should take extra steps to be certain that these kinds of games don’t fall into the hands of children.

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