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Call of Duty map packs sell 20 million
In a short and sweet media burst today, Activision Blizzard sends word that the combined sales of downloadable map packs for the Call of Duty franchise now exceed 20 million units. The number’s based on the sales of six map packs then: one for Modern Warfare, three for World at War, and most recently two for Modern Warfare 2, the first of which even managed to “shatter” Xbox Live’s ...read more
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Valve apologizes for banning over 12,000 legit Modern Warfare 2 players (PC)
The anti-cheating software embedded in Valve's Steamworks platform recently took on a mind of its own, banning over 12,000 non-cheating Modern Warfare 2 players over the past two weeks. The cause for its insatiable ban lust? Valve president Gabe Newell explained in an email to those affected, "the problem was that Steam would fail a signature check between the disk version of a DLL and a latent ...read more
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Master Chief to return
The last time we saw Master Chief in Halo 3, he was sailing off somewhere in the depths of space, passed out via cryosleep, and slowly headed towards a mysterious planet. Who would’ve thought we’d get to see man wake up? A lot of people, actually, including 343 Industries’ creative director Frank O’Connor who says Master Chief’s return is definite. “We’d have to be the ...read more
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THQ blames Red Dead Redemption for lower UFC 2010 sales
Last month, THQ reported some not-so-awesome sales figures for its second annual entry into the UFC Undisputed franchise -- to the tune of an almost 50 percent decline from sales for last year's first stab at game-ifying the sport. In a recent discussion with the print version of MCV (via CVG), Jon Rooke, the company's UK marketing director, provided one possible explanation for the decrease: ...read more
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Medal of Honor beta now available on Xbox 360
Xbox 360 owners have been patiently waiting their turn to go online in the Medal of Honor beta. After weeks of delays, it appears EA and DICE's multiplayer shooter is now available on Xbox Live. If you've managed to snag an elusive code, you'll be able to redeem it here to exchange it for an Xbox Live voucher. The beta is expected to end on July 31st, giving Xbox owners at least ten days to ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 subscription message dismissed as 'just a glitch'
The oft-surfacing rumor of Activision's intent to incorporate a pay-to-play plan for the multiplayer portions of its Call of Duty franchise sprung up once again yesterday, when a player reportedly captured video of a hidden Marketplace item titled "Modern Warfare 2 Membership." The buzz was quickly quieted by a Tweet from Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling, who stated, "nobody has to pay to play COD ...read more
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Pay-to-play Call of Duty not happening
Activision implementing a monthly multiplayer fee to the Call of Duty franchise? Starting with this November’s Black Ops? Lies. Neither Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 or Treyarch’s upcoming Black Ops will require a subscription at any point, the studios’ respective community managers have confirmed. “For the record, nobody has to pay to play COD or MW2 multiplayer, nor will ...read more
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Discounted Xbox 360s outsell new model
The slimmer new Xbox 360s may look nice, but it appears that not quite everyone has seen the value in owning one just yet; going by US sales data from NPD, the new model accounted for 40% of the 451,700 units sold in June. The other 60% was made up of older Arcade, Premium and Elite models, all of which underwent price cuts as the new model was released about halfway through the month. The ...read more
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Indie developer tells Epic to “F**k off”, Epic apologises
It’s beginning to look like a current trend for developers to insult others in the industry. On Thursday, during a panel at the Develop Conference in Brighton, Cliff Harris - the owner of indie developer Positech Games - was discussing how personally replying to potential customers could lead to more sales. “At this point, there was this derisive snort from this guy in the front row, ...read more
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Call of Duty: Raising the cost of playing?
It’s not hard to increase the cost of something from free, but that is what might be in store for Call of Duty online play. Activision will be doing this by the end of the year as per prediction by analyst Michael Pachter. During an interview with Industry Gamer, Pachter pointed to the issue of free online play fostering strong replay factor which, while being good for gamers, is leaving ...read more
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