Archive for August, 2009
Dual-wield weapons officially confirmed
There is a good news. Officially it has been confirmed by Infinity Ward that Modern Warfare 2 will be having dual-wield weapons. Great. Isn’t it?
It was twittered recently by the community manager of Infinity Ward, Robert Bowling that akimbo pistols would feature in Modern Warfare 2. While giving a presentation on the game Bowling announced this great news.
He said, “Just walked off stage. Crowd was amazing, went insane chanting ‘pick it up!’ when I stumbled over dual-wield Deagles. lol - Akimbo confirmed.”
Through the official forum Bowling said, “Now to calm some initial fears of ‘OMG! Overpowered!’. Akimbo is limited and balanced, just like everything in the game. It’s limited to side-arms, harder to aim than standard and you can’t go ADS (aim down sights) since you have a weapon in each hand.”
Bowling even mentioned giving a direction to all the fans of the game that don’t freak out before seeing it in action.
Well, no where on the forum did he mentioned when the fans will get a chance to see it in action.
Please share your thoughts…
New range of accessories for North America and key European territories
New range of accessories have arrived for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in the market of North America some European territories. These accessories have been announced by MadCatz. Check the accessories below:
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Controller (360)
MRP: $49.99 USD
Latency free controller with 2 two extra buttons.
Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator (360)
MRP: $29.99 USD
Based on military design, it is an accessories to reduce background noise.
Modern Warfare 2 Faceplate and Console Skinz
MRP: $29.99 USD
Skin with “z”, kids to provide fully immersive themed landscape.
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Controller (PS3)
MRP: $49.99 USD
Two extra buttons, backlit thumbs and internal battery that can provide gameplay up to 60 hours.
Modern Warfare 2 Wireless Bluetooth Headset (PS3)
MRP: $39.99 USD
This accessory reduces microphone noise.
Modern Warfare 2 Controller Faceplates (PS3 and 360)
MRP: $14.99 USD
It is durable and has a gloss finish.
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Game Pad (PC)
MRP: $24.99 USD
This has analogue sticks, 4 trigger and 4 action buttons, and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Modern Warfare 2 Sniper Mouse (PC)
MRP: $49.99 USD
It helps to alter cursor speed.
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Keyboard
MRP: $49.99 USD
Features “Anti-ghosting” for key action areas and the Media Keys of it controls volume and other media functions.
Modern Warfare 2 Elite Keyboard (PC)
MRP: $49.99 USD
Features multi-colour backlighting and Tru-Vu illumination.
Two new snowy images released
Two new images have been released by Activision. Now it is confirmed that helicopters are there in the game. It’s a snowy location in the images and we can also see few hard-looking (cold) soldiers.
We can see the soldiers being equipped with nasty guns, ski goggles, and Wal-Mart face coverings. It looks that these soldiers are on the way to hurt something.
It seems Modern Warfare 2 has all weapons
Here is a list of weapons that will be there in Modern Warfare 2.
Assault Rifles
FAMAS - Bushmaster ACR - M16 - AK-47 - Steyr AUG A2 - Imbel MD3 - FN 2000 - G36C - M4 - MK. 14 EBR - G3 - TAR-21 - FN SCAR - FN FAL
Sniper Rifles
SVD Dragunov - Walther WA2000
Sub-Machine Guns
FN P90 - UMP .45 - TDI Kriss - H&K MP5
Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12 - W1200 - Armsel Striker 12 Guage - Remington 870MCS - Winchester 1887 - AA-12
Light/Heavy Machine Guns
RPD - MK46 - AUG HBAR-T - MG4 - M240
Pistols
USP .45 - Glock 18/22 - M1911 .45 - Desert Eagle or Baby Eagle
Melee
Combat Knife - Ice Picks
Explosives/Grenades
C4 - Frag Grenade - Stun Grenade - Smoke Grenade - Semtex
Gun Attatchments
Red Dot Sight - Heartbeat Sensor - ACOG - Silencer - EOTech Sight - Thermal Scope - Master Key
Grenade Launchers
GP-25 Grenade Launcher - M203 Grenade Launcher - AT4 Rocket Launcher (Heat Seaking/Lock-On)
Armor
Riot Shield
Cross check properly and comment about the weapons you are missing in the game.
Mad Catz will create controllers and accessories for Modern Warfare 2
Mad Catz Interactive, the famous third party interactive entertainment accessory provider, will be producing branded controllers and accessories for Modern Warfare 2. This has been recently announced officially by Mad Catz.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz said that they are very much excited to work for Activision and Infinity Ward in creating branded controllers and accessories for their Modern Warfare series.
He also said that as they continue to grow and diversify then they to become the leading portfolio in the branded videogame industy.
The CEO of Infinity Ward said that the innovation and fresh approach of Mad Catz has been great from the first day itself. He said that Mad Catz has really made poured their hearts into the new line of accessories for MW2.
Modern Warfare 2 may have more than 2 map packs
News comes that Modern Warfare 2 will be coming up with at least two map packs. This has been conveyed recently by the community manager of Infinity Ward, Robert Bowling. He said to the media that Infinity Ward has been planning to give post-launch support to Modern Warfare 2.
Activision is also working hard to create a community around the game. This is just to make the game sustain in the long run. Moreover, the community will help the team to support well the game after it is launched.
Robert Bowling also said that though they have confirmed earlier also in the E3 about the two map packs, so this does not mean that there won’t be more than two map packs.
He also added that they will be shaping the DLC based on the feedback of the community. The feedback will also suggest whether the first two map packs are up to the expectations or not.
Well, do keep reading and do keep commenting. Let us hope that Modern Warfare 2 sustains in the long term.
May hear voice of 50 Cent in Modern Warfare 2
Fifty Cent, the renowned rapper is going to make an appearance in Modern Warfare 2. He will be making a cameo in this upcoming game. Officially it has not yet announced whether he will still continue his search for his diamond encrusted skull.
Half-a-dollar, as he is also popularly known as, will be lending his talent as one of the many voices featured in the Multiplayer positions of Modern Warfare 2. It his also heard from him that the news of his visit to Infinity Ward and playing Modern Warfare 2 with Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden is not true.
So all the fans of Modern Warfare 2 get ready to hear sounds from 50 Cent such as Reloading, Watch your fire, I’m down, get me up! and Tango Down!
Earlier also Call of Duty featured famous voices like actors Keifer Sutherland and Gary Oldman. They played prominent roles in Call of Duty: World At War.
Two map packs confirmed by Activision
Modern Warfare 2 has beaten all the previous pre-order records of Activision. This news broke after the earnings call of Activision. It seems that the price tag of £54.99 GBP has not put gamers away from having it. Activision calls that Modern Warfare 2 is the “must-have title” of 2009.
On the day of revealing this game to be the largest pre-order, Activision announced that Modern Warfare 2 will have two map packs.
Michael J. Griffith, the president and CEO of publishing unit said of Activision said to the media, “We plan to launch two separate map packs for this title. Map packs help extend the shelf life of the franchise.”
Griffith also said while comparing with the original Modern Warfare, “The original Modern Warfare was released two years ago and has sold almost 14 million units worldwide life to date. The excitement for the next instalment is evidenced by the largest pre-orders in Activision’s history.”
Well, it was earlier known that two map packs will be released for MW2, but it was not confirmed that there will only be two map packs.
MULTIPLAYER TRAILER
Electronic Arts (EA) been throwing punches at Modern Warfare 2 for sometime claiming that the new Battlefield: Bad Company from the DICE studio would have dedicated servers for the PC gamers. It will be valuing the importance of PC gameplay and also customization of it.
Jens Uwe, headmaster of the European division of EA, said in an interview on Friday, “In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first strong attack on Call Of Duty… The shooter space is one we don’t want to give up. It’s an important genre and we were the number one. So we are certainly working on how we can get that crown back and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an important product in that context.”
One who has played first Bad Company as well as the Modern Warfare titles may be knowing well that the games are very different in style and also in gunplay. We may also have found out that DICE is on the way of making some changes in it such as making the enemies more easier to kill to fall in line.
