Archive for November, 2009
Modern Warfare2 Released in the NE United States
Due to IW’s lack of distribution control or penalties for early release, Gamestops are forced to make a deal with Activision to also release their stock to compete with smaller mom and pop shops.
With all the latest questions regarding IW’s competency with regards to leaked game footage and XBOX piracy, is this the latest of what we can expect of the game?
PC gamers are already sceptical of the game in regards to a total lack of PC support (MW2=console port) so this lazy attempt of distribution control could be a warning shot of how lazy game development is. We will see in the next couple of days as the game is released to everyone and the critics and fanboys start to post their comments. I for one look forward to stating my opinion.
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.
