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TechSpot: CoD Modern Warfare 2 Graphics Performance

Julio Franco — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:27 +0000

The wait is over as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released worldwide this week. Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, this is the sixth installment in the series and a direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. We expect Modern Warfare 2 to be just as hardware friendly as its predecessor despite the numerous engine enhancements.

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Dragon Age: Origins tops Steam weekly best sellers

Joshua Seed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:47:38 +0000

Steam's latest weekly sales charts shows two versions of Dragon Age: Origins topping the chart, taking the number one and two spots. BioWare's newly released role-playing game marks the studio's full return to the PC gaming industry after a few years of PC ports of console games. The title has so far been embraced by gamers, receiving many positive reviews. Valve's upcoming zombie-infused cooperative first-person shooter Left 4 Dead 2 claimed the number three spot on the list, while Gearbox Software's first-person shooter role-playing game Borderlands continues to sell well at number four. Newcomer Runic Games' action role-playing game Torchlight claimed number five. The following are the top 10 PC games for the week of November 1-7.

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Modern Warfare 2 set to enter the record books

Elliot Harrison — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:46:29 +0000

Perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated games for the Playstation 3 and XBox this year - Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2 has certainly got gamers the world over in a bit of a spin. According to the BBC Technology site, the game which is published by Activision has been tipped to become a record breaking success. Activision are cautiously estimating that the total sales of the game will reach 3m across the UK whilst some analysts believe it could sell 10m copies globally in the run up to Christmas. Hundreds of gamers gathered outside retail stores, ahead of its release at GMT 00:00 on the release day.

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No Doubt sues Activision over use in Band Hero

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:04:21 +0000

Rock group "No Doubt" have filed a law-suit over the band's appearance in Band Hero, Activision's latest spin-off of the Guitar Hero video game franchise. The group contend that the game has transformed them into "a virtual karaoke circus act," singing the songs of other bands. In the suit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Country Superior Court, No Doubt allege that Activision broke the contractually agreed use of the in-game likenesses of band members Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young. Band manager, Jim Guerinot said, "The band are bitterly disappointed that their name and likeness was taken and used without their permission. They agreed to play three No Doubt songs as a band. . .

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MW2 dedicated server petition suspect, server capped at 9v9

Joshua Seed — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:21:29 +0000

Speaking in an online chat with the Best Buy community, Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Ryan Lastimosa discussed the petition for dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 and also let slip that servers across all platforms will max out at eighteen players. When asked if there will be dedicated servers added later, the developers had this to say: "We feel the PC game is great in it's current form. We put a lot of work into IWnet in an effort to make the PC experience better for our users. We believe MW2 is better than CoD4:MW. The reason iw.net exists is to improve the gameplay for our users.

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Walmart: Xbox Arcade and $100 gift card for $199 on Nov. 7

Sam Symons — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:07 +0000

Rumors have been going around recently regarding a supposedly upcoming Walmart deal, in which an Xbox 360 Arcade will be up for offer, along with a $100 gift voucher, for $199. All of a sudden this morning, the retailer has confirmed the deal, scheduled to hit on Saturday, November 7. According to Kotaku, the deal will last for just one day, and is part of what will be regularly weekly deals leading up to the retail bonanza that is Black Friday. As noted by Walmart, the sale will begin at 8:00 AM, and will (as mentioned) last for just one day.

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L4D2 Realism mode: Glows dropped, one-hit-kill Witch

Joshua Seed — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:58 +0000

Speaking at the recent Eurogamer Expo in London, Valve's Chet Faliszek has finally confirmed proper details on Left 4 Dead 2's Realism mode. The new gameplay option will be playable at all difficulty settings, will remove character glows to force teams to greatly increase communication, and give the Witch super-kill powers. "Realism mode isn't just making Expert harder. We have our four skill levels again, and you can play Realism mode with any of them.

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Impulse Top 10 Weekly Games for October 31st

Island Dog — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:41:48 +0000

The weekly top 10 selling games on Impulse for the week of October 25th - 31st has been published. Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, Demigod, and The Witcher make the top 3 for last week. 1. Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment 2. The Witcher - Enhanced Edition Director's Cut 3. Demigod 4. Sins of a Solar Empire Bundle 5. Red Faction: Guerrilla 6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 7. Fort Zombie 8. Sins of a Solar Empire 9. Machinarium 10. AI War: Fleet Command

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Neowin hands on: Left 4 Dead 2 demo

Sam Alderwick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:45 +0000

The Left 4 Dead 2 demo has been available for a day or two now, if you pre-ordered the game, and I've managed to get my hands on it too. The sequel to the popular Left 4 Dead is due on 18 November 2009, which is only a matter of weeks away now. Players are given some of the new weapons at the start of the level - others they must find. I've played through the demo several times now, on different difficulties, and there are several new features that have been improved since the original. The first thing is the weapons.

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Microsoft: Xbox 360 "has the best games out there"

Joshua Seed — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:30:18 +0000

Jerry Johnson, General Manager of Xbox Live Europe, has told VideoGamer that the Xbox 360 has the best games. "I'll come back and say that Xbox has the best games out there. It's got the best first-person shooter games out there," he said. "The exclusives we've had over the past years and what we had going into this holiday prove the point that this is still very much at its heart a gaming console. "There's nothing we're going to change with that.

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