Gamertell

With the holidays getting closer faster than a runaway sleigh, it’s time to start thinking about presents. It’s really frustrating when you just don’t know what to get for someone but if that someone likes video games, you’re in luck. If you are shopping for a video games fan, there… Continue Reading »

A couple of days ago I was playing the solo campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and I got to the much discussed “No Russian” mission. (Do yourself a favor and go get a copy of Modern Warfare 2.) The mission puts the player in the shoes of… Continue Reading »

It is a good time to be the always-controversial Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. According to Games Industry Biz, Kotick exercised stock options on 1.93 million shares allowing him to buy them for $1.03 and sell them for between $11.43 and 11.54 each. Also making a pretty penny through stock options… Continue Reading »

Street date, schmeet date. It should probably not come as a surprise that some retailers decided to break the November 10, 2009, street date on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The events that transpired afterward are definitely worth noting, though. GameStop contacted COD publisher Activision regarding retailers breaking the… Continue Reading »

Somewhere, Jack Thompson is tittering with peals of glee as the debate about video game violence just jumped to the forefront of the holiday shopping season. Footage from arguably the biggest game release of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, was leaked earlier this week (October 27, 2009). That… Continue Reading »

Drinking and gaming. We saw it happen with Halo and World of Warcraftand now a beverage company is trying to help juice up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Monster Energy drink has teamed up with Activision for a cross-promotional effort that the companies hope will help keep gamers from… Continue Reading »