Opinion: Casual and multiplayer games could carry people through the recession
It’s no secret that people are cutting back. Unemployment, foreclosure and all sorts of other calamities are befalling families across the US, so it’s no surprise that for many people, entertainment is taking a backseat. Midway and EA are just two of the companies facing some serious losses. Now is… Continue Reading »
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare getting a direct sequel for 2009 holiday season
Despite nearly a dozen Call of Duty games released since 2003, fans just can’t seem to get enough of the intense first-person shooter series. To date, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare stands on a hill of its own, selling more than fourteen million copies worldwide, dozens of Game of… Continue Reading »
Deal(s) of the Day: Amazon’s Monday Madness for December 29, 2008
Apparently, Amazon likes to play yo-yo when it comes to pricing video games. While casually perusing Amazon for some bargain bin deals, I came across quite a few markdowns. Avid bargain hunters may find quite a few of the titles that have been reduced familiar, but there are at least… Continue Reading »
Spielberg comments on cruddy cut scenes in video games
Recently, in an interview Yahoo! Games, film director and part of the development team for Boom Blox Steven Spielberg let the public know about the different problems he’s had with game cinematics. In the interview he made it brutally obvious that he has been a long-time gamer bring up some… Continue Reading »
Call of Duty: World at War beta open to all, almost
Bummed out about not being in the exclusive Call of Duty: World at War beta? All your friends have beta codes and have been enjoying shooting each other to pieces in a next-gen World War II setting, meanwhile you are stuck playing Call of Duty 4, that modern warfare game.… Continue Reading »
Appletell Review: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
FROM APPLETELL - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is brutal to an unsettling degree. It doesn’t glorify war, and it doesn’t even really lionize soldiers. If this were a movie script, John Wayne and Chuck Norris would run from it in terror.
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How to enter the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer beta
Activision has officially started the closed multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War exclusively on the Xbox 360. The multiplayer portion of the game is expected to be just as good or even better than Call of Duty 4. The beta is only running for a few weeks… Continue Reading »
Activision Blizzard discovers the Call of Duty money tree
Activision Blizzard is contemplating capitalizing on the popularity of the multiplayer modes in the Call of Duty series by further charging for the experience. The company sees the potential of making money outside of the retail space by bringing out more content to purchase digitally. Mike Griffith, the CEO of… Continue Reading »
Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer beta for Xbox 360, PC
Activision is giving players the chance to participate in multiplayer betas for World at War on the Xbox 360 and PC. This beta will give lucky participants the chance to get a leg up on the environments and gameplay in preparation for the games November 11, 2008, release. There are… Continue Reading »
A little more about Call Of Duty: World At War
After its trip into modern warfare, the Call of Duty franchise is returning to the World War II time frame. The big difference is that it will be focusing on a new front in the war to end all wars. Call of Duty: World at War will be focusing on… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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