Modern Warfare 2 sanitized for Russia
If you live in Russia, and want an original version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, you may be out of luck for awhile. The console versions of the game have been pulled from retails shelves as an official rejection of the “No Russian” mission in the game. If you are a regular Crispy Gamer reader than you have probably read some of our discussions of that mission (See our Modern Warfare 2 review, this blog post about playing it, another blog post about a segment on Fox & Friends and how the No Russian Mission is a failure). The objection is to a terrorist act, where the player takes part in a mission in an airport as an undercover agent secretly involved in a Russian-lead massacre of innocent civilians. Russian citizens and politicians don’t like the way the game depicts its soldiers in this Red Dawn style storyline and have donw something about it.
Further, the PC version of the game has been sanitized of the No Russian mission, so if you didn’t get the game before all this blowback you won’t have a chance to experience the mission for yourself. While people and governments certainly have a right to object to a game’s content, this hardcore approach seems a little rigid to me; couldn’t people object to the game’s content by simply not buying it?
According to published reports, these new console versions of the game will be released in less than a month, contingent on government approval.
Source: GotPS3.ru via Hellforge
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Category Action, Genres, Industry, Other, PC, Platforms, PlayStation 3, Politics, Xbox 360 | Tags: Call of Duty,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,Censorship,Consoles,Government,Modern Warfare 2,No Russian,Russia,Steam
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Activision Q3 Profits up on Guitar Hero, Call of Duty
Activision Blizzard announced a profit for the third quarter, thanks to two important events: a reduction in costs and strong sales of titles like Guitar Hero 5. Shares rose 2 percent in afternoon trading on the news. The company also predicted lower fourth quarter numbers than what Wall Street expected, despite the pending release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which ships next Tuesday.
For the third quarter, Activision reported a net income of $15 million - 1 cent per share - compared with a net loss of $108 million - 8 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Net revenue dipped 1 percent in Q3 to $703 million. Excluding revenue that was deferred from the sale of certain titles, the company said revenue for the period would have been right around $755 million.
In the quarter Activision Blizzard increased its U.S. and European share 1.2 points over the previous year across all platforms to 12.3 percent and had two of the top-10 best-selling titles in the U.S.: Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero World Tour, according to retail sales data from NPD Group (U.S.) and Charttrack and Gfk (Europe).
The top selling games for the quarter were Guitar Hero 5, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, and older versions of Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and - of course - World of Warcraft.
For the fourth quarter, Activision is predicting earnings of 43 cents a share on revenue of $2.22 billion, on a non-GAAP basis. Analysts were expecting earnings of 44 cents a share on revenue of $2.3 billion. The fourth quarter will include the release of Modern Warfare 2, Tony Hawk: Ride, DJ Hero and Band Hero.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare confirmed for Wii
Wii owners probably heard that Modern Warfare 2 was being developed but not for Nintendo’s popular platform when the game was announced earlier this year. Fans were still seething over the fact the that first game was not released on Wii. Well fret no more Wii fans, because a Call of Duty game is coming to your favorite platform, alongside the Xbox 360, Windows and PS3 versions. Activision Publishing confirmed today that it will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Wii on November 10 in conjunction with the launch of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2.
Details on nuances created especially for the Wii system were not disclosed at press time, nor other content - new or original - will be included in the game. More information when we have it.
Activision releases World at War iPhone app
Activision Publishing and Call of Duty: World at War developer Treyarch, have launched the first iPhone application as a companion for the popular WWII action game today via iTunes for free. The Call of Duty: World at War Companion allows those who own iPhones to remotely access news and updates to their iPhones.
Players with linked accounts on www.CoDWaW.com (Xbox 360 and PS3) will be able to see key stats from the game. The application will support unique registered player accounts for Call of Duty: World at War fans by providing stat and performance tracking, news and info about the game and the ability to monitor the activity of friends.
While this app is an interesting little bauble, fans would appreciate some kind of World at War spin-off game for iPhone. Just saying out loud what everyone else is thinking.
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Category Other, Platforms, Public Interest, iPhone | Tags: Activision,App,Apple Store,Call of Duty,Call of Duty World at War,Multiplayer,Stat Tracking,Treyarch
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized announced
Activision Publishing announced plans today to release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for Nintendo DS on Nov. 10. Developed for the Nintendo DS by n-Space, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized promises cutting-edge weaponry, vehicles and tactics, along with precision controls for battle. Gamers will fight on the ground in building-to-building tactical combat, hack into enemy computer terminals, take the controls of military vehicles like Battle Tanks and UAV spy drones, or man the guns of an AC-130 gunship.
The title will also feature a six-player online multiplayer mode that allows friends to host their own server, as well as the brand new Survival Mode, giving players a variety of weapons to hold off waves of oncoming enemy forces and an expanded six-player online multiplayer mode. Also, Arcade Mode will allow users to replay the game’s single-player with a time limit and running score, with extra points awarded for specific achievements.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized will release worldwide on November 10, in conjunction with Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2, the next installment to the Call of Duty series.
iMEvil for iPhone released
If you’re looking for something a little odd for your iPhone or iPod Touch, then you may be interested in checking out TechPad Productions’ iMEvil application. iMEvil is a soundboard application featuring the professional voice talent of David Sobolov that features 32 creepy utterances that you can use to scare your friends or just creep yourself out.
While the app may not be a game it is game related: Sobolov’s voice acting work has been featured in over 40 games including Halo Wars, Call of Duty 1 and 4, Red Alert 3, Transformers, Unreal Tournament 3, Chronicles of Riddick, Everquest II, Prototype, and upcoming games Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, Aion and Diablo III.
For more information, be sure to check out imevil.techpadproductions.com.
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Microsoft Offers Support to Find Missing Gamer
It’s been more than two weeks since 15 year old Brandon Crisp left his home after getting into an argument with his family, which ultimately resulted in his parents taking away his Xbox 360. The family immediately went to the public for help in finding the missing gamer, who apparently was an avid fan of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The family is convinced that Brandon left home to meet with someone he met during his CoD4 gaming.
Microsoft has decided to help out in the search for the missing gamer, offering an additional $25k for information on Crisp’s whereabouts, bringing the total reward to more than $50k. Microsoft has also been working with authorities in Barrie, Ontario to examine the contents of Brandon’s 360 Hard Drive, as well as his Xbox LIVE friends, to try and find any leads. According to Crisp’s family and authorities, Brandon has not logged into his Xbox LIVE account since he disappeared on October 13th.
Meanwhile, authorities have called off their physical search efforts as of yesterday. According to Barrie police Sgt. Dave Goodbrand, “We’ve exhausted our search in the area. We’re going to look through our tips and make a determination of where else to look.”
Goodbrand went on to say, “Where we were searching, we were always concerned what we were going to do if we came across him as time went on,” he said. “We didn’t find him and that means there’s a potential likelihood that he’s hiding out. We don’t want to assume anything at this point because he could be anywhere.”
Foul play is not currently suspected in the case, which is being investigated as a missing persons case. Anyone with information on Brandon’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Barrie Police Department at (705) 725-7025.
