I know everyone is excited about Modern Warfare 2 and it would seem that even Activision has some very high hopes for it as well.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6212210.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;3
Here is just one of the things they said:
According to Advertising Age, Activision is specifically aiming to top the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, published by rival Take-Two Interactive. That game's global launch on April 29, 2008, saw 3.6 million units of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 actioner generate $310 million in global sales in 24 hours. That total beat the previous launch-day sales record set by Halo 3 on September 22, 2007, which saw 1.7 million copies of the Xbox 360-exclusive sci-fi shooter bring in over $170 million in revenue.
So yeah I think they are going to make a boat load of money but there are things this game needs to be addressed first.
1. The Spawn System. While I am glad they are addressing the infinite spawn in single player which was very annoying on Veteran mode but they need to focus on the MP spawn system. I can't tell you how many times i died because the game thought it would be fun to spawn me in the middle of a fire fight only to get killed again. Sometimes they spawn you on the completely opposite side of the map for no reason. Anyone who has played Domination know what i am talking about and don't start with me about the spawn camping. Thats when the spawn system should kick in.
2. This is more geared towards the PS3 than anything but add custom soundtrack, trophies, and rumble to the game. We all know the dev kits are already out and many games have implented it into there games. With Call of Duty 4 I let you slide with that statement you gave on the forums:
"At this time, we have no plans to patch in Trophy support for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the PS3. Much like DualShock rumble addition to the PS3, the support for these new features have come much to late for us to add it to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare due to our current production schedule."
But there is no excuse for not having it in this game in 2009. To not have it would be like saying I don't feel like doing to it go get the xbox version.
3. More Support after the first map pack is released. I know alot of people are with me on this one. The Variety Map Pack was the first and only DLC IW did for COD4 despite the fact that the game sold millions on both consoles. Which I would have assume we would be getting more content but it never came. Even though 10 dollars for 3 maps did seem kinda overpriced but it didn't help much when people veto the maps they paid for. Which leads to my next thing.
4. The match should not end of the host leaves the game (AKA RAGE QUIT). They should adopt a similar system like Halo 3's system for MP. When the host leaves the match just pauses for a few secs and gives the host to someone else. They way it should be. No more of this I am playing Search and Destory guy gets killed and leaves the room. Also put something next to the persons name like a star or something to let us know who the host is. That would relieve some of that confusion.
There you have it. The Top 4 things Modern Warfare 2 has to have. Remember this is my opinion and not fact. If you have some ideas on what you think MW2 should have just leave a comment.
Gears of War 2 PC Rumors
Could Marcus Fenix invade computers? by Jeff Haynes
June 11, 2009 - The PC rumor mill started to catch on fire earlier this afternoon with info that Gears of War 2, the critically and commercially acclaimed title from Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios. According to one website, there were plenty of details that appeared to be pulled from an upcoming press release and even a preliminary box shot with the Games for Windows logo stamped on the front and limited edition details.
If this were true, this would be a large boost to the seemingly dead Games for Windows platform, particularly after a non-existent showing at this year's E3, where none of the titles shown displayed the banner or Live logo on the box. Landing a large title like Gears of War 2 would be an excellent game for PC owners, and it would also seem to be in keeping with the release of the original game on the PC as well: the first game came out on computers a year after its release on the 360 with a few extras. The supposed release date of the PC version, according the website, is December 4 of this year.
We contacted a Microsoft representative for comment, and received this reply: "Gears of War 2 is a great franchise for the 360, and so we are putting all of our attention into making sure that it stands out on that console. There are no plans to bring the game to the PC." Will this position change in the future? Currently, it doesn't seem likely. But if anything changes, we'll be sure to bring that information to you as soon as it becomes available.
You can find this Article at this link. http://pc.ign.com/articles/994/994129p1.html
UPDATE: Valve has recently responded to the growing number of people signing the online petition saying they will not purchase Left 4 Dead 2. Here is the link.
Looks like Valve might be feeling a little fire under its butt right now. 20,000 people sign the petition saying they will not buy L4D 2 when its released and for good reason too. I think this list is just going to get bigger and Valve have nothing but themselves to blame for all this.To be honest Valve shouldn't release this game at full price and I don't care what kind of new AI technology they are using. It still won't justify paying 60 bucks for what is the equivalent of an mod. Quite frankly I can't believe 2 million people bought this game full price considering the content. Its a great Co-Op experience but Co-Op isn't enough to justify charging people that kind of price then turn around make a sequel. The trailer they showed at E3 and the game itself look like a mod created game. Epic Games pulled that same stunt with Gears of War 2 last year. Despite tons and tons of people showing them that the game is broken what does Epic do? They release a map pack instead of the update. I guess they were banking on people being dumb enough to just buy it because its Gears of War Oh well I don't buy games anymore I rent them using Gamefly plus I usually rent up to 2 or 3 games in a month. Beats the hell out of paying 60 bucks.
By the way where the **** is Half Life 2 Episode 3 Valve? So much for them saying doing episodic content makes the games come out faster. What a joke.
