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Modern Warfare 2 Bans Lifted, Players Gifted L4D2

Cliff M — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:37:47 +0000

You may have heard, or been victim of the latest Modern Warfare 2 VAC ban wave that has been going down over the last week or so on Steam. People have been complaining all over the Interwebs and creating groups to voice their frustration about the unfair and seemingly random 12,000 MW2 bannings on Valves PC gaming platform. It was thought that those who have been hit by VAC would need to repurchase the game in order to play it again.

Well, as it turns out, affected users have been given an apology from Valve president Gabe Newell, their bans have been lifted. By way of apology affected users have been given a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2, plus another copy for gifting.

From his email: The problem was that Steam would fail a signature check between the disk version of a DLL and a latent memory version. This was caused by a combination of conditions occurring while Steam was updating the disk image of a game. This wasn’t a game-specific mistake. Steam allows us to manage and reverse these erroneous bans (about 12,000 erroneous bans over two weeks).

We have reversed the ban, restoring your access to the game. In addition, we have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn’t already own the game.

[via Dtoid]

Modern War Gear Solid Act 1

Cliff M — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:25 +0000

Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid teams up with Infinity War’s Ghost to battle the evil Activistsun empire in this parody video by Beatdownboogie called ‘Modern War Gear Solid’.

When Makarov and Liquid Ocelot team up, it’s up to Snake and Ghost to stop them. But who is the real mastermind controlling Makarov and Liquid?

Act 2 coming next week.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Old Lady Easter Egg on Underpass

Cliff M — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:58:25 +0000

Check out this Modern Warfare 2 ‘little old lady on Underpass’ easter egg. If you shoot a certain number of bullets into the four corners of a particular door on Underpass, then throw a flash grenade at the door… wait for it… an old lady opens the door and walks out to complain about the noise, then shoots you in your ass!

Check it out for yourself below.

Yes it is fake, but funny.

Modders Make a Modern Warfare 2 Zombie Mode

Cliff M — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:24:52 +0000

Those modders have been at it again with their JTagged Xboxes. Here at MW2Blog we’re not advocates of modding, but this one is actually pretty cool. They’ve only gone and made a Modern Warfare 2 Zombie mode! So, here’s how it works…

18 people race to the top of rust, first 9 to hit the top become zombie killers. The 9 that don’t make it to the top become zombies who can only knife. If the zombie kills you, you become the zombie which means you have to fight back to get to the top of rust.

A lot of people are bound to want to play this modded Modern Warfare 2 Zombie game mode. The bad news is that unless you have, or know somebody with a modded Xbox that knows how to do this mod, you’re not going to be able to.

It all seems to be going down at TheTechGame, so head over there and see if you can find out more about this mod, or maybe even get a game.

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Live on PS3, PC

Cliff M — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:43:14 +0000

All’s now said and done. The second, and probably last, map pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the Resurgence Pack, is now live on all systems.

After a months worth of exclusivity on the Xbox 360, PlayStation and PC Call of Duty gamers can now enjoy Modern Warfare 2 online with all the available maps for the game. With the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack’s release also comes new playlists and Double XP.

The Resurgence Pack will hit PlayStation (Europe) and Australia tomorrow, July 7th. See you online.

The Juggernaut was Nearly a Playable Character in Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer

Cliff M — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:21:01 +0000

Most people don’t realize the amount of work that goes in to making video games. The amount of ideas and concepts that are left on the cutting room floor far outnumber the amount that actually make it to the final version of the game. If just one of those concepts that didn’t make was actually put in the game it would probably make the game a whole bunch different to how you know it.

Take this Modern Warfare 2 character concept (below), for example. Looks like a Juggernaut, right? Well, would you be surprised if I said that this design was originally intended as a playable multiplayer character? Yeah, I thought you would. The character concept also illustrates how Infinity Ward experimented with a different way of setting up your classes in Modern Warfare 2. You could focus on a specific class – whether your thing was speed, strength, stealth – there was a perk class for you. Obviously, not how the game turned out!

Check out the full story below from Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling.

“I was going through old character concepts done by our artists for Modern Warfare 2 and came across this variant design for what became the Juggernaut in the Spec Ops mode. You might have seen this in the artbook that came with the collectors edition of MW2. What you may not know though, is at this stage in development, this design was intended as a playable multiplayer character.”

“At one point in development, you could focus on a specific class – whether your thing was speed, strength, stealth – there was a perk class for you. This idea eventually evolved into what is now known as ‘Pro Perks’. Where any and all perks could be upgraded once to their pro version for an additional benefit. At this time, you had more than just standard and pro; You actually had four tiers for each perk. Each upgrade not only gave you a different ability but also changed your character model to visually reflect your new ability. The above is the concept for V4 Juggernaut, the fully upgraded version, essentially a walking tank.”

“This proved severely over-powered for MP, but with a few tweaks, ended up making an awesome addition to Spec Ops mode! Ultimately, Juggernaut was removed as a perk and morphed into Painkiller once the concept of ‘Deathstreaks’ were introduced.”

Barebones Playlists Added to Modern Warfare 2

Cliff M — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:02:29 +0000

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Barebones Playlists Added

If you’re tired of getting pounded by killstreak rewards in Modern Warfare 2 you’re in luck because just moments ago Infinity Ward added two Modern Warfare 2 ‘Barebones’ playlists. The two new playlists, called Barebones Pro and Objective Barebones Pro, are in a variety of game modes and also allow for Xbox Live Party Chat.

While they’re not quite ‘barebones’ modes in the full sense of the word (you still get to use perks,) being able to play Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer games without those pesky killstreak rewards in the sky will be a godsend to the more hardcore First-Person-Shooter gamer.

Fans of Capture the Flag might be dissapointed to learn that in order to make room for the new Playlists CTF no longer has it’s own Playlist. It’s still in Team Tactical, Objective Barebones Pro, and Resurgence playlists. Just not its own playlists anymore.

The Barebones Playlists are only live on the Xbox for now but they will hit the Playstation 3 and PC alongside the Resurgence Package DLC on July 6th. Check out Infinity Ward’s announcement below.

Infinity Ward

Just uploaded two new playlists to Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer that allow you to play public matches with no Killstreaks in a variety of game modes. This update is available currently on Xbox Live, and coming to alongside the Resurgence Package DLC for PC and Playstation 3 the week of July 6th. The exact details of each new playlist are below:

Barebones Pro:

Play Team Deathmatch and Free-for-All. All Killstreak rewards are disabled.

Players: 4-8

*Xbox LIVE Party Chat allowed

Objective Barebones Pro:

Play Domination, Demolition, HQ Pro, and Capture the Flag. All Killstreaks rewards are disabled.

Players: 8-12

*Xbox LIVE Party Chat allowed.

Will you be hitting up Modern Warfare 2 for some killstreak-less games?

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack PS3 and PC Release Date

Cliff M — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:54:58 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack PS3 and PC Release Date

It’s a shame that the Modern Warfare 2 map packs don’t arrive on all platforms at the same time, but hey, in the words of Tupac – that’s just they way it is. Well, as of today, at least nobody is in the dark about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack PS3 and PC release date.

Infinity Ward’s Creative Strategist announced just moments ago that the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence pack will arrive on the PS3 (US) and PC (Worldwide) on July 6th. EU Playstation gamers, you’ll have to wait one more day (July 7th) to get your hands on the Resurgence Pack.

fourzerotwo - The Resurgence Package DLC for Modern Warfare 2 will hit @playstation (US) and PC (worldwide) July 6th! For @playstation (EU+) its July 7th.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Locations Transition Video

Cliff M — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:03 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Locations Transition Video

Wow… Check out this video of all the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer maps/locations. “Why would I want to see the locations, I’ve been playing the game for months and I’ve seen them all many, many times” – I hear you ask! Well, what’s special about this video is the way the videos creator, @Telixion, uses an awesome transition technique to switch seamlessly from location to location.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack now live on Xbox

Cliff M — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:09:08 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Released

The time has arrived, the second Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 map pack, The Resurgence Pack, has just been released on the Xbox 360. Infinity Ward’s Creative Strategist let word out via Twitter just moments ago.

Fourzerotwo – Resurgence Package for #MW2 is now live – it may take a few hours to show for everyone. I’ll be playing all-day in the Resurgence Playlists!

The resurgence pack costs $15 and adds 5 new multiplayer maps to Modern Warfare 2 – Strike, Vacant, Carnival, Trailer Park and Fuel. Xbox users can download the new map pack via the Xbox dashboard or the following link http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80241560817/

The Resurgence Pack will be available on PS3 and PC at a as-yet unannounced date.