Modern Warfare 2

First Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Called Stimulus Package

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:52 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package

There’s nothing better for renewing the enthusiasm for a shooter game than a map pack! Well, it looks like the leaked Modern Warfare 2 DLC video that surfaced last week may well have been legit! In a press release sent out by Activision today comes confirmation that the first Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack, which hits Xbox Live on March 30, will be called the Stimulus Package.

Begin the countdown to a new infusion of Call of Duty! The Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Stimulus Package will strike worldwide on March 30. Representing the first new multiplayer maps from the biggest entertainment launch in history, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package will release first on Xbox LIVE®.

Additionally, Silver Xbox LIVE members who have not yet experienced the exciting adrenaline rush of “Modern Warfare 2” will be able to try it with a Multiplayer Unlock event running from March 12 to March 15.

This news goes a long way in confirming that the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package video that was leaked last week is indeed real. The video shows pictures and a short video of two old maps from Call of Duty 4, Crash and Overgrown, and three new maps, Complex, Compact and Storm. Catch the leaked video after the break.

First Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Hits XBL On March 30

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:38:16 +0000

First MW2 Map Pack Hits XBL March 30

After yesterdays news from 402 that we would be getting “a lot of Modern Warfare 2 DLC news this week” we already have the first and most exciting piece of news.

In the latest tweet from the Infinity Ward community manager there is confirmation that the first Modern Warfare 2 map pack will be released in just three short weeks, on MARCH 30 2010……..

fourzerotwo – http://www.mapathy.com – Feeling the effects of Mapathy? It’s okay, the cure is hitting Xbox live in just 3 short weeks.

No mention of its name or what it’s comprised of, but as the date is merely weeks away, details will likely arrive very, very soon (screenshots FTW.) Oh, At this point I should probably remind PS3 users that the MW2 map pack will be available on the PSN one month later.

Keep an eye on MW2Blog to stay updated.

Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack News Incoming

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:49:10 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Date Incoming

According to Infinity Ward’s community manger, Robert Bowling, we can expect the news we have all been waiting for “later in the week.”

That’s right, a tweet that Mr Bowling sent out today in response to a question about a double XP weekend confirmed that there will “probably” be a double XP event when the Map Pack goes live. But when will the MW2 map pack be available I hear you ask, well, “a lot of Modern Warfare 2 DLC details” including the exact release date for the first Modern Warfare 2 map pack will be revealed within a matter of days…

notoriousrib – @fourzerotwo any word on a double xp weekend?

fourzerotwo – @notoriousrib Yeah, we’ll probably do one when the DLC hits. Exact dates will be announced later in the week.

The Infinity Ward front man went on to mention in another tweet that “We’ll be patching prior to DLC” and “it will include the same matchmaking update for 360 that PS3 got, along with other updates.”

He made no mention of a supposed “leaked” video of the MW2 map pack that surfaced on Youtube last week (and was swiftly taken down by Activision). I’m sure there are other copies still available if you want to go take a look, but we put it down as fake!

25 Million Unique Modern Warfare 2 Players

We can also report that to-date there has be a massive 25 million unique players logged across all platforms that have played Modern Warfare 2 online. That’s not counting the people that haven’t played online!

Stay tuned to MW2Blog for all the latest Modern Warfare 2 news.

Activision Confirms Infinity Ward Shake Up

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:29:30 +0000

Activision Confirm IW Dismissals

After all the fuss today about the two studio heads at Infinity Ward being dismissed due to “breaches of contract and insubordination”, Activision has officially confirmed Vince Zampella and Jason West are no longer employed at the award winning development studio.

According to the official announcement big changes are afoot at IW with Activision Publishing chief technology officer Steve Pearce and head of production Steve Ackrich heading up the development house on “an interim basis.” Furthermore, Call of Duty-related business will now be overseen by Philip Earl (now ex-head of Activision’s Asia-Pacific region).

News first broke of the IW shake up early this morning and slowly over the day we have arrived at this official announcement from Activision. While certain confirmation, it still explains little as to the reasons for the firings.

[UPDATED] Infinity Ward Studio Heads no Longer with the Team

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:32:48 +0000

Infinity Ward Studio Heads “No Longer Employed”

It seems some strange things are going down at Infinity Ward HQ today. In an SEC filing made this morning, Activision cited a human resources investigation into “breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward.”

“This matter is expected to involve the departure of key personnel and litigation,” read the filing. “At present, the Company does not expect this matter to have a material impact on the Company.”

It all started this morning when a “bunch of bouncer-types” just showed up outside of the Infinity Ward offices unannounced. When approached by employees, the non-uniformed “bouncers” were unwilling to disclose why they were there.

Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West reportedly met with Activision this morning and have not been seen by Infinity Ward staff members. It has since transpired that they have been fired and are no longer part of the team.

According to his LinkedIn profile, West, IW’s president, is no longer employed; the profile states that he was with Infinity Ward up until “March 2010″.

“President/Game Director/CCO/CTO Infinity Ward
January 2001 – March 2010 (9 years 3 months)”

West’s Facebook page also states he is “no longer employed”.

Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling has vaguely addressed the situation via Twitter.

“I should also say, while I appreciate all the calls, tweets, messages and hearing my ringtone a lot, they’re in vain – as I have no info.”

The mood around the Infinity Ward offices is currently described as “freaked out” and “confused”. “We just wanna make our games,” said the source.

I’ll keep you updated with any new developments.

[via G4]

UPDATE 1: Activision CEO to Meet with Infinity Ward Soon

A source close to the IW team have informed G4 that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will address the development leads at Infinity Ward in a meeting in just a few minutes.

After Kotick and company’s meeting with the leads at Infinity Ward, there will be a second meeting addressing the studio as a whole.

Stay tuned for further developments.

Latest Modern Warfare 2 Patch Finally Available For Xbox

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:46:37 +0000

Care Package Patch

After already being refused once, the latest patch for Modern Warfare 2 was finally cleared by Microsoft earlier today, so things should be a lot better now in terms of exploits and glitches. Although it doesn’t address games dropping and lag/connection or party issues it does fix the games major problems.

- Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
- Fix for “infinite care package” exploit.
- Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
- Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
- Fixes to prevent various XP hacks (including the prevention of negative XP)

Let us know in the comments how the game has been for you AFTER the patch.

Typical Modern Warfare 2 Game Flow Chart

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:41:48 +0000

Typical Modern Warfare 2 Game Flow Chart

What was once a bold and exciting venture into Infinity Ward’s definitive new first person shooter has turned into a gigantic gangbang of glitches, cheaters and hackers.

Here is a humorous, but pretty accurate, typical game flow chart. It details the steps we have to go through on a daily basis just to play a decent game of Modern Warfare 2 online.

Get it fixed Infinity Ward!

[Via Gamespy]
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Modern Warfare 2 Close Quarter Combat Sniping Guide

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:10:42 +0000

MW2 Close Quarter Combat Sniping Guide

By ReFLeXeS

Before we begin, let me just warn you… You will die… A lot ! This is no walk in the park, pick it up in a few measly tries. This is an ‘art’ that some players practice for hours, and work on every time they sign in…. and they STILL die a lot (for the most part).

Sniping in Modern Warfare 2, and in real life are two different things. You don’t have the bullet drop, account for the Earth rotating, wind, heat, light, ground surface, your breathing, distance, and so much more. The bullet takes less than .5 sec to register (or not). There’s NO bullet drop, and no wind to throw off your shot. With that being said, it sounds easy ! Well, to a point yes. But . . . What happens when someone gets up close and personal?

Key Words and Phrases

1S1K / OSOK : One Shot One Kill A snipers little motto, mainly used within the USMC
Hit Reg : Hit registration, or a shot fired upon an enemy that hits but does not kill him.
Hit markers : The cross-hairs or white markers that come up when you fire and get hit reg upon an enemy soldier.
QS : Quick Scope : Bringing a scope up – and shooting immediately as you see through the scope (estimated time in scope, .3 to .7 seconds for good quick scopers
HalfS : Half Scope : Half scope is where you still see the white or back lense (the one you look through) while you fire. This you NEVER see through the scope.
NoSc : No Scope : This is where you do not scope in at all, and just hip fire with a SNIPER rifle. There are techniques to help get more accurate, but it is primarily based on luck.
Breathing and Movement in scope : This is when you just scope in without moving your aim, and the breathing of your character makes the scope move on its own.
Hard Scope : This is when someone looks through their sniper scope, finds a target, and then aims. OR – is when you spend a few seconds inside the scope.

STEP 1 : Understanding Hitboxes & Hit Registration
These terms are slightly discussed above, but I will go more in depth here.

Have you ever shot someone around a corner? Have you ever shot 5 feet behind a running target and killed him ? Have you ever fired in front of a target and killed them? Have you ever shot, on a laggy server, right on a walking target and couldn’t kill him? Those are all due to hitboxes.

Hit Boxes in Modern Warfare 2 are a box, whether it be around the whole body or around body parts (MW2 has a gap in between legs, but when sniping you’ll rarely notice this). If a bullet comes into contact within the box you will get a Hit Registration – and hopefully a kill. Basically, its what I some times call the target box… Being shooting at it gives you the kills. When a target moves – the box lags or drags a bit behind his movement. Example; Guy runs right – his hitbox is to his left, behind him. Now, when someone comes to a COMPLETE stop, or changes direction… The hitbox will slide from behind him, to in front of him, and then slowly move right around the body of the target (if he does not move). This is why hitting Zig Zags are hard, cause the hitbox is behind him, and by the time you shoot there, he stops and it gets ‘thrown’ in front of him, as you shoot behind.

Warning: Lag will increase the distance of boxes FROM the body, I’ve had such bad lag before – That I had to consistently shoot 5 feet behind people to kill them.

Have you ever shot and got hit reg but not a kill ? Have you ever fired multiple shots and cant land it – even though he’s sitting still? Ever have a full on, 100% sure shot – that doesn’t hit? That’s hit registration for you.

Hit registration is the game accepting your shot as a shot ON TARGET. Which means, hit markers. Now, hitboxes with lag move position… BUT! The lag also effects hit registration. Sometimes, the game will show that you fired on your screen, but not on theirs. That’s what we call, bad hit registration / lag. Also, when shooting a sitting still target – and nothing seems to hit him – either you suck at aiming or the servers hit registration is really poor – which normally means a bad host upload speed, or server to you is not synced very well… Which happens.

STEP 2 : Picking Your Rifle
First and foremost lets pick you a rifle, at the end of the list I will give you my opinion.

Intervention – Good for quick scoping, no scoping. Good with thermal (has camo on Thermal). Bad or Large breathing / scope movement. Harder to go from Breathing to On Target fast (at least not as fast and easy as the .50 or other snipers
Barrett .50 Cal / M107A1 – Good for drag scoping, long range shooting, has small breaths and movement in scope. Due to 10 round magazine, if you get really close you can ’spray and pray’ a few no scope shots, although 1-2 quick scopes / half scopes (will be discussed later on) would be preferred. Downside is, it is a bit different of a quick scope compared to the Intervention, the thermal scope does not have Camo and looks awkward.
WA2000 – This is a pretty decent 7 round rifle, which was used in Hitman games in the past. The rifle is quite accurate – much more resembling the .50 than the Intervention in breathing / motion while scoped in. The gun is most commonly seen with either a silencer or thermal, and out of all the snipers is most often to be seen paired with BLING as perk #1. I personally would recommend not using this rifle, due to hit reg happens quite often.
M21 Enhanced Battle Rifle / EBR : This 10 round rifle has almost no recoil, is unlocked very late in the prestige. This rifle tends to be sprayed more than shot to be a One Shot One Kill. This gun gives a lot of hit reg, but is very very accurate for headshots and such. Again, I do NOT recommend this gun for CQC Sniping, and the .50 is as accurate, and has the same clip count.

I personally would recommend you do NOT use the WA2000 nor the M21 EBR. They cause a lot of hit reg, and they have issues getting hit reg with quick scopes consistently. I use the Intervention with a Thermal scope for closer range maps, or maps with poor lighting (Under pass mainly) or maps with a lot of grass for counter / other snipers to sniper from (Wasteland). I use the .50 however for long range maps with FMJ attachment.

STEP 3 : Setting Up Your Class
Now that you have picked your rifle, or you want to test two or more out… Lets make a class shall we?

I highly recommend starting with this set up.

Primary Weapon : Sniper of your choice with either Thermal, ACOG, or FMJ (I recommend thermal for beginners)
Secondary Weapon : I use the M93 Raffica with Silencer (so I can be stealthy when I need), it allows me to be silent, but have good fire power and range! I love this secondary!

Semtex or Frag (your pick, doesn’t matter being this is a cQc guide for sniping not ‘nading). NOTE : When you get better, or from the start – I’d recommend switching to Throwing knife (explanation below)
Stun x2 (so you can slow down fast movers which makes it easier to quick scope, and it also allows a wider hit reg area around its impact… Thus allowing you to have more of an idea where your target is.

Perk 1 : Sleight Of Hand Pro – Please make sure you have pro, will explain below
Perk 2 : Stopping Power – Does not have to be Pro, but is required !
Perk 3 : Steady Aim – This can be swapped out but for starters / new comers to quick scoping – I highly recommend using Steady Aim. Pro is not required.

Explanation for set up
Sleight of hand pro allows two things. 1 being you can reload very fast, which is VERY key when using the Intervention. 2 being it allows you to go from hip fire to looking through your scope MUCH MUCH faster.
Stopping power allows you to do more OSOK, and will help you tremendously with CQC with any weapon, especially a sniper.
Steady Aim : Steady aim makes your cross hairs (white ‘arrows’ on screen) smaller or closer to the center. Which allows for easier no scopes, and helps guide you to the center of your screen – Which helps with quick scoping. Steady Aim Pro allows a sniper to hold his breath longer for long range hard scopes, so its a double win for over all snipers.

Now earlier for your Equipment I mentioned a Throwing Knife. The reason I had mentioned it is because; When up close to an enemy – sometimes you really don’t have the time to quick scope, and no scoping is very inconsistent – Also you can get hit reg and that would royally screw you over when really close to a target with a sniper. Throwing knives do not get hit reg, ever. They are thrown just as if you were to quick scope, so it helps you in both ways. Also being you are not using scavenger – you wont resupply your equipment, but you CAN pick up the throwing knife over and over. Also, when climbing ladders to get vantage points – you can throw a knife while on ladder – in case someones waiting for you up top.

STEP 4 : Picking a Sensitivity For YOUR Shooting Style
If you use a high sensitivity (8 or higher) then you will want to pay close attention to my guides explanation of DRAG SHOOTING. If you use a low sensitivity, such as 5 and lower – then you will want to pay close attention to QUICK SCOPING and LEADING. Now, if you are a 6 or 7 user… Then you will want to pay attention to it all, mainly the QUICK SCOPING.
You cant drag shoot with low sensitivity – and it’s hard to quick scope with high sensitivity (until you get really used to it). That is why I am giving you an idea to which parts to pay close attention to, although I recommend you read it all…. Yes, even though its LONG !

Step 5 : The Different Types Of Shooting
Lets discuss the different type of shots you can perform, master, and own with in Modern Warfare 2 (there may be others but these are the basics).

First and foremost; Make sure you try to plant / stop moving BEFORE you pull the trigger. This significantly increases your shot accuracy – although it does make you an easier target – but hell! If you can kill them this way, does it matter ?
Drag Scoping / Shooting : Basically it is when you scope in to the left, or right (or top or bottom or a mixture of them) and move your scope in a fast movement OVER your target, and time your shot out so you basically PULL your bullet onto the target . . . This takes a great deal of timing, and good reflexes. It is the HARDEST shooting style, which is why many do not do it, or are bad at it / slow. A good way to also use drag shooting to vector / find your targets general area is to drag it over bushes, or the map – and if you see your scope movement pause for just a second – there might be someone there (console only I believe). Also, when dragging that pause can help in timing your shot if you have a keen enough sense of eyesight and reactions to notice it.

Leading : Basically, put the cross-hairs in front of a target, and let him walk into his own death trap. I personally hate leading unless close range. At long range, leading can be foiled too easily. They move left, right, stop, turn around, or you miss time it one time and you just waited – to look dumb. Although, it can be effectively used – if you get really used to doing it. Also, you’d need to get the timing down on when to hold breath and not. For up close and personal, this shooting style changes though, and I will explain why. With anything but 10 sensitivity level 2, you cant full on keep up with someone who books it around a corner within 10 feet of you. This is where leading comes in handy. You have to stay scoped out, then scope in right in front of them, and then fire fast – or lead it in front of them – scope in, follow/drag it into them. Although, if your lead ends up being behind them, drag it forward in front of them.

Straight Scoping/Shooting : Straight up is my nickname for this. It is the straight up quick scope way, so to speak. This is where you lead a target, but you scope in and fire. You don’t combine this with much dragging or any other type (well, leading). This is a prediction style, but very effective. This style includes a lot of missing before you become semi good to good at it, so don’t give up hope. Example of this would be; Targets running right at you within 5 meters. You put the center of screen on his torso, hold L1 until the scope is about to show and fire… .OR until the inside of scope flashes onto the screen – then fire immediately.

Half Scope/Quick Scope : This is where it gets confusing if you were a COD4 sniper, or have common sense. In COD4 a quick scope was INSIDE THE SCOPE for under a second. If your inside of scope never shows, its a half scope. In MW2, I get told (when shooting within .30 seconds of the scope being on screen) – that its a hard scope. Which is wrong! It is still a quick scope, but… Many people in MW2 consider the new half scopes as the true quick scopes. Why? When you are about to bring the sights fully to the screen, you can fire and it is fairly accurate (not as accurate as just letting the inside scope pop up). So I am not sure which to call this style – Half or Quick Scope. This is more of a sub category of Straight Scoping/Shooting… Because you do the same shot, just you hold L1 less, so you don’t see the inside of the scope at all. . . Which leaves for a very impressive shot, but its a lot harder – and if not timed perfectly scope will pop up, or shot will go flying in a random direction.

No Scoping : I don’t know the styles for this, so hopefully someone will make a tut for it, other than myself. I out do the no scopers with quick scopes ALL the time, quick scoping is the best / most effective and efficient way of sniping within cQc! Well, that or pulling out your secondary… But that’s no fun !

Step 6 : Practice, Practice, Practice – and some more Practice
This all takes a great deal of practice. It takes a while for your muscles and brain to remember the timings, and consistently pull them off. You will more than likely be TERRIBLE at first, which is OK. You got to put in some practice and work into becoming a good sniper in cQc.

Some practice / drills you can run would include ;
-Have someone run at you or even sit still to start, and just get the timing of Straight Shooting down, then do Drag shooting.
-Have someone run towards you – but at a sleight side angle. As you get better at leading / predicting where he’ll be and being able to quick scope him… INCREASE the side angle. Eventually, he’ll be running sideways to you!
-Get on High Rise and practice Straight Shooting at ranges, and at a downward angle (where you are above your target). This drastically changes your shots.
-Do the opposite, shoot someone who’s on top of the helicopter pad on High Rise.
-Practice 360s and 180s to REALLY get used to your sensitivity… Do a spin, and scope in before you get to your target while still spinning, and fire – try to stop on or near your target. This is very hard, and takes a few hundred misses but will significantly increase your accuracy and timing skills for quick scoping.
-Try some half/quick scopes, figure out the difference in seeing through the scope and not pulling it all the way up – and pick which you will mainly do.

Those are just some, the last good practice I can say is – 1v1 Quick Scope. Don’t hide, run around rust with a friend or a better sniper – and watch the kill cams of a better sniper… They will show you timing, and where to shoot.

Also, practice the throwing knife just so you can equip’ it. . . This is a really handy tool, although challenging. . . But hell, so is quick scoping !

Step 7 : The Last Step : Finding Positions and Routes
Learning routes for Search And Destroy sniping is key, but you must also find points in which you can hard scope from, or have good vantage point for quick scoping from . . . Running in the open all the time is not a good idea just due to how accurate some guns (ACR for instance) are. They will eat you up !

tut’ by FL-e-X the Man With the Re [B]FL-e-X eS

Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Cheaters To Be Suspended From Xbox Live

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:52:16 +0000

MW2 Prestige Cheaters To be Suspended

It’s a shame that Modern Warfare 2 has been rife with hackers, glitchers, cheaters, boosters, mods, and all sorts of unscrupulous goings-on virtually since release. Even worse is the fact that nothing seems to be done about it by the powers that be (a patch that takes weeks to be certified just leaves the problems to fester).

One problem that has been prevalent is modded ‘10th Prestige Lobbies’ which enables users who join one of these special lobbies to get an enormous amount of points-per-kill and reach 10th prestige within a matter of a few games.

Well, this news from XBOX Live head of Policy and Enforcement, Stephen Toulouse AKA ‘The Pro’, is music to our ears. In a post on the official Xbox forums The Pro addresses the cheaters with a clear message that people who have obtained prestige in Modern Warfare 2 illegitimately, will be given suspensions from Xbox Live. The guys running these lobbies will be permanently banned.

The Pro – “ATTENTION MW2 CHEATERS (and you know who you are)

People who have obtained prestige illegitimately, will be given suspensions. People soliciting other people to gain prestige (whether for free, or for points) will be permanently suspended.

To all those users who are attempting to play MW2 without cheating, please have faith. Hang in there, because the cheaters are being caught and the game will be patched.

p.s., it doesn’t matter if you gained 10th prestige, 2nd, or 1st: illegitimate gameplay = suspension”

That’s awesome news in many people’s books. It may also stop the spam 10th prestige lobby invite threads we keep getting on the forums (and swiftly deleting I might add) and over Xbox Live.

Maybe the fact that this guy admits to getting 10th prestige in a modded lobby and swiftly gets suspended shows that Microsoft are serious about clearing up Modern Warfare 2.

If you get invited to a modded lobby over Xbox Live be sure to report the user and lets wait and see if the cheaters start dropping from the system.

Modern Warfare 2 Booster Hunting [UPDATED]

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:56 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 Booster Hunting

The team here at MW2Blog think that boosting is wrong. It is akin to cheating and the people that boost deserve to be hunted down like dogs, something we like to call ‘booster hunting’.

Well, we were glad to spot a video on Youtube entitled ‘Modern Warfare 2: Booster Justice’ in which Sandy Ravage not only feels the same as us about boosters but he even goes as far as to follow them from game-to-game just to ruin their boosting sessions. We loved the resulting footage of one night’s booster hunting so much that we had to share it with you.

[UPDATE] Here is the second episode of Randy Savage’s Booster Hunting videos…. Booster Justice 2: Boost Harder

Thanks to cod4isepic for the heads-up.

Props to Sandy Ravage! Check out his Youtube Channel for lots of other cool Modern Warfare 2 videos.