Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Reveal Event

Multiplayer Reveal Event

Activision held a Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer reveal event in LA this evening. The invite only PR event was attended by the press and industry insiders who got hands-on with MW2′s multiplayer.

The ‘first to play event’ was host to all the major gaming websites and people like Major Nelson and the Xbox Community Manager, Graeme Boyd (AceyBongos), who filmed the event for Inside Xbox. No intel on when the video will be on Xbox dashboard but the episode will feature a Q and A session with questions submitted by the fans.

[UPDATE] Watch the full Presentation video, and multiplayer gameplay videos.. Favela, Highrise and Afghan.

All new intel confirmed from the event can be found HERE

Here’s the play-by-play rundown on what happened at the event [via Geoff Keighley]

1. Limited edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 announced. Coming in November, 250 GB HDD, 2 controllers and a copy of the game.
2. Iw talking about killstreak rewards for MW2. 4 kills gets you the care package, allows helicopter to drop ammo and health for you.
3. 5 kills – predator missile, 7 kills – attack helicopter and more.
4. Tactical insertion equipment let’s you throw down a mark where you will respawn.
5. Perks including Scavenger (resupply from dead enemy), Hardline (killstreak for 1 less kill). And Death Streak – Copycat, steal class.
6. And now we play! 3 maps here http://yfrog.com/0a1h3j
7. Playing Afghan map, groundwar. Team deathmatch. This is the downed plane in the trailer.
8. Next map is Favela, playing Domination. This looks like a map in Brazil.
9. Third map they are showing is highrise — looks like downtow Russia although they won’t confirm.

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[via IGN]

Larry Hryb jumps on stage. Mentions that COD is very important to X360 owners. New news on the Xbox team and IW team. Video rolls of new xbox 360. 250 gig hard drive. Front of the xbox says “High Speed, Low Drag.” Limited Edition console.

7:17: – Vince Zampella takes the stage. “The answer to the question of ‘what’s in multiplayer’ is always ‘we’re not talking about that.’ Well, we’re ****ing talking about that right now!”

Care Package: Killstreak that supports a “random drop.” You get random killstreak perk. Could be AC-130, could be predator missile.

Callsign Editor: Change title, emblem (rank, etc), and title. Each of these pages had 7 sub-pages and around 25 on each page. Nice.

Also confirmed: Sleight of Hand, Stopping Power, and Commando (increase melee distance) as perks. New perk called “hardline.” Killstreaks take one less kill.

7:19: Game kicks off (Todd and Robert take the stage) for multiplayer intro. Killstreak system defaults at 3 and 4, with 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 unlockable.

7:24: Confirmed equipment: throwing knife, frag grenade, shield.

7:27: – Other perks:

Scavenger: Full Resupply from dead bodies.
Bling: 2 Primary Weapon Attachments .
Copycat: Steal your killer’s class in killcam (4 deaths without kill)
Painkiller: Big health boost when you spawn.

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[via videogamer.com]

Full write-up’s from the event can be found here IGN MW2 Revel Event and Gamesradar MW2 Reveal Event