Tactical Nuke is one of the new (and highest) Killstreak Reward’s in Modern Warfare 2. You can only obtain the Tactical Nuke when you have it selected in your Killstreak Reward list and kill 25 enemies without dying. When you call in the reward the whole map gets obliterated, along with all the players (including yourself) and your team scores a win – but most of all, you look too cool for school!

We have already seen videos of the Tactical Nuke in action but only in private matches. Well, here is footage of the first (captured on video) Tactical Nuke in a public match over Xbox Live.

Is it just me or does the Chopper Gunner look like anybody that gets it is well on their way to a twenty-five streak? It’s made it on to my Killstreak Reward list, that’s for sure.

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Bomb Squad

Bomb Squad is set within the Favela locale, inspired by the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro. Players will take a quick run through a similar marketplace within single player mode, but for Bombing Run Infinity Ward combined the bomb defusal concepts found in multiplayer game types like Sabatoge and Search & Destroy with a co-op, time-based challenge. Each level of difficulty — regular, hardened, and veteran — will yield varying challenges in enemy AI, and also an increasingly tight timeframe for you to work your magic.

The level begins with both players donning akimbo glock 18′s, but there are plenty of weapons to pick up along the way as well including a small set of arms directly available from the outset. Laying on the ground when the mission begins are two sets of thumpers, AA12 shotguns with a heartbeat sensor, P90 w/Red Dot sights, and a set of M240 machine guns. You can swap out weapons right off the bat, or leave the stash for a mid-challenge return trip. I personally stuck with the akimbo G18′s, but would swap out for the P90 when the time was right.

Bomb Squad includes three main bomb sites, each guarded by an opposing terrorist force. Most players will kick the mission off by making their way to point one, located on the Southeast side of the map, but from there have a few different options for the following two sites. The first bomb is located deep within a dead end market street filled with chicken cages, plenty of rooftop overwatches, and a steady stream of ground soldiers.

After clearing out the area and defusing the first bomb, players will need to make a quick sprint back up through the spawn and make a tactical decision for the final two points. The middle route will take the team down a main street filled with even more rooftop battles and very little cover. The far defuse area is more enclosed, located within a small storefront donning a makeshift basketball hoop, some high grass, any tiny main square. The team can either opt to break off and tackle one spot each, or continue on as a team.

The first Modern Warfare 2 montage’s or “frag movies” have begun hitting the internet. For those that aren’t familiar with frag movies they are user made short film’s comprised of awesome kills, no-scopes and killstreaks that only you and your prey normally get to see.

Here are two great Modern Warfare 2 frag movies by Quick Joe. Looks like the bolt action sniper rifle, the Intervention, is going to be pretty popular! (Don’t miss the no-scope across the whole length of Afghan at 0:10 in the first video)

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Since Modern Warfare 2′s street date got broken there are lots of Modern Warfare 2 MP video’s all over the Internet. What makes this one different is the quality. Its crystal clear and by far the best quality full Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer match you will find…. Search and Destroy on Invasion, enjoy!

As with all unofficial Modern Warfare 2 videos this one could be taken down at any time so watch it while you can. T minus 6 days and counting!

Here is the very first footage of one of the twenty three co-op Spec Ops missions we have to look forward to. This mission is called “Overwatch” and involves one player controlling the AC-130 and the other on the ground calling in shots. Rain fiery death down upon the enemy in Overwatch, the AC-130 Spec Ops mission.

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It looks like koula60 has been at it again. After streaming footage of Modern Warfare 2′s Multiplayer maps and menu’s on Justin.tv yesterday, he has now gone ahead and streamed a full campaign mission.

What goes down? *SPOILER*
In the opening mission the players assume the role of terrorist’s, and are seen entering an airport through an elevator with the rest of your squad members.

The team enters near the baggage check area where about 20 civilians are standing before being gunned down ruthlessly by your squadmates. The rest of the level takes the team through the airport shooting civilians lying on the ground and running away in fear. The graphic depictions in this sequence are some of the most violent-looking and realistic scenes we’ve seen in a video game. This could cause controversy from the mainstream media for obvious reasons.

Further Analysis
From what we can gather from the dialogue and gritty video, the role of the playable character is that of a C.I.A. operative who has infiltrated the group in order to gather intel. The loading screen, which reveals the transition between playable characters and factions, begins with a C.I.A. logo and morphs into the logo of the Russian ultranationalist organization which the game’s antagonist, Vladimir Makarov, leads. The graphical transition is accompanied by an alteration to the C.I.A. text directly below the logo, which is then extended and followed by illegible words, presumably identifying the official title of the ultranationalist faction. Clues after the loading screen are hard to identify, however, the theory is later reaffirmed when Makarov shoots your character as you attempt to climb into the getaway van, and says “Here’s your message,” almost teasing your character for the presumption that your infiltration had gone unrecognized.

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It was kind of inevitable, but someone, somehow, has got their hands on a copy of Modern Warfare 2 fifteen days before release day. A French guy called koula60 streamed live footage of himself playing Modern Warfare 2 over fr.Justin.tv earlier today. The resulting footage was captured by a quick thinking viewer which you can watch below.

Third person view is now available in private matches and two gamemodes/playlists called ’3rd Person Team Deathmatch’ and ’3rd Person Cage Match’.

[UPDATE] 402 on 3rd Person View – “It’s not something you can toggle on and off in ANY game,” said Bowling. The special mode can only be played in private matches — toggled on or off just like “Hardcore” settings — or in playlists that are designated for third-person play. According to Bowling, everyone playing in a third-person playlist will be restricted to the viewpoint. “This is just another cool way to play the game,” he said, “you obviously will still have the option to play gametypes normal as well.”

We learnt today that Last Stand has made back it into Modern Warfare 2. We can also add Final Stand to the list of Deathstreak rewards. Final Stand joins Painkiller, Martyrdom and Copycat on the Deathstreak reward list.

3rd Person View

Gamemodes

Team Death Match
Free-For-All
Domination
Ground War
Sabotage
HeadQuarters Pro
Search and Destroy
Capture The Flag
Demolition
3rd Person Team Death Match
3rd Person Cage Match
Hardcore Team Death Match
Hardcore Search and Destroy
Ricochet Team Death Match

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In this promotional video from Suprizeattack.com we get to see the first footage of one of the new Multiplayer maps from Modern Warfare 2. The map is called ‘Rust’ and looks to be set in the desert at some sort of remote mining facility. It’s only a short 30 second clip but enough to give a good overall picture of the map, which looks rather small. Very reminiscent of Shipment from Call of Duty 4 in terms of scale!

We saw the first minute or two of this mission a few weeks ago at Gamescrazy. If you saw and was tempted by that, then you are bound to enjoy this eight minute long, start to finish, action packed mission from Modern Warfare 2′s campaign. It takes place in the favela’s of Rio De Janero and is called Takedown. Enjoy…

Oh, keep an eye out for the first confirmed Modern Warfare 2 Achievement!

Did you spot the Achievement?

At 5:15 an Achievement called ‘Three-some’ pops up. Kill three enemies with one RPG/Explosive maybe?

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Well we aren’t going to let you forget! Here is some footage of the new game mode from Festival Du Jeux Video in Paris.

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