Modern Warfare 2 Makes $401M in First 24-Hours, Wins a Guinness
Posted by Nemesis on Apr 21, 2010
Modern Warfare 2 has won a Guinness World Record for becoming the most successful entertainment launch of all time, as it raked in $401M during its first 24-hours of launch.
With verified one day sales totaled $401.6M (£242.4M) worldwide, it nabbed the title away from Grand Theft Auto IV, which was...
Modern Warfare 2 DLC Hits PS3, PC Next Month
Posted by Nemesis on Apr 8, 2010
Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has just confirmed that the Stimulus Package, the first DLC for Modern Warfare, will release in May for PS3 and PC.
It’ll hit North America for PS3 on May 4, with a release elsewhere on May 5. PC gets it worldwide on May 4.
This is to be expected as Xbox 360 had a 30-day...
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Surpasses 2.5M it’s First Week
Posted by Nemesis on Apr 7, 2010
Microsoft has announced that the Stimulus Package for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was downloaded over one million times in the first 24 hours.
It also surpassed the 2.5 million mark within the first week.
The map pack add-on is currently only available through Xbox 360.
Looks like a lot...
Modern Warfare 2 – Free PC Multiplayer Weekend on Steam
Posted by Nemesis on Apr 7, 2010
Those who wanna play Modern Warfare 2 on PC can play the multiplayer portion on Steam this weekend for free.
Starting Thursday, April 8, all you have to do is fire up Steam and start shooting.
Here’s the blurb:
Beginning this Thursday, April 8, gamers around the world can play Call of...
Maybe This Is One Reason the Stimulus Package Cost So Much
Posted by Nemesis on Apr 4, 2010
At $3 per map, it was fair to ask what else you get for your money with the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package. The answer, apparently, is a big-ass marketing campaign.
In the U.K. at least, Activision has spent £1m to flack the game online and over TV throughout the Easter weekend, MCV...
