Rank/Class/XP Required/Unlocked 1. Private – 0 – Team Deathmatch / Mercenary Team Deathmatch / Free For All / Grenadier Class / First Recon Class / Overwatch Class 2. Private I – 500 – Callsign Title / Callsign Emblem / 3. Private II – 1700 – Scout Sniper / Riot Control 4. Private First Class – [...]

Robert Bowling, a.k.a. FourZeroTwo, the Creative Strategist for the game Modern Warfare 2, posted on his blog a few months ago concerning the reasoning behind not releasing a public beta. The original post on his blog is no longer there for reference, but thanks to Google Reader archiving it for me I can re-post it [...]

Today was the 2009 Video Game Awards show.  Since I’ve canceled my cable TV and chosen to get my television entertainment via Hulu & Netflix (and others), I had to wait for the internet release of the winners list.  Here it is. GAME OF THE YEAR UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty [...]

I’ve complained often enough about how difficult Infinity Ward makes their Call of Duty games.  In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the veteran difficulty mode was flat out impossible.  No longer were you playing a game, you were trying to exploit any small game weakness to get past the gauntlet the game designers had [...]

Well, I think the general consensus here is that Infinity Ward struck gold again. Every person will have their own personal issues with the game, but overall, it’s a well balanced and well developed game that will likely garner many Game of the Year awards. SoapyTarantula had this to say about Modern Warfare 2: The [...]