Yesterday, a video of what appeared to be Modern Warfare 2 emerged featuring some pretty bold, some might say extremely shocking, gameplay. Unsurprisingly it has sparked a massive online reaction. Today, Activision has issued an official response
It’s rare that we hear anything but doe-eyed optimism from publishers of yet-to-be-released games — however, Activision’s Kai Huang, co-creator of the Guitar Hero franchise, recently voiced some fairly realistic expectations for the upcoming disc-spinning rhythm title, DJ Hero . “We’re expecting this to be the type of game that may come out of the gate a little bit slower, but continue to grow over time,” Huang explained during a speech at the PLAY Digital Media Conference in Berkeley
Late-night revelers and iron-sight junkies situated near London should note that Activision plans a proper launch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at Leicester Square, on the night before the game’s November 10 launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Hip square visitors to-be can gape at the shooter’s action on the nearby ODEON’s cinema screen, purchase it from the HMV Trocadero at the stroke of midnight, and then give Tom Cruise a solid high five on the way home
We can’t say that we were exactly taken aback to find out a couple of online retailers are listing the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 -paired 250GB Xbox 360 launch as November 10, the same day the game arrives at retailers nationwide. An eagle-eyed reader at Joystiq sister site Engadget spotted the bundle at both Amazon and Costco ( GameStop also has the Nov. 10 ship date listed), where the details re-confirm the bundle’s lack of a component cable (for shame!)
The Major sends word that a Band Hero demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace.