Beginning this Thursday, April 8, gamers around the world can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer free of charge during a special Free Weekend promotion on Steam. The definitive online experience, Modern Warfare 2 returns with a host of new perks and enhancements. Those who wish to enjoy every moment of the Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer Free Weekend may pre-load Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer now. There is no obligation to participate.
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Seems a strange marketing ploy...
Seems a strange marketing ploy... Maybe they've not met expected sales targets via Steam? Can't remember them doing this with CoD4.
Not really, Steam have done it with plenty of games (started with TF2 I think) and i'd guess it works fairly well.
Might be to try and boost sales for the DLC as I'm guessing that comes to PC soon.
Selective quoting is for winners.
I'm well aware of previous weekends for other games, however it seems strange to me that Modern Warfare 2 has now been given this treatment.