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[SkeeterUK]

Sorry if this has been posted before (dont read the thread much) but since its about mw2 thought id post it here.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6238659.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2

Activision and Infinity Ward's anticipated military FPS becomes most anticipated game in specialty retailer's history.

Infinity Ward certainly hasn't been skirting controversy in the lead-up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's impending November 10 launch. Last month, the developer received flak from the enthusiast PC community over its decision to not support player-run, mod-friendly dedicated servers. Shortly thereafter, Infinity Ward raised eyebrows after confirming the authenticity of leaked footage that revealed a controversial sequence in the single-player campaign.

Modern Warfare 2 preorders are speeding off the shelves.

Public-relations headaches they may be, but the gaffes have ostensibly done nothing to stymie demand for Infinity Ward's latest. Speaking to USA Today, GameStop executive vice president for merchandising and marketing Tony Bartel said today that Modern Warfare 2 is the single most preordered game in the specialty retailer's history.

"By all indicators, we anticipate Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be the biggest entertainment launch of all time," he said. "As of today, the number of preorder reservations we've taken for the game is the highest for any title we've ever sold in our 6,200 store network." In August, Activision said that Modern Warfare 2 had become the most preordered game in the publisher's history.

Bartel didn't specify which game Modern Warfare 2 eclipsed, though a likely contender would be Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto IV. The top-rated action adventure launched in April 2008 to opening-week sales of $500 million, a figure which Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick constituted "the largest launch in the history of interactive entertainment, and we believe these retail sales levels surpass any movie or music launch to date."

[UPDATE] A GameStop representative has confirmed that the previous most preordered game was Microsoft and Bungie's Xbox 360-exclusive Halo 3.

GameStop is offering a number of preorder incentives to go along with Modern Warfare 2's launch. Namely, those who purchase the game in advance at the specialty retailer can enter to win a number of prizes inspired by the game, including a Hummer H2, Polaris snowmobile, and Ducati motorcycle.

Modern Warfare 2 will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on November 10. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

 

[TheGamingGeneral]

Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version?
Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gentle Jesus, these guys are either trolling us/best wind up in history, or there is some sort of gas leak over there at IW.

Bloody hell

 

[njj1046]

I just cancelled my preorder today.

I'm not going to download it as I don't want to become one of their statistics but I am going to borrow it from a friend after they're done with it so I can run through the SP.

I don't think you'll be able to as the game will be tied to your friends Steam a/c.

 

[HAz]

I don't think you'll be able to as the game will be tied to your friends Steam a/c.

yes but if hes a good m8 theres no stopping him lending his steam account so his buddy can play the short sp part of the game!

 

[Tripnologist]

yes but if hes a good m8 theres no stopping him lending his steam account so his buddy can play the short sp part of the game!

Exactly.
If it wasn't tied to the account, I'd just buy it second hand.

 

[Biohazard]

off-line mode...

I've never had a game work in off-line mode yet, steam should just remove that myth/fallacy.

 

[Deadbeat]

I've never had a game work in off-line mode yet, steam should just remove that myth/fallacy.

My games work in offline mode all the time. They have to, because I run Peerblock most of the time.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST MADE IT LIKE COD4 WITH NEW WEAPONS/PERKS/MAPS etc?

 

[Durzel]

Sorry if this has been posted before (dont read the thread much) but since its about mw2 thought id post it here.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6238659.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2

Wonder where all the "omg they'll lose sooo many sales" marketing genuises from the thread have gone?

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Wonder where all the "omg they'll lose sooo many sales" marketing genuises from the thread have gone?

WTF? That article doesn't mention anything about pre-orders for the PC specifically!

They will lose sales on the PC version, to think they won't is retarded. To think they care is also probably a little stupid.

 

[p4radox]

WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST MADE IT LIKE COD4 WITH NEW WEAPONS/PERKS/MAPS etc?

Screw that, I'd love a remake of COD1 with all the new bells and whistles. COD1 had some fantastic maps.

 

[afraser2k]

Wonder where all the "omg they'll lose sooo many sales" marketing genuises from the thread have gone?

I would like to see PC pre-order stats rather than all platforms.

Considering that the biggest pre-order title is Halo 3 I'd expect the PC debacle is mentioned just for PR. I think MW2 will still be number one game this Christmas due to console orders alone.

 

[Frapple]

WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST MADE IT LIKE COD4 WITH NEW WEAPONS/PERKS/MAPS etc?

Two reasons;

1. Steam verification & IWNet will make it harder to pirate but also force people to buy new copies - no more second hand sales.

2. Paid DLC can now be forced upon PC users, by limiting what games type can be played with what map packs. (Much like H3/ODST does)

 

[Biohazard]

The last time I played a pirated game was in the 1990's.

I didn't think piracy of games was that big these days..

 

[McMav]

dunno if its been posted but this would be funny if it wasnt true :S

 

[osc89er]

The last time I played a pirated game was in the 1990's.

I didn't think piracy of games was that big these days..

Naive, not-so-knowledgeable, or making a point. I can't decide.

 

[Biohazard]

Naive, not-so-knowledgeable, or making a point. I can't decide.

Naive.

I've heard of Xbox's being chipped, with all games on etc

Never heard an awful lot of people pirating PC games in RL (ie people I speak to, not here)

 

[matt_fsr]

Naive.

Yep... afraid so. If you want to just gather some very rough evidence, just search a few popular torrent tracker sites for some popular modern games.

And that doesnt include newsgroups, Rapidshare hosting etc.

 

[Booner!]

Eurogamer:

Infinity Ward has revealed that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 will support only 18 players online, whereas previous instalments have catered for 32.

Nine-versus-nine is what console gamers can expect and, speaking in a Best Buy Live Chat (via Kotaku), the developer outlined this number as the future-focus for the war series.

IW veteran Mackey McCandlish said a cap of 18 players helped the team hone map sizes, perks, classes, challenges and more effectively.

Just found this on the comments:

 

[Biohazard]

No demo either? lmfao

So we've got to wait until start of next month to see how the sales go?

All the console peeps I speak to are itching for it, won't be getting it for PS3 either.