A few days ago, a long time friend of mine called to let me know that he had some positive video game related news for me, and I said “ok shoot.”

He told me that his brother had gotten his COD4 disk stuck in his recently purchased PS3, and that the system would not eject it. So he decided to give a ring to Sony’s customer service line. He explained the situation to a supervisor and was told that it would all be taken care of immediately. What Sony did next was pretty amazing. Read more…

The trend in gaming as of late has been a push towards “reality”. Games like COD, Battlefield, and SOCOM all boast military advisors on staff, with a focus on making the game experience as “realistic” as possible.

The obsession with reality doesn’t end there, and its relation to a game’s overall fun factor, got me thinking — just how real do we want things, and at what point does reality cause a game to no longer be fun? Read more…

We just received an email from Activision’s PR department containing 9 new screenshots of their upcoming DLC map pack for the hit game, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, due to hit XBL on April 10th. The four maps included in the pack are Kill Creek, Broadcast, Chinatown, and Killhouse. Read more…

Call of Duty 4 once again leads the pack in software sales.

The NPD numbers are in for February and both Microsoft and Sony give their little twists on things. Hit the jump  to check out the results. Read more…

COD4, currently one of the most played online multiplayer games, looks to be getting some new content soon. Already said to be “on the way”, current rumor is detailing at least three maps in development: Broadcast, Dusk and Hill. Read more…

Hopefully people will now actually die when you shoot them in the head.

It’s been talked about for months, rumored for weeks, and now it’s finally here. The Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4 has now been officially patched. The title update will be available the next time you load up the game (as long as you’re connected to Live). Airstrike the link to get the full details on what this patch features. Read more…

In a very small tidbit of news, Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed that new Call of Duty 4 multiplayer maps are on the way via downloadable content. Read more…

With all the hype around Halo 3 this year, it was believed that nothing could stand in its way. Microsoft thought they had locked out any competition after the game’s launch sales, but the smirk has been wiped off their faces. Another game was crowned King. Read more…

Major Nelson posted the LIVE activity for the week of January 14^th, and guess what took the top spot? Well, I guess I already gave it away. Infinity Ward’s awesome military shooter finally de-throned Master Chief and his rascally gang of Spartans. Read more…

See, it’s not all doom and gloom for the 360 after all! According to the NPD Group’s data, Microsoft is leading the videogame industry in several areas. They had a big year overall - December hardware sales were on par with the Wii ,while 360 software sales took the lead with games like Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, and Assassin’s Creed.

Microsoft sure is proud of their accomplishments and wanted to let you know how awesome they are. Read on to see their take on this information. Read more…

What good is being the Xbox Live spokesperson, if you’re unable to speak?

Xbox Live’s problems are old news by now. Since the surge in users this Christmas, the service has been very wonky, to say the least. Those of you wondering why the folks Microsoft haven’t been keeping us updated on the situation, wonder no more. Thanks to a lawsuit filed by three Texas residents, they can no longer update us on the situation. Read more…

Merry Christmas, Mr. Freeman.

Life just got a little easier for those who have neglected gift-purchasing until the last minute. Every game ever released on Steam is now on sale for 10 – 50% off. There’s quite a bit of treasure in here. Read more…

This man has a hold on you.

Merry Christmas, Nintendo! For the second year in a row, the Nintendo Wii is one of the must-have holiday items. And although I’m completely aware of the console’s success, I was still pleasantly surprised to see just how well the company was doing on Amazon. Read more…

Seth Schiesel of the New York Times is handing out yearly awards to various games and while most of the choices are no-brainers, there is one that kind of grinds my gears. Read more…

Have you had enough of First Person Shooters? It was such a dominant genre this year that it seemed to define what it meant to be “next-gen.” We’re not quite out of the woods yet, but 2008 promises to bring us a more diverse line-up. What games or concepts will characterize the industry as we move into the second generation proper? Read more…

Activision are pleased with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s performance at the 2007 Videogame Awards, where the sterling shooter bagged two awards. Read more…

In a valiant, striking effort to combat the used-games trading practices of such outlets as Gamestop, the newly-united Activision Blizzard (God, I hope that name is tentative) today announced that they will be making new installments in some of their hit franchises such as Guitar Hero and Call of Duty on an annual basis, not terribly unlike the practice followed by Electronic Arts and their yearly iterations of several hit titles. Read more…

We want to thank everyone for their time and hard work. The contest was a huge success and we received tons of great entries. In the end we had a three way tie for first place, so after giving it much thought, we decided that the tie breaker would be quality of submissions as a whole. Read more…

Neon soldiers have no place on the battlefield…

After playing the Call of Duty 4 Beta until our fingers bled, we decided to bounce a few questions off of Infinity Ward’s Associate Producer Pete Blumel.

One topic that was mentioned a lot during our time online was “spawn protection”, specifically whether or not it would be in the game. We asked Pete and he mentioned that “spawning is part of the beta test.” This is good news for those that constantly found themselves getting ambushed shortly after spawning into a map. Read more…