It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but that doesn’t stop it from offering one smooth ride.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 may just be their best game yet. While this game will by no means reinvent the genre it does provide a number of noticeable tweaks that help to refine the overall experience, while continuing to remain true to past iterations in the franchise.
The Ban Hammer taketh away...
Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling announced on Twitter that over 1600 bans have been given out to those who cheat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The bans were issued to stop "Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch" the game.
Scientists find that Call of Duty can actually print money!
On the heels of a record breaking first day, Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has done the expected and shattered the five-day sales record for all entertainment-based media. The game has taken in a staggering $775 million worldwide in that timeframe, destroying the previous record held by last year’s Black Ops that made $650 million in the same span and Modern Warfare 2’s $550 million.
Even exchanging the game may not help.
Modern Warfare 3 has hit stores in force, dominating the market beyond even the most generous expectations. Selling over 9 million copies in one week alone, Activision’s cash cow shows no signs of needing to be put out to pasture. That’s not to say that the game’s launch hasn’t had its share of snafus, however; besides some people trying to get their hands on the game in some dubious ways and Call of Duty Elite not working quite right yet, you can add a bizarre disc read error on the 360 to the list of issues surrounding this huge launch.
Man threatens employee after messing up his Modern Warfare 3 pre-order.
In now the second story about Modern Warfare violence, a man in Colorado became very angry after his local Best Buy screwed up his Modern Warfare 3 pre-order. Lomorin Sar, a 31-year-old man, started asking employees what time they were done working so he could shoot them in the parking lot as they left. Then, for good measure, he threatened to blow up the store.
Players now have until the end of November to sign up.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer has been pretty smooth since its launch but the new Elite service has not. Users are having trouble registering, logging in, and accessing stats due to the servers being unable to handle the demand. Due to these problems, the Elite service will be limited until additional servers are added.
Modern Warfare 3 sells a bajillion copies on day one.
We all knew that the launch of Modern Warfare 3 was going to be big, but I’m sure most wouldn’t have thought that the game would clear over $400 million in its first 24 hours of release. From just two territories.
Even a loaded gun wasn't enough to get a customer to part with his copy.
Hot on the heels of our story about two shipments of Modern Warfare 3 getting hijacked comes another story of MW 3 theft, this one in Kansas. Thankfully, this one has a happier ending.
Reports coming in of two separate shipments hijacked.
We’re right on top of launch week for a new Call of Duty release, which means we can look forward to all sorts of crazy news stories revolving around Activision’s mega franchise. Things have started off with a bang already, as a shipment of the highly-anticipated game was hijacked in France yesterday morning.
This live action trailer stars Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard.
