Hot on the heels of yesterday's post comes a bit of interesting news: Special Ops Mode. Apparently this will be the "Co-op" mode of Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling did mention a while back about the decision to remove co-op mode from the main storyline due to breaking the cinematic experience they were aiming to achieve.

The Special Ops mode will be broken down into separate, standalone missions that you can do by yourself or with one other friend over Xbox Live or Split-Screen co-op. There will be difficulty levels you and your friend can choose as well. Each offering their own unlockables. Sounds interesting. As long as the missions are varied and interesting enough to retain an audience. Just some speculation, but, if popular enough, I think this could be expanded upon via DLCs.

I'm glad they did decide to include some kind of co-op mode. I do wish it was 4 player enabled though. Either way, I'm definitely looking forward to playing this game upon release November 10, 2009. The matchmaking mode alone has me sold.

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Woah... Well, there goes the neighborhood. Well, atleast the United States Capital. Meh, some people would like to make a big deal about it portraying D.C. being attacked and in ruins, but as far as I know there's been plenty of big hit video games and movies that display the very same thing.

No real gameplay here, just a story-line preview of the game. I'm actually hoping this campaign will be longer and have more replay value than the last Modern Warfare. Four player co-op would be the freakin' sweet! So would 4 player splitscreen with LAN functionality, but I'm not holding my breath for that. I know my fellow co-workers wouldn't mind playing CoD: MW2 at our regular LAN parties.

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Just when I think I've covered enough in my previous post about Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward releases a multiplayer video. So in anticipation for them to release another one, I'll go over some points about the AC130 trailer. You should probably watch the video first...

Great, now that you're all excited about custom killstreak loadouts and flying through the air during your airstrike, we can move on. The first thing I saw was the AC130 icon when it's unlocked. What confuses me is that you can also see the words, "1 Unlocks Remaining." However, there are 14 icons with a lock on them. This is probably just us not knowing how the menus work yet, though.

The second thing I noticed throughout the video was that every kill gave 50 points. At first I thought that it may have been "Search and Destroy, but it says "Free-for-All" during some of the video in the bottom left hand side of the screen. So, did Infinity Ward raise the points in 'Death Match' games from 10 to 50? If so, then that could indicate that the 'rank levels' in multiplayer are higher than 55 like that of World at War. It could be that Infinity Ward wants us to be able to prestige at a fairly decent rate. The possibility of more numbered levels could mean more unlockables spread out through a prestige. The thoughts are endless...Also, the points could have been arbitrarily chosen for testing before finalization.

Wooo! Now that makes me pumped! Sure can't wait to download this map. Especially with all the new weapons I've seen. Looks like it's gonna be kick-butt. You know, I wouldn't mind seeing new guns make it into Multiplayer, sort of like what they're doing with Nazi Zombies... that'd be awesome. Back on track. Let's see:

- Bowie Knife - Check

- Teleportation - Check

- New Guns - Check

- Better Zombies - Check

- New Interactive Barriers - Check

Oh, yeah! This is gonna be awesome. Time to kill some Freakbags!!!

Summer is in full swing, but the busy holiday season is just around the corner. Which means the most exciting time for gamers around the world is quickly approaching.

The last half of the year always brings in a wave of new games: all fighting over that coveted spot under our Christmas trees. It's a gamers candyland and, of course, this year is no different. So many amazing games are coming out this year - I'll never be able to choose just one!....or five!

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Definitely a different spin on the beloved Batman series, Batman: Arkham Asylum feels more like cut scenes from House on Haunted Hill than a comic book. B:AA is also a stark contrast to the Lego: Batman video game that came out earlier last year. The response from the public has been nothing short of excitement, but one does have to wonder if B:AA will get lost in the sea of horror-themed games that have come out previously this year and last.

Guitar Hero 5, The Beatles: Rock Band, Lips #1 Hits, DJ Hero, Rock Band: Lego, Band Hero

It's finally time to cover one of the most ambitious games this year. It is also the sequel to the #1 Game of 2007, #1 most sold first person shooter ever, and #2 video game of all time in the USA with over 11 million copies sold and growing. That's right, we're talking about Barbie Horse Adventures 2 Modern Warfare 2.

We don't have all the details, but we do have information that is good enough for us. So far, multiplayer has been kept hush hush by Infinity Ward and what has been confirmed for campaign doesn't necessarily mean it will be in multiplayer.

Story
You play as Sgt. Gary "Roach" Sanderson and your captain is Captain John "Soap" MacTavish in Task Force 141. If you remember the first Modern Warfare, you played as Soap, but now he commands you. Ultimately, we do not know enough of the story ourselves, but it definitely continues where Modern Warfare left off. The world is not safe because of a Russian terrorist group lead by Makarov, who is in association with Zakhaev. We'll have to play the game when it releases to understand the story more completely.

Weapons and Equipment
Other than the ice-picks in the E3 demo? Oh, I thought that was sufficient. Alright, fine. Here we go.

Where can you find the fastest portal completion (14 min 27 sec, Michael Yanni, 2/26/08), the best-selling launch for an XBLA title (Rez HD [25,000 downloads in May 2008, its launch month]), and the longest drum marathon in Rock Band (26 hr 40 min, set by Sean Feica [Canada]. He played through every song at the time [243 tracks] from July 26-28, 2008.)? Why the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records - Gamer Edition of course!

February 4, 2009 was big day for gamer knowledge seekers. GBoWR: GE is packed full off the most awesome... and the most random... gamer trivia. From completion times to marathons. From high scores to challenges: you can find it all in this book. Some of the spreads this book includes are:

Space Games Intro - History of Gaming - Top 3 Console Games - Professional Gaming - Best of Playstation 3 - How to be a Record Breaker - Grand Theft Auto - Guitar Hero

You can check out 18 pages of the book here: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/32a6d8e8#/32a6d8e8/1 It's always great to try before you buy!

Everyone cheats in some way. We all can say that at some point, we searched around for some cheat codes. Almost everyone knows what "up up down down left right left right B A Start" is for. It's for Contra if you don't. However, cheating 22 years ago isn't exactly the same now.

Yeah we still have the same general button input method, but there are a few new methods. Granted, these five methods are mainly used on first person shooters, but could you see any reason someone would want to modify Dr. Mario Online Rx or 1 vs. 100?

#5 Super Bouncing

Halo 2 at it's finest, right!? Anyone who owned it experienced becoming a target of sniping from someone 150 feet above you. Super Bouncing (or as some called Super Jumping) was just a minor annoyance, however. If you knew what to look for, then you had the chance of foiling the cheater's plans by sniping them down from their spots.

#4 Under Map/Out of Map

On the other hand, out of map or under map would be a little harder to recover from. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare held the trophy for these. Hiding behind a building off in the distance or under the map would be a cheater impossible to see. You could also include the several places that a normal person would never think of trying to get on top of (i.e. a building with no entrance/stairs, laying down on a thin sheet metal fence, a stairway railing, on top of a flaming barrel, and more).

#3 Stand By-ing

I can remember going through the Krystal's drive through at 11:30 at night, chatting about the awesome new zombie game that would be coming out soon. And now, months later, who would have thought Left 4 Dead would be as popular as it has been... and go on to have a baby of it's own - Left 4 Dead 2. We're so proud! So here's a tribute to all things L4D and it's little bundle of joy.

We all know we've done at least a few of these... ok maybe a lot of these. But annoying your teammates is part of the fun! Granted it's better if it's your friends over XBL and not random people. That may not be the fastest way to make friends. But lets look back at the past few months and remember all the jerks we've slayed with, betrayed with, and honestly just drove us up the wall.

Classic. And those of us who have the 360 version are always wishing we could mod like the PC folks. But at least they are kind enough to post all their hilarious videos. My personal favorite are the sound mods. Kudos!

Happy 233rd Birthday America!

Take a moment to remember and appreciate everything our troops have done in our great history and what they fight for today. Be proud of your country and your freedom to fight for it! Take the day to exercise that freedom! Game to your heart's content! And eat a few hot dogs and hamburgers while you're at it.