GameSpot's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
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Communications director Robert Bowling says dedicated servers for desktop edition still out, news on official custom maker tools may come soon.
Xbox 360 edition of Activision's megahit leads US list, followed by Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play, Halo 3: ODST, Pokemon Platinum, PS3 MW2, Madden, and ...
Double-digit drop predicted for last month of the year; Modern Warfare 2 "sucking the air" out of lesser games' sales, 2010 delays justified.
NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009.
Despite dip in console sales, Aaron Greenberg says Xbox 360 hardware, software, and accessories sales were a record $838 million--thanks largely to Modern Warfare 2.
Activision blockbuster can't save industry from posting eighth loss in last nine months; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age make top 10.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii maintains top spot, while Modern Warfare 2 stands up against an onslaught of Wii casual games.
Industry trackers expect NPD numbers to underscore importance of Activision shooter, say overall software revenues grew or at least matched last year's levels.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues to reign supreme down under, while Cricket moves up and Mario Kart Wii returns to the top 10.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii knocks out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from the top spot, while Assassin's Creed II makes it to second and third place.
The Hollywood Reporter says Keith Arem will write, direct action thriller about mysterious epidemic; companion graphic novel also planned.
Modern Warfare 2's $550 million opening helps boost Infinity Ward, Treyarch-developed FPS series' total global sales beyond 55 million units.
DJ Hero gets a rewind; Infinity Ward welcomes friendly fire.
War Child, a charity that aims to assist children in areas of conflict, is to receive support from Activision, Infinity Ward, Xbox Live and Game during the weekend of December ...
Why are moral choices in games so black and white?
South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says game allows players to be "virtual terrorists;" Classification Board says no appeal has been received to date.
Outcry over removal of dedicated server support can't stop latest Call of Duty installment from a faster start than original Modern Warfare.
Law firm puts out call for gamers tossed from Microsoft's online service in pre-Modern Warfare 2 purges.
Adverts, gamer pictures, themes, and videos to hit Microsoft's online service as part of a recruitment drive by the GCHQ.
all of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 storms the top 10, followed by New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Cricket, and Wii Fit Plus.
World's largest specialty retailer says Infinity Ward's shooter sold 2.5M units in 72 hours at its stores; quarterly earnings hit $1.8 billion.
The Los Angeles Times reports Infinity Ward and Treyarch are getting some backup in the wake of Modern Warfare 2's record-setting success.
Bobby Kotick continues cashing out soon-to-expire stock options, bringing one-week windfall to nearly $42 million; CFO Thomas Tippl nets 40 percent raise.
[UPDATE] Activision claims Infinity Ward's latest shooter breaks host of 24-, 120-hour entertainment records spanning games, movies, books; LA Times pegs budget at $200 million including marketing and distribution.
GameSpot UK's sister site lists the best gaming blogs, podcasts, and Twitter users to follow.
GameSpot UK's sister site performs survey on British console owners; discovers 60% failure rate for Xbox 360, 16% for PS3, 6% for Wii.
[UPDATE] Online reports indicate latest Call of Duty was recalled in Eastern European country; Activision says PC version was released minus airport massacre scene.
Modern Warfare 2 sells 1.78 million copies in its first week of sale in the UK, grossing £67.4 million.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch pushes Microsoft's online service to new high-water mark for simultaneous online gamers.
Modern Warfare 2 launch window sees Bobby Kotick exercise nearly 2 million stock options for $1.99 million--which he immediately sells for $22.2 million.
Producer's Note Site Blog: The Modern Warfare 2 game launch in downtown San Francisco and thoughts about the night-vision goggles included in the Prestige edition.
Activision and Infinity Ward's shooter claims largest entertainment launch crown with $310 million in UK, US, and Canadian sales; North American day-one sales hit 3.38 million.
Information Week estimates Microsoft may have suspended 5% of service's subscribers for using modded Xbox 360s--which are now flooding Craigslist.
Broadpoint AmTech's Ben Schachter says game could top 11.7 million units globally in first week--nearly as much as analysts believed it would take in all quarter.
[UPDATE] Infinity Ward shooter runs into multiplayer problems; trophy patch arrives, patch by week's end; developer gets servers back up and running.
Activision shooter breaks day-one records in Britain, almost doubling previous mark set by GTAIV.
Stay frosty with our step-by-step walkthrough for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
With Activision turning up the style in time for the game's release, a number of parties and store openings were held worldwide to unleash the game with a bang.
Tom Watson MP accuses Keith Vaz MP of creating "moral panic" after questions posed in the house about new Call of Duty's controversial airport scene.
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