NewsVine – 19th January 2010

Sorry about the lack of NewsVine yesterday, during the time I had free I couldn’t access the site for some unknown reason. But today, no such problem so here’s the day today in the world of gaming.

Red Steel 2 Scheduled for March 23 Release

Ubisoft has stealthly dated Red Steel 2 for March 23, according to the publisher’s site. We’re hoping they’ve got all the kinks worked out with the extra delay time for its release.

Dishwasher Dev Announces Charlie Murder for XBL Indie Games

From the maker of The Dishwasher and I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 comes another ingenious creation. Check out the Facebook page for a look at the characters and the gameplay which looks to be an arcade beat-em-up with punk rockers and zombies. The developer says there will be a good chance the game will be in attendance for PAX East and is currently scheduled for a March 2010 release. … Continue Reading

‘The Appetizer’ – Modern Warfare 2 (singleplayer)

The MonsterVine staff converge for this year’s biggest game, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Will, Marcos, and Craig discuss selected missions from the singleplayer component of the game. We tackle the ‘Cliffhanger’ mission in an attempt to pick up the storyline from the previous Modern Warfare. In addition, we talk about the highly controversial ‘No Russian’ mission with a tone of gravitas. … Continue Reading

The Bobby Kotick Rap

To celebrate the upcoming release for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 we decided to do something a little special. You see I can’t get enough of Bobby Kotick. Each time I see his name in a headline I get giddy as a girl who just got a pony thinking what he’s done next. … Continue Reading

Video: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Multiplayer

Given all the hype over Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it may be of worth to notice developer Treyarch’s efforts who are vigorously porting the first Modern Warfare to the Nintendo Wii under the subtitle Reflex. Surprisingly, the online multiplayer component runs fine and they seem to have done a good port job transitioning to Wii controls.

Modern Warfare 2 Blocks Xbox Live Party Chat

Infinity Ward is exercising its own sphere of autonomy from Microsoft’s Xbox Live service as it will block the Party Chat feature while playing Modern Warfare 2.

The developer cites players abusing the Party Chat system in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to tell teammates where enemies were when they were dead. Now players who are in Party Chat will booting up a multiplayer game of Modern Warfare 2 will be treated with a welcoming message below telling you to switch to game chat. Image after the jump. … Continue Reading

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sets Pre-Order Record

Gamestop has informed USA Today that preorders for Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “are the highest for any title we’ve ever sold.”

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over 13 million units, Call of Duty: World at War has surpassed 11 million. Even going so far as to cause other games to be delayed – even Activision’s own published title Singularity – as companies attempt to avoid a head-to-head confrontation with arguably, this year’s biggest video game.

Activision CEO Mike Griffith in a conference call said, “Call of Duty has been very strong this year with pre-orders and also the special added value units. I don’t think we want to go into specifics on how much it’s up versus last year, but it is up and it’s set new records for us and we feel very bullish going into the launch.”

Analysts are expecting Modern Warfare 2 to sell 10 million copies withing the fiscal fourth quarter solely.

Source: Shacknews, Brave New Gamer