Activision: Modern Warfare 2 To Be "#1 Entertaniment Property"
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was so ridiculously popular that Activision probably needed a separate warehouse to hold all the profit. Then Guitar Hero: World Tour came out, and now they probably need two warehouses.
Perhaps this is the reason why they say that Modern Warfare 2's popularity will easily compete with the biggest TV, DVD, and music entertainment. In fact, Activision is confident enough to say that Modern Warfare 2 will beat out both its predecessor and Call of Duty: World at War as "the biggest selling video game of all time." (source- MCV) Said brand manager Simon Wells:
"Each year the Call of Duty franchise goes from strength-to-strength. We want to propel this year's title to be the biggest selling video game of all time. That may raise some eyebrows, but step back and look at the franchise's trajectory through preceding launches, and this objective starts to look viable."
Wells went on to say that he "firmly believes" that Modern Warfare 2 can be the "#1 entertainment property of the year," and that's setting the bar uber-high. Back in the day, video games could never hope to be any such thing, but the world has changed a great deal, and now it seems almost inevitable that games could top every other form of entertainment in any given year. Heck, the industry does it all the time in terms of sheer profit, anyway. As for the game in question, we just want some media; screenshots, a teaser video where we actually see something, etc. We'll keep a sharp eye out.
It's just not often that you get an exact release date before you see any media. Bizarre.
Related Game(s): Modern Warfare 2
4/2/2009 Ben Dutka
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Friday, April 03, 2009 @ 9:42:52 AM
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CH1N00K
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:11:01 AM
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Ultimadream
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:01:03 AM
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:20:51 AM
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:29:22 AM
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:32:59 AM
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ironman505
Monday, April 06, 2009 @ 11:36:10 AM
CH1N00K
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 11:48:47 AM
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I always played the Medal of Honors on the PS2 and for some reason I always kind of associated Modern Warfare with the X-box 360 crowd. I never bothered to pick it up.
Every time I thought about it there was something else I got instead (Resistance, SOCOM, Warhawk, Battlefield: Bad Company, Resistance2 and now Killzone 2..) Right now Killzone is keeping me pretty happy with my online frag festing, so it will be interesting to see whether MW:2 will be able to finally pull me into the series. Although by that time, there may be another game out that I'd rather play instead...(MAG? Please?)
I am going to have to side a little bit with Ulitmadream though.They are making a pretty bold statement for a game that has no evidence yet to back it up.But someone has turned on the Hype Machine. Let the Wild and Rampant Speculations begin!
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 1:16:55 PM
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Still, I'd laugh if that release date got pushed. They really shouldn't be so presumptuous with no gameplay. I'll just pretend it's because they are teasing us by not showing all the great stuff.
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Monday, April 06, 2009 @ 2:38:37 PM
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 6:49:46 PM
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Cod4 with it's postcard graphics, no moving trees, grass, virtually undestroyable environments, arcade gameplay, unbeleivable physics will not stand up to Killzone 2. Not even close.
Do an experiment. Load you're COD4 up and walk up close to a wall and watch how clunky and pixelated the wall looks like, even objects. Then load KZ2 or Resistance 2 and do the same. You see the Sony Exclusives are much cleaner and smoother up close. Major difference in quality. Then look at how many people KZ2 and Resistance supports online and how amazing it runs, and compare that to any COD game that has been out there. Cod's pale in comparison in all fronts.
Sorry Activision and IW, you will offer just some more maps and a few more improvements and features, but it won't be over the edge. You are limited because you support the multiplatform base. Nice try.
ray taylor
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 7:36:36 PM
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Lairfan
Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 8:02:46 PM
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The first one was great back in 2007; however, when its gameplay system was improved upon in subsequent years, it got paler and paler for me. And judging by how there's not much more "modern warfare" they can add to the game, there will probably not be many improvements made to the game's engine. Obviously I hope this assumption is wrong (seeing as how the first game did give me some enjoyment for a couple of months), but it probably won't be.
Plus we don't have any gameplay yet. Who goes about touting a product as "the best entertainment product of the year" and hasn't even shown us anything substantial yet?
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OriginalSin
Friday, April 03, 2009 @ 1:39:09 AM
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Even thou we all know that it won't measure up against KZ2 when it comes to graphic, physics and just about everything I think it's obvious that MW2 will sell more than KZ2 as it will have a bigger market share. PC/Xbox/PS3...
And as sad as it sounds it will probably beat KZ2 to game of the year, not because it's better but because it sold more and it is on all platforms.
I personally rate KZ2 is way better ,even thou I haven't seen or played MW2. I just can't see how any FPS can live up to what KZ2 achieved any time soon. And when a game games along that might go head to head with Killzone it will definitely have to be an exclusive either on PS3 or PC.
Either way I will get MW2 probably as it launches and it will kick ass. Think it's gonna be great...
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I guess it's a matter of taste but when I played a little of the KZ2 beta the controls just felt more like you needed some actual skill to be any good at the game unlike Halo and COD4. COD4 and Halo are both games that cuddle you into feeling you're sme kind of FPS god when in actual fact the gameplays pretty shallow.
Now I like the way Halo is accessible and the same with MW. However, due to this it's easy to be pretty good but near impossible to be great at it-like football. You soon find your skill ceiling when the floaty controls act as a leveller for good players and weaker newbies.
In say, Warhwk, KZ2 or , hell, even Gears you get your ass handed to you if your on the server with the big noys right off the bat. If you had to play generals on your first day of Warhawk NOBODY would ever play it again! The learning curve of Killzone 2 is far longer and rewarding than either of the two huge franchises that pander to cheap gameplay and the lowest common denomenator of the genre.
Not that that's wrong just that, to me it leaves them feeling like a little time killer rather than serious shooters that require time and practise to know whether you can really hack it.
MW was a good SP, mind, and All Ghillied Up is one of the greatest levels I've ever played but it was too short. I expect the inevitable crowd pleasing co-op this time but doubt very much there'll be a more intriguing game under it all than you find in KZ2 MP. It isn't better in general it's just more refined and demands that you work at it. after [playing COD4 for two months I was as good as I was getting but with KZ2 I'm barely scratching the surface.
And no they should bever have "fixed" the controls on KZ2 the weight and realism they added should be compulsory. GFX are the least impressive part of the Killzone2 package for me and they're sublime too.
ironman505
Sunday, April 05, 2009 @ 2:37:29 PM
What do u like better KZ2 or MW?
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 @ 10:36:20 AM
I just hope they include zombie maps, that option has created a massive following in itself.