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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videogame to hit stores
By siliconindia
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Friday, 06 November 2009, 22:01 IST |
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Bangalore: The new videogame called the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare two, the most highly anticipated game of the season is set to hit stores coming Tuesday. "It's the biggest launch in our history, bigger than Halo three," said Tony Bartel, Merchandising and Marketing Chief for videogame retailer GameStop, which has been taking pre-orders since April.
According to Wall Street Journal, the manufacturer, Activision Blizzard, has been advertising the first-person shooter game since March for which, Wal-Mart and Amazon are offering special deals. Analysts say that rivals have postponed the release of other big games to steer clear of Call of Duty, although the companies won't admit it. Hopes are high that its sales will provide a much-needed boost to the whole industry.
The first three Call of Duty games, beginning in 2003, took place during World War II. They were well received but didn't stand out. But two years ago, when the setting was changed to current times, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took off, selling six million units in its first quarter of sales, according to Analyst Wedbush Morgan.
The original Modern Warfare was like an action movie, and followed the story of Russian ultra nationalists who are trying to trigger a global war. Players took on different roles throughout the game, such as an American or British soldier. In one gritty surprise, a character that players played for part of the game is killed.
"We constantly want you to never have a moment to sit back and do something for the sake of doing it," said Robert Bowling, Creative Strategist at Infinity Ward, the game's developer. "You never know what to expect next."
Details are under wraps, but Infinity Ward says it has loaded its latest game with new experiences, including new weapons, battlegrounds and a special ops feature that allows two player cooperative play. A recent trailer revealed that part of a battle against the terrorists would take place in Washington, D.C. A separate sequence takes the players through a civilian slaughter scene.
