Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to justify its hype as "The biggest entertainment launch ever" by smashing yet more records - this time for online play.
Activision has revealed that more than 5.2 million multiplayer hours were logged playing MW2 on Xbox Live on its first day of release alone; more than 2.2 million unique gamers played it on November 10, a record for Xbox Live; and more than 11 million achievements were unlocked on Xbox Live on the first day alone.
Those figures don't even take into account traffic generated by MW2 on the PlayStation Network, so it's fairly safe to say that yet more records will be broken by the first-person shooter in the near future.
Its $550 million first-week gross comfortably trounced previous records, including the top-grossing film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (a measly $394 million); and the previous top-grossing, Grand Theft Auto IV (a slightly less paltry $500 million). It also beat GTA IV's first-day record of $310 million gross. If only we had shares in Activision...
Will Modern Warfare 2 become the most record-breaking game ever? We wouldn't bet against it - even if any bookmaker would actually give us odds...
Even after all the furore over everything from Dedicated servers, PSN issues and that airport scene, MW2 is smashing everything in its path.
Its like the movies; one of the biggest earners is Transformers, is it my favourite? No. Does it do exactly what it says on the tin? Yes. In an ideal world something like Old Boy would generate $1 billion but its never going to happen.
Take MW & MW2 for what they are, pop culture phenomenon's, and there aint nothing wrong with that.
If opinion on forums from fans is anything to go by you forgot one record:
Most Overhyped Game of the Decade
Haven't played it yet myself (I get it on my B-day this Sunday) and I'm hoping all this negative reaction from fans is just them having too high expectations.
suppose you need something to amuse the dumb masses.
pop is for people who have no real specific interests. most people unfortunately.
the lemmings who buy songs because they are in the charts. or see a movie just because there is buzz about it.
really thought IW would have dont something a bit more clever after the splendidness of MW1. it went downhill to please 'everyone'.
f**k it, looking forward to bad company 2. you can usually do what you want your way in that game. thats what makes it good. hope they dont go for any of these MW2 blockbuster experience antics.
I did mention the possible value of purchasing Activision stock last year and earlier this year before the release of "MW2". While the added money might be nice I instead have the moral satisfaction of knowing I'm not helping to support Bobby's dastardly machinations. I can live with that for now.
Speaking of breaking records, I wonder if "MW2" will also end up breaking records of "most hated game released in 2009". Activision certainly seems well on its way to being the "most hated publisher", if it isn't already.
It may yet get the record for the most amount of trade-ins towards Assassins Creed 2.
Or the record for the most amount of bulls**t reviews for a over-hyped game ever.
My personal favourite was IGN's review, where they gave the game 10/10 for visuals. The same site who gave UC2 a 9.5 for visuals......
That's shocking. From what I've seen and read "Unreal 2" would appear to bury "MW2" in terms of graphics, longevity and a well scripted plot.
I would very much like to know just how many copies of "MW2" are traded in or sold second hand, just as I'd like to know how many times it is pirated (I suspect "Spore" will easily beat it given the decided lack of positive interest in "MW2" on numerous fronts).
suppose you need something to amuse the dumb masses.
pop is for people who have no real specific interests. most people unfortunately.
the lemmings who buy songs because they are in the charts. or see a movie just because there is buzz about it.
really thought IW would have dont something a bit more clever after the splendidness of MW1. it went downhill to please 'everyone'.
f**k it, looking forward to bad company 2. you can usually do what you want your way in that game. thats what makes it good. hope they dont go for any of these MW2 blockbuster experience antics.
Come on SVD, do you actually think there is something wrong with pop culture? You cant blame something for being popular, where would music be without The Beatles, where would movies be without Spielberg, books without Harry Potter, TV without X Files and the like?
You may not like it and thats fine but you simply cant say that people are wrong for jumping on what is popular. Thats the way its always been and Games (thankfully) are no different.
i seriously think activision gave out bribes or applied some sort of pressure on the review scores. how could noone else pick up on all this? EDGE slated it for the majority, then turned round and gave it a 9 - the magazine that ties innovation to high scores!!
its a pretty dire experience playing this game through. really predictable. how it got 'universal praise' on metacritic - not one negative review is amazing.
suppose you need something to amuse the dumb masses.
pop is for people who have no real specific interests. most people unfortunately.
the lemmings who buy songs because they are in the charts. or see a movie just because there is buzz about it.
really thought IW would have dont something a bit more clever after the splendidness of MW1. it went downhill to please 'everyone'.
f**k it, looking forward to bad company 2. you can usually do what you want your way in that game. thats what makes it good. hope they dont go for any of these MW2 blockbuster experience antics.
Come on SVD, do you actually think there is something wrong with pop culture? You cant blame something for being popular, where would music be without The Beatles, where would movies be without Spielberg, books without Harry Potter, TV without X Files and the like?
You may not like it and thats fine but you simply cant say that people are wrong for jumping on what is popular. Thats the way its always been and Games (thankfully) are no different.
i cant blame them... but i find it disgusting the people who jump on something because its popular.
the beatles are pop. just so happens they have talent. this usually isnt the case.
i f**king cringe when im at the shops or something monday morning and theres these junkies with the new (irritating) cheryl cole song playing out loud on their mobile phone just after it was released.
makes me want to smash their face in. cunts.
same with MW2. casuals who know nothing - never even played the first one - proclaiming it "brilliant".
it didnt sell so well because its a masterpiece - though from reading the reviews you'd think otherwise.
I know i used to feel the same. Many moons ago I remeber getting into a bit of a debate with my Dad over how the charts were full of crap (if you think its bad now try 15 years ago, just the same, still crap) compared to the bands I like who struggled to make the Top 20.
He said that as long as the bands I liked kept releasing records that I enjoyed then who cares whats at number 1, it makes the smaller, riskier, independant bands (Game Developers) even more exciting.
Theres a lot more in the world to get angry with over what the masses find popular now and as for COD its never going to go back to innovation, its a machine now and on course for mainstream domination and again I dont think there is anything wrong with that.
i seriously think activision gave out bribes or applied some sort of pressure on the review scores. how could noone else pick up on all this? EDGE slated it for the majority, then turned round and gave it a 9 - the magazine that ties innovation to high scores!!
its a pretty dire experience playing this game through. really predictable. how it got 'universal praise' on metacritic - not one negative review is amazing.
If you scroll to the bottom of the official reviews of "MW2" on Metacritic you will find an Australian (I think,) review that gives it a score of 50 out of 100. The writer presents a reasoned and lucid argument as to why he advises against buying "MW2" for the PC in its current state. There's no drama in the review and it hits the spot, IMO.
You know who over hyped this game?. You the gamers who never shut the hell up, you talk ( cry like a little biatch) about games more than you play them. Infinity Ward said they did not let you dick wads influence the game they wanted to make, they weren't going to let your little hype train bother them.
So blame yourselves for being disappointed, I think the game turned out very well, and I'm playing it a hell of a lot more than Uncharted 2. It's my GOTY. Go play Wii fit and leave the real proper games to people who actually play games and enjoy them. You just carry on talking crap in your sad little lives.
suppose you need something to amuse the dumb masses.
pop is for people who have no real specific interests. most people unfortunately.
the lemmings who buy songs because they are in the charts. or see a movie just because there is buzz about it.
really thought IW would have dont something a bit more clever after the splendidness of MW1. it went downhill to please 'everyone'.
f**k it, looking forward to bad company 2. you can usually do what you want your way in that game. thats what makes it good. hope they dont go for any of these MW2 blockbuster experience antics.
You know who over hyped this game?. You the gamers who never shut the hell up, you talk ( cry like a little biatch) about games more than you play them. Infinity Ward said they did not let you dick wads influence the game they wanted to make, they weren't going to let your little hype train bother them.
So blame yourselves for being disappointed, I think the game turned out very well, and I'm playing it a hell of a lot more than Uncharted 2. It's my GOTY. Go play Wii fit and leave the real proper games to people who actually play games and enjoy them. You just carry on talking crap in your sad little lives.
if it was any good if would have lived up to the hype. and i never fancied it to begin with - didnt buy it, played most of it, find it apalling.
if you like it more than UC2, its cause you have a compressed lemming brain and you cant think for yourself. ITS GUFF!!!
on-rails blockbuster garbage that locks the game down the way THEY want you to play it.
was chasing that baddie across the slum rooftops, i get him in sight, take careful aim and blast him in the anke - knowing earlier it done the trick on another baddie.
but no, instead of falling on his cunt like the last guy did, the game abruptly stops and get hit with a screen telling me we need this guy alive - even though he was. i interupted IW's plans for a spectacular (predictable) stunt takedown from a fellow trooper.
just a single incident of MANY locked down, on-rail moments designed to 'dazzle' audiences. may as well have went to the movies.
another is that bit where you blow the door with a charge and storm it in forced slow motion.
if that was rainbow six, we would have carefully scoped the place out, shot a smoke grenade throw the window, or sniped baddies from afar - but the windows are conveniently opaque and forces the situation on you.
if thats your thing, then great. but im a gamer.
its completely dumbed down for a videogame. its glorified target practice.
You know who over hyped this game?. You the gamers who never shut the hell up, you talk ( cry like a little biatch) about games more than you play them. Infinity Ward said they did not let you dick wads influence the game they wanted to make, they weren't going to let your little hype train bother them.
So blame yourselves for being disappointed, I think the game turned out very well, and I'm playing it a hell of a lot more than Uncharted 2. It's my GOTY. Go play Wii fit and leave the real proper games to people who actually play games and enjoy them. You just carry on talking crap in your sad little lives.
So because you decided that this is "GOTY" for you that suddenly makes the opinions of everyone else irrelevant in the greater scheme of things, does it? That you value this game is fair enough, it does not however make your opinion any more important to the grand scheme of things than the opinions of all those others whom you ridicule. Incidentally, if someone plays a game - any game - does that not make them a "gamer"? Do yourself, and the rest of us, a favour and take your "I'm-a-true-gamer" crap and stick it.
Incidentally, is the irony of you bitching and moaning over others bitching and moaning lost on you? If this were a purely empirical matter your criticism might be justified, however that is not the case on this occasion.
At the price of this game (discounted or otherwise), if you consider the all but unplayable MP aspect of it for the PC, you could easily watch two or three movies for the same price that would provide more hours of entertainment than "MW2"s SP campaign if reports are to be believed.
You know who over hyped this game?. You the gamers who never shut the hell up, you talk ( cry like a little biatch) about games more than you play them. Infinity Ward said they did not let you dick wads influence the game they wanted to make, they weren't going to let your little hype train bother them.
So blame yourselves for being disappointed, I think the game turned out very well, and I'm playing it a hell of a lot more than Uncharted 2. It's my GOTY. Go play Wii fit and leave the real proper games to people who actually play games and enjoy them. You just carry on talking crap in your sad little lives.
My God - is it still half-term?
So, basically - because, in your opinion it's a good game, that renders everybody elses opinion invalid, right?
Obviously, we don't know what we're talking about because you're a 'true gamer' and you underline this fact by knocking Wii Fit.
Well done, have a star.....your parents must be so proud.
i have only played the SP game but other people i know with it on PC and 360 love the MP. Perhaps MW3 should be MP only as it seems they concentrated on that side of it much more than SP for MW2.
I dont think the SP is bad, its just not that exciting. i think i'd rate the SP game as 8/10 as it is slick but just a bit lacking in fun and originality.
I hate CVG forums, it's always the same people moaning.
my view is that mw2 is a good game, it got good reviews because it's a good game. The graphics are nice and are a lot better than cod4. Admittedly the story is a bit suspect but Infinity ward have done a great job of producing a series of epic levels if nothing else.
i really don't understand people hating this game, have the haters even played it? I think there's a lot of gamers who didn't buy the game on principle and are feeling frustrated that their protest didn't work as well as hoped.
Its $550 million first-week gross comfortably trounced previous records, including the top-grossing film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (a measly $394 million); and the previous top-grossing, Grand Theft Auto IV (a slightly less paltry $500 million).
Of course it beat Harry Potter... MW2 costs Ł25 upwards and a ticket to go see Harry Potter costed around Ł10. If the tickets were Ł20 each and the same volume of people went, Harry Potter would be sitting at the top of the tree Maybe.
It must also win the least sold AAA PC title, lmao, excellent:
Modern Warfare 2: U.K. PC Sales Lagging Way Behind 1.78 million copies sold in the U.K., but of those only 53,400 (3%) are in the hands of PC gamers, making Modern Warfare 2 PC a pretty dismal failure: Only the controversial PC version of the game could be considered a disappointment, entering at only number five in the individual formats chart. The PC version accounted for just three per cent of overall sales, compared to 57 per cent for the 360 and 40 per cent for the PlayStation 3.
Using these percentages, PlayStation 3 sales can be estimated at 712,000 units (with GBP 27 million in revenues) and the PC at 53,400 units.
Steam sales may be through the roof, but we'll never know - Valve refuses to release figures.
You know who over hyped this game?. You the gamers who never shut the hell up, you talk ( cry like a little biatch) about games more than you play them. Infinity Ward said they did not let you dick wads influence the game they wanted to make, they weren't going to let your little hype train bother them.
So blame yourselves for being disappointed, I think the game turned out very well, and I'm playing it a hell of a lot more than Uncharted 2. It's my GOTY. Go play Wii fit and leave the real proper games to people who actually play games and enjoy them. You just carry on talking crap in your sad little lives.
Errm... Shouldn't you be turning the other cheek or something?
I hate CVG forums, it's always the same people moaning.
my view is that mw2 is a good game, it got good reviews because it's a good game. The graphics are nice and are a lot better than cod4. Admittedly the story is a bit suspect but Infinity ward have done a great job of producing a series of epic levels if nothing else.
i really don't understand people hating this game, have the haters even played it? I think there's a lot of gamers who didn't buy the game on principle and are feeling frustrated that their protest didn't work as well as hoped.
Labelling any game that amounts to 5-8 hours of single player gaming "epic" automatically raises questions in my mind about the merit (or lack thereof,) of whichever yard measuring stick has been used to reach that verdict.
I'm one of those people who protested and didn't buy the game. I do not feel frustrated that IW didn't do the right thing by their customers as I never expected them to wisen up and drop their epic (yes, intentional use) levels of arrogance towards their PC fanbase. I got to spend that money on other goods and (predictably,) someone has cracked the game and dedicated servers now work all thanks to the very people IW/Activision spurned. I love seeing the shoe on the other foot.
It must also win the least sold AAA PC title, lmao, excellent:
Modern Warfare 2: U.K. PC Sales Lagging Way Behind 1.78 million copies sold in the U.K., but of those only 53,400 (3%) are in the hands of PC gamers, making Modern Warfare 2 PC a pretty dismal failure: Only the controversial PC version of the game could be considered a disappointment, entering at only number five in the individual formats chart. The PC version accounted for just three per cent of overall sales, compared to 57 per cent for the 360 and 40 per cent for the PlayStation 3.
Using these percentages, PlayStation 3 sales can be estimated at 712,000 units (with GBP 27 million in revenues) and the PC at 53,400 units.
Steam sales may be through the roof, but we'll never know - Valve refuses to release figures.
Hahahah! Outstanding! I guess the protest may have worked afterall, eh?
I don't particuarly care if that results in IW never making another PC game. After the tripe they released in the form of the PC version of "MW2" they won't be missed if that's all they have to offer in the future.
It must also win the least sold AAA PC title, lmao, excellent:
Modern Warfare 2: U.K. PC Sales Lagging Way Behind 1.78 million copies sold in the U.K., but of those only 53,400 (3%) are in the hands of PC gamers, making Modern Warfare 2 PC a pretty dismal failure: Only the controversial PC version of the game could be considered a disappointment, entering at only number five in the individual formats chart. The PC version accounted for just three per cent of overall sales, compared to 57 per cent for the 360 and 40 per cent for the PlayStation 3.
Using these percentages, PlayStation 3 sales can be estimated at 712,000 units (with GBP 27 million in revenues) and the PC at 53,400 units.
Steam sales may be through the roof, but we'll never know - Valve refuses to release figures.
Hahahah! Outstanding! I guess the protest may have worked afterall, eh?
I don't particuarly care if that results in IW never making another PC game. After the tripe they released in the form of the PC version of "MW2" they won't be missed if that's all they have to offer in the future.
lol, yeah its excellent, i dont care if they dont release any future CoD on the PC either, no use to me if it has no dedicated servers.
Also theres a development site for steam stats( its a steam site ) that registers how man people got awards in games, UT3 e.g. has 1.5 million, 2 million for HL2+episodes, MW2 had 15000 when i checked ~10 days ago haha. If i find the link handy enough ill post it.
It must also win the least sold AAA PC title, lmao, excellent:
Modern Warfare 2: U.K. PC Sales Lagging Way Behind 1.78 million copies sold in the U.K., but of those only 53,400 (3%) are in the hands of PC gamers, making Modern Warfare 2 PC a pretty dismal failure: Only the controversial PC version of the game could be considered a disappointment, entering at only number five in the individual formats chart. The PC version accounted for just three per cent of overall sales, compared to 57 per cent for the 360 and 40 per cent for the PlayStation 3.
Using these percentages, PlayStation 3 sales can be estimated at 712,000 units (with GBP 27 million in revenues) and the PC at 53,400 units.
Steam sales may be through the roof, but we'll never know - Valve refuses to release figures.
Hahahah! Outstanding! I guess the protest may have worked afterall, eh?
I don't particuarly care if that results in IW never making another PC game. After the tripe they released in the form of the PC version of "MW2" they won't be missed if that's all they have to offer in the future.
lol, yeah its excellent, i dont care if they dont release any future CoD on the PC either, no use to me if it has no dedicated servers.
Also theres a development site for steam stats( its a steam site ) that registers how man people got awards in games, UT3 e.g. has 1.5 million, 2 million for HL2+episodes, MW2 had 15000 when i checked ~10 days ago haha. If i find the link handy enough ill post it.
I don't really get what the big fuss is ?? Let's be honest MW2 is better than MW1. Yes shorter story but yet all full of action and for me I thought it was half decent, secondly Spec Ops is a fantastic mode which I think only increases the replay value and thirdly the MP is perfect adds to the original MP experience and does not in any way detract from it.
At the moment it just seems the only people hating on MW2 is PC gamers and people who had really really high expectations of MW2. Let's be honest though who really expected this to be even close to the likes of UC2?
And for PC Gamers , I'm getting mixed vibes on one front you guys are saying you don't care about MW2 but yet want to kick up a big fuss about it . All I would say is let it go and theres plenty more of decent games out there that better MW2.
I feel pleased for Infinity Ward, they've created a truly monumental FPS, and I suspect there'll be many more awards and accolades pouring in over the coming months, although I feel nothing towards Activi$ion, their strategies sicken me. Looking forward to the inevitable MW3 already.
And for PC Gamers , I'm getting mixed vibes on one front you guys are saying you don't care about MW2 but yet want to kick up a big fuss about it . All I would say is let it go and theres plenty more of decent games out there that better MW2.
No need to feel confused my good man. It is true that I no longer care about getting to play "MW2" anytime soon (I may pick it up 2 years down the road at a cheap discount price); if I really wanted to I could simply download a cracked version and not pay IW/Activision a singe cent. IW/Activision started a fight with the PC community and I for one am more than happy to dig in and be as much of a thorn in their side as possible. I rather enjoy giving them grief and any chance to diminish their reputation and influence on any front at any time is one I welcome. They may have started this, yet I intend to make sure they aren't the ones that finish it.
I know what you mean KFD , and to a certain extent yep they might have started this "fight". But the way I see it continuing this fight will get them more attention and the more attention these types of companies get ( Activision ) The more they thrive on it.
Yep I agree they lost a lot of revenue by taking the moves with PC version but they got $550 million bucks , made history with this title regardless of however many people complained , regardless of how good the game was.
True, IW/Activision made a bundle on "MW2", yet I disagree that bringing attention to them will always benefit them. Bring enough negative attention to them and it will scare off some customers - there is already evidence of that happening with the launch of "MW2", so while it was nonetheless a huge launch it could have been even bigger. IW/Activision lost potential revenue and given the clearly stated business objectives (milk 'em 'til it hurts!) of Activision, that's precisely the sort of thing they care about.
What IW/Activision should perhaps be more concerned about is whether or not the negative backlash from "MW2" really has traction, in which case the full effects may not be felt until 12-18 months down the line as X amount of potential customers may decide to avoid all Activision games altogether. That is the result I'm hoping for and by possibly bringing more awareness to IW's and Activision's behaviour, it may just end up turning another customer or two away from them. Now multiply that by the thousands upon thousands of other individuals doing the same thing and before you know it a movement of sorts begins. I will not just "let go" because that is just about the only thing that will guarantee little or no change at all. You have to fight for the things that mean something to you. I'm going to fight these assoles and this is just the beginning. Later on (and yes, I'm thinking in terms of years here), as time and money allows, I have every intention of launching lawsuits against various DRM practices along with other nefarious business practices by various developers/publishers.
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