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Hot on the heels of yesterday's post comes a bit of interesting news: Special Ops Mode. Apparently this will be the "Co-op" mode of Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling did mention a while back about the decision to remove co-op mode from the main storyline due to breaking the cinematic experience they were aiming to achieve.

The Special Ops mode will be broken down into separate, standalone missions that you can do by yourself or with one other friend over Xbox Live or Split-Screen co-op. There will be difficulty levels you and your friend can choose as well. Each offering their own unlockables. Sounds interesting. As long as the missions are varied and interesting enough to retain an audience. Just some speculation, but, if popular enough, I think this could be expanded upon via DLCs.

I'm glad they did decide to include some kind of co-op mode. I do wish it was 4 player enabled though. Either way, I'm definitely looking forward to playing this game upon release November 10, 2009. The matchmaking mode alone has me sold.

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Woah... Well, there goes the neighborhood. Well, atleast the United States Capital. Meh, some people would like to make a big deal about it portraying D.C. being attacked and in ruins, but as far as I know there's been plenty of big hit video games and movies that display the very same thing.

No real gameplay here, just a story-line preview of the game. I'm actually hoping this campaign will be longer and have more replay value than the last Modern Warfare. Four player co-op would be the freakin' sweet! So would 4 player splitscreen with LAN functionality, but I'm not holding my breath for that. I know my fellow co-workers wouldn't mind playing CoD: MW2 at our regular LAN parties.

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Just when I think I've covered enough in my previous post about Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward releases a multiplayer video. So in anticipation for them to release another one, I'll go over some points about the AC130 trailer. You should probably watch the video first...

Great, now that you're all excited about custom killstreak loadouts and flying through the air during your airstrike, we can move on. The first thing I saw was the AC130 icon when it's unlocked. What confuses me is that you can also see the words, "1 Unlocks Remaining." However, there are 14 icons with a lock on them. This is probably just us not knowing how the menus work yet, though.

The second thing I noticed throughout the video was that every kill gave 50 points. At first I thought that it may have been "Search and Destroy, but it says "Free-for-All" during some of the video in the bottom left hand side of the screen. So, did Infinity Ward raise the points in 'Death Match' games from 10 to 50? If so, then that could indicate that the 'rank levels' in multiplayer are higher than 55 like that of World at War. It could be that Infinity Ward wants us to be able to prestige at a fairly decent rate. The possibility of more numbered levels could mean more unlockables spread out through a prestige. The thoughts are endless...Also, the points could have been arbitrarily chosen for testing before finalization.

Wooo! Now that makes me pumped! Sure can't wait to download this map. Especially with all the new weapons I've seen. Looks like it's gonna be kick-butt. You know, I wouldn't mind seeing new guns make it into Multiplayer, sort of like what they're doing with Nazi Zombies... that'd be awesome. Back on track. Let's see:

- Bowie Knife - Check

- Teleportation - Check

- New Guns - Check

- Better Zombies - Check

- New Interactive Barriers - Check

Oh, yeah! This is gonna be awesome. Time to kill some Freakbags!!!

Well, after causing enough commotion with the Lust Ad campaign that was released this month, EA has issued an apology letter (which you can find below). It's kind of funny, they refer to booth babes as "Reps." I can't help but snicker every time they use it. Back on topic, I think they did the right thing by issuing an apology letter. I understand the intent behind it, but the wording was just plain horrible.

EA Apology Letter for the "Sin To Win" Promotion

I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, I'm sure they done it with good intentions, but it was unnacceptably presented in word and imagery. I'm really glad to see gamer's having a voice and standing up against such vileness. Thanks EA for the apology, just please think before acting next time.