Very disturbing accusations are being hurled from the Bungie camp this morning, as the developer takes aim at Inifinty Ward.

“Modern Warfare 2 is just like an idea we’ve been kicking around for some time,” said Bungie’s Jeff Needler.  “For years we’ve been talking about releasing something awesome that innovates upon a franchise without just recycling the same character models, weapons, vehicles, and graphical assets.  It’s obvious that corporate espionage has occurred here.” [continue reading →]

After selling  70 bajillion copies of Modern Warfare 2 in a day, Infinity Ward has heard it from all gamers.  After playing through Call of Duty: World at War on Veteran, Modern Warfare 2 seems like a walk in the park.  Simply put, Veteran just isn’t hard enough, I mean, if I’m not walking into a wall of grenades at every turn, what’s the point, right?

Well, Infinity Ward has responded.

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As if fake mustaches and kissing Rothbart’s ass wasn’t enough, we’re proud to bring you the next round in our series of sponsor competitions, ramping up to the January launch of the Sarcastic Gamer Racing league.

Be further intrigued/disturbed after the jump!

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Not wanting to mess with a formula people seem to love, Infinity Ward announced today that it’s first pack of single player story add-on DLC for Modern Warfare 2 will be very familiar in composition to gamers who already loved the campaign presented with the retail game disc. [continue reading →]

I know not everyone enjoyed the original EA/DICE Battlefield: Bad Company, but I certainly did.  Liked the characters, liked chasing down Serbian war criminals, and then liked “requisitioning” their stolen gold.

Modern Warfare 2 has stolen a most of Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s multiplayer thunder with it’s release last week, but after watching this trailer and it’s fully destructible environments, I felt a little excitement.  And let’s face it, you’re not driving around Abrams Main Battle Tanks  that can put 155mm rounds through buildings in MW2.

So check out some building destroying goodness after the jump!

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Think you’re good at Modern Warfare 2?  Think again!  Everyone’s favorite man you love to hate, Lono, is hosting himself a Modern Warfare 2 gamer night over on his 360!

DATE: Friday, November 20th, 10:15 CST/4:15 GMT

Let’s see if you can beat the man who wrote the “Noob Guide to Multiplayer Modern Warfare 2″!

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Editor’s note: This is yet another in a long list of kick ass Sarcastic Gamer Survival Guides. If you want to check out the other ones in the series, click here for our list of guides for games like Halo: ODST, GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield Bad Company and Burnout Paradise, among others.

Good news noobs, Modern Warfare 2, is a tad more accessible for the new CoD player. Bad news? You still got to man up, strap on a pair and shoot straight. Until you learn to shoot straight, I’ve gathered tips from some great Modern Warfare 2 players and I’ll share them with you.

After the jump, of course! Your Newbie Guide to Modern Warfare 2’s Multiplayer awaits.

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Platform Reviewed: PC (Also available on Xbox 360)

I’m going to say this straight up front, right now: I was not a big fan of Left 4 Dead.  I enjoyed it for about two weeks and then barely played it again.  For me, the game was just too arcade-like.  It never felt cohesive; hopping from one scene to another.  The missions themselves were also a failing in my opinion, never really deviating beyond the “Point A to Point B” formula.  And the weapon selection was – quite frankly – laughable.

I hold nothing against any person that enjoyed Left4Dead, however.  At it’s core, it was a chaotic co-op game that the player could enjoy with their friends.  That was never enough for me, but I understand why others would be content with it.

When Valve announced Left4Dead 2 at E3 earlier this year the community went into a frenzy.  The claim was that this game could not possibly hold enough new content to justify it having its own release…not when DLC is a viable option in this day and age.

Find out if Left4Dead 2 truly is a sequel to the popular co-op zombie shooter, or whether it falls short of a retail price tag- after the jump.

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It only took a year and a half, but Europe’s playing catch-up with America at long last with the arrival of the Video Store on the PlayStation Network.

Mernmernmernmernmern took bloody long enough. Details over the jump, as per.

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Okay, I’m not exactly sure what I was thinking.  I’ve got Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed 2, Dragon’s Age: Origins and Left4Dead 2, all rented from my local video store.  And what do I go out and do?  Drop $15 on a Xbox Live title.

Now that’s not just any XBLA title.  Gyromancer is the bastard child of a one-night stand between Square Enix and Popcap, and is their attempt at a Puzzle Quest clone.  Having conquered both Puzzle Quest and Puzzle Quest: Galatrix, I was ready to get my RPG/puzzle game on, and this just seemed to make sense for a purchase.  I mean, hearing that it was a mix of collecting a stable of creatures like Pokemon and using them in a PQ-style puzzler?  I was too intrigued to wait, or even download the demo.

So, was it worth putting off all these triple A titles so I could review it for you clowns?  Hit me after the jump and find out!

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Thanks to the boys over at Destructoid for finding this gem. Wow, and I thought I had lots of spare time on my hands; this is an NES “remake” of the original Left4Dead. Apparently, makers PixelForce will have all five stages in playable form for download in early January. Retro gaming fans rejoice!

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On this edition of de humps, the crew discusses: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age Origins, noobs, and more.  So listen up, and get updated.

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Not really! We just used that overly controversial headline, that doesn’t really relate to this article in any meaningful sense (despite the veritable surplus of reputation-ruining exclamation points!), to … well, in all honesty, it was mainly just so we could use that exclamation point gag. Which wasn’t really a gag now we think about it. Oh dear, this is a pretty frightening insight into how we go about writing articles. An embarrassing one, too.

But enough of that. Hit the jump!

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