Many of you out there have been asking my why I chose to not play Call of Duty or Halo during the Extra Life event. Others continue to send me invites in constant amounts when I sign onto my 360, only to send me a nasty message when I ignore them and sign into Rock Band 2 instead of putting in Call of Duty.

Well trust me, there is a very good reason that I’ve been staying away from First Person Shooters, and after a short romp in the World at War beta last night, my resolution is firm. For the time being, in this holiday season, I am done with competitive online first person shooters. Take the jump to find out just why.

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While I haven’t had a chance to play much of it lately, Call of Duty 4 is still, hands-down, my favorite game to play online. I was greatly excited when the Variety Map Pack hit, but I can see how some people would have been hesitant to shell out $10 for it.

Well, instead of $10, would you pay $8 for these maps? How about $7? You won’t even have to pay that much. This weekend, the Variety Map Pack will be half off. Crazy!

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My gaming collection took a pretty big hit in late 2007 and early 2008 for reasons I’m not going to get into here. Two of those games that were lost to me were Halo 3 and The Orange Box. This left me with Call of Duty 4, a game I chose to keep not because it was better, but because it was the most fun for me at the time, and the one that this very community was leaning towards.

Well, with my last paycheck, I decided that I was going to regrow parts of my gaming collection, namely with these two games that I had lost. Woo-Boy, controversy abound! As Sarcastic Gamer’s resident grim reaper of death in Call of Duty, I was met with some strange responses when some of the many people on my friends list signed on to see me playing Halo 3.

Some of them were worried. Some angry. Some were even scared. But all of them were chocked full of questions.

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There are a few different things I would like in Call of Duty 4. Whether it be new maps, weapons, ranks, or new game modes, there seems to be alot of ways the developers can expand this game almost infinitely. While it seems we’re still a good ways off from any new weapons or another map pack, it has recently surfaced that there are some playlist changes coming on the horizon. All I can say is “Boo-yah.”

Alright, that’s not all I can say. After the break, you can find all the information we have.

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While we’re currently being told that Call of Duty: World at War will release sometime between about September and December of this year, I will be pleasantly surprised if we see it before next February. The guys at Activision and Treyarch aren’t stupid and they know how much is riding on this for both of them.

What I’m getting at is that while lots of newer titles ARE being pushed out the door with gaping holes in them (see Alone in the Dark, Frontlines: Fuel of War) these guys can’t afford to have that happen here. If the game isn’t perfect on release day, people are going to have cardio infarctions about how its the worst thing to ever happen in the history of video games.

I’m calling it, and want desperately to be wrong, but I think this game will be pushed back if anything goes wrong between now and go time.

It would be better to have Santa’s sleigh a little lighter than crash the franchise and a developer’s reputation into the ground at full speed.

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In what can only be described as one of the closest matches of its kind, Gamertag Radio pulled out a win over Sarcastic Gamer, winning 3 games out of 5 to clinch the title in this highly anticipated matchup.  The event was streamed live over Mogulus with Doc acting as cameraman, and Godfree providing his own special brand of play by play.

While tensions ran high as the match concluded, on behalf of the entire Sarcastic Gamer Community, I’d like to congratulate both teams on a job well done.

As agreed upon prior to the match, Sarcastic Gamer will change its name for one week to Sarcastic Gamertag Radio.  It’s a tough pill to swallow, but a bet is a bet, and Gamertag Radio won fair and square.

Word of a rematch is already permeating the community, mostly on the SG side.  We’ll keep you updated as details are made available.

Thanks to everyone who came and watched the match.  It was a hell of a game.

Hello. It’s 6AM, and I haven’t gone to bed yet. But shhh…keep this on the down-low. Lono would castrate me quicker than a penis-hating lumberjack, if he saw an article on the front page that he didn’t get to chop to pieces first.

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On a warm summer’s day in Dawnville, only a split second remained to enjoy the scenic French village before a flock of grenades appeared in the sky, thrown from halfway across the map. Side-stepping the American frags, you took the best option and ran for the church.

Yankees were advancing in the graveyard, and letting them breach the lines would have been devastating. Not today, you thought. The sharp snap of your Kar98 rifle answered the charge, echoing from the once-holy church walls, as a US Army helmet flew 15 feet from it’s executed owner, now resting in graveyard. Ah, sweet irony.

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The big match between the glorious Sarcastic Gamer and Lamertag radio, is set for Friday 4/25 at 10:30 pm cst. Four of five maps and gametypes have been set.

One of the few questions remaining is, who’s playing for Team SG? Well, the team has been formed and it’s a veritable who’s who of Call of Duty 4 asskickery.

Find out, after the jump!

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Now that we’ve picked a date for the battle to end all battles between Lamertagradio and glorious Sarcastic Gamer, the only details left are the gametypes and map types.

Find out whats a goin on when hell comes to town on April 25, 2008, after the jump!

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