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.” (more…)

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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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. (more…)

We’ve all heard the phrase “everyone loves an underdog” and for the last few years, Sony’s played the part with no dispute.  They’ve constantly been beaten on almost every front by the Wii and/or 360.  This year has been a sort of coming of age year for “The New Sony” and they’re struggling to become comfortable with their new identity.  Like teenagers trying to come to grips with adulthood, Sony has fallen into the trap uncertainty and trying to go back to the comfort of what is familiar to them.

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Modern Warfare 2 was released earlier this week to universal praise. It has also hit a few speed bumps, regarding it’s controversial “No Russian” level, where you play as a CIA agent that has infiltrated a Russian terrorist cell that attacks a Moscow airport. Besides the controversial nature of the content in the level, gamers have also noticed that there’s no Achievements associated with “No Russian”.

Or is there? Secret Achievement unlocked, after the jump.

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Analysts and gamer’s alike have constantly discussed the eventuality of Nintendo releasing an HD enabled console.  With the unparalleled success of the Wii, it’s pretty much a given that they simply could take the existing Wii model, give it the ability to pump out HD video and put a little more oomph under the hood while they kicked back to watch the “money printing” continue for several more years.  This all sounds great except for one thing… Reggie from Nintendo says they’re not working on an HD Wii at all.  Wait, that may be a little misleading… (more…)

File this one under “We Shoulda seen this one coming.”  It looks like the relationship between Burger King and Microsoft goes far beyond the Seven-patty burger we learned of yesterday, in support of the launch of Windows 7 in Japan.  Evidently the promotion provided a HUGE boost to both burger and Operating System sales.  SO much so, that this morning, an even bigger, badder burger was announced.

According to a source, Xbox Live subscription renewal figures are dismal in the land of the rising sun.  Like any problem, you throw enough meat at it and it goes away.  Or so they seem to think in Redmond.  Behold the Xbox Live Burger!  After the jump. (more…)

With DJ Hero on the verge of release, Activision took advantage of the spotlight this week to reveal its further exploration into the world of hip-hop and announce the next member of the rhythm game dynasty, Auto-Tune Hero. (more…)

Oslo, Norway – In the prestigious history of the Nobel Peace Prize, 89 have been awarded to 119 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2008. Of that, the Prize was awarded 96 times to individuals and 23 times to organizations. In another stunning move, on consecutive years, the Nobel Foundation awarded it’s peace prize to it’s first inanimate object.

What won? Sony’s PS3. Read on.

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Why do I keep playing Demon’s Souls?  That’s a question I’ve asked myself over and over all this week.  This game is brutal. There is no release with this game, no stop, no time to take a breather, no letting up. From the time you begin the tutorial to the first time you die, and the second and third and so on, the game is relentless in it’s difficulty. I literally spent five hours playing the first level…

Why do I keep playing Demon’s Souls? Find out, after the jump.

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Sony Got Pwned!

Well, in a surprise twist, California Judge Anthony Brown has agreed that Erik Estavillo has made a sufficient enough point to prove to the court that Sony Computer Entertainment America violated his First Amendment rights when they kicked him off the Playstation Network service a few months ago for being a dickwad while playing Resistance: Fall of Man online.  The trial date is set for December 19^th.

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PAX Midwest 2009 is crazy. The Topeka High School Gymnasium sold out this year after the Farmer’s Market let out across the street on Friday.  According to Penny Arcade’s Alabaster Khoo, 879 bought tickets and attended the event. Yet Khoo had publicly stated that he expected 85,000 people to attend. Isn’t there a maximum number of tickets that can be sold? What is going on here?

I don’t get it. Either the event sold out, or it didn’t. Is it Penny Arcade spin or just bad math? More stupidity, after the jump.

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