Call of Duty and Gaming Links, Christmas 2009

 Junior has unlocked the AK-47!

     With all the uproar about communication and the lack thereof on the Infinity Ward Modern Warfare 2 forums, a "Status Update" sub-forum was created. Interestingly, when and after the update went live, the sub-forum remained unchanged. It was last edited on 16 December 2009. Hmmmm. On to the links:

• Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox wants Modern Warfare 2 for Christmas. (No, I'm not a Boston fan. Au contraire. I'm a Yankees fan, tho I have a fondness for the Mets because I admired Rusty Staub when I was a kid.)
• Modern Warfare 2 map iPhone app reviewed.
  

More Gaming Links (Ho, ho, ho!):

• Wired: The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade.
  
• Fragland has a Bah! Humbug! op-ed: 2009 was a bad gaming year.
• GameStop has a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta key offer for PC Limted Edition pre-orders. The Xbox version has only the AK-74 unlock.
• Co-Optimus feature on the free PC Shooter Combat Arms.
• Killzone 2 wins best FPS of 2009.
  
• Kotaku: 2009 in Review: The Disappointments.
  

Non-Gaming Links (Merry Christmas!):

• SF movies for people who don't like SF.
• Scientific proof: The less you know, the more money you make.
• Cracked: A look back at the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978).