Call of Duty and Gaming Links, 29 March 2010

    The rumor mill is thrashing on Call of Duty 7. The quartet of rumor links below point to a potentially exciting game for guys like me who were killing communists before it was cool. :) On to the links:

    Contest: Games.on.net: Win! 5 x Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition.

Rumor mill: Next Call of Duty is Call of Duty 7: Black Ops, scheduled for an October 2010 release date. It will not be set exclusively in VietNam, and it will feature SAS sections and a zombie game. For hardcore PC players still pissed that there were no dedicated servers, Call of Duty 7 is rumored to have them. For folks generally PO'ed at Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 3 is not going to be an IW project.

Featured MW2 YouTube Video

MW2 TDM, Afghan, Tar-21 Nuke 35-4
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• Boosh News (blog): How to improve your Modern Warfare 2 kill/death ratio.
• eGamer: Modern Warfare 2 DLC: Why Activision call [sic] the price shot.

    More Gaming Links:

    Edge Online: Major Nelson Xbox Live Account Hacked!

    Joystiq: PSA: Activate Bad Company 2's M-COM stations early to avoid picking up kits.

    WTF picture of Razer Naga MMORPG mouse:

View more screenshots for Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse

    I love Razer mice, but, seriously, WTF? Is that really easier than using keyboard macros?

 

• GameSpot:  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Live Action Trailer.
• Destructoid: PAX east: Xbox Live Arcade shooter Breach hands-on. Breach is also slated for PC release after a lengthy delay.
• Shascknews: Crackdown 2 multiplayer impressions.
• GamaSutra: Official: Microsoft phasing out MUs and 120 GB hard drives.
• GameSpot: Nvidia GeForce 480 video card hands-on. A $500 video card is why I'm gaming on a console now.
• MaximumPC: Nvidia GeForce 480 first Fermi benchmarks for those who have $500 lying around.
• DigitalBattles: Old School RTS games a dying breed.
• MaximumPC: Rapidshare Hopes to Frustrate Users into Purchasing Legit Content.
• Kokugamer: The Evolution of Female Gaming.
• GamesRadar: 9 things real female gamers hate about gaming.
• IGN Daily Fix for 25 March 2010 with the luscious Jessica Chobot.

Does Jessica Chobot like games?

 Signs point to Yes!

• GameSpy: Oscar Winners on Board for Ghost Recon Short Film.
• GossipGamers: Left 4 Dead Thriller (a Michael Jackson tribute). Not quite as cool as this, tho:

Final Fantasy: Spirits Within Thriller Dance

    Non-Gaming Links:

• ITworld: The 10 Biggest Tools on Twitter.
• Ars Technica Science: Everything you always wanted to know about particle accelerators but were afraid to ask.
• MaximumPC: Verizon halts FIOS expansions. No new fiber in cities where installation isn't in progress. So, I guess you can't hear me now. Douchebags.
• Gizmodo: Toys That Inspired Scientific Breakthroughs.

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