Zipper Interactive’s upcoming FPS game called MAG (Massive Action Game), if you have never heard of it yet, it’s a 256 online player supported military FPS promises to deliver combat on an unprecedented scale, coming to PlayStation 3 later this year. To get players geared up for the game, the MAG team has been releasing weekly Dev Diaries on the official PlayStation Blog to teas and inform. Lead designer Andy Beaudom speaks this week on the three groups of private military contractors players can choose from in the game: Raven, Valor,  and S.V.E.R.

Raven PMC is described as high-tech and polished, as they sport the latest high-tech gadgetry and weapons and have a slick, semi-futuristic style to their outfits and bases. S.V.E.R is the preferred choice for madmen and psychopaths. Valor is the most traditional military group of the three, and will be the obvious choice for Modern Warfare fans.

Treyarch community manager has posted details on the new patch they have in works for PC version of Call of Duty: World at War. He gives details on the updates that will be included in Patch 1.5 and says they are working on Map Pack 2 for the PC. Patch is still in test right now and There is no release date yet. More details after the break . Continue Reading

Along with the new available Map Pack 2 , Treyarch have released a new patch which not only adds support for the new content, but fixes numerous bugs and glitches too. You will notice a TU / Patch downloading for Call of Duty: World at War just before Map Pack 2 goes live on the Xbox live Marketplace and Playstation Store .

Patch v1.5 applies to both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the game and Treyarch Community Manager JD_2020 was kind enough to let us know in advance whats in store in the patch.

“This list applies to both platforms:

• Significantly streamlined MP matchmaking.
• Increased the number of safety checks in the MP spawn system to prevent players from spawning within the line of sight of an enemy.
• Implemented a new stats backup system – this system creates a regular backup snapshot of player stats; if the game detects data corruption, instead of attempting to reset the player to level 1, it will notify the player that their stats have been restored to the most recent backup.
• Addressed a rare occurrence referred to as the “dummy glitch” in MP, where players would appear to be prone in 3rd person but would have a standing view in 1st person.
• Patched several possible MP map exploits.
• Improved dog spawning in MP.
• Improved AI path-finding in Nazi Zombies to prevent potential exploits.

There are several additional minor improvements included with today’s update, but this list includes the most significant items.”

Map Pack 2 for Call of Duty: World at War is finally now available for owners of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game,  downloaded on the PlayStation Store for $9.99 and Xbox Live for 800 Microsoft Points.  Still no official word as to when it will hit the PC.

The download contains four new multiplayer arenas, three Maps are for traditional competitive multiplayer, Battle to control the river bridge in “Banzai,” a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In “Corrosion” face down your enemy in a shattered train yard, and in “Sub Pens” wipe the monsoon rain from your eyes as you struggle over a bombed-out submarine base. And one of which expands the popular Nazi Zombie mode and features zombies and flaming Hell Hounds, The Zombies return in “Shi No Numa” (Zombie Swamp) featuring Perk machines, the deadly new Wunderwaffe DG-2, new Trophies and flaming Hell Hounds.

“We are thrilled with the ongoing support from Call of Duty: World at War’s online community,” said Mark Lamia, Studio Head of Treyarch. “To the millions of fans enlisted for battle, we can’t wait for you to play what we have been working on with our new competitive multiplayer maps, and our latest co-op Zombie map, that reveals some exciting surprises!”

More details including images and videos of Maps after the break ! Continue Reading

Here is more gameplay from Modern Warfare 2  shows what Infinity Ward had to skip at the Microsoft Press Conference :

Community manager for Infinity Ward,  Robert Bowling, talks about some details behind the story of Modern Warfare 2.  Seems like all the cliff hangers from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, will be answered pretty soon in this sequel, along with bringing on more new ones. Check out the video interview :

Here is an extended version of Modern Warfare 2 video gameplay a bit more than what you saw at Microsoft’s press conference . Enjoy :

Finally, Some official footage of the hugely-anticipated Modern Warfare 2. A brand spanking new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 trailer has been shown at Microsoft’s E3  Press Conference. Xbox bigwig John Schappert let fly the news after a gameplay demonstration of Modern Warfare 2 (video below), which saw the player traverse an icy cliff, stalk up to a building, strangle people and then runaway from a building amidst gunfire. It was tense and very impressive. The game will include all the war-themed elements you’ve come to expect, including castles, helicopters, snowmobiles, ice climbing, and lots and lots of snow. Modern Warfare 2 Scheduled for a November 10th 2009 release.

Microsoft also announced  that the first two map packs for Modern Warfare 2 will be timed exclusives on Xbox 360. No dates were announced for this DLC, but hopefully we’ll find out soon enough.

Check out the video and the official press blurb after the break . Continue Reading

EA already spunked its E3 2009 trailer for Battlefield Bad Company 2 last week (see it below), but here are some new screenshots to go with it. DICE’s console-based Battlefield spin-off returns for a second outing, coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Q1 2010.

Check out screenshots after the break . Continue Reading

After Modern Warfare 2 has been announced months ago, and Call of Duty 5 : World at War released while ago ,  seems no one has forgotten the phenomenal CoD 4 : Modern Warefare at all,  the game has won three awards at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Game Awards March 2009, which were presented in London. The game was released in November 2007 and some people might wonder why the title was even considered for awards aimed at 2008 games !

It seems that because of the release schedule for the game and the way the British Academy for Film and Television Arts calculates the period for games to be taken into consideration, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has managed to show that it is better than most of the titles released in 2008. This gives strength to the opinion of some analysts that 2008 was not a great year for the videogaming industry.

The game picked up the Gameplay award, the Story and Character award and also won the GAME Award, which is voted upon by the public.

And it’s not done yet, UK Radio 1 listener’s voted over a four day period From Friday 22nd May to Monday 25th May 2009 for the greatest game of all time. COD4 picked up the top prize and Football Manager 2009 took silver and then Final Fantasy VII  . The full list is available here.