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Looks like one of our PC modders from Japan, by the name of Qrysalis on our forums, has found and re-constructed the files from our original training mission for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Ah, brings back memories. As you can tell, we decided to make it short and sweet for the final version of the game, but I do miss some of that choice VO (voice over). Nice work Qrysalis, as long as you don’t find our Brokeback Snipers / Hot Coffee moment with Price and MacMillian … then we’re all good.
We’re making great progress on the new Infinityward.com. A mock-up of what the front page will look like above, all the pictures and text are just temporary filler at the moment while we work on design and backend functionality. The new site will take the place of Charlieoscardelta.com and the current Infinityward.com when we’re done, but don’t expect to see it live for a while. Next week I’m going to be working on the actual content on the site and moving it all over, populating the pages with actual info / media. Meanwhile we’ll be working on building out the forum and online store. Then we’ll go live with it.
That said, we’re finalizing the T-shirt designs and getting hi-res versions of all of them to the printers for production. I won’t spoil the surprise of which ones we’re printing just yet, I’ll save that for when the store goes live, but still continue to give us feedback on which ones you like as we’ll also be looking to make more.
PC Cheat Exploit Fix In The Works
I also wanted to note for our PC players, we’re currently working on a fix for the PC cheat exploit that many of you reported to us after the 1.6 patch. Thanks to everyone for their quick response in getting us information on it. The programmers are currently addressing it and I’ll update you when you can expect the fix to hit servers as soon as I know.
Holding onto #1 Most Played Game on Xbox Live Spot
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Call of Duty 4
2 Halo 3
3 GTA IV
4 Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
5 Guitar Hero III
6 Gears of War
7 Rock Band
8 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
9 NINJA GAIDEN 2
10 FIFA 08
I didn’t get a chance to post this when it went live this past week, but it looks like we’re holding our #1 grasp on the Most Played Game on Xbox Live according to MajorNelson.com. I’m sure the Double XP weekend had a lot to do with that as I saw a huge number of people playing this past weekend.
Meanwhile, we’ve been working with the Microsoft team to track down the issue some of you are having when receiving the “Must have active connection to play on Xbox Live” despite being signed into Xbox Live already. The word is, it’s apparently an interruption in connection with the Xbox Live server. It’s not your internet connection, just your session connection with the Xbox Live server. I’ve been working with users and Xbox to try to track the problem so they can eliminate it as quickly as possible, I’ll keep you posted on any progress there.
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
So where are your gaming hours being spent this weekend? I’ll be playing some Call of Duty 4, also I got my copy of MGS4 today. I’ll probably play that this weekend and see how it is. It looks amazing, while the gameplay is more slower than I normally like, I still think it’s going to be an amazing game. I’ve also been playing the new Incredible Hulk Game while I know the stereotype that all movie-license games suck, it’s actually pretty cool. Everything I’d want from a Hulk game is there. Also, if you have a Iron Man gamesave on your HDD when you play, you’ll unlock Iron Man in Hulkbuster armor as a playable character and unlock an achievement. I also created a new WoW character this past week…. now I’m not a heavy WoW player (infact, this is my first character) so I’m still unsure how much time I’ll spend on the game but I figured since everyone I know plays the damn thing I’d see what all the talk was about. I’ve owned for a while and just never installed it. So far, I see the appeal and starting to get into it, but I’d still rather pick up a fast-paced FPS over it, but maybe it’ll suck me in.
Video Blog
YES, there will be another. YES, I’ve been slacking on it, YES, I suck. I know, I’ve been meaning to do one weeks ago and just keep getting sidetracked (by playing games, mostly) and I’m sorry. The shitty thing is there’s lots of cool shit I’ve been wanting to show you guys on it too. I will get one out, soon, I promise. I’ve been hoping for this really cool game site to launch before I posted a new one, but it likes like I’ll have time to do a new one now and then another when it launches. So hopefully I don’t procrastinate on that too much longer.
That’s it for now, leave a comment and let me know what you’re playing or if you still have suggestions for the next video blog hopefully it’ll get me inspired to drop the controller and do another one! so let me know! Thanks guys, see you online.
Great news! Heads up that the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack sponsored by NVIDIA will be available worldwide for our PC players next week on June 5th!
NVIDIA is making it possible for PC players to download the map pack for Free on the PC thanks to their sponsorship. In addition, expect to see quite a few promotions popping up leading up to the launch of the map packs on the 5th and beyond. I know NVIDIA has a lot of great things planned for PC users in addition to maps becoming available.
There’s going to be some PC specific previews going up online this weekend I believe that will cover how well the maps play on the PC version as well as some contests and promotions happening all next week. I’ll be posting up details on them as they get started all this week!
The Variety Map Pack includes four new maps for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer including Broadcast, Chinatown, Killhouse, and Creek.
In addition to the map pack hitting, PC Players will be receiving the 1.6 Patch for the PC version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that will add support for the new maps, fix a server crash exploit recently reported by the community, and a few additional features / bug fixes. I will post a full patch notes list next week.
The Dtoid army is descending on the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky tri-state area for their largest ‘No Apparent Reason Party’ (NARP) ever this weekend and I’ll be flying in from Los Angeles to join them.
With, whats growing to be nearly 1000, gamers locally and from all over the country making their way by land, sea (wait… it’s ohio..), and air to the event for no apparent reason other than to hang out with fellow like minded gamers (and COD4 fans of course); I’ve decided to come fully prepared and will be packing heat… in the form of limited edition Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare t-shirts fresh off the press. We’ll be throwing them out to the crowd during the party so be prepare yo’ snatchin hands.
Live locally or want to make a last minute spur of the moment trip across country to the hot bed of gaming activities Cincinnati Ohio? You can find all the details over at Destructoid.com, but be forewarned… those bitches crazy.
More importantly, I want to know who’s down for a trip to White Castles, Steak N Shake, and Skyline Chili this weekend? Drop me a message if you’re down.
Oh yeah… did I mention I got some awesome news coming down the pipeline at the end of the week for our PC players? I can’t say what it is now, but I’m sure most of you can see it coming a mile away. I’ll have that info for you around Friday hopefully.
Meanwhile, those of you subscribed to the video blog and those (nearly 9 thousand) of you who sent in messages and questions you’d like to see answered in the next video blog, I have a new one currently in the works that answers a lot of your questions as well as will be giving you a sneak peek at a line of new shirts we’re getting printed for Call of Duty 4 fans (and giving some away to subscribers), and one of the prototypes we already printed. I’m going to try to get that out to you guys as soon as I can (I want to capture some footage at the NARP event hopefully) to add to it, in addition to the fact that there is an awesome new Gaming site that’s preparing to launch in the not too distant future that will be playing a crucial role in the future episodes of the video blog series… details on that coming wayyy later.
Conclusion - See you all in Cincinnati, drop me a line if you’re in the area and we can hang out. Come to the Dtoid party, and be sure to check back at the end of the week for some great PC news!! Thanks everyone!!
Heads up to our PC Community, most importantly our mapping community. We’ve begun accepting submissions for the Custom Community Map Contest we kicked off a while back. We’ve worked hard to open the contest up to our community worldwide (international contest laws are a pain in the ass btw). Head over to the Official Infinity Ward forums for a step by step guide to submitting your map for the contest.
Good luck to everyone who enters and I can’t wait to play all of your maps!
I wanted to keep you guys in the loop on how the Map Contest is rounding out for all the PC mappers waiting to submit their maps. We had hoped to start accepting submissions by now but regretfully (as typically happens) the legal required participants to be US only which was unacceptable for us. So we’ve been working on making it open to worldwide participants which requires quite a bit more legal / contest rule work due to the different laws and regulations in each country.
We could have launched it and made it US only but I know we have a fantastic worldwide community of mappers that would have got severely screwed if it was that way and I won’t let that happen. So that’s what’s holding things up right now. The good news is submissions should be starting THIS WEEK as we’re in the final stages of chasing down our international legal department. Once we have it all confirmed, I hope to have the submission page linked here for you so you can start sending in your custom maps for the contest.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I’ll answer what I can.
As for the 1.6 patch which was going through test, we found a critical bug during QA which broke kill cams when playing with mods among other things which put a hold on it and put it back in development. We’re continuing to evaluate it and looking into releasing it when the map pack potentially hits PC. I’ll keep you updated as it progresses, but right now it won’t be coming out anytime soon while we track down this bug.
Just a heads up that it looks like Marketplace is back on it’s feet and running as normal. You should have no problem buying or redeeming the new Variety Map Pack. If you tried yesterday when it was down and received an Invalid Code error, be sure to retry today with the same code. If you received the Error Message that your code was already used while it was down yesterday, just attempt to re-download it via the “Download Maps” option in-game or on the marketplace.
Meanwhile, we’ve been preparing for the launch of the new maps on the PS3 as well via PSN. So we should have details on that in the near future (hopefully next week). I’m in the process of setting up some Play with the Devs games as well as looking into other similar things we can just like the launch of the map packs on Xbox 360. Please don’t feel ignored if every platform isn’t mentioned in each post, a lot goes into every release (especially something as big as a map pack release), so typically when I post I’m focused at the subject at hand specifically.
Luckily though it’s getting to that time for the PS3 to be the focus for a while with the launch of the Game of the Year Edition on PS3, the Variety Map Pack hitting PSN, and setting up some launch weekend events for you guys when the maps hit.
As I said we are getting close to having official details on exact release dates and info on the GOTY Edition for PS3 hitting stores worldwide, as well as when you can expect the Map Pack to be up on PSN for download. That’s my main focus for next week.
On the PC side of things the Patch is in queue to finish internal QA for release. The Community Mapping Content has come to an end and we’ll be putting out an open call for all the maps you guys have created to be submitted as well as releasing details on the prizing and how the winning maps may be showing up. We have some awesome prizing I’m anxious to finalize and announce to you guys. I’ve been keeping tabs on the Beta / Released maps in the Mapping forums on Infinityward.com and there are some great ones.
In addition to that details are being finalized as to getting the map pack to the PC users as well. I can’t speak specifics just yet as everything is being cemented now, but it sounds like good news.
Let me know if you guys have any questions or concerns in the meantime, but it sounds like next week is going to be the most informative when it comes to what’s shaping up on the PS3 and PC side of things.
I know that all the PS3 and PC players have been waiting for information during this onslaught of Xbox 360 patch release and I want to let you know that you haven’t been forgotten, there are still things happening on your fronts as well.
The PS3 feature patch is currently at certification at Sony and has been for about a week now. It’s going through it’s necessary channels worldwide for each respective region. We haven’t heard any problems back so that’s a great sign. We haven’t received any eta from Sony (which is typical for these types of things) but if I hear any indication of when you might be able to expect it I’ll pass it along.
As for the PC version, Patch 1.6 will be the one that introduces the new Kill Cams and other features the console feature patches received for you guys. The work is done on that patch and it’s essentially awaiting and going through internal QA here at Infinity Ward and then Activision. The good thing about the PC version is it doesn’t require any certification so as soon as it’s finished internal QA it heads out the door to the players. I will try to get a full list of what PC Patch 1.6 includes as I believe there are a few more PC specific things in there besides just the added Kill Cams and such. Don’t forget we still have the Custom Map contest going until March 31st, if you have the PC version and want to check out all the cool custom maps everyone is making we have a running list going with all the current releases and beta maps in the works. Check out the full list after the jump:
“Sweet Potato Vines!”
Just when you thought typing couldn’t get any more awesome. They throw in Zombies to the mix! Didn’t see that one comin’….. did ya?!
Well neither did I.
So for those of you, unaware, of the ability to kill the undead, simply by the power of your typing, I’m about to hit ya with some knowledge.
The Year:
2000
A Zombie infestation has taken over a nearby town and island, the citizens are helpless to defend off the relentless Zombie hordes threatening their very way of life [and brains].
Sure, the government could probably come in, out smart, out gun, and out walk these dumb witted lifeless corpses feeding off the brains of the living, but that would be too easy.
Instead… lets send in you!
Have no fear though, young hero! We wouldn’t simply just throw you into a city full of undead maneaters without some protection.
Here… take this:
A Sweet Ass Backpack and Keyboard!
Because ‘Now You’re Playing With Power!’… oh wait.. wrong console.
Okay… you’re kinda screwed.
I mean, if we gave you a backpack, then at least you could store supplies, weapons, and other inventory for use in slaying the Zombie horde, but bad news bub. Thats no backpack, its just a sweet as Dreamcast with shoulder straps…. sorry.
Don’t worry though, its full loaded with one tight-ass chest level Keyboard…. uh… uh?
Alright! Our budget was tight alright…. Guns and Ammo refused to sponsor this little adventure so we had to go with what we’ve got…. sheesh… just get out there and lay down some typing devastation alright!
Eat Keys Zombie Scum!
PC! IQ! MP!
Whew… that was close….
In this remake of the SEGA classic Arcade zombie slay-fest known as ‘House of the Dead 2′, you use the power of the keys to hold back the undying hunger of the Undead.
With each successful keystroke goes a round to the moist soft head of the corresponding zombie. Finish the entire world to take him to the ground, and receive a score / rank for the speed and accuracy of your skillz [to pay the billz].
Type too slow and you’re ground beef buddy. If your typing skills aren’t up to par however, have no fear, theres help on the way!
@my !!1!1!! H@rry!!1!!!1!
Thank god! Its our Elite… possibly handicapped, Agent backup in the form of two Text to Speech savvy business people. [HELLO. HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING.]
And here I was thinking we were doom…
This game has it all!
Typing, Mental Retardation, Zombies, Sweet Ass Backpacks…
Seriously, what more could you ask for in a title?
Nothing. The answer is nothing.
Not to mention that, but it has various game modes [Arcade, Story, Tutorial, Drill, Boss Battle, etc.] where you can test your skills against a variety of enemy and challenges. The boss battles are exceptionally fun, considering you’re given a random string of words to type out before he attacks.
Successfully finish the series of words [commonly known as a sentence] and block the attack. Otherwise, its AXE TO THE FACE BABY!
My favorite of the series of words that I’ve come across being:
‘Vanilla Ice Cream Hat’
‘Give me a poem!’
and finally
‘Sweet Potato Vines!’
……
Classic.
If Zombie slaying and human race saving isn’t your thing.
Yet you can’t get enough of typing games [trust me, I know I can't] then theres still a game for you!
Mario Saves The Day!
Haha… and you thought I could go a post without mentioning my favorite plumber.
Think again stinkwad!
Mario, as Mario does, was not to be outdone by some two-bit Zombie hack. He decided to have his own typing adventure. Use your key-bility to advance through the Mushroom Kingdom, squashing Numbers, Letters, and Punctuation on the side of turtles that slightly resemble Koopa Troopas as you go.
So next time you need to look busy at work, or pretend you’re typing up a homework assignment, pop in these bad boys and slay some zombies or save mushroom kingdom while you’re at it. Two birds with one stone… Booyah!
Both of these fine gaming experiences can be found on the PC, while the Typing of the Dead is also available on the Dreamcast, as long as you have the Dreamcast Keyboard to boot.
So what are you waiting for, those zombies aren’t going to Key themselves now are they!
Go scavenge you a copy of these bad boys… you won’t be disappointed… really… they’re awesome…
Many many kudos to dko5 for scowering the interwebs to find a downloadable version of Typing of the Dead and sending it over to me this evening for me to lay down some keys on some unsuspecting zombs [zombie + noob = zombs]!
