Modern Warfare 2 mega thread

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Modern Warfare 2 has once more been renamed, shifting back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after ditching the franchise name for a few months.

Why the back and forth? It's not really clear. But this is what Activision has to say about the name game:

"Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 is the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare," a spokesperson told Kotaku. "We have focused our attention on Modern Warfare in order to most effectively communicate the fact that this is the first true sequel in the Call of Duty series. Infinity Ward, the original creators of the Call of Duty franchise, has said from the beginning Modern Warfare 2 resides in the Call of Duty universe. This is reflected in the title's package."

What this doesn't answer is why then the game initially ditched the Call of Duty moniker for just Modern Warfare 2. Could this latest move be concerns over brand awareness? Is it possible that we're just seeing the repercussions of the sort of in-house-versus-external development of a game that analysts say cause friction at big publishers?

Perhaps we'll never know.
This is probably why they are putting the call of duty back in the title.

Tracking firm OTX believes that Activision and Infinity Ward's decision to drop the "Call of Duty" tag from Modern Warfare 2 has cost the game a fair chunk of brand recognition. Speaking to Gamasutra, OTX's GamePlan Insights division head Nick Williams said,

Up until the beginning of May, OTX had been tracking the title as Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2. More specifically, we asked a representative group of gamers in the U.S. whether or not they had heard of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. At that time, approximately 40 percent of all gamers in the U.S. claimed that they had heard of this title.

However, once it became clear that Activision was positioning the title as Modern Warfare 2, OTX removed 'Call of Duty' from the consumer survey, and the awareness levels dropped to 20 percent. In other words, the Call of Duty brand association essentially doubles the awareness for the game. That is quite a remarkable statistic.

Despite the drop, Williams noted that purchase intent for Modern Warfare 2 is still strong, with the game's Xbox 360 version ranked as the sixth most anticipated title in OTX's charts.

The intensity of the purchase intent is particularly impressive, as illustrated by the high levels of Pre-Order Intent, which is the highest of any title currently being tracked. ... Even without the Call of Duty association, it is still perceived as a must have title.

Activision has also promised the "biggest launch ever" for Modern Warfare 2, so it's very likely that purchase intent and brand recognition for the game will still increase in the months leading up to November.
 

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that cover looks a bit unfinished to me

it looks a bit plain, call of duty needs to be written there bigger and probably give it a green tint like the cod4 cover

right now it looks like something a siccness member has made in photoshop and the only thing missing is H.A.D.

oh well it dont matter i wont be playing the cover i'll be playing the game
 

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those night vision goggles are sick

im going to drive around at night with my headlights off and just be wearing the NVGs
 
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GOOD THAT THEY PUT THE "CALL OF DUTY" BACK IN THE TITLE, Y THE FUCK WOULD THEY EVEN TAKE IT OUT ANYWAYS?


8 YEAR OLD: "GRANDMA, I WANT THE NEW CALL OF DUTY GAME FOR CHRISTMAS".

...WELL GUESS WHAT KID GRANDMA COULDNT FIND IT SO YOU GET A SWEATER INSTEAD