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Daily Blips: Modern Warfare 2, Reggie Talks Wii Vitality Sensor, Batman Review Drama, and More
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Thursday, July 09, 2009

We don't blame Activision Blizzard for changing the name of Modern Warfare 2. Though we would have preferred Call of Duty War Game 2010.

New Blips:


• Mind blown: Modern Warfare 2 actually is a Call of Duty game. You might want to sit down for this one: Activision Blizzard has confirmed its wannabe Call of Duty game really is, get this, a Call of Duty game afterall. Dammit. Now we actually may have to play it. And like it. [Joystiq]

• Reggie says we won't get the Wii Vitality Sensor until we slip our fingers inside. Everyone is making fun of the bizarro Wii Vitality Sensor doohickey that Nintendo unveiled at this year's E3. Except for us, of course! We see sooooo much potential for the device. Yeah. Seriously. We do. But Nintendo head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime thinks all you nasty doubters (seriously, stop being so jaded!) will "get it" once it puts you to sleep entertains the holy hell out of you. [Eurogamer]

• Eidos wants you to score Batman: Arkham Asylum 90% or higher...or else. You can't review it, apparently. Rumors are spreading that Eidos is putting a steep embargo on UK publications that don't A) Give the game a cover and B) Score it 90% or higher. Sounds ridiculous, but, damn, we really want to play the game early, too. And, luckily, enough we just raised our highest possible review score to 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Sigh -- if we only had a game to give that to... [Kotaku]

• This sounds practical: Pay $300 to control a $15 game. We always like a good deal, and nothing sounds better than paying for a super deluxe $300 dual joystick to be played with Sega's upcoming $15 Xbox Live Arcade port of its classic mech fighter Virtual On. What's that? This isn't a good deal? Um, well tell us this: How many other games can you play with this controller? Exactly. Err, uh, nevermind. [Kotaku]

Hit the jump for some video blips, including an Uncharted 2: Among Thieves yap scene, BioWare spoils Mass Effect 2, Rhythm Heaven plush, and...more.

 

Video Blips:

• Now this is what we're talking about: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves cut scene. Yeah, this is much more exciting than watching action-packed gameplay.

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• Spoilers: You play as Mass Effect main character in new Mass Effect game. And you thought Mass Effect 2 would star Mickey Mouse. What the hell were you thinking?

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• Hell, another Dante's Inferno developer diary? Yep!

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Cultural Blip:

• Whaaaaa: That's the sound a Rhythm Heaven plush makes. If it were real. And could make noises. But, hey, it's cute, right? And it was made by Harmonix staffer Jyllian Thibodeau. Whaaaa! [Offworld]

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July 10, 2009
Sad part Michael I would rather play Mini Ninjas over batman which is published by the same studio. 8)
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July 10, 2009
Hahahahahhaa! Trust me, Toby -- I think you'd rather play Batman. ;)

Oh, and btw, Mini Ninjas is made by the Hitman/Kane and Lynch folks and Batman is being made by Rocksteady Studios (they did so-so FPS Urban Chaos: Riot Response).
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July 10, 2009
Following the studies that dropping the CoD prefix from Modern Warfare 2 might hurt sales, the decision to once again brand MW2 as a CoD game is not one bit surprising. I don't care what it's called - I'm super stoked for this game!
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July 10, 2009
I know that is why I said same publisher :).

No realy though I want to play Mini Ninja's even more now. Have you seen the new Game Play trailer on the PSN Store? So much more my style of play then um yeah Batman. Then again I am holding out for a good Ghost Rider game myself.
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July 10, 2009
Michael Donahoe -

Brightening peoples mornings since forever


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July 10, 2009
If Eidos can't get the score they want maybe they should thank the reviewer for their input, pull the game to work on it longer, and release a product that warrants the score they want. Shady activity like this really indicates they just want to trick consumers into purchasing launch week knowing that the game may not have legs or generate "word of mouth" recommendations amongst gamers. I know that money is the bottom line here and they are counting on first month sales but this is a red flag for me. Buyer beware:Initial reviews may not be accurate. It will be interesting to compare pre launch reviews with the metacritic score post launch.
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July 10, 2009
God. I really hate to sound so jaded. I know, i know, it is far more fun to troll and dismiss things Nintendo does than actually consider them, but damn it, it is like they arn't even trying anymore. All I can manage is some form of a fart noise in response to the Wii Vitality Sensor.

It still blows my mind that they even considered dropping Call of Duty from Modern Warfare 2. The average Wal Mart consumer with an arcade pack would just gloss over it without the CoD brand on it.
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