Battlefield: Bad Company 2‘s marketing begs for comparisons to Modern Warfare 2. The little details in BC2‘s trailers — from the weapons, to the experience points, to the diagonal lines that show up on your cross hair when you shoot someone — bore similarities to Infinity Ward’s shooter. Loading up the BC2 beta, I expected a wannabe Modern Warfare. Instead, I was surprised by how BC2 felt. From Battlefield 2 to 2142 to 1943: the classes, big maps, and vehicles come together into a uniquely Battlefield experience.

As with every other game in the series, the chaos of a match hit me like a slap in the face.

Modern Warfare 2′s No Russian level certainly pushes the boundaries of disturbing actions portrayed in games. Does Infinity Ward take interactive story telling to a new level or simply grab attention with gratuitous violence?

Modern Warfare 2‘s Sabotage multiplayer mode is broken. Don’t get me wrong, I think MW2 is a very addictive multiplayer experience. The generous unlocks and leveling must be following an equation calculated by MMO gurus. I particularly like objective based modes because there are more opportunities for teamwork — and shooting people in the back when they’re distracted by objectives.
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If you thought Microsoft was done pumping money out of their signature franchise after the release of Halo 3: ODST, you were woefully wrong. If you had just sold 2.5 million ice cream cones in two weeks, would you stop selling ice cream cones? No, no you wouldn’t.

For more details on Master Chief’s upcoming adventures, make the jump.

You might call me a Halo convert. When Halo 3 launched two years ago, I was one of the naysayers. It’s over-hyped! It doesn’t do anything new or interesting with the genre. Master Chief talks — everyone knows silent protagonists make for better immersion!
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Bungie and Microsoft are hosting a launch event for the upcoming Halo: ODST at the Experience Music Project in Seattle on Sept. 21. Make the jump for more details.

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The latest entry in the iconic Wolfenstein game series, simply titled Wolfenstein, had a lot of history to live up to. I have to say that story wise, the game succeeds in upholding the theme and feel of the series. However, the game play just doesn’t back it up.
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