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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the follow up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and once again takes the series out of it's traditional World War 2 theme and into modern military confrontations.

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Borderlands DLC Coming November 24...but not for the PC

Saturday November 14, 2009
After a month in release Gearbox is ready to roll out their first downloadable content (DLC) for their role playing shooter Borderlands. 'The Zombie Island of Dr Nod' will be released on November 24th for $10 downloadable through Xbox Live and Playstation Network. Unfortunately PC gamers will have to wait, a release date for the DLC for the PC has not yet been released by Gearbox. In Borderlands players take on the role of one of four characters each with their own background stories and reasons for being on the planet of Pandora a wasteland where every moment is a struggle for survival.

 • Borderlands Review (PC)
 • Borderlands Game Page

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Entertainment Sales Record

Friday November 13, 2009
Activision announced yesterday that their latest release in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has become the biggest launch in the history of entertainment. That includes movies, music, video games, etc... Internal Activision estimates have reported sales of $310 million in the first 24 hours of release in North America and the United Kingdom. Just to put it in perspective, this figure doubles the take of the film The Dark Knight on it's record setting opening weekend in 2008 of $155 million. Activision goes on to say in their press release that this equates to approximately 4.7 million copies having been sold. Quite astonishing figures.

 • More Call of Duty News & Info

[Source: Activision]

Command & Conquer 4 Release Date Announced

Thursday November 12, 2009
Electronic Arts Inc Electronic Arts has confirmed the planned release date for Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. The real time strategy game will debut in North America on March 16, 2010 and in Europe on March 19, 2010. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight will mark the final chapter in the C&C Tiberian series and will include two playable factions, the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod, each of which will have three classes/sub factions with unique units and tech trees. More information on the game and links for the debut trailer can be found the Command & Conquer 4 game page.

 • Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Game Page
 • Command & Conquer 4 Debut Trailer

Grand Theft Auto IV Patch v1.0.0.4 - Includes Achievements from The Lost and Damned DLC

Wednesday November 11, 2009
The latest Grand Theft Auto IV patch includes some minor enhancements and fixes that allows for addition keyboard mapping, fixes to multiplayer game play and more. The full list of patch notes are listed on the patch page. However, the one thing that's not officially listed in the patch could be the most interesting. The patch also supports Games for Windows Live acheviements for 'The Lost and Damned' DLC that had only be available to Xbox Live users. There's been no official announcement on this yet but including the achievements from the DLC episode a good sign that it'll be available for the PC vertion of Grand Theft Auto IV soon.

 • Grand Theft Auto Patch v1.0.0.4

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