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Infinity Ward Removes Modern Warfare 2 "F.A.G.S." Video [Controversy]
Infinity Ward Removes Modern Warfare 2 "F.A.G.S." Video [Controversy]
Following stern criticism from two games writers yesterday, Infinity Ward 's Robert Bowling pulled back a viral video for Modern Warfare 2, couched as a PSA from a group called "Fight Against Grenade Spam" that called the tactic "for pussies." Destructoid's Samit Sarkar, following the event ...
Modern Warfare 2 Ad Features, Condones Homophobic Slurs
whilenotfinished.theirisnetwork.org — Via Kotaku, a new ad went up on developer Infinity Ward’s YouTube page for the upcoming Modern... Warfare 2. The ad features an in-game model of Cole Hamels from the Philadelphia Phillies “speaking out” PSA-style against grenade ... (more) Modern Warfare 2 Ad Features, Condones Homophobic Slurs
Party Chat Rumored to be Limited in Modern Warfare 2
Party Chat Rumored to be Limited in Modern Warfare 2
1up.com — Infinity Ward may be taking steps to block one of the more commonly used methods of Xbox... Live multiplayer cheating, according to a post on NeoGAF. It shows off a blurry ... (more) Party Chat Rumored to be Limited in Modern Warfare 2
Bullseye
Bullseye
brainygamer.com — Infinity Ward posted a promotional video for Modern Warfare 2 on YouTube last night. The ad features... an in-game version of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels delivering a faux public service announcement for a faux organization called Fight ... (more) Bullseye
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Juvenile Modern Warfare video attacked, defended, pulled
Aeropause Games — ... And now, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has wiped the adolescent grin from the company’s face and pulled the video. Bowling rather lamely tried to frame the piece as a parody of people who think and talk that way. But judging from the community reaction, their audience did not get the joke. In the Kotaku post, Owen Good neatly capsulizes the entire affair: ...

Why I’m Not Buying Modern Warfare 2
Double Buffered — ... The F.A.G.S. promo video. What the hell was Infinity Ward thinking? I don’t want to consume the product of a company that is either willfully offensive or just incredibly stupid. I’m still confused by what they were trying to do with this one. ...

Debating Modern Warfare 2 On News Radio
GameLife — ... the clip makes it sound like KSRO was out for blood, but the exchange was very even-handed. I was quizzed on the subject matter of Modern Warfare 2, the tendency towards violence in videogames and the role of parents in the gaming lives of their kids. It felt good to get on the air and try to talk sensibly about our pastime, especially now that critics of gaming are circling around the shocking “No Russian” sequence and, to a lesser extent, the bone-headed viral video for Modern Warfare 2. At any rate, let me know how I ...

Debating Modern Warfare 2 On News Radio
Wired: Game|Life — ... the clip makes it sound like KSRO was out for blood, but the exchange was very even-handed. I was quizzed on the subject matter of Modern Warfare 2, the tendency towards violence in videogames and the role of parents in the gaming lives of their kids. It felt good to get on the air and try to talk sensibly about our pastime, especially now that critics of gaming are circling around the shocking “No Russian” sequence and, to a lesser extent, the bone-headed viral video for Modern Warfare 2. At any rate, let me know how I ...

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