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Infinity Ward Responds To PC Fanboys' Dedicated Server Woes
Infinity Ward Responds To PC Fanboys' Dedicated Server Woes
Modern Warfare fansite bashandslash.com recently reported that Infinity Ward is removing dedicated server functionality from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. With dedicated servers and the server browser that comes with them replaced with custom-built matchmaking, PC gamers will have an ...
Modern Warfare 2 For PC
fourzerotwo.com — I recently broke news on a PC community member’s podcast that Modern Warfare 2 would be introducing... a completely new backend infastructure called IWNET that would allow matchmaking for multiplayer games on PC. The news, by default, means no more ... (more) Modern Warfare 2 For PC
BASH 123: Pwnt!
bashandslash.com — Rob Bowling, community manager (Gamer / Geek / Creative Strategist at Infinity Ward...as he says on his... Twitter page) at Infinity Ward was kind enough to join our panel on BASH today. He let us in on the news that IW was taking Modern Warfare in a new ... (more) BASH 123: Pwnt!
Infinity Ward: Console Wars Make Us Angry
Infinity Ward: Console Wars Make Us Angry
nowgamer.com — Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explains why fanboys drive him nuts... Speaking frankly in an exclusive interview with... NowGamer, Infinity Ward s creative strategist and all-round good egg, Robert Bowling confessed this week that nothing makes him more ... (more) Infinity Ward: Console Wars Make Us Angry
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Infinity War on MW2 Servers
Blue's News Infinity Ward Responds To PC Fanboys' Dedicated Server Woes on GameInformer.com has more follow-up to complaints that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ...

Infinity Ward sees matchmaking as good for Modern Warfare 2 PC community
Big Download Blog — ... The cries of "Foul" by hardcore fans of the Call of Duty shooter franchise over the dumping of dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2 have been reported on extensively for the past couple of days. Now Game Informer has some more info on ...

Infinity Ward responds to Modern Warfare 2 dedicated server petition
Joystiq — ... We're going on three days now since the event that some computer gaming enthusiasts are referring to as "Black Saturday," in which it was revealed that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 wouldn't allow online multiplayer on dedicated servers. These ...

A Reversal Of Opinion On The Matter Of Modern Warfare 2
Latest Blog Posts - All — ... I will admit that their argument about how providing dedicated server support would somehow 'bifurcate' the community is partly true, because players familiar with dedicated servers would probably opt to stay on the classic system rather than utilizing the game's matchmaking function. In doing so, the matchmaking feature may suffer from a sparse population and an overabundance of "newbie" players. ...

Modern Warfare 2 Server Response
Rock, Paper, Shotgun — ... Game Informer were first in line with the responses from Infinity Ward, with this peculiarly unpleasant article by Adam Biessener. The Game Informer writer says of the general outcry about the news that MW2 would not support dedicated servers for online play: “Predictably, nerds across world took to the Internet with a wailing and a gnashing of teeth that would make the Left 4 Dead community proud.” Or perhaps we – nerds or otherwise – were justifiably upset about a change to a proven way of doing things, a change no-one seems confident will be to our ...

Dedicated Modern Warfare Servers Aren’t a Bad Idea
Wired: Game|Life — ... Speaking with Game Informer, Infinity Ward’s Jason West said that the system will keep its audience from being bifurcated. “We’re just prioritizing the player experience above the modders and the tuners,” he said. ...

Just Why Do PC Gamers Hate Modern Warfare 2's New Matchmaking System?
1UP RSS feed — ... Infinity Ward has responded to the outcry by citing the many advantages that IWNet will provide gamers with. IW boss Jason West told Game Informer, "We're just prioritizing the player experience above the modders and the tuners." And clearly, the outrage is coming from the community that worships both mods and clan servers very highly. The simple solution would be to offer both server browsing and matchmaking, but West rightly concludes that doing so would "bifurcate the community." ...

Born To Rhun: Third Age Total War 1.3
Rock, Paper, Shotgun — ... Arts released, if someone came to me asking what Tolkein strategy game I’d recommend… well, I’d say buy a Medieval II pack and download this. It’s a magnificent example of how wonderful modding can be. Alternatively, trying to play as Nice-Guy Nazgul also has its appeal. That’s the other reason why I feel it’s appropriate delving into mods this week. I was already in there when the – well, the most complimentary words which came to mind were “small-minded” and “treacherous”- Game Informer piece broke the Internet asunder. One of the many lines which stuck out was Adam ...

Online petitions work. Period.
Sarcastic Gamer — ... On the other hand, the online protest against Infinity Ward for dropping dedicated servers seems to be all but lost. IW recently told Game Informer that it is what it is and that all games would be hosted through their proprietary network.  There are a few good things that came out of the petition though. First, IW actually responded to consumers demands. Second, while there won’t be dedicated servers, IW has gone out of its way to assure that gaming demographic that many, if not most, of the options that these gamers seek will be available. But for the ...

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[MW2] Infinity Ward Responds To PC Fanboys' Dedicated Server Woes
totalgamingnetwork.com 10/20/2009 — Infinity Ward responds to the PC community outrage at the "no dedicated server" uproar. Modern Warfare fansite bashandslash.com recently reported that Infinity Ward is removing dedicated server functionality from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. With dedicated servers and the server browser ...
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[MW2] Modern Warfare 2 on the PC "Officially" Not Delayed
totalgamingnetwork.com 10/15/2009 — In a brief interview with VG247, community manager for Infinity Ward, Robert Bowling, said that Modern Warfare 2 on the PC is not "officially" delayed. Has the PC version been delayed? Rob Bowling: Officially, no. That begs the question though, what about the game being "unofficially" ...
Modern Warfare 2 PC won't support dedicated servers
joystiq.com 10/20/2009 — Whatever goodwill may have been garnered by Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling's announcement that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 wasn't delayed has been stripped away by an interview which surfaced later in the day. On the latest podcast (around ...
Modern Warfare 2 Gets Adult Rating in UK, Loses Dedicated Servers?
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Lack of 'Modern Warfare 2' Servers For PC Multiplayer Mode Sparks PetitionMTV Multiplayer
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It's clear that a lot of PC gamers who were hoping to enjoy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are very upset at the surprise decision by developer Infinity Ward to abandon dedicated server support in favor of a matchmaking service hosted by the developer. Many PC gamers enjoy the freedom of ...
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A post to Robert Bowling's Blog has further follow-up on the uproar over absence of a dedicated server for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He lists several areas they feel will benefit from their new...
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Brace yourselves, because big changes are coming to the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 . Infinity Ward is planning to release a new matchmaking service called IWNet, which will give the developer "a lot more control and ...
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Yep, it's that time again. Another bunch of enraged gamers who believe a petition over a silly thing will change a developer's decision. Infinity Ward revealed that dedicated servers would not be a part of Modern Warfare 2 on PC, opting instead for console-like matchmaking. Since PC diehards are ...
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Yep, it's that time again. Another bunch of enraged gamers who believe a petition over a silly thing will change a developer's decision. Infinity Ward revealed that dedicated servers would not be a part of Modern Warfare 2 on PC, opting instead for console-like matchmaking. Since PC diehards are ...
No dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2 PC; Infinity Ward to run matchmaking serviceBig Download Blog
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[RUMOR] Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Gimped on PC?Evil Avatar - News Items
There is a rumor circulating the forums that Infinity Ward has basically crippled the online aspects of Modern Warfare 2 for PC by opting for "console" styled matchmaking, not releasing dedicated servers, locking the game to prevent mod maps, etc. More Here . Quote:  ...
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Dedicated servers replaced by a dedicated matchmaking service.
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No dedicated servers for MW2 on PCplay.tm
Bowling reveals new matchmaking system Speaking in a new webcast over the weekend, Infinity Ward mouthpiece Rob Bowling has said that the matchmaking system supporting Modern Warfare 2 on the PC - called IWNet - will do away with ...