First look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer

Put on your awesomeness-vision goggles, and turn any nearby plastic heads toward the computer so they can also get an eyeful of new Modern Warfare 2 footage, which is after the break.


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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Obie @ Jul 27th 2009 5:04PM
This game unlocked a perk....in my pants!
Dude, this perk was always on my wish-list, I love IW!
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 27th 2009 6:54PM
Looks fucking great! This is the 3rd game I will be doing a midnight launch thingy for. Fuck ya!
A UAV is Online!!!
Obie @ Jul 27th 2009 7:32PM
I think this is how the perk unlocks will work:
Pick your own custom perk at 3/5/7/9/11 kills and then save that order to use in the game. Handy photoshoppy:
http://20.media.tumblr.com/dfvmQy1I1qfdn1cdMY58xzFuo1_500.jpg
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 27th 2009 9:25PM
Well thats pretty fucking awesome! Excellent work, Obie!
+++
Mana37 (PSN: Manifest37) @ Jul 28th 2009 10:16AM
Pleeese let there be a kill cam!!
Obie @ Jul 28th 2009 10:24AM
Mana, hasnt the kill cam always been the staple feature of the series? What I want is "saved films" like in Halo 3 so we can re-live those awesome moments.
Silencio @ Jul 28th 2009 3:38PM
I heard they were gonna give you the option to save clips.
Phader @ Jul 27th 2009 5:05PM
Nice, this is definitely gonna take up most of my time now.
Emophia @ Jul 27th 2009 7:31PM
Why'd he get downvoted?
tr1cky tpr @ Jul 28th 2009 5:42AM
because it shouldn't be taking up most of his time.
It should take up ALL of his time.
Autobot @ Jul 27th 2009 5:05PM
I think I just pooped my pants.
Dan @ Jul 27th 2009 5:05PM
OMG!!! This looks amazing.
Adam @ Jul 27th 2009 5:06PM
I was thinking about getting Fallout 3 and MAG for my Fall/Winter gaming needs. I wasn't super interested in this . . . until now. My jaw dropped when watching the vid - the destruction is amazing.
Kristopher gonzalez @ Jul 27th 2009 5:09PM
Yea, the destruction is amazing. What destruction? You mean the undestructable printer? We all know that a printer can handle a semtex!
Obie @ Jul 27th 2009 5:13PM
Dude it totally exploded...sure not into a million pieces...but hey Xerox makes badass machines!
DamonTheMoney @ Jul 27th 2009 5:19PM
You call that destruction? Have you ever played a recent Battlefield or Red Faction: Guerilla? I saw destruction like this on the PS2! Sorry, it's just that it annoys me how somebody armed to the teeth can't knock down a small brick wall!
Other than that... this is HOT!!!
Obie @ Jul 27th 2009 5:25PM
Now if it reduced enemy players into red goo ( like AC130 rounds would do in real life), sure it would be realistic, but I am certain that is now IW style.
Sly @ Jul 27th 2009 5:25PM
i'm just surprised that the guy got 2300 points total for that one kill... they must have added a TON of new challenges! sticking someone is probably one of them...
Adam @ Jul 27th 2009 5:30PM
Donna Summer people. I'm just saying the guy flying through the concrete wall, the pots exploding, the glass blowing up, the fire hydrant going off, etc. is much more enjoyable than none of the above happening.
This looks like it'll take days of my life away.
Adam @ Jul 27th 2009 6:46PM
@ iluvmyzune: I'm guessing you love all of your Microsoft products and not just your Zune.
JXCgunrunna @ Jul 27th 2009 6:58PM
right cuz CoD is a MS product. there is a difference between not liking sony and liking MS.
Adam @ Jul 27th 2009 7:16PM
@ JXCgunrunna: I'm sure you're trying to make a point - I'm just not able to comprehend what that point might be. I think we all know Call of Duty is not a Microsoft product.
My comment was in regards to iluvmyzune's comment that "dude, mag sucks call of duty's cock and gives it a rim job". Not only is that inappropriate, but it reeks of fanboyism. He jumped on MAG before the game has been released.
Let's imagine that I create a name, let's call it IlovemySonywalkman. Using this name I reply to somebody's comment in which they state they are excited for the new Halo ODST. I say "Dudez, Halo blowz - Call of Duty totally rockz!" with my username of IlovemySonywalkman. Do you think that maybe, just maybe, other forum members would be able to decipher my hatred of Microsoft and possibly reach the conclusion that I love Sony products? Some people might even go as far as calling me a fanboy.
If I misunderstood your post, I can assure you that I understand that there is a difference between not liking item A and liking item B.
JXCgunrunna @ Jul 27th 2009 8:45PM
Actually, I misunderstood your post. I thought you meant that because hes being a ass about MAG, a game he hasnt even played, and given his name that you were assuming he was considering CoD better than MAG because he hates sony and MAG is a sony product.
My point is this. I love my 360 and I do not like Wii sports(resort is awesome tho) but I would consider myself a strong Nintendo supporter. So maybe he doesnt like the idea of MAG but he does like other sony products. I do not think thats the case given his comment but it is possible
iluvmyzune @ Jul 27th 2009 8:45PM
yes adam, call of duty is made by microsoft
/adamufail
sc00by_y00 @ Jul 27th 2009 10:23PM
Another interpretation that might make sense for what Adam could have been implying is as follows:
to quote adam:
"@ iluvmyzune: I'm guessing you love all of your Microsoft products and not just your Zune. "
My interpretation:
@ i lovemyzune, I'm guessing your a *cough*retarded*cough* 360 fanboy.
Big Middle finger up at Activision F$CK you , they are trying to charge us £55 here in the uk for this game, they can suck my balls and give that 360 ilovemyzune joker a rim job for that sort of money ( i dont like my ass hole being licked, i figure he is into that sort of foreplay before he gets shafted again with no vaseline.. )
Then theres the issue with the online multiplayer.. Are these tightfisted w@nk3rs going to still implement peer2peer and use the same shitty anti lag code which punishes the host ? Will they still randomly throw the connection onto any player within the list and completely screw him up ? Will the multi player end up sucking donkey balls like usual because Activision are a bunch of tight fisted w$nk3rs with el kobang the dirty donkey c0ck sucking money grubber still at its helm ready with his small cock out ready to shaft all possible purchasers of this game ?
again F$CK Activision !
With that said, its still looks pretty awesome, but im resisting temptation.. Sorry went into a mini rant there ahh its late..
Adam @ Jul 28th 2009 1:04AM
@iluvmyzune "yes adam, call of duty is made by microsoft" . . . ok zune (I love my zune also - it's a freakin awesome mp3 player), I'm not sure where you get your information. Call of Duty, specifically Modern Warfare 2 is developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. I don't know where the hell you get the idea that it's a Microsoft product. It can be played on the xbox along with the ps3 and the pc. They'll probably make versions for the various portable machines too, but it is definitely not made by Microsoft.
@sc00by_y00: That was an awesome interpretation and rant. Kudos to you. You made my night.
Kuuma @ Jul 29th 2009 11:27AM
Hey don't kid yourself there, you need, NEED, Fallout 3.
Sergio @ Jul 27th 2009 5:07PM
Infinity Ward gets me more excited than a room full of free hookers.
protofunc @ Jul 28th 2009 11:44AM
NO!
goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ Jul 27th 2009 5:06PM
why do they insist on having the messages pop up in the middle of the screen? It's so annoying. They need to move them to right above the event list or at least put them at the top of the screen.
MEATLOAF2 @ Jul 27th 2009 5:31PM
when i play halo 3 splitscreen, the friend/cheevo/message box pops up JUST under my crosshair!! try staying alive in swat with that!
Phillip @ Jul 27th 2009 5:44PM
My favorite are the achievements you unlock immediately after finishing a level where the achievement title spoils the ending of the 2-minute cutscene you've just started watching.
Kinsey @ Jul 27th 2009 9:18PM
Ugh Resistance 2 does that too with the final Trophy pretty much telling you exactly what happens at the end of the game.
Mr Clickerson @ Jul 28th 2009 2:11PM
You can turn it if, guys.
Crusty Magic @ Jul 27th 2009 5:06PM
Ugh, this looks so much like the first one.
Which means its going to be awesome, and make me cream myself again just as much the first time around.
devilsei @ Jul 27th 2009 5:26PM
No wonder they call you "Crusty" magic.
Can't blame ya though, the AC130 was enough for me, but all those other possible killstreaks? God... whew...
Paul @ Jul 27th 2009 5:07PM
i believe the question is when is the beta??!! (assuming there is one.....)
joeybeast @ Jul 27th 2009 5:29PM
They are not cutting a demo.
Tthere better be a beta.
Spam @ Jul 27th 2009 5:07PM
This has got me excited for online FPS gaming again. Holy shit it looks good.
(also lol @ end)
Kristopher gonzalez @ Jul 27th 2009 5:07PM
This could have been easily implemented in Modern Warfare 1 with dlc and patches.
Autobot @ Jul 27th 2009 5:15PM
It would be a lot of patches and DLC. And I would have to get my NVG separate. Who knows, if this was DLC the NVGs wouldn't even exist.
starscreamyo @ Jul 27th 2009 6:35PM
You can buy almost the exact same night vision at most toy stores.
False @ Jul 27th 2009 7:04PM
Go back to your L4D2 boycott. The rest of us will continue jizzing in our pants, thank you very much.
Jack_Jackington @ Jul 27th 2009 7:56PM
How can you "almost buy"?
DangerMouse @ Jul 27th 2009 10:07PM
Right when you're about to swipe your credit card, you punch the cashier in the face.
Cheesus(Crust) @ Jul 27th 2009 10:18PM
He never said "almost buy" you retard. He said "almost the exact same NVGs"
Which means you can buy something that is kind of IDENTICAL to the COD ones(almost the exact same thing. If you cant read English correctly, you have NO right to nitpick his CORRECT sentence.
Random G @ Jul 27th 2009 5:07PM
I will never stop playing this game.
....until the next one comes out of course.
Mazrael @ Jul 27th 2009 6:05PM
'..the next Infinity Ward one' I hope you mean..
Sly @ Jul 27th 2009 5:08PM
it looks perfect! looks like i've found my new addiction!
Sly @ Jul 27th 2009 5:09PM
thank god they've added in killstreaks beyond 7... now i won't have to kill myself when i get to 7 :)