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Modern Warfare 2: The Launch
The premiere, the party and the aftermath. But is this just the beginning for MW2?
Written by David Scammell, 12 November 2009
November 10th has come and gone, Modern Warfare 2 is in the hands of gamers and the world can go back to living life normally. Just about, anyway. But what were you all doing on MW Eve? Us? Well, we were at the Modern Warfare 2 premiere screening and launch party held in London's Leicester Square, getting to grips with the game and walking down the camouflage carpet.
It was the first of its kind for gaming, an event hosted by celebrities from the world of entertainment, including Vernon Kaye, Dom Joly and Goldie (yes, Goldie) who took to the stage to try their hand at the game, before being demoed the first level by Infinity Ward's Chance Glasco. The verdict? Dom's good. Goldie's alright. Chance died on Recruit. Make of that what you will.
It was enormously good fun though, if a little experimental and unsure of its own purpose. Ultimately it was what it was; a celebration commemorating the release of the biggest video game of all time. But while it was thoroughly entertaining, I went away feeling that there were very few games that could get away with such a glamorous event without coming across as being pretentious.
360Zine Issue 37
For our latest Modern Warfare 2 coverage, click here to download 360Zine Issue 37 for free.But this is a game that deserves the attention, and that it certainly has achieved. Not just from the media but from you guys too, reportedly shifting 7 million units worldwide within its first 24 hours according to AmTech analyst Ben Schachter, with 1.23m of those being in the UK alone. To put that into perspective, one in every 50 people in the UK bought a copy of Modern Warfare 2 on its first day of release. Incredible.
And so much for those widely criticised RRPs - we feel that the last minute sub-£30 price cuts may have had something to do with those tremendously high sales figures. But although that may well have been a contributory factor, it doesn't bode well for the future of the pre-order market. There can't be many gamers (loyal to the brand or not) happy to lay down the high pre-order price fully aware of the last minute supermarket war. The release of Modern Warfare 2 may be a turning point, we fear.
Elsewhere, the release hasn't gone down entirely without a hitch, with issues in the PS3 version raising their ugly head, for which Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling promises a patch will be released imminently, while issues with lag are causing upset to some users of the 360 version. Our biggest problem, though? The lack of Party Chat in the majority of game types in the Xbox 360 version. There is a workaround involving delving into the privacy settings and setting your voice options to friends only, but it's an unnecessary hassle.
We'll be featuring reviews of the game in the next 360Zine, P3Zine and PCGZine, with the first hitting this Thursday in issue 36 of PCGZine.
Modern Warfare 2 coverage available in 360Zine Issue 37 - click here to download it for free!
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