Activision and developer Infinity Ward have announced that Modern Warfare 2, one of the most played game online, is scheduled to receive an update on march 8 (tomorrow), an update which will address the recent hacking controversy on the PS3, as we reported earlier. A few new details have been released regarding the patch: while it’s still centered around the hacking, it will also address an issue on the map Fuel, where an exploit was found and fixed.

Sony recently updated the PS3 firmware in order to combat the hacks, but it has done little help, rendering top played games like Modern Warfare 2 virtually unplayable. The patch will fix the hacking issue. The update will be released on the PC and Xbox 360 after the PS3 release. You can read more about the update on Infinity ward’s official forums here. We’ll have to wait and see if the patch fixes the hacks, which have been pretty severe.

There’s nothing worse than logging onto your favorite game looking to grab some frags only to find out that it’s online multiplayer has been overrun by hackers. It seems that no matter what game studios do to ban these hackers they just keep coming back. The latest of such incidences focuses on the PS3 version of Modern Warfare 2 where hackers have saturated the game’s multiplayer component effectively ruining it for everyone else in the process.

Luckily, it was just announced today that there will be a forthcoming patch that addresses the issues and, hopefully, will curb online hacking considerably. Word comes to us straight from Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling who’s tweet you can see above.

So folks come March 8th lets hope that the online hacking will be no more.

Call of Duty is one of the most critically acclaimed game franchise on the market. Due to all of this hype, it’s no surprise that the Internet was sent awry when a supposed Modern Warfare 3 countdown was posted online notifying us of when the next game would be announced. However, Activision came forth to let us know that this site was a hoax and that they would not be revealing anything on March 1st. However, some folks in Canada will be unveiling something.

According to recent reports this website was not launched to be a hoax surrounding a MW3 reveal date but instead was to notify the public that a production group will be releasing a film based on the Modern Warfare series.

Sounds pretty cool, we’ll have to swait and see waht they come up with

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Well, about time, you might think. Activision has finally released the demo of Modern Warfare 2, for those who have yet to try the game (all three of you out there). The demo is available on Xbox Live and PS3.

Activision has announced that a new DLC for Modern Warfare 2 will be released on June 3. Called “resurgence Pack”, it includes five new multiplayer maps and will be priced at the same level as the last DLC: $15. Yep, Activision is sure pushing it.

What was once a beloved company is seemingly becoming a shell of what it what was. Infinity Ward’s (of Modern Warfare 2 fame) number of lost employees since the founders got laid off is now 12. The 2 newest employees to depart from the studio are Mark Grigsby, lead animator, and Paul Messerly, lead character animator. Both of whom worked over 5 years at the studio.

It seems like only a matter of time before all of Infinity Ward’s greatest talents leave the studio.

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Despite the $15 price tag, Modern Warfare 2‘s Stimulus Package managed to sell a riduclous (and we mean very ridiculous) amount of virtual copies. Pretty much everyone agrees that for 5 maps (2 of which are old) $15 is way too high. Well, to one analyst by the name of Jesse Divinch, that price is too low.

Yes, Divinch has actually said that Activision could have charged $20 for the pack and people still would have bought it. He explains below:

“It is evident that 2.5 million Xbox Live players felt that $15 was either just right or a good bargain and given the enormous quantity sold (2.5 million), I’d argue that Activision could have charged more and still obtain the same results.”

I refuse to buy the maps at $15. I can afford them, I just don’t like how Activision priced them (Blizzard, don’t worry, I still love you). But $20? Hellllll no.

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Well it seems that glitchers have managed to find another exploit in Modern Warfare 2‘s multiplayer. No, you don’t get unlimited noob tube ammo or the ability to run super fast, but you can call in unlimited harriers. That’s right, a new glitch has been found that allows players to call in up to 9 harriers. Just imagine the havoc you could cause will 9 harrieres in the sky.

Let’s hope Infinity Ward is quick with patching this one as by the time they do, players are sure to find another.

Oh by the way, a little bird told us that you can figure out how to do this glitch here.

It seems that Infinity Ward is on on a slow decline as it was just announced that 2 additional longtime employees have departed the studio. First up is Jon Shiring, a programmer over at Infinity Ward who has been with them for almost 6 years. Additionally, Mackey McCandlish, a designer who has been with Infinity Ward for 8 years has left.

There’s no telling why they left but I’d say it has something to do with Activision being, well, Activision. I wonder if they will join Respawn Entertainment? Let’s hope so.

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The fact that the Xbox 360 gained exclusivity for the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package launch had PC and PS3 gamers shaking their fists at Infinity Ward as there was no release date for their version of the DLC. Well luckily, it was just announced that the PS3 and PC will be getting the Stimulus Package on May 4th.

There’s not much else to say other than that; 5 new maps, $15 bucks. Got it?