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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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?
Those free Avatar night vision goggles weren’t enough for you? Well then, how about a free week of Xbox Live? That’s right, Microsoft has just announced that those who purcahsed the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package on the first day it was available will be getting a free week of Xbox Live Gold. All you need to do is check your messages on Xbox for more details.
Sure, you might already have Xbox Live but an extra week can’t hurt, right?
The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package has just recently hit and has had gamers everywhere shaking their fists at the $15 price tag. Well, to ease the pain of the ridiculous price tag, Microsoft has been nice enough to supply us with a set of free Avatar Night Vision Goggles.
This will be good for those of you who wanted to get the actual NVGs as featured in the Prestige Edition but didn’t get a chance to get your pre-order in on time.
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If you weren’t aware, today is March 30th, the day that Modern Warfare 2 is set to get 5 brand new maps in the form of the Stimulus Package. Well, earlier in the day there were some hiccups when Infinity Ward attempted to launch the pack but everything has been squared away and works perfectly now.
I’m still against spending $15 for 3 new maps (and 2 old) but I really want to play Crash. Dammit, I guess I’ll do it.
The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package was announced not too long ago but gamers everywhere have been raising their eyebrows at the $15 price tag. Has Activision rubbed off onto Infinity Ward? Are they really extorting their fans?
According to Infinity Ward’s community manager Robert Bowling, no, it was in fact Activision that set the price for the map pack.
Will you be buying the pack? I’m a bit iffy but I was to play Crash really badly.
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Last week we let you know that Modern Warfare 2 would be getting its first map pack entitled the Stimulus Package on March 30th. However, at the time it was not announced what the pack will contain or at what price point it will drop at.
Well, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has just announced that the pack will be an astounding 1200 Microsoft Points or $15 on other platforms. Additionally, he let us know that the following 5 packs will be in the pack:
- Bailout – a multi-level apartment complex
- Storm – an open industrial park littery with heavy machinery
- Salvage – a snowy junkyard fortified with debris and crushed cars
- Crash – Call of Duty 4 remake
- Overgrown – Call of Duty 4 remake
As you’ll see, 3 of these maps are brand new while 2 are remakes of popular Call of Duty 4 maps. But wait, $15 bucks? What the f%#$?
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