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The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package DLC has set two new download records on PSN, developer Infinity Ward has revealed. Creative strategist Robert Bowling commented on Twitter: Thanks to the one million-plus PlayStation users who helped the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package break day one and week one download records …
Read More »PSN problems plague Stimulus launch
A technical problem on the European arm of Sony’s PlayStation Network has prevented thousands of gamers from getting their hands on the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack. Many users are having problems topping up their wallet funding on PSN meaning that if they currently …
Read More »Win MW2 Stimulus for PS3
After what has felt like an eternity to many MCV readers judging by the comments on yesterday’s story, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack has finally arrived on PSN. The download costs 10.99 on the UK service – a full 79p more than it did on Xbox …
Read More »Activision shot the IW race horse
Though job losses are no laughing matter, it’s impossible to believe that EA isn’t taking at least a little pleasure from the current firestorm engulfing Modern Warfare developer and Activision-owned developer Infinity Ward – particularly as the two men at the heart of it are now members of camp EA. …
Read More »MW2 Stimulus was too cheap
Activision’s decision to give its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus DLC a premium price point of 1200 Microsoft Points (10.20) was met with outcry by much of the game’s fanbase – but one analyst thinks Activision should have charged even more for the download. The Stimulus Pack, which includes five multiplayer …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 DLC makes £25m
It looks like the 1200 Microsoft Point gamble paid off. Activision’s first piece of DLC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, dubbed the Stimulus Package, has netted around 25m since it was released Microsoft has announced that the DLC has been downloaded from Xbox Live over 2.5m times since …
Read More »MW2 DLC to Stimulate retail sales
New DLC for Modern Warfare 2 should give the game a sales boost over the Easter period, according to Activision. The Stimulus Package went on sale this week (Tuesday March 30th) and is backed by a 1m marketing campaign. Developer Infinity Ward says the DLC, which features new levels for …
Read More »DLC goes mainstream with £1m MW2 push
Activision put a mammoth marketing campaign behind the launch of Modern Warfare 2 DLC. 1m is being spent to promote the downloadable Stimulus Package, which adds a host of new multiplayer maps to the world’s fastest-selling game. The publisher has made the investment to spearhead a marketing campaign that targets …
Read More »Teething troubles for MW2 DLC
One of the most anticipated and talked about pieces of DLC, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Pack, is now live – but widespread reports are claiming that it doesn’t actually work. Quick-off-the-mark users who have already downloaded the content have noted a number of complaints, including faulty multiplayer …
Read More »MW2 DLC is worth the investment
Coming in at the higher end of Xbox Live’s pricing range, the 1200 Microsoft Points – or just over 10 – that Activision is asking for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 DLC has certainly raised a few eyebrows. But Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling has insisted …
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