Robert Bowling posted on the official Call of Duty forums what the first five updates have fixed and what to expect from patch 1.06. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Patches 1.01-1.05) Enabled Theater, Vault, Private Match options, Elite and Facebook functionality for Launch Day. Fix for YouTube video upload on SD TVs. Matchmaking Improvements.

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Robert Bowling Addresses Modern Warfare 3 Patches

Another Modern Warfare 3 patch is in the works and will be available this week. Infinity Ward’s creative strategist, Robert Bowling, revealed that there is an update in progress and there would be some re-balancing. The update that will be released this week will re-balance the FMGs, as the dual FMGs are overpowered compared to

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Modern Warfare 3 Patch To Re-Balance FMGs

It is rumored that Modern Prestige has revealed the names of maps for Modern Warfare 3′s first map pack. The names are Nostalgic, Concrete,  Italy, Morning Wood, Overwatch (Spec Ops map from Modern Warfare 2) and Park. It has been speculated that Infinity Ward is working on a map pack that will be released just

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Modern Warfare 3 Map Pack Names & Date Revealed?

Activision has corrected their error when it was reported that on November 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set the record for the number of players online at the same time on Xbox Live with 3.3 million. A press release was sent out yesterday that there were 1.4 million concurrent online players and 3.3

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Modern Warfare 3 Had 1.4 Million Simultaneous Users

This year’s two biggest military shooters, both released within the last 30 days, are, of course, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. IGN has pitted the two in a head-to-head competition by putting the players (read: IGN’s readers) in charge of the outcome across three categories: graphics, multiplayer, and campaign. Given the sales numbers and the fanboyism behind one of the titles, the outcome is rather surprising. Just look at the total votes for each title at the end. I got a chuckle out of it.

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IGN’s ‘VS’ Pits MW3 Against Battlefield 3

Here is the first in a series of “Making Of” videos for Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes’ Risen 2: Dark Waters: In this first episode, developer Piranha Bytes talks about the creation of Risen 2′s worlds and the inspiration behind a pirate focused RPG adventure. This game is shaping up to look very good, and I can’t wait to see more. Gothic 1 and 2 were both very good, and hopefully Piranha Byte’s has just improved on those games.

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Risen 2: Dark Waters “Making Of” Video

Robert Bowling has confirmed there’s a major update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the works. The update will focus on getting rid of “laggy” games and the stat loss. “Lots of #MW3 updates planned this week. We’ll be addressing “laggy” games, stat loss prevention, & more. Pushing for pre-Holiday release!”

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Major Modern Warfare 3 Update In The Works

Robert Bowling has announced that Infinity Ward has cracked down on those who have chosen to cheat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As a result over 1,600 players have been banned and Bowling encouraged gamers to continue to report cheaters. “Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not be tolerated.

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More Than 1600 Modern Warfare 3 Cheaters Have Been Banned

All the nominees for the 2011 VGA’s have been announced along with a interesting piece of info in regards to Zelda being the first franchise to be inducted into the hall of fame. Guess Link has paid his dues. You can even bet your points on the VGA game of the year ! Now on with the nominees. Studio of the Year Bethesda Game Studios Naughty Dog Rocksteady Studios Valve Best Xbox 360 Game Batman: Arkham City Forza Motorsport 4 Gears of War 3 Portal 2 Best PS3 Game inFamous 2 Killzone 3 LittleBigPlanet 2 Uncharted 3 Best Wii Game Epic Mickey Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Lost in Shadow The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Best PC Game Battlefield 3 Minecraft The Witcher 2 Portal 2 Best Handheld/Mobile Game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Infinity Blade Super Mario 3D Land Jetpack Joyride Best Shooter Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 RAGE Best Action Adventure Game Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Batman: Arkham City The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Best RPG Dark Souls Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dragon Age II The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Best Multiplayer Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 Portal 2 Best Individual Sports Game Fight Night Champion Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Top Spin 4 Virtua Tennis 4 Best Team Sports Game FIFA Soccer 12 NBA 2K12 NHL 12 MLB ’11: The Show Best Driving Game DiRT 3 Driver: San Francisco Forza Motorsport 4 Need for Speed: The Run Best Fighting Game The King of Fighters XIII Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Mortal Kombat WWE All Stars Best Motion Game Child of Eden Dance Central 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword The Gunstringer Best Independent Game Bastion Minecraft Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP The Binding of Isaac Best Adapted Video Game Back to the Future: The Game Batman: Arkham City Captain America: Super Soldier LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Best Original Game Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2 Best Graphics Batman: Arkham City L.A. Noire RAGE Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Best Performance By a Human Male J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2 Mark Hamill as the Joker – Batman: Arkham City Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2 Best Downloadable Game Bastion Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Stacking Trenched Best DLC Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues Mass Effect 2 – Arrival Mortal Kombat – Freddy Krueger Portal 2 – Peer Review GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer Batman: Arkham City – Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer Dark Souls – Ignite ’11 Debut Trailer Dead Island – GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Purity First Infomercial The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – In-Game Debut Trailoer Hitman: Absolution – E3 2011 Trailer Prey 2 – E3 2011 Trailer Tomb Raider – E3 2011 Trailer Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – E3 2011 Trailer Best Song In A Game “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion “Exile Vilify” by The National – Portal 2 “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine – Dragon Age II “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion Best Original Score Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2 Most Anticipated Game BioShock: Infinite Diablo III Halo 4 Mass Effect 3 The Last Guardian Game of the Year Batman: Arkham City The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Personally Im not happy with the line up in a few of the category’s but what are we gonna do. Below is the official press release NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Spike TV today announced the creation of its first ever Video Game Hall of Fame Award. This annual honor will recognize the most memorable and innovative video game franchises in history. The inaugural recipient, “The Legend of Zelda,(TM)” is one of the most influential and beloved gaming franchises of all time. The legendary series will take its rightful place as the first entry into the Video Game Hall of Fame, with a special tribute at the 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) – the network’s ninth annual live televised event to celebrate the best in games. Telecasting from Los Angeles, CA and featuring some of the most notable names in video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more, the two-hour event honoring the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year will premiere LIVE on Spike TV, MTV 2 and Spike.com on Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. “The ‘VGAs’ always celebrate the best games of the year and previews the future with world premieres,” said Casey Patterson executive producer of the “VGAs” and executive vice president of event production for Viacom Media Networks Entertainment Group. “Now our Video Game Hall of Fame will recognize the game franchises throughout history that have brought the industry to where it is today.” “It is only natural to start with ‘Zelda,’” said Geoff Keighley, executive in charge, publisher relations, Spike. “‘The Legend of Zelda’ is a franchise that inspired many of us to see the potential of games when it debuted 25 years ago, one that has successfully transitioned from one game console generation to the next and has continually shown the narrative and artistic potential of the medium.” “All of us at Nintendo are truly honored to have ‘The Legend of Zelda’ as the first inductee into Spike’s Video Game Hall of Fame,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “As we mark the 25th anniversary of the ‘Zelda’ series, we look forward to the December 10th ‘VGA’ event as a very special way to celebrate with fans and SPIKE viewers around the globe.” The 2011 “Video Game Awards” will feature world premieres of the most anticipated games of 2012 and beyond. In addition to the previously announced exclusives debuts of BioWare’s next project, the next “Alan Wake” game and “Metal Gear Solid: Rising,” this year’s viewers will get the first look at footage from “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots,” “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron” and Most Anticipated Game nominee, “BioShock Infinite.” Additional exclusives will be announced in the coming weeks. For additional information about other “VGA” world exclusives and announcements, fans can log onto VGA.spike.com and get updates via Twitter @SPIKE_TV as well as the hashtag #VGA. Leading the way with 12 nominations is “Portal 2″ by Valve. Rocksteady Studios’ second adventure featuring the Dark Knight, “Batman: Arkham City” garnered 10 nominations, while the third chapter in the Nathan Drake adventure, “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception” by Naughty Dog and independent game “Bastion” rounded out the top most nominated games with 9 and 5 nods each, respectively. Nominees for Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of some of the most well-respected video game journalists from media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Game Informer Magazine, Kotaku, Joystiq, GameSpot, IGN and WIRED. Below are several of the nominees and categories for Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards.” For a full list, please go to VGA.spike.com. GAME OF THE YEAR”Batman: Arkham City” (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)”The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)”The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” (Nintendo)”Portal 2″ (Valve)”Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception” (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog) STUDIO OF THE YEARBethesda Game StudiosNaughty DogRocksteady StudiosValve BEST SHOOTER”Battlefield 3″ (Electronic Arts / DICE)”Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3″ (Activision / Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games)”Gears of War 3″ (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)”Rage” (Bethesda Softworks / Id Software) BEST INDEPENDENT GAME”Bastion” (Supergiant Games)”Minecraft” (Mojang)”Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP” (Capybara Games)”The Binding of Isaac” (Edmund McMillen) For the first time, Viacom Media Networks will broaden the reach and impact of the 2011 “VGAs” by simultaneously airing the show LIVE on both Spike TV and MTV2, as well as on Spike.com. Internationally, the “VGAs” will air in over 100 countries and territories around the world. In addition, the show will include unique interactive opportunities only available to viewers during the initial live broadcast. Further details will be announced in the weeks to come. Mark Burnett, Casey Patterson and Carol Donovan will serve as executive producers of Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards.” The presenting sponsors for the 2011 “Video Game Awards” are the all-new Chevy Sonic, Dr Pepper TEN and KFC Hot Wings. Energizer® Ultimate Lithium is the associate sponsor, with AXE and Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol serving as digital sponsors.

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2011 VGA Nominees Announced

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has made $775 million globally, which is a new five-day entertainment record. Call of Duty: Black Ops made $650 million in 2010 and Modern Warfare 2 generated $550 million two years ago. More records were broken as Modern Warfare 3 became the best selling video

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Modern Warfare 3 Sales Reached $775 Million Globally