CoD Links, MW2 Vids, Jessica Chobot

    While the departures from Infinity Ward continue unabated, Treyarch seems poised to announce the next Call of Duty game Friday into Saturday night on Spike's GameTrailers TV show. The announcement is supposed to occur between 12:30-12:40 AM, US EDT. I'll be watching, if I can stay awake after my Friday night MW2 ass-kicking. Huge breaking news from Bungie, also, as they announce an exclusive multi-platform deal with Activision for the next 10 years! Call of Duty: Master Chief, anyone?
    Featured vid today is a great dual commentary by Bunny and Hawk on one of Hawk's TDM matches on Salvage. Note well his cunning use of sound cues from enemy movements and fields of fire to control high traffic areas. A lot of great tips in this vid. Second vid is SAM5000i's tips, tricks, and positions for Karachi. On to the CoD links:

• Edge Online: Four more leave Infinity Ward, making a total of 30 departures from the 100 employee firm.
• Analyst: Infinity Ward To Be 'Essentially Closed' After Next Map Pack?
• GamaSutra: Activision publishing CEO Mike Griffith resigns. 

• Joystiq: Medal of Honor offers M24 sniper rifle for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 players.
• IGN: Closer Look: Halo: Reach Weapons.
• Edge Online: Left 4 Dead 2 'The Passing' DLC Review.
• Joystiq: Two more Tom Clancy games in the works at Ubisoft.
• GameTrailers: Dead Space 2 debut trailer.
• GameTrailers: Bioshock 2 Metro Pack DLC trailer.
• Joystiq: Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter multiplayer trailer is not epilepsy-friendly.
• IGN: Daily Fix for 28 April 2010 with the luscious Jessica Chobot. (YouTube embedded below.)

• GamaSutra: Analysis: Metro 2033 and post-apocalyptic realism.
• Kotaku: Game characters and their voice actors.
• GamesRadar: 18 Ways to be a Bastard in Videogames.
• Fox News: Boy Scouts introduce Merit badge for videogames. No FPS for you. FTA: "The games must 'help you practice your math, spelling, or another skill that helps you in your schoolwork,' according to the online guidelines."

    Non-Gaming Links:

• Voices: Comcast wins 'Worst Company in America' award.
• Discovery: Magnetic refuge found on Moon.