MW2 vids, Chobot, more!

In the comments page for today's featured vid, a booster hunt montage by ThePCDriver, a YouTube user posted this comment:
"My son can get 25-0 without cheating; why is it important to you?"
I dunno if it's that important in the overall big picture of life. But, you know, it sure makes me happy to see cheating douchebag boosters have their little games ruined. How fair is it to the rest of the players who are gaming fairly to have two weasels off in a dark corner of the map tactically inserting each other? Infinity Ward has indicated that it's not going to do anything to fix this situation, so, what to do? Well, one thing, certainly, will likely be that people who like to play fairly will move on to another game where boosting is less prevalent, like Bad Company 2 or one of the other upcoming shooters. (Right now, I'm keeping an eye on Medal of Honor and, of course, Call of Duty: Black Ops.) Another option, which results in enjoyment for all but the cheating @holes is to hunt them down in-game and follow them to the next game and the next game and the next game, recording the results and posting them on YouTube.
My games of the future: Well, Blacklight: Tango Down might get my $15 when it comes out. (The latest trailer is embedded in the links below.) As noted below, that downloadable military-SF FPS will feature 4 player co-op. Now, I love co-op! So, unless the game is an out and out disaster, I'll probably get it so I can play with Matt64 and Reibochief. That's also why Halo: Reach will be a given; even if the multiplayer isn't to my liking, there's always co-op.

Today's featured MW2 vid is a booster hunt by ThePCDriver. Next up is an impromptu booster hunt by 664TV triggered by a string of headshots on the killfeed. Finally, over on the PSNet side, DoubleyouCeeGee fights the good fight, chasing down and annotating the boosters as he spoils their cheating. Excellent work by all! On to the links:

• Major Nelson: MW2 still tops Xbox Live activity.
• Guardian UK Games Blog: Can Infinity Ward survive?
• PR News: Another 30-second nuke. Real? You decide.
• Gamedot: GameStop mail insert hints at MW2 for Wii. (I didn't get one...)
• The Lost Gamer: David Jaffe, creator of the God of War series, tweets that Modern Warfare 2's story “felt very disjointed.” The article links to his original tweet.
• Playswitch: NPD sales analysis for March 2010: Modern Warfare 2 13th in March sales. Bonus: The article indicates MW2 may not be the 2nd best selling game of all time. FTA: "Now there’re a lot of problems with that statement. First one is a failure to specify bundled game or non-bundled game. Another is a failure to mention game from single platform to game from combined platforms. And another is a failure to verify lofty statement with hard numbers to back up the claim."

• Battlefield Blog: BC2 PC patch update & Give your soldier some style with the Kit Upgrade DLC.
• Big Download: BC2 still tops Steam sales list.
• College Humor: Offensive Mission Warning. Thanks to jockyitch for the link.

• Joystiq: Blacklight: Tango Down to feature 4 player co-op. Whoopee! I loves me some co-op action! (And get your mind out of the gutter; there's not enough room down there for both of us!")

Blacklight: Tango Down "Madness of War"

Uploaded 19 April 2010 by BluesNewsDotCom

• Kotaku: New Left 4 Dead 2 achievements tease new additions.
• 1Up: Arkham Asylum 2 Reportedly "Much Darker," Featuring Two-Face.
• Edge Online: Nintendo Blames Piracy For Falling DS Game Sales. FTA: "It found that games had been pirated a total 238 million times, translating into one trillion yen ($10.7 billion) in lost sales." Really? Really?!?
• Kotaku: My response to Roger Ebert, video game skeptic. Kellee Santiago, game developer, responds to Ebert's article about her take on video game as art.
• GamesRadar: Does it matter what Roger Ebert thinks? Nope. Not one bit.
• Joystiq: 7-Eleven to begin selling used games for $20 and below. You want a Slurpee with that?
• GamesRadar: Game cameos in movies and TV. Hollywood doesn't know jack about games or gamers. To wit:

• GamesRadar: 7 dumbass things everyone will do when they play Natal.
• walyou: Joker Xbox 360 case mod. No relation.
• USA Today: Apple's iPad could revolutionize video games. Or not.

• OXM UK: The reasons players are banned on Xbox Live. Being a douchebag not on the list, tho it should be.
• IGN: Daily Fix for 19 April 2010 with the luscious Jessica Chobot. (Yes, she's back from Hawaii!)

• ComputerWorld thru Slashdot: Why are't SSD prices going down?
• Yahoo News: Universities Ban iPads.
• Gallifrey News Base: Dr. Who season premiere most watched show ever - on BBC America.
• BBC: The Doctor and Jo Grant join CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures in special episodes written by Russell T Davies.
• Technology Review thru Slashdot: Fatal flow found in invisibility cloak. Yeah, you can't fire phasers while it's on.
• Toronto Sun: Leonard Nimoy set to retire.