Posts Tagged ‘modern warfare’
VGP Episode 7: Shenanigans at the Lock-In
This week Fred and Trees decided to stay indoors for no reason whatsoever. Despite this they still managed to replace hot water heaters, dishwashers, attack birds in dryer vents, talk the new Xbox, shop for retro games and comics, not to mention wrap up Watch Dogs and enjoy some wholesome hours in “Warzone”, the new free-to-play game/mode for Modern Warfare.
Opening Song: Facehammer – Ozzed (check out his amazing chiptunes at ozzed.net)
Closing Song: Praxis Palace – Josh Mancell
Video Game Purists Episode 3: Snack Time!
This week Fred finally gives up on Magic the Gathering: Arena while Trees scams grocery stores and gets back into Call of Duty.
Opening Song: Facehammer by Ozzed
Used with permission via creative commons, you can find this and many other excellent tracks at ozzed.net.
Closing Song: Main Theme – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
E3 2019: PrE3
In an epic team-up, GH101 and 42 Level One have joined forces to bring you our E3 coverage starting with the pre-show as we gear up for the official press briefings of E3. Fair warning, the first hour is all Google Stadia but it is followed by two more hours plus of non-stop game coverage for every title announced before the big show. Official trailers and notes can be found in links below:
- Google Stadia Notes
- Stadia Connect Presentation
- Pokemon Sword and Shield Nintendo Direct
- EA Play Presentation (starting with Jedi Fallen Order)
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint Trailer
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
- Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Teaser
- Darksiders Genesis Reveal Teaser
- Destroy All Humans! Reboot Teaser
- Modern Warfare Trailer
- Death Stranding Trailer (almost 9 minutes!)
Retro Review: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty is going someplace that no other World War II shooter franchise has gone before: modern day in a fictional Middle East country. The follow up to last year’s lackluster Call of Duty 3 (created by sibling developer Treyarch), Infinity Ward is back with its iteration to the franchise and suffice to say this game is impressive. Modern Warfare comes with a slew of tactical contemporary guns, a gripping new plotline, and easily the most gorgeous graphics I’ve ever seen. Look out Halo, you very well may have competition.
From the first mission where you are literally dropped into, boarding and clearing a large freight liner in the middle of the ocean during a rainstorm, this game is faster and more covert. Previous titles in the series focused around being the hero in a clutter of large scale battles, whereas much of Modern Warfare deals with a covert black ops feel. The change comes with additional tools like night vision, a melee knife attack and a short-burst run that are all, quite frankly, badass. In addition the campaign feels more like a team effort, with each member chipping in to do their part. Mind you, the AI won’t beat the game for you, but I had several instances where a random enemy that jumped in front of me was popped off by a teammate.
Modern Warfare also integrates interactive scripted moments that make you feel even more like a black ops team behind enemy lines. Along with the impressive new graphics comes events that not only outline the horrors of war but really immerse you into a realistic experience. Without spoiling anything, lets just say you’ll never guess what happens half way through the campaign. The difficulty has also been tweaked a bit, dividing each difficulty with a much larger gap; you will immediately notice that normal difficulty doesn’t feel as tough as it did in COD 2 or 3, but the jump to veteran (hardest) seems wider. Regardless of what difficulty you play it on, it does seem that this game is on par with previous titles in terms of difficulty.
Podcast: The Final Countdown – Part 3
We continue our Final Countdown series that swaps the wonderful stories associated with some of the most beloved games of all time. We still couldn’t quite wrap it up, but we crank through games 39-10 and break down some of the biggest titles ever released. This time around Fred from Gaming History 101 is joined by Trees from EZ Mode Unlocked and Jake/Jacob from Gameranx.
Gaming History 101 