Call of Duty Modders make a Modern Warfare 2 Zombie Mod.
Those modders have been at it again with their JTagged Xboxes and this mod is actually pretty cool. They’ve only made a Modern Warfare 2 Zombie mode.... !
The MW2 Zombie mod :
18 people race to the top of rust, first 9 to hit? the top become zombie killers. The 9 that dont make it? to the top become zombies who can only knife. If the zombie kills you, you become the zombie which means you have to fight back to get to the top of rust.
A lot of people are bound to want to play this modded CoD Modern Warfare 2 Zombie game mode. The bad news is that unless you have, or know somebody with a modded Xbox that knows how to do this mod, your not going to be able to.
It all seems to be going down at TheTechGame, so head over there and see if you can find out more about this MW2 mod, or maybe even get a game.
Natal can be plugged into your current Xbox 360 hardware and add new gameplay experiences, many of which can replace the need for traditional hardware controllers.
What Natal is promising to bring to the table, is the constant mapping of 48 skeletal points of a human body. This translates to bringing a very high degree of accuracy to how the hardware can perceive movement, right down to your fingertips. Apply that to an otherwise complicated control scheme and you get an entirely new control paradigm that can change--or be the same, from game to game. Look at something like the multitouch gestures found on Apple's portable devices and notebook computers and you get the picture of how big a change this can have on the games themselves.
If the gaming industry has learned anything from Nintendo, it's that the family-centric gaming can be insanely profitable. While Microsoft and Sony both started out this console cycle with a distinctly older tone, Natal and the PlayStation Move have been designed to open things up to a larger group of gamers.
Where's the proof in that? Just look at Microsoft's promotional videos for the product, which feature entire families on couches, taking turns playing--or competing with one another. This is the very same living room look and feel Nintendo brought with the Wii.
The reasoning behind this is simple enough: the less complicated you make using one of these gaming systems, the more likely you are to appeal to a wider audience. What will be telling is whether game developers go with this idea, which leads to...
Promo Video for Microsoft Xbox 360 with Natal.
Natal promises to free us from controllers, but it also opens up some avenues for games to take advantage of both the Natal hardware and existing controllers at the same time to bring even deeper gameplay experiences.
One of the areas where this could play out with some fun results is first-person shooters. While many of these titles like Halo, Call of Duty, and BioShock have tried to squeeze strafing (or moving side to side) into the control schemes, another solution would be to watch a player's body position for any physical tilting. The same thing could be applied to fighting games, where a player still wants to have precise control of how powerful a punch or kick is, as well as movement around the virtual space (using a controller), all while remaining in a sitting position.
Natal also brings with it voice commands and recognition, which for something like sports games could make it possible to call out plays instead of choosing them from a menu, or do things like issue tactical commands in real-time strategy games. These are things that could be done with a more traditional headset, but Natal removes the need to have that sitting in your living room, or have it be hooked up to a controller.
One of the easiest ways to get people to buy new software (besides price cuts) is to get them on a new platform, which is what consoles do in the first place. And Natal, for all intents and purposes is a platform of its own.
While many new games will come out that boast Natal support, you can bet we'll see some titles that will only work with the peripheral. Microsoft is also expected to bundle it with a system, which will no doubt open the door for extra sales for people who are curious to try something that will work with it. These two things, combined with the Xbox Live Marketplace, are Microsoft's big gamble at bridging the gap for the next few years until the Xbox 360 gets a successor.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) celebrates its 15th anniversary next week, and to kick it all off Microsoft is holding an entire event on Sunday evening just for its Natal gaming peripheral. That in itself is quite telling, considering Microsoft is spending another few hours the next day with its "real" E3 press event.
The second batch of Modern Warfare 2 maps are making their way to Xbox Live.
The Resurgence Map Pack DLC features five maps and will be hitting Xbox Live first on June 3.
To celebrate the upcoming release, Infinity Ward will host two Double XP weekends. The first will take place beginning May 28 and the second will follow on June 4.
There's no mention yet about when the pack might be coming to the PlayStation Network. Maybe people are a bit hesitant since Modern Warfare DLC broke the PSN last time....
- 
