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Title change debate

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was not moved. 20:23, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Modern Warfare 2 → Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Correct name as seen in sources; [1], [2]. Shadyaftrmathgunit (talk) 16:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See discussion above. The page shouldn't be moved again (or the title within the article changed) until we get a definite source. Thanks! Fin©™ 16:34, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy close: see above. Sceptre (talk) 00:47, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The box art is taken by fourzerotwo, one of the Infinity Ward developers. This is not fake. The title is clearly "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2". There should be NO MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. The game's title is clear. LuGiADude (talk) 02:06, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Numerous online retail stores have changed the name from "Modern Warfare 2" to "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" - See hmv.com, amazon.com, walmart.com,--Shadyaftrmathgunit (talk) 13:55, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The name should be changed, as FourZeroTwo (IW Staff Member) has shown the box art that clearly shows: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. [3] AusBOX —Preceding undated comment added 03:58, 12 July 2009 (UTC).[reply]

As soon as an official source publishes a change, then of course change the name. Someone's post on twitter, even on an official account, is not good enough. Dbrodbeck (talk) 12:13, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What about all the news sources reporting on the change? ShadowUltra (talk) 17:16, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Anything non-speculative? –xenotalk 18:25, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Despite what is on the box, Infinity Ward and Activision continue to refer to the game as Modern Warfare 2. Neither have explicitly confirmed a name change. I specifically cited Gamasutra because it did a better job at not jumping to conclusions. Dancter (talk) 20:40, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
http://www.edge-online.com/news/modern-warfare-2-retains-call-of-duty-branding ShadowUltra (talk) 23:07, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The phrase "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" did not appear once in Activision's statement. Dancter (talk) 23:19, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neither did any terms like "name," "change," or "new title." Also notice the packaging for the other editions of the game, like the Hardened Edition and Prestige Edition, shown right beside the standard edition package.[4] The Call of Duty brand is not present. Dancter (talk) 02:02, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed. The only piece of merchandise with the Call of Duty branding anywhere on it is the standard game... the game disc doesn't have it, the Hardened Edition cover art doesn't have it, nor does the Prestige Edition. All throughout that video it's just being called "Modern Warfare 2", and the logo at the beginning also lacks the Call of Duty name. They probably just tagged the logo on the regular cover art for brand recognition's sake, the game is still just Modern Warfare 2. --99.128.246.74 (talk) 07:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There hasn't been any response from advocates for a move for nearly three days. I am going ahead and removing the move request banners. Dancter (talk) 19:52, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The hardend edition case only says Modern Warfare 2 but the regular case says Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and the disk only says Modern Warfare 2 for all of the disks as seen here[5]. The Movie Master 1 (talk) 02:28, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Should I add a list of weapons confirmed for single-player?

I added a list of weapons confirmed for singleplayer but someone deleted it

16/7/09

http://modernwarfare247.com/singleplayer/weapons

Hi. I deleted it per WP:GAMECRUFT. Thanks! Fin©™ 08:25, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolution

will be in 1024 * 600

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/games/c/call-duty-modern-warfare-2/modern-warfare-2-render-at-600p-$1314777.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.162.117.7 (talk) 23:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reception section

one should be started to note the early reception from publishers delaying many games out of the Q4 2009 release window because of MW2's release. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.177.182.57 (talk) 02:34, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't relate to the critical reception of the game, which is what "Reception" sections are intended for. Besides, only Singularity, also published by Activision, has been pushed back explicitly for that reason; no other game delays have been directly attributed to Modern Warfare 2's release. -- Commdor {Talk} 01:22, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No special versions of MW2 for PC confirmed.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1008895p1.html

Yep.

SniperWolf1564 (talk) 19:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Someone with the appropriate permissions should be adding that 122.107.178.246 (talk)

Repost

Since there was no response on my first post, why is this game in the Call of duty template when the developer doesn't want it to be a call of duty anymore? Mallerd (talk) 19:42, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As stated here by an Activision spokesperson: "Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 is the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. We have focused our attention on Modern Warfare in order to most effectively communicate the fact that this is the first true sequel in the Call of Duty series. Infinity Ward, the original creators of the Call of Duty franchise, has said from the beginning Modern Warfare 2 resides in the Call of Duty universe. This is reflected in the title's package."
The developer and publisher basically reversed their previous statements, and now want to emphasize the game is still a part of the franchise despite the different title. Therefore, MW2 will remain in the template. -- Commdor {Talk} 20:13, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, there was a response.[6] Dancter (talk) 20:18, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I'm sorry Dancter, I didn't see it :( anyway, it's clear to me now :) Thanks guys Mallerd (talk) 10:23, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So called controversy section

I have twice deleted content similar to this:


The game although not yet released has been the subject of some controversy for a number of factors which include the game running at 1024x600 pixels (Infinity Ward is compensating for this by making the game run at 60 frames per second) http://modernwarfare2cod.com/2009/07/30/modern-warfare-2-at-a-sub-hd-600p-resolution/ and a relatively large price hike in the UK http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/weak-pound-forcing-game-prices-up http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1004751p1.html

The first reference is not great quality, and the none of them mention any 'controversy'. This is at best WP:OR Dbrodbeck (talk) 12:25, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. That's definitely not controversial, more like a list of issues fans have with the game. The pixel count is just a design decision, and it's irrelevant for the purpose of this article what price the game is sold for in one country. Fan complaints do not make controversy. -- Commdor {Talk} 19:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ESRB Rating

{{editsemiprotected}} The source for "ESRB: M" should be listed as www.callofduty.com/hub. Also, in the introduction, it should be mentioned that "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is rated M by the ESRB for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, and Language. FifthOfNovember (talk) 01:54, 10 August 2009 (UTC)FifthOfNovember, 8/9/09[reply]

A source for the ESRB rating isn't needed given that the official cover art clearly depicts the rating as M. It is also unnecessary to explain why the game is rated M because Wikipedia's not responsible to serve as a disclaimer for video games with mature content. It is sufficient that the average reader can see that the game is rated M. -- Commdor {Talk} 02:06, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I really do hate edit conflicts! Anyway, the only thing I have to add to Commdor's response is that, unless the reasoning for or result of an "M" rating is notable, listing the various minutiae could be construed as WP:NODISCLAIMERS. ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 02:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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