I will explain why I’m concerned about this; first of all, most of the successful multiplayer games such as Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, and Killzone 2 has had benefited from the public beta that took place before those games set to be released. If Infinity Ward do a public beta, they can ensure the game to be as close as to glitches free and if they achieved this, Modern Warefare 2 gamers will be satisfied from the game since day one.
 
 

Do you remember the huge number of glitches Gears of War 2 had when it was released last year? Do you remember how many title updates the game got to fix its own glitches? That’s because the game hadn’t been tested enough before it was set to be released.
 

Even the highly polished game Uncharted 2 is having a public beta right now. I know that Infinity Ward is doing a closed beta for the press and they are testing the game by professional testers in the office, but in my opinion it isn’t enough to guarantee the game to be as perfect as fans of the franchise hopes for.
 

Modern Warefare 2 is going to be a very excellent game, I can guarantee this, but I’m very concerned about the multiplayer portion of the game, maybe I could be wrong, but I need the game to deliver an excellent experience from day one. So what do you think? Should the game have a public beta or it’s in good hands?

As the blow out for Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer has began, we here bring to you five minutes of game play goodness for the much anticipated sequel for the winner of many game of the year awards in 2007, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
 
Enjoy
 
 

So far 2009 wasn’t the best year for gamers, but in the coming few months many EPIC titles will be released, and here are our most anticipated 5 games yet to come in 2009:

 
 
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 
The direct sequel of COD 4, one of the best selling shooters of all time, here comes the most anticipated game in 2009. Even though the game will feature a brief single player campaign, multiplayer is what Call of Duty is all about.
 
 
The game will have a new co-op mode “Special Ops” that supports up to two players online or locally in split-screen. The competitive online multiplayer will have the same rank up system of COD 4, with few more features, new weapons, upgradable perks, 15 kill streak rewards and THANK GOD an “in game host migration” which means that even if the damn host leaves the game, players will remain.
 
 
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

 
One more reason to buy a PS3,as if we need one, Uncharted 2 takes off a couple of years after the events of Uncharted: Drake’s fortune, the game will show a “darker” side of Nathan.
 
With Naughty Dog’s new game engine players will experience a whole new level of gameplay mechanics, and stunning graphical technology (the game will use between 90-100% of the PS3 cell processor).
 
Also the game will feature a co-op mode that will allow up to three players to play as Nathan, Sully and Chloe and a competitive multiplayer mode that allows a maximum of ten players to play through different modes.
 
 
Halo 3: ODST

 
I know we had it with Microsoft “milking” the Halo franchise, but so far this game looks amazing. This time around the player will take control of an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) soldier “The Rookie”, a few years before the events of Halo 3.

For the first time in an open world Halo game, the player can approach missions anyway he wants. You can choose to be patient and use stealth, or you can just start shooting everyone, but be careful, because you’re not “Master Chief” which means no health regeneration, no advanced armor and less strength.
 
The game will also have the same Halo 3 multiplayer with 24 maps (all map packs + 3 new maps), and will include a new Firefight mode *cough*horde mode*cough* which will allow up to 4 players to team against waves of enemies.

I think gamers will fall in love with the multiplayer mode, but there is a big question here: will the campaign mode meet the expectations of the fans of the series?
 
 
Assassin’s Creed II

 
The first AC was a real great game that felt short in a few aspects, such as the lack of variety, weapons and yeah “the best assassin in the world” couldn’t swim!

So far AC 2 seems too good to be true!! Impressive graphics and physics, gameplay seems flawless and varied, lots of upgradable weapons and this time you will play as Ezio, who is way more badass than Altair. Ubisoft Montreal has done a great job listening to fans, know you can swim, fly, buy a lot of different upgradable weapons, use enemy weapons and no cover is safe anymore.
 
 
Left 4 Dead 2

 
Left 4 Dead is one of those games that you can’t really like and understand the gameplay until you try it, seriously when the game first came out, I couldn’t care less about it, I just didn’t think it was that good! But after playing the game with a few friends, I discovered I was missing a lot.

L4D 2 will use the same engine (source engine) used in L4d. Four new survivors will shoot their way through hordes of different zombie types in 5 new larger maps that will be playable in co-op, versus, survival and an all new multiplayer mode.

The first game was one of the best co-op experiences of all time, and with the addition of over 20 new weapons (such as the chainsaw, axe and frying pan!!), new ammo types, new infected zombie types and a new A.I director. Even though the L4D was just released less than a year ago I think Valve’s additions will double the fun.
 
 
 

Honorable Mention:
Dragon Age: Origins, Borderlands, Brutal Legend, Demon’s Souls, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Forza Motorsport 3, FIFA Soccer 10, Tekken 6

Infinity Ward already stated that Multiplayer has always been and will always remain a major focus for the team and that they would never ship a product that doesn’t live up to their high standards and after it was confirmed at Gamescom that Infinity Ward wouldn’t be opening testing of Modern Warfare 2′s multiplayer up to the public any new video can be eagerly awaited.