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Modern Warfare 2 reacquires 'Call of Duty' branding?

  • Posted May 7th, 2009 at 23:43 EDT by Eric Blattberg
  • 34 Comments

Nobody seems sure what's going on with Modern Warfare 2's title. First, everyone assumed that the game would be named 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,' but then we received word that the game was dropping 'Call of Duty' from its name. Now, however, VG247 reports that Activision referred to the game as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 during its quarterly earnings call.

Activision, please just settle on a title. That way, we wouldn't have to keep changing it in our database.

With or without 'Call of Duty,' Modern Warfare 2 will arrive later this year.

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  1. octhug714

    • 6:47pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    haha

  2. xArMageDdoNx

    • 6:51pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    I dont care about the name as long as it is better than CoD4.

  3. Thorzilla

    • 6:52pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

     Maybe they don't want to confuse the unaware consumer, since Call of Duty is a pretty big mainstream hit. Just like I think "Band Hero" won't sell much, I don't think MW2 would sell that much without the CoD tag.

  4. willwar

    • 6:54pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    Yeah they need to make up their mind. Maybe when the numbers were released that showed how well World at War's map pack 1 was selling, they realized that dropping the franchise tag wasn't such a great idea. Hardcore fans will always know what's what, but there are many casual fans who may not buy it if it doesn't say Call of Duty.

    The whole thing is confusing though. They argue over whether or not World at War is part 5... I think they should always use the call of duty name in the title, but just drop the numbers. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is fine. But Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 would be dumb.

  5. Alpha2

    • 7:01pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    We all know it's Call of Duty6: Modern Warfare 2, whether they take the COD lable off of it or not so just call it what it is, COD:MW2.

  6. Etrnal

    • 7:05pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    @5

    This is not Call of Duty 6. World at War isn't even Call of Duty 5...People need to stop making that mistake and look closer at the WaW boxart.

    Anyways, Call of Duty or not, I'll be calling it Modern Warfare 2 anyways.

     

  7. whodey12

    • 7:09pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    @5 haha no it should be Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2

     

  8. psn_frov

    • 7:10pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    If all else fail the can call the game Pie, who doesn't like pie?

  9. willwar

    • 7:15pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    See what I'm saying? I only mentioned the World at War/5 thing and already people here are getting defensive. Haha! It's ridiculous. The correct answer of course is this: Who gives a crap? Drop the numbers after Call of Duty and just give future games a secondary title like World at War or Modern Warfare.

  10. HARDCOREPS3

    • 7:19pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

     cod4 mw2

  11. mcav

    • 7:21pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    Call it "Shootin' the baddies ya bass!"

  12. AntFarm

    • 7:37pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    just call it what it is everyone will know what your talking about if there fans of the game.

  13. ryuken

    • 7:58pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    @9 right on, who gives a crap indeed.  just let me play it

  14. edward_moffet

    • 8:02pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

     psh call it CoD6 XD

  15. XSpike_SpiegelC | XSpike_SpiegelC

    • 8:11pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    Ummm.....wow.... Why dont they just call it Ultimate call of duty? something crazy.....

  16. radgamer420

    • 8:40pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    I dont care what they call it. As long as it doesn't suck like COD 4.

  17. BlindMango | BlindMango

    • 9:36pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    "Activision, please just settle on a title. That way, we wouldn't have to keep changing it in our database"

    LMAO, I laughed so hard at that.

  18. tristan88888888

    • 9:59pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

     i think they should keep cod on the title. itlle get them that extra million sales of all the people who wouldnt know what it was otherwise.

  19. bracomadar

    • 10:09pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    Let's call it "Humpin' in the Desert: Part Deux"

  20. mikeike128

    • 10:28pm EDT - May 7th, 2009

    cod 6 modern warfare 2

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