Modern Warfare 2

Release Date: November 10, 2009

I found a list of information on Modern Warfare 2 finally. Apparently it's leaked from a play tester's twitter. No proof of it's legitimacy, but it seems pretty legit.

• Vehicles will be in MW2
• M16 will return, using stopping power will only be OHK at head, neck, and torso (abdomen, limbs, and hands/feet will not)
• Ak47 and M4 will return, unknown if there are any changes
• M40 will return, ACOG damage boost will be fixed
• Scorpion, P90, M21, R700, G3, G360 will not return
• There are more unknown weapons that will not return
• New sniper rifle: SR25M (United states forces)
• New Assault rifle: Diemeco C8 (Canadian forces M4 equivalent)
• New Assault rifle: L85A2 (United Kingdom forces)
• Total weapons in multi player are said to be around 35
• Favourite Modern warfare 1 maps will return
• Helicopters, air strikes, UAV will return
• Red dot sightings will come in different shapes for multiplayer (circular, square, original)
• Snipers will have special grass camouflage (As seen in Modern warfare 1's campaign)
• All perks will return from MW except eavesdrop and others will be altered
• All game types will return from MW and all will have hardcore versions
• New game type: Secure (Call of duty version of capture the flag, however you capture the enemy's Intel)
• New game type unconfirmed name, similar to search and destroy, however instead of trying to plant a bomb, you try to kill a specified enemy
• Solider customization for each class (and each country)
• Sniper with silencers will NOT be in multiplayer
• There are NO bots in local multiplayer
• Similar version to Nazi Zombies, however details are unknown
• NO guest players online, 1 player per console
• Killcam save feature
• There is blood and gore
• Offline/Online Co-op
• Story takes place in the Middle East
• Role as US marines return
• Ken Lally voice work in campaign
• Release is set for sometime in November
• New army tags will be available to add different elements in campaign (similar to halo skulls)
• Campaign-only weapons

If this info is correct, there's finally going to be an online co-op mode, and quite a bit more customization. No need to say this, but I think we have a VERY good game coming out this November. It'll be offered in a normal edition and a "prestige" edition, which will include a special casing and art book, along with "Fully Functioning Night Vision Goggles" with alternating modes and the MW2 branding. But, it also comes with a rather hefty $149.99 price tag, compared to $59.99 for the normal edition.

Halo 3: ODST

Halo 3: ODST

Release Date: September 22, 2009
Genre: First-Person Shooter

Cost: $60

ESRB Rating: "M" for Mature

ODST is going to be somewhat similar to the Halo Trilogy, yet very different. You will play as an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), NOT the Master Chief. You will no longer have the benefits of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Suit that Spartans wore. Therefore, your health/shields will not recharge, you will instead require the use of medkits to recover health. This will also make you slower, and weaker than the Spartans. Running head first into a gun fight will get you killed much faster than a Spartan.

There are rumors about this being a stealth game.. These are reported false, but there will be stealth elements.

Halo 3: ODST will also include a new 4-player multiplayer co-op gameplay type called "Firefight" where players take on increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Much like Gears of War's "Horde" mode.

Halo 3: ODST will be released on two discs. Campaign and co-op mode are accompanied by an Extras menu that gives access to the Halo: Reach beta, the next installment in the series. The second disc includes ALL the multiplayer maps and game modes released for Halo 3, plus three new multiplayer levels for Halo 3. These maps are the maps included in Legendary map pack, Mythic map pack, Heroic map pack, Cold Storage, and 3 new maps.

Halo 3: ODST is available for pre-orders in two formats. One is the regular release that includes the above mentioned articles. There is also a Gamestop exclusive pre-order for the Halo 3: ODST Collectors Pack, which will include the game and also an exclusive, laser etched Wireless Controller. The Collectors Pack, of course, also comes with a higher price-tag of $100. Both editions include Sgt. Johnson available for play in Firefight mode when pre-ordered.