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The people over at The Register have picked up on an amusing video showing what happens to someone that can’t handle Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

To be fair, too much of anything isn’t normally good for you.

Anyway, this guy can’t handle the game, or his milk by the looks of it.

Make of it what you will.

Now the dust has settled on the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release, we want to know your thoughts.

PC, XBOX 360 or PS3 edition, has it met your expectations? Do you feel short-changed by the lack of PC support,  is the singleplayer campaign long enough, what new features could be used in Modern Warfare 3?

Let us know what you think of the biggest game of all time. Head over to the Gamepedia Page too and say if the hype and price were worth it.

What was predicted came true.

According to Activision,  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 generated a reported $550million during its first 5 days of being on sale.

If there were records to break, it broke them. It smashed all previous box office entertainment-related records, making it the most successful entertainment launch of all time.

As the man serving behind the counter said…”ENJOY”!

Monday night marked the official retail launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 across the UK and the world.

Dedicated fans who didn’t pre-order online (and with the UK postal issues that wasn’t a bad idea) lined up for midnight openings to get their hands on a copy.

“I can’t wait, it was so worth it, I’m gonna be up all night”. Those were just some of the outrageous comments by those braving the arctic temperatures, as GameShadow witnessed the hype and beeping of the tills as the various copies flew off the shelves.

Expect the number of people off work or school, or “working from home”, to increase drastically today as fans take control and experience what has been a worldwide phenomenon.

As expected, it’s on course to break records for week one sales and become the biggest entertainment source this year and well into next.

Roll on Modern Warfare 3.

GameShadow will be attending its local HMV store for a special Monday midnight Modern Warfare 2 opening.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK, will be the setting where the fans will be gathering to get their hands on the biggest game of the year.

All the news will be delivered, so see you there if you’re making the trip to get a slice of the action.

MCV has reported in its Friday 30th October issue that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set to break the UK entertainment launch record held by Grand Theft Auto IV.

Having sold an estimated 500,000 pre-orders, a target of 1.7m for first week sales has been predicted, nearly double that of the previous record.

A lot of talk had surfaced about whether this record would be achieved, but it now looks likely.

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More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 news has been spilt over the past 24 hours.

A list of mission names has been revealed, Terminal, Evasion, Estate Takedown and Suspension are just a few, in no particular order.

These details have come hot on the heals of the Infamy Trailer and the news of the PC edition now being released on November 24.

The news that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting a map pack in 2010 was widely known, but has now been confirmed on drink cans.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 branded Monster Energy drinks will offer the chance to take part in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Combat Training Experience.

Prizes including copies of the game and consoles are also up for grabs.

As the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 draws closer, the hype is starting to build and become frenzied.

Every trailer or video that gets released drives the hype and whets the appetite of potential players.

It is debated whether the Infinity Ward developed title will break records for week one sales and beat Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV from 2008, only time will tell.

A plethora of content, a strong franchise, pre-orders advertised for over 6 months, midnight store openings and a massive publishing push. These terms could be applied to either of the two previously mentioned games. Activision though is aiming to make Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the entertainment source of the year, ahead of other big game releases and ahead of top music, TV and movie releases.

Who would bet against them succeeding?

2008 saw Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV reach new promotional heights and surpass all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sales.

Now 2009 is shaping up for Modern Warfare 2, from Activision and Infinity Ward, to run it very close.

The 2009 edition in the ever-popular first person shooter series is aiming to beat competition not just from rival games, but TV and movie blockbusters too, making it the main entertainment source of the year.

It seems that the next edition in the Call of Duty series won’t feature the main name in its title.

Infinity Ward has released the first Modern Warfare 2 teaser – with no sign of the familiar Call of Duty name.

The game is scheduled for a 10th November release date.

Modern Warfare 2 will resurrect the 21st Century first person shooter experience for its players.

Take a look at the MW2 Teaser.