Comments on: New “Call of Duty” could set entertainment record

By: Grant Johnson

Grant Johnson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:35:51 +0000

For one thing, this was posted under “Diversions,” not “News.” So I think that is appropriate. But it was big news nationally, so I don’t think posting it on Tommie Media says anything about the “slow news day” here. In fact, it probably could have been more of a headline story and that would have been okay too.

By: Tony Bombardo

Tony Bombardo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:39:01 +0000

This is St. Thomas. It’s ALWAYS a slow news day… but I agree with Alex in that there’s probably more to be discussed about this game other than sales.

By: Alex Skjong

Alex Skjong — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:10:24 +0000

Richard Neve-

While I can see your point in comparing MW2 to a single movie, considering that the 2008 worldwide revenue for cinema was $571 million and $21.3 billion for video games, even with the purchase price difference I’d say the release of what could possibly be the highest selling and grossing title of all time is relevant news given the industry’s strength.

By: Richard Neve

Richard Neve — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:54:23 +0000

Let’s think about this…

A ticket to go see Dark Knight probably averaged at $9.

A copy of Modern Warfare 2 costs around $60.

It’s simple math, and it will for sure “rake in” more than Dark Knight. Is this really news though? Did you really have to devote an article on this website to a video game’s release? No offense TM, but it’s a little bit obvious when it is a slow news day…

By: Alex Skjong

Alex Skjong — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:18:05 +0000

It almost certainly will. It’s in the rare category of ultra-mainstream-cool-to-play games like GTA and Madden so basically everyone with a 360 or PS3 is going to buy it. You should do a story on students’ thoughts on the airport-shooting scene in the game that’s causing a ton of controversy.