“I just bought Modern Warfare 2, the game,” he writes, under the name “Andrew Berwick”. “It is probably the best military simulator out there and it’s one of the hottest games this year. … I see MW2 more as a part of my training-simulation than anything else. I’ve still learned to love it though and especially the multiplayer part is amazing. You can more or less completely simulate actual operations.”

“Simulation by playing Call of Duty, Modern Warfare is a good alternative as well but you should try to get some practise with a real assault rifle (with red point optic) if possible,” he writes under a section titled “Marksmanship Training”.

To avoid any suspicion, Brevik suggested to play up a World of Warcraft addiction, saying “using social taboos is an extremely effective method from preventing people who know you well from digging too much.”

“F[or] example, tell them that you have started to play World of Warcraft or any other online MMO game and that you wish to focus on this for the next months/year,” Breivik writes. “This “new project” can justify isolation and people will understand somewhat why you are not answering your phone over long periods. Tell them that you are completely hooked on the game (raiding dungeons etc).”

“You will be amazed on how much you can do undetected while blaming this game,” he continues. “If your planning requires you to travel, say that you are visiting one of your WoW friends, or better yet, a girl from your “guild” (who lives in another country). No further questions will be raised if you present these arguments.”

Breivik also mentions playing Fallout 3, Bioshock 2 and Dragon Age: Origins, however with no relations to training. A copy of the manifesto was posted by Kevin Slaughter as a Google Doc link from his twitter account.

The patch is detailed to address ”security issues that have affected online play”, Infinity Ward’s Creative Strategist, Robert Bowling aka fourzerotwo, has announced on the game’s forum.

The security patch is going through its final testing process, and should be ready soon for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The patch is ought to address MW2’s exploits on the PlayStation 3, due to GeoHot’s recent Jail Break, as reported.

Seems like Modern Warfare 2 will finally be hack-free for a while, well, until hackers strike again.

PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been recently besieged by hacks. Infinity Ward didn’t react to the major violation occurred in the multiplayer component of the first-person shooter, stating that they can’t patch up the problems until Sony solves PS3’s recent security breach.

However, in an update on Infinity Ward forums, here’s what Bowling had to say.

“I just left a security meeting with the coders here at Infinity Ward where we discussed a lot of solutions,” he wrote. “I feel good about the meeting, but of course I can’t go into detail on the possible solutions we discussed as we don’t want to give out any information that could potentially hinder the security any further.

“The key factor I want you to know is, that while any update takes time, we are looking to make the process as quick as possible and nothing is being left unattended.”

“Our main focus right now is on preventing hackers from affecting legitimate players and addressing users who have already been affected.”

Activision released Call of Duty: Black Ops later last year on November, the PlayStation 3 version of the game reportedly had severe issues different from the Modern Warfare 2 exploits. Treyarch attempted to resolve the problems by releasing numerous patches.

Among the winning titles were Mass Effect 2, Assassin’s Creed II, Super Street Fighter IV, and Plants Vs Zombies to name a few.

A total of 1,543,309 votes were cast for the Awards which include games released in the window of August 2009 – August 2010 (hence, the absence of recent titles like Halo: Reach).

BioWare’s critically acclaimed Mass Effect 2 picked up the Ultimate Game of the Year award, as well as RPG of the Year, while Assassin’s Creed II beat out tough competition to claim the Action/Adventure Game of the Year award.

Full list of winners and nominees follows below:

Winners:

• Action/Adventure Game Of The Year – Assassin’s Creed II
• Download Game Of The Year – Plants Vs Zombies
• Fighting Game Of The Year – Super Street Fighter IV
• Music Game Of The Year – Guitar Hero 5
• One To Watch – COD: Black Ops
• Online Game Of The Year – League Of Legends
• Portable Game Of The Year – Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
• Puzzle Game Of The Year – World Of Goo
• RPG Of The Year – Mass Effect 2
• Racing Game Of The Year – Forza 3
• Shooter Of The Year – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Soundtrack Of The Year – Final Fantasy XIII
• Sports Game Of The Year – FIFA 10
• Strategy Game Of The Year – Plants Vs Zombies
• UK Developer Of The Year – Jagex
• Ultimate Game of the Year – Mass Effect 2

Nominees:

• Action -  Assassin’s Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, God of War III, Heavy Rain, Just Cause 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Red Dead Redemption, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

• Downloadable -  ‘splosion Man, Assassin’s Creed 2: Bonfire of the Vanities, Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies, FIFA 10, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs. Zombies, Shadow Complex and Trials HD.

• Fighting - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Fight Night Round 4, Punch Out!!, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny, Super Street Fighter IV, Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars, Tekken 6, UFC 2009 Undisputed and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010.

• Music -  Band Hero, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits, Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Just Dance, Lego Rock Band and The Beatles Rock Band.

• One to Watch – Brink, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Crysis 2, Dead Space 2, F1 2010, Fable III, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy XIV, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, Mafia 2, Medal of Honour, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and The Legend of Zelda Wii.

• Online -  2029 Online, Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, Allods Online, Bejeweled Blitz, Champions Online, Dragonica, Fallen Earth, Farmville, Gangster City, Global Agenda, League of Legends, Need for Speed: World, Star Trek Online, Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood and Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online.

• Portable -  Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Assassin’s Creed: Discovery, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilised, Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs Zombies, Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Professor Layton and Pandora and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

• Puzzle – 3D Pictocross, Ace Attorney Inverstigations: Miles Edgeworth , Arkanoid Plus!, Brain Exercises with Dr Kawashima, Katamari Forever, LUXOR: Mah Jong, Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, Scribblenauts, Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll and World of Goo.

• RPG – 3D Dot Game Heroes, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins Awakening, Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition, Final Fantasy XIII, Mass Effect 2, Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Risen, The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and Torchlight

• Racing – Colin McRae: Dirt 2, ModNation Racers, Need for Speed: Shift, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Split/Second, and Wipeout HD Fury

• Shooter -Aliens vs. Predator, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Bioshock 2, Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, Metro 2033, Metriod Prime Trilogy, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

• Soundtrack – Assassin’s Creed 2, Brutal Legend, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy XIII, GTA IV: Episodes From Liberty City, Halo 3: ODST, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, Metro 2033 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Sports – 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Blood Bowl, FIFA 10, Football Manager 2010, Madden NFL 10, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Skate 3, Wii Fit Plus, and Wii Sports Resort

• Strategy – Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Anno 1404, Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising, Napoleon: Total War, Plants vs Zombies, Supreme Commander 2, The Sims 3, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising, and Worms iPhone

• UK Developer -Codemasters, EA Bright Light, Jagex, Lionhead, Media Molecule, Rare, Rockstar North, Rocksteady Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment London Studios, and Team 17

• Ultimate Game of the Year – Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, Assassin’s Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition, Final Fantasy XIII, Football Manager 2010, God of War III, Heavy Rain, Left 4 Dead 2, Mass Effect 2, Metro 2033, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Plants vs Zombies, Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Red Dead Redemption, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Here is the complete list:

“The Call of Duty franchise is unique in the world of entertainment and delivers one of the best multiplayer experiences ever,” said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “We are thrilled to deliver to fans exciting and engaging content that has the intensity they have come to expect from the franchise.”

The most recent map pack for the franchise, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack, was released on June 3 for the Xbox Live and on July 6 and 7 for the PS3 and PC resp.

Valve’s Anti-Cheat System did a googly recently and banned a number of players from Modern Warfare 2. Quick on their toes, Valve immediately issued an apology, and to calm furious gaming nerves gave them the best antidote known to gamers: zombies.

“Hello, recently, your Steam account was erroneously banned from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This was our mistake, and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you,” read a message from Gabe Newell to those who were given the boot.

“We have reversed the ban, restoring your access to the game. In addition, we have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn’t already own the game.”

That’s how it’s played, gentlemen.

Source.

Press release:
Starting today fans can get their hands on the soundtrack to Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 featuring the music of legendary, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. The 17-track score from the mega blockbuster, which has become the biggest entertainment launch in history, includes an original score by Lorne Balfe with the main theme and executive music production by Zimmer.

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 soundtrack, which is part of a larger overall digital distribution deal between Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Fontana, the award-winning independent sales, marketing and distribution division of Universal Music Group, will be the first among many others to be made available online. The entire soundtrack can be purchased for a retail price of $9.99 or $.99 per track.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language. For more information, visit www.ModernWarfare2.com.

The ‘Resurgence Pack’ will feature five maps and will arrive first on Xbox Live on June 3rd, 2010. The announcement offered no further details. No word has been said if the five maps will be new ones or reworked from COD4. There is no details on the pricing too, but we know it will be priced about the same as the first DLC pack.

Recently, during its Q1 financial conference call, publisher Activision had announced that the first DLC offering, the ‘Stimulus Map Pack’, sold 17 million units on the Xbox 360 alone.

And to no ones surprise, Activision also announced that they will be keeping the DLC rolling with a second map pack planned for release sometime in the second half of 2010.

“With respect to the Call of Duty franchise,” said Thomas Tippl, CFO, “we plan to release the second Map Pack for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, which is currently in development at Infinity Ward.”

He also suggested that the second DLC pack will too carry the same $15 price tag (you don’t say!).

“With regard to the Map Pack, I think they’ve been selling incredibly well. As you know, we’ve expanded the number of maps that we are providing as part of that release. And therefore, the $15 price point has still provided a fantastic value to gamers and is also evidenced by the billions of hours that people are playing the game online. So we think that has worked.”