By Nigel Hamblin |Staff Writer| Millions of gamers logged online and played “Modern Warfare 3”(MW3) for the first time, including the students of CSUSB, Nov. 8 at midnight. The second annual Midnight Madness event was held at the Santos Manuel Student Union gamers’ lounge, giving students the opportunity to play the game for free at lunch, as well as providing refreshments, snacks, and a raffle for prizes. A moderate turn out and a relatively calm and quiet atmosphere made for a low-key event but a fun experience nonetheless. For the first half hour, students warmed up their fingers and reflexes by playing a few rounds of “Black Ops,” while other students passed the time … [Read more...] about Midnight Madness calls gamers to duty
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“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” aims to redefine gaming
By Nigel Hamblin |Staff Writer| The best-selling first-person shooter (FPS) franchise of all time has arrived on the scene, and it’s back with the next evolution of Call of Duty online gameplay. “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” (CoD: MW3) brings in new twists and improvements to multiplayer gameplay, making it more of a modified, but better Modern Warfare 2. The most significant change in gameplay comes from the new reward system. In MW2, good players were rewarded for getting high kills and low deaths in multi-player matches, but MW3 is giving players with different play styles the same opportunity to be rewarded. In other words, you don’t have to be a one-man army to earn … [Read more...] about “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” aims to redefine gaming