Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Launches along with a patch

Ok its here, the first DLC for MW2 went live early this morning on Xbox Live. No clues as to how many have dropped their $15 as of yet, but my guess is that this will end up breaking some kind of record. While there are certainly some who won't justify the purchase for some reason, I can't imagine this thing tanking. It will be bought in mass and IW and Activision will be laughing all the way to the bank. My money just might be part of their deposit! I haven't decided yet.

To my surprise, IW has managed to sneak in a patch during this release that ALL users will get today. The patch includes the following:

Support for the DLC (if you choose to purchase it)

Some tweaks to the One Man Army perk

Some matchmaking updates that will help international users find more locally hosted games thanks to how ping is now sorted,

Various other code updates that will help improve the overall quality of multiplayer on Modern Warfare 2.

Another bonus for all is the Double XP weekend which IW decided to throw the switch on today. This means that when you are online you get Double XP for all of your exploits during matches. In a sense, you are getting boosted until next Monday.

**(Latest) UPDATE** Microsoft is still working on the issues with the map pack but apparently there is a large amount of people who are now up and working. It's not 100% fixed but they are close. They did confirm that the patch is now available.

**UPDATE** Launch issues with Stimulus Pack - Some boneheads over at Microsoft released the map pack before the patch. The patch is REQUIRED in order for the map pack DLC to work properly. Major Nelson confirms problems, no updates yet.

Have fun peeps! (source - fourzerotwo)

Modern Warfare 2 Patch for 360 and PS3 (Finally!!)

After 2 weeks Infinity Ward's patch to fix the nefarious glitches currently plaguing MW2 online play has been released to Xbox 360 and PS3 owners.


-thanks to our friends at Modern Warfare 24/7 for letting us know





Here is the official post from @fourzerotwo at IW forums:

We've updated the PS3 & Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2, including the
following fixes:

- Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun
marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
- Fix for "infinite care package"
exploit.
- Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of
Sentry Guns inside geometry.
- Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ
combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
- Fixes
to prevent various XP hacks (including the prevention of negative XP)

Looks like my MW2 strike will be ending. Just in time for the weekend! w00t!

*New* Modern Warfare 2 Patch/Update Coming

Word on the Internet is that a new patch for Modern Warfare 2 is forthcoming for Xbox360. PlayStation 3 owners have already gotten the patch as of this past weekend. No ETA on the 360 release, but it should be soon. The list of fixes are on the IW forums. Go check it out. I am looking forward to this one. The nasty buggers who run around the map with a care-package marker stabbing their foes mindlessly at break-neck speeds will finally get nipped in the bud. I'm all for some knife work during a match, but seriously its a game with a lot of guns in it. Use em.