We were so jealous when we found out that record-breaking Gold-medal U.S. swimmer, Michael Phelps, got an early copy of Call of Duty: World at War a few months early, that any gamer watching likely spit out most of whatever they were eating at an unsuspecting television in front of them.

MTV got to the bottom of the story recently to let us know that, in fact, Mr. Phelps received nothing but an EMPTY box. The game, apparently, hasn’t even gone gold yet! Now, the swimmer only has his share of gold medals AND records to gloat about in our faces. No wonder he seemed unfazed at the end of the following video, he knew he was being lied to all along!

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All hating aside, though, Activision did promise to send him a copy of the game, free of charge, when it’s actually released.

Via MTV Multiplayer Blog (found through Kotaku)

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: call, Copy, didn, Duty, game, gamer, Gold, Gold-medal, Medalist, Michael Phelps, Mr. Phelps, MTV, Shit, swimmer, time, US, War, world

The new Acer ‘Predator’ gaming PC is here and it certainly looks badass.  The computer casing was inspired by Lamborghini and it shows.  Gameplayer recently had the fortunate chance to test Call of Duty 4 on the system and they say “it was hard not to be impressed”.  Is the system worth $4,000 - $8,000?  I’m not sure, but Gameplayer’s article makes it sound like it might be.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Acer, article, call, Chance, computer, Duty, fortunate, Gameplayer, gaming, Lamborghini, New, PC The, Predator, system

It looks like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is back on top and they might stay there a while this time. I have a feeling the that the top 5 list will not change much until we get deep into September. I am slightly surprised with the popularity of Bionic Commando: Rearmed on the Arcade. While it’s a cool game, I still feel like the PS3 version is superior (due to the better d-pad). Perhaps when we get our hands on the new 360 controllers, my opinion will change on that.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on unique users)

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Halo 3
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Gears of War
5. Madden NFL 09

Top Arcade Titles (full version):

1. Bionic Commando: Rearmed
2. Fable II: Pub Games
3. Braid
4. Geometry Wars Evolved 2
5. UNO

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Arcade, Bionic, call, Commando, Duty, Live, Modern, Rearmed, Titles, Top, Tops, version, Warfare, while, Xbox

After a long week of waiting for the full length trailer to be released, Infinity Ward Treyarch and Activision did not disappoint. World at War is rumored to be set back in the World War II era. Although this would not be a bad idea, it is a huge let down. WW2 games are the highest among FPS. But what COD5 does bring to the table is another great multiplayer. Let’s just hope the single player has more to offer because that’s COD4’s only black spot.

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: call, call of duty new trailer, Call of duty: world at war, COD, COD4, COD5, Duty, era, FPS, idea, Infinity, length, multiplayer, table, Trailer, Trash, War, Ward, Week, world

Starting NOW, COD4 Double XP weekend is here.  Call your clan mates and tell em I sent ya.  Nothing is sweeter than getting XP for kills, but getting double XP is twice the fun.  I must say, your friend here mrjuandrful is no yellow belly when it comes to Call of Duty 4.  So if you’re looking for me on the Internets, just invite me as a friend and get your PS3 COD4 dog tags handed back to you.

Via G4

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: belly, call, clan, COD, Dog, Duty, friend, fun, Internets, nothing, sweeter, Via, weekend