Why Modern Warfare 2 is doing so well.

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azadiscool

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Modern Warfare 2 sucks.

Okay, sorry. Inner PC fanboy speaking there. But no matter what your views are on the game, the numbers have shown it has still convinced a staggering number of idi- sorry, gamers, to invest 60 dollars in a piece of poorly ported bullsh-

Maybe I should just quote the article, according to a very trustable news source...

Edit: Yes, I realize The Onion is a parody news site. And since you know that too, I'd expect you'd understand the concept of sarcasm, illustrated by my referring to it as "a very trustable news source". Wow, have a little faith.

"During its first five days on the shelves, Activision's latest installment in the first-person-shooter video game franchise Call Of Duty brought in $550 million worldwide. What are the reasons for its popularity?

-Somehow knows names and places of battles that are set to take place in the next few weeks
-Multiplayer mode enables you to connect with friends, nonstop action prevents them from drawing you into meaningful conversation
-5,000 or more hours of game play qualifies player for VA health care
-Not much good on TV
-When you shoot barrels, they explode
-The controller rumbles when your character is hit with a bullet, which is exactly what the human body does
-Dutiful young Americans realizing just what they are being called to do
-Offers homosexuals only opportunity to serve openly in the military"

Source: http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/call_of_duty_modern_warfare_2
 

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I don't know whether you're joking or not.
I know The Onion is a jokey sort of site, but I'm not sure if you know this.

Also, MW2 thread count is at 3,245,846 now.
Huzzah(!)
 

azadiscool

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sasquatch99 said:
I don't know whether you're joking or not.
I know The Onion is a jokey sort of site, but I'm not sure if you know this.

Also, MW2 thread count is at 3,245,846 now.
Huzzah(!)
This article was right next to one titled "Let Us Identify The Faggots And Then Inform Them Of Their Status". Even if I lived under a rock and didn't know The Onion is a parody site, I think I'd figure it out there.
 

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I don't know, I actually really enjoyed playing it splitscreen at my friend's house. It's not the second coming or anything, but it was still a fun game.

sasquatch99 said:
I don't know whether you're joking or not.
I know The Onion is a jokey sort of site, but I'm not sure if you know this.
I can't tell either. He seems to realize, but he also bashes the game at the start, which makes me wonder.
 

azadiscool

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Okay, maybe I overestimated this forum's ability to differentiate a joke from fanboy rants. I posted the article in the same way Kotaku posts theirs. I thought it was funny, so I shared it.
 

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azadiscool said:
This article was right next to one titled "Let Us Identify The Faggots And Then Inform Them Of Their Status". Even if I lived under a rock and didn't know The Onion is a parody site, I think I'd figure it out there.
In my defence, sarcasm is hard to interpret over the internet and I have met several people who trusted this site and it's articles.
 

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I respect your opinion, but that doesn't mean I agree with it. In fact, I don't. But I still respect it.
 

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It's good to find satire, but I value the reality more, and I think this illustrated diagram to be the closest anyone has ever come to the reality...