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Before you get all riled up, Star Wars fans, take note: no, it will not. Of course not! But what better way to illustrate just how HUGE the Call of Duty franchise might be in the next couple of years? Both have sold ridiculously high unit counts, and if the below story is true: both are being stretched across every thinkable medium.

You heard about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's opening day records. Today, Activision boasts that their new favorite poster child has completely destroyed every previously held first-five-day record, not only in video game sales but box office sales as well. Titles like Grand Theft Auto IV, The Dark Knight, and the Harry Potter film series have been named as having fallen to the new entertainment giant.

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Sometimes it sucks being right, but it looks like that was the case when we posted about the possibility of online co-op play being in Sony's upcoming game God of War III.  The source was an official Sony retail training program, which contained a quiz for the game.  In the quiz we were asked - "Will God of War III have Online Cooperative Modes?"

The correct answers was yes, but it seems - as we correctly predicted - someone put in the wrong information on the training site.  IGN got a quote from Sony on the rumor:

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With The God of War Collection hitting the PlayStation 3 this week with remastered graphics and trophy support, it appears rumors have resurfaced that God of War III will contain an online cooperative mode.

We followed up on the source of the rumor, a Sony Online Retail Loyalty training site.  In fact, anyone can log into the site with their PSN ID to train, though you'll need a valid paystub from an authorized retailer to actually benefit from it.  

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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men was a game that may or may not have gotten its fair shake due to a review scandal surrounding it.  Despite that, it featured a gritty story with dark characters that were forced to make some difficult decisions.  We already knew a sequel was in the works, and it looks like the information is finally starting to come to the surface.

A surveillance like video has hit YouTube that shows what appears to be a naked Lynch running through a window and getting attacked by a dog, only to be saved by another naked man who presumably is Kane.  Why naked?

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Classic arcade and Nintendo co-op game Jackal might see a WiiWare remake by Konami, as suggested by some screenshots on a digital artist's web resume.

Jackal -- a top-down arcade shooter -- was a personal favorite of mine. Two players control jeeps that pick up ally troops and make messes of the enemy's buildings, vehicles, and personnel.

Konami has been remaking titles for WiiWare under the "ReBirth" moniker, so this rumor is not completely far-fetched. We'll keep our ears to the ground.

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Some blurry images were apparently leaked for Halo Reach.  Not much can be garnered from the shots, though we do see at least two new weapons.  Graphically it looks like Halo...with a return to the familiar HUD with a radar.  The game also apparently uses a perks system with three on display: sprint, cloaking and halogram.  

And that's about it.  This one is still a year away so there's a lot to be seen yet, including a beta for ODST owners sometime next year.  There's no details as of yet on co-op play, but with the shadowy figures of four Spartans on the logo - you can bet your MJOLNIR there's gonna be some kickass co-op.

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Could Valve already be planning DLC for Left 4 Dead 2?  The game isn't even on store shelves yet, but it appears there's at least two content packs in the works thanks to some PC users who decided to dig deep into the recently released demo's content.  

Inside the text files for the game's demo there are two disabled messages regarding the "Miracle Pack" and the "Apocalyptic Pack."  Only time will tell what these mysterious "packs" hold, but it should be good news for people worried about Valve's support for the game.  No need to go starting an internet petition or anything.  Perhaps Valve just wanted to put out the flames before they started?

Thanks Deriaz for the tip!

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The rumor started with Ubisoft's financial earnings, citing a new Ghost Recon game to be released before March 2010, specifically Ghost Recon 4. Now, the Australian ratings board has a listing for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Predator, which many are presuming to be the fabled Ghost Recon 4.

To me, the title sounds like a portable title. Resistance: Retribution...Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow...Killzone: Liberation...you see the pattern. However, the listing clearly states that the game is rated for mature audiences, and has a "CG (Multi Platform)" classification.

I'm personally looking forward to continuations of the Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six series, both of which have been co-op friendly this generation. Let's hope this rumor rings true.

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Ah, the rumor mill is turning early today!

E4G quoted the Official PlayStation Magazine yesterday - specifically the "Secret Games" section - wherein it was deduced from several sources that three major sequels are being developed for a 2010 release.

First to bat was Killzone 3, supposedly "deep in development", according to an industry insider. Maybe this explains why co-op was twice considered as an add-on for Killzone 2, then dropped for good...we can only hope that the considerations have carried over to any new projects that may be in the works.

The other two titles rumored to be under way are Resistance 3 and a Call of Duty: World at War sequel, both with high possibilities for co-op. The former claim is supported by a prop billboard caught on the set of the movie Battle: Los Angeles, currently filming. The latter has significantly less credibility, thanks to an earlier report that the next Call of Duty title by Treyarch would feature the Vietnam conflict.

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This week we found out about Carnage as the first downloadable character for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and Gamespot's latest video confirms the next character as Psylocke for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  But it's what appears at about 6:40 into the video that really caught our eye when characters Magneto, Cable and Black Panther are clearly visible of those available to place in your team.

From what we can tell this is more or less confirmation that those three characters should also be available as DLC in the near future.  

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