Taking the highly controversial and extremely violent No Russian level from 'Modern Warfare 2' for its inspiration this explosive short film shows off the true processing power of the next-generation gaming consoles. Utilising the actual IW 4.0 game engine and running in real-time this well directed, edited and stylised film further demonstrates the closing gap between the video game and cinema.
Modern Warfare 2 is the most successful video game of all time, as well as one of the most expensive with a development budget of $60 million. As staggering as that may seem, that figure is dwarfed by the marketing budget for its launch, an epic $200 million. With $620 million in sales so far and analysts predicting the game to eventually earn $1 billion, Activision, the games publisher, has made a hefty yet successful investment in Modern Warfare 2.
However, in a step akin to New Line Cinema after the final instalment of the 'Lord of the Rings' films, Activision has now refrained from giving the games developer Infinity Ward their royalties and are being sued by its now sacked founders.
Video games, eh? Its a dirty war.
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Please try, at best, not to use swear words. I know I do from time to time but try. Manny