Having taken to Twitter, Schofield attempted to rally Call of Duty fans in support of the highly anticipated shooter. After originally making headlines over at IGN this morning, the above tweet has been deleted but you can still see the aftershocks of the original request as the day went on.

Modern Warfare 3 has attracted a lot of (mainly good) buzz since its release but recently user scores from Metacritic has put the game in a very awkward spotlight. A high amount of user scores rating zero across all three platforms has damaged the game’s overall user score, leaving some very low averages for the hottest selling title this season. Out of a possible 10, as of this writing, the current user score is 3.1 for 360, 2.3 for PS3 and 1.6 for PC.

Does Modern Warfare 3 deserve the rash of negative scores it’s getting on Metacritic? Leave your responses in the comments and let us know what you think.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is in stores tomorrow and Activision comes in strong with this newest ad starring Sam Worthington (Avatar), Jonah Hill (Get Him To The Greek) and Orlando Magic Superstar Dwight Howard.

Activision and Infinity Ward let you know that “Whether you’re a veteran of Call of Duty or a n00b just starting out, there’s a soldier in all of us.”

X-Men Destiny places gamers into the role of a young mutant just discovering their newfound powers; where the choices they make and alliances they forge determine which side of the mutant cause will reign supreme.X-Men Destiny gives players three all-new mutants from which to pick, and an original story penned by acclaimed Marvel writer Mike Carey, delivering an action/RPG experience where players have ultimate customization of their mutant’s powers, development and “destiny.”

X-Men Destiny’s three new mutants – Grant Alexander, Aimi Yoshida and Adrian Luca – are brought to life by the voices of some of young Hollywood’s most popular talent: Heroes icon Milo Ventimiglia, Sucker Punch and The HangoverPart II actress Jamie Chung, and Friday Night Lights star Scott Porter.

X-Men Destiny is available for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

“We’re pulling out all the stops,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “We promised our attendees and fans around the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the first Call of Duty XP, so we’re thrilled to have Kanye on board. Everything about XP will be as epic as the games themselves. Whether you’re competing for one of the open slots in the $1 million tournament, playing Modern Warfare 3 for the first time, dodging paintballs in a spectacular life-size recreation of Modern Warfare 2’s Scrapyard level or just mingling with developers and fellow gamers, Call of Duty XP is a celebration of one of the greatest games in the world. So what better way to top it off with one of the greatest artists in the world?”

Call of Duty XP will take place at the Call of Duty compound in Playa Vista, located at 5600 Campus Center Dr., Los Angeles, Calif., 90094. Activision Publishing, Inc. will donate 100% of the sales to The Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation that seeks to help returning soldiers transition back to civilian life, find work and establish careers. For more information about Call of Duty XP, please visit www.callofduty.com/xp.

In addition to the previous four-player split-screen action, the game will now also support 16-player online matches with more maps, characters, game modes and weapons.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 31, 2011 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Marvel Entertainment, LLC today announced Spider-Man™: Edge of Time, where Spider-Man faces one of his greatest challenges ever — saving Spider-Man. Developed by Activision-owned studio Beenox, Spider-Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.

“The first Spider-Man entry by Beenox, Spider-Man™: Shattered Dimensions, was touted as one of the wall-crawler’s best Spider-Man games to date from both critics and fans,” said Vicharin Vadakan, Director, Global Brand Management. “Beenox is once again taking a fresh and different approach to bring a fast-paced and high-octane adventure and unexpected story to life in Spider-Man: Edge of Time.”

“At Beenox, we are constantly listening to the fans and looking for new and creative ways to innovate the gameplay experience for them,” said Dee Brown, Studio Head, Beenox. “We want to create a totally distinct experience in Spider-Man: Edge of Time by working with Peter David on the story and creating this urgent, high-stakes experience where time is working against you and the fate of Spider-Man hangs in the balance.”

Spider-Man: Edge of Time is a focused, action-packed adventure set in two connected and evolving timelines, from the contemporary times of the Amazing Spider-Man to the corrupted future world of Spider-Man 2099, against the backdrop of a rich, tightly crafted narrative by acclaimed Marvel veteran Peter David (co-creator of the comic book series Spider-Man 2099). The game features all-new “cause-and-effect” gameplay, where players will see how the immediate and sometimes unexpected effects of their actions as one Spider-Man changes the timeline of the other Spider-Man. Spider-Man: Edge of Time is slated for release this fall.

Attendees at WonderCon 2011 in San Francisco, CA, can get a sneak peek and learn more about the game on the Activision/Spider-Man panel on Saturday, April 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 103.

For more information on Spider-Man: Edge of Time tune in to the HeroHQ community on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/heroHQ.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

He also denied that it would be World of Warcraft in space. More details as they break.

Dead Ops Arcade puts you and up to three other soldiers in a pursuit of the Cosmic Silverback; tracking him through a gauntlet of arenas filled with traps, treasure and waves of flesh-hungry zombies.

Five features four significant real-life figures from the Cold War era: John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Fidel Castrol and Richard Nixon. They are all meeting in the Pentagon when zombies break in and start attacking.

High Moon Studios will be at the helm once again. Playing a role as a prologue to the upcoming Summer flick, the Transformers: Dark of the Moon game allows players to fight through the epic battles on Earth that will shape the events of the upcoming film. A gameplay mechanic being introduced this time around is Stealth Force. It allows the robots to transform into a third, hybrid mode between vehicle and robot form that combines the firepower of robot form with the agility of vehicle form. Yep, the lines between Transformers and Macross are blurring even further.

The Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie opens on July 1st. If past years are any indication, fans can expect to pick up the game the week before.

This past Monday, a suicide bomber killed 35 people and injured another 180 when he blew himself up at the Domodedovo Airport, reports Gamespot. Since no parties have claimed responsibility for the act, the Russian news media is wasting no time in placing the blame on videogames. The state-sponsored network Russia Today showed footage of the previously mentioned ‘No Russian’ level from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and spliced in with it footage from the security cam footage of the attack.

The anchorwoman stated “The bloody scenes of the Moscow attack are reminiscent of what can be seen in a computer game that controversially involves a character who is urged to attack civilians in an imaginary airport.”

Videogamers have become accustomed to having their favorite entertainment medium used as a scapegoat for everything wrong in society for quite sometime and this is only the latest occurrence of that. Though it is very unfortunate that the attack happened in the first place, it should be noted that nowhere in the ‘No Russian’ level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was there a suicide bombing. Just sayin’

Hard Edge Mix Pack (available starting today, November 30):

· Pixies – “Debaser” Mixed With The Prodigy – “Invaders Must Die”

· Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’” Mixed With Lenny Kravitz “Rock And Roll Is Dead”

Old Skool Mix Pack (available December 14):

· Fat Boys – “Human Beat Box” Mixed With Mantronix – “King of the Beats”

· Tag Team – “Whoomp! (There It Is)” Mixed With 45 King- “The 900 Number”

· Beastie Boys – “Triple Trouble” Mixed With Tone-L?c – “Funky Cold Medina”

Linkin Park Mix Pack (available December 21):

· Linkin Park – “The Catalyst (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix)” (Remix by FSG)

· Linkin Park – “When They Come For Me” (Diplo Remix)

· Linkin Park – “Pts.of.Athrty”(Remix by FSG)

Now, let me preface this by saying that I think Nicole Scherzinger is a perfectly decent singer. She can carry a tune better than a handful of “singers” on the pop music landscape (By Odin’s beard, why the fuck is Ke$ha popular?!?!). And to be fair, doing a cover version of the Goldeneye theme isn’t alone damning. But why in crispy Panko-breaded hell is “The Scherz” trying to sing exactly like Tina Turner?!?! At that point, you really are hopscotching into the realm of inexcusable fuckery. It’s embarrassing and shameful, much like certain sex practices in Japan. Furthermore, NO ONE is born with the kind of voice Tina has had since the 80s. You need a solid decade of gettin’ the shit slapped outta you by your man, going to court with that poo-putt bastard, and wear a big ass Moufasa wig, to get those kinda pipes!!! You need to have LIVED, and LIVED HARD!!!

If you must, you can download the game intro featuring the cover here.

To celebrate the release of the title, three retailers are offering specials to gamers who pickup DJ Hero 2 through them. Those deals are:

· Best Buy – Fans who pick up DJ Hero 2 at Best Buy will receive a premium hard-shell turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand as a gift with the purchase of a DJ Hero 2 Turntable Bundle or Party Bundle.

· WalMart – At WalMart, consumers that pick up a specially marked DJ Hero 2 Party Bundle on Wii or Xbox 360 will also receive a copy of DJ Hero – giving gamers over 170 mixes in total – while supplies last.

· Amazon – Gamers who purchase DJ Hero 2 exclusively from Amazon.com between October 17 at 12:01PM PST and October 23 at 11:59PM PST will also receive a copy of Linkin Park’s chart-topping new album, A Thousand Suns with their copy of the game.*

“With new social game modes, the inclusion of full microphone support, all-new levels of creative freedom and the best soundtrack in entertainment, DJ Hero 2 is truly an amazing mixer of music and friends,” said David Haddad, CEO of Guitar Hero. “DJ Hero 2 further pushes the boundaries of music and gaming by coupling exclusive, original mixes with accessible, innovative gameplay that together will continue to revolutionize the way people experience music.”

DJ Hero 2 is now available for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

The track pack for Guitar Hero will be available on October 19 and include:

· “Blackout”

· “Burning In The Skies”

· “The Catalyst”

· “The Messenger”

· “Waiting For The End”

· “Wretches And Kings”

On the DJ Hero 2 side, three songs from the group will receive the remix treatment and be released as DLC this winter. The tracks and mixes for DJ Hero 2 are as yet unnamed.