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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 fans that have pre-ordered the game can pre-load the campaign early access starting October 19 at 10am PT across all platforms. They will gain access to the Modern Warfare 2 campaign early access starting October 20 at 10am PT, at which point they should be able to play through the entirety of the MW2 story campaign. As far as the full game goes, pre-loading will be a bit different depending on platform....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer is the main selling point for many fans of the franchise. Unsurprisingly, Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer will be a huge focus of the game’s updates moving forward, with Activision and Infinity Ward looking to add new maps, modes, and more to the experience. The Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Reloaded update is the latest major update for the game, and to mark the occasion, multiplayer is being made free to play for a limited time....

Michael Scott Glazebrook of Seaside has been charged with the first-degree murder of Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni said Monday. Glazebrook, 65, was arrested by members of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office around 8 p.m. Saturday. He is in custody at the Monterey County Jail, with bail set at $1 million. Glazebrook was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty. His next court appearance is set for September 1....

Across California, indoor operations at restaurants, bars and breweries, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums, and cardrooms, were ordered to close, effective immediately. Bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close unless they are offering sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals, and alcohol can only be purchased with a meal. In the worst affected counties, further closures include fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, offices for non-critical infrastructure sectors, personal care services, hair salons and barbershops, and malls....

The strong storms are expected at the beginning of next week and will spread throughout California, bringing rain and snow in some areas. “By Saturday night, a rapidly intensifying Pacific cyclone directing a powerful atmospheric river squarely at the West Coast delivers a fire hose of rich subtropical moisture into California,” the National Weather Service said. “Snow levels will be low enough to blanket the Sierra Nevada in heavy snow on Sunday while prolonged periods of rain soak the coast and valleys of northern and central California....

On Monday, a faculty member, whose name was not released but was identified as being Asian and in his late 50s, was fatally stabbed. A witness identified a possible suspect. However, the suspect is still at large. “We do not know a motive at this point for what occurred,” Fullerton Police Department Lieutenant Jon Radus said, adding that it’s possible it was a disgruntled student. “There is obviously the belief at this particular point in time that the faculty member that is deceased, the victim in this case, was targeted....

According to the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), those who file their taxes after April 23 could wait up to three times longer than others to receive their stimulus funds. The FTB advises: “In order to receive the Golden State Stimulus payment, you must first file your eligible 2020 tax return and wait for that return to complete processing.” California’s stimulus payments are being issued via direct deposit or as paper checks....

The woman, who has not been named, is said to have jumped on the mountain lion in the backyard of her Simi Valley home after spotting it eating her 10-year-old miniature schnauzer Pumbaa around 2 a.m. on Thursday morning. She was unable to save her beloved dog and called the police while the lion was still in her backyard. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw the mountain lion eating the dog in the backyard before it quickly took off into the surrounding hills....

Calipari started on Harrison less than two minutes into the game after a sequence wherein Harrison missed a layup, stole the ball and then missed another layup in a 10-second span. He palmed his face and pointed at Harrison. It was one of many displays of frustration throughout the afternoon. MORE: Kentucky’s incredible season in photos | Defense claims another victim | Midseason All-Americans Nevermind that the Wildcats would go on to stomp South Carolina, 58-43....

Activision has maintained its tradition of offering a fine FPS game with its latest release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 which exhibited its launch trailer. Will it redefine its genre? One finds out… October is turning out to be the month of guns and glory. Even as gamers are going about in their usual ways totting them at their favorite villains, comes in the new launch trailer of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’....

The players using the new Call of Duty Companion app can keep tabs on their friends’ achievements, you can also see what your friends are playing and also compare your achievements, which will create a competitive environment. The Companion app will also provide tips suiting your play style. Senior Director of Marketing Technology at Activision -Gina Hope quoted : The Google Play description explains some major features, mentioned below:...

Do keep in mind that the PC version of the new title will be exclusive to Blizzard’s Battle.net launcher, so interested fans should install it if needed. This is the same place that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is hosted, so fans of the previous title are already set for the beta. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Running Promotion with Doritos and Mountain Dew The high definition graphics found within Black Ops Cold War require some higher-end hardware to render....

The Multiplayer reveal has been overall a successful event with fans generally pleased with the new information. As more details are released, fans get a clearer picture of what to expect from the next title, and although not in the official announcement, players who have seen the game early made one very notable observation. RELATED: Black Ops Cold War Reveals Fireteam Dirty Bomb Mode for Multiplayer There are no doors in Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer, meaning that players will have to combat through open archways throughout their battle....

Treyarch has implemented several tuning patches and even a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War attachment update. Despite constant tweaking, the armory continues to feel unbalanced to many fans, with some weapons dominating others in the same category. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is slowly drifting into a predictable meta, and this is not the design that fans want in their competitive shooter environment. RELATED: Call of Duty Pro Apologizes For Death Threat After Suspension...

Nacht der Untoten is an iconic map, considered by many to be one of the best in Call of Duty Zombies. But the area was very small, as it was the first Zombies map and designed with the quick arcade round-based gameplay in mind. The new map Die Maschine “is more than a nod” to Nacht der Untoten, as the old map seems to be placed directly in the middle of the new Cold War level....

Learn everything there is to know about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s campaign, multiplayer, and zombies, as well as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. After months of rumors and speculation, Activision and Infinity Ward have finally pulled the curtain back on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Fans now have a much better idea of what to expect from this year’s entry in the long-running Call of Duty series, but some may have found the bevy of information that dropped a little overwhelming....

Marketing for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 prominently features a close-up view of a soldier wearing a skull mask and looking directly toward the viewer. Versions of that artwork appear on the game’s cover, on posters for sale on the related online shop, and elsewhere. It may not rank among the very best Call of Duty game art, but it gets around and makes an impression. RELATED: Minecraft Fan Makes Impressive Pixel Art Showing the Game’s World Layers...

While these leaks have predictably ignited discourse among Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s community, it must be said that the information is of course unofficial at this time and may be subject to change. One of the most interesting factors of these leaks regarding the core multiplayer of MW2 is that its second season will supposedly see a return of the Castle map from Call of Duty: World at War....

Information from an invoice obtained by the Times through a records request show a total of 300 million N95 respirators are expected to be sent to California. In advance of the first delivery, an advance of $495 million was expected to be sent. Governor Newsom announced the agreement between California and BYD in April, telling MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow the stated had “secured through a consortia of nonprofits and a manufacturer here in the state of California upwards of 200 million masks on a monthly basis....

The fire has burned at least 254,446 acres and is just 35 percent contained, according to the latest data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The blaze is the state’s largest fire this season. The Dixie Fire is roughly 397 square miles, eight times the size of San Francisco’s 46 square miles. More than 12,000 structures are threatened and at least 67 buildings have been destroyed since the fire erupted on July 14....