DEBATE THE FUTURE OF CALL OF DUTY - MARCH 18TH ON XFIRE
Join Xfire on March 18th for the 14th meeting of the Xfire Debate Club! This meeting will talk about the Future of the Call of Duty (COD) franchise. As an established series of FPS games, will future COD games see the same success?
- Is releasing a new COD game every year a good thing for gamers?
- Will there be more WWII shooters?
- How can future COD releases stand up against previous COD games and other FPS titles?
- Which studio is better? Treyarch or Infinity Ward?
Have something to say? Join industry professionals, gaming journalists and your fellow gamers as we all debate the Future of Call of Duty!
More Guests To Be Announced Soon!
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Moderator: Dan "Shoe" Hsu
"Shoe" has been in videogames editorial for 13 years now, covering the industry for Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1UP.com, X-Play, CNN Headline News, Gamers.com, and more. He's currently prepping a new website for launch by the end of March -- you can learn more about it on his blog!
More info: www.sorethumbsblog.com
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Anthony Burch
Anthony Burch is the features editor for Destructoid.com, the largest independent videogame news and commentary blog on the web. He is also the director, co-writer and co-star of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin', a bimonthly gaming-related video series watched by over fifty thousand people and enjoyed by just under twelve. Finally, he writes a regular column at AMC wherein he desperately tries to find something worthwhile about movies based off videogames. He's also working on his first artgame, which had better be finished by the end of April if his artists know what's good for them because he knows he's not paying you but that shouldn't stop him from coming to your house and forcing you to do pixel art at gunpoint you charlatans.
More info: www.destructoid.com
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Matthew Gomez
Matthew Gomez is the 21 year old Team Leader of MoBdeep's Call of Duty 4 Division from Dover, New Jersey. He is a full-time student, full time BestBuy employee (Magnolia Admin) and professional gamer. Matthew started his online gaming with Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 and then moved on to Medal of Honor Allied Assault as his first true FPS. Next came the Call of Duty series where he is presently representing the MoB Gaming Family as the leader of their Call of Duty 4 Division. Some of Matthew's interests include watching movies, playing poker, playing soccer, and working out.
More info: www.mobdeep.net
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Joseph Amorosa
Joseph Amorosa is the leader of Team Pandemic's Call of Duty 4 division. After a freak incident that forced him to stop wrestling in high school, he turned to pro-gaming. Joseph's first pro team was "shockwave", a team that he takes a lot of pride in. Through the success that shockwave had, they grabbed the attention of multi-gaming organization Team Pandemic. After being offered a spot, they took it without hesitation. The team is currently defending their CEVO-Professional championship, and preparing for any events that may arise in the near future. Recently, Joeseph finished his Bachelors degree in Management from CUNY Staten Island and is applying to graduate schools to study business management even further.
More info: www.teampandemic.net
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Evan Lahti
Evan Lahti is the previews editor and self-enforced shooter enthusiast for PC Gamer magazine, the authority on computer gaming since 1994, when Evan was playing Warcraft at the ripe, orc-hating age of nine. For PC Gamer, Evan also contributes the magazine's Backspace humor column and produces its monthly developer interview, Dev Man Talking. Prior to working at PC Gamer, Evan contributed to Eurogamer, PC GameWorld, Gaming Horizon, Worthplaying, and the Chicago Daily Herald. His most cherished competitive gaming moment involves a Steyr Scout, three headshots, 16 ounces of Dr. Pepper, and de_cbble in Counter-Strike 1.6. You'll find him in Call of Duty 4 sporting Juggernaut and Last Stand on his favorite map, Crossfire (no relation).
More info: www.pcgamerpodcast.com
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Andy Salisbury
Andy Salisbury is an ex-intern of PC Gamer Magazine, and now writes for MaximumPC.com. Venues that you may have seen his name in include PC Gamer, Maximum PC, Nintendo Power, GamesRadar.com, GirlGamer.com and he regularly contributes to the PC Gamer Podcast. His gaming life began back in 1994 with Bungie's Marathon, and ever since then he's had an affinity for all things first-person shooter. You can keep track of him now via Twitter, where you can read his most intimate thoughts (just so long as they're 140 characters or less).
More info: www.maximumpc.com
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Sean Henderson
Sean Henderson is the CyberAthlete Amateur League Operations Manager responsible for the Call of Duty series. Sean has played Call of Duty competitively since the original release in 2003 and has been an administrator for its leagues since 2004. In his years as an admin he has developed and implemented many different rule-sets and has acted as a consultant on virtually every competition mod released to date. As an admin of the largest and one of the most successful North American leagues, Sean offers a unique perspective -- one based on over 5 years of thousands of community members' input.
More info: www.caleague.com
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March 18th, 2009 at 7pm EDT (4pm PDT)
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