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Joshua Seed 
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15
Joshua is the youngest member of the Neowin News Staff.
Toronto, Ontario
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Updated: Modern Warfare 2 grosses $550 million in five days
According to an Activision press release, Infinity Ward's highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has passed $550 million in sales in the game's first five days at retail.The title has now broken a slew of records for entertainment sales, claimed the publisher.These include the following: The largest reported... Read on »
Twitter no longer asks "What are you doing?"
In an unexpected move, Twitter has removed the "What are you doing?" question from the user interface, confirming a change in uses for the popular social networking site.The official Twitter Blog had the following to say about the new changes:"Twitter was originally conceived as a mobile status update service—an easy... Read on »
Firm considers class action over Xbox Live bannings
Law firm AbingtonIP has revealed that it's currently "investigating" what it calls the "convenient" Xbox Live bannings over modded consoles.The firm believes that it's no coincidence that Microsoft banned "tens of thousands" of users after receiving its money for Gold memberships, post release of Halo 3: ODST and Call of... Read on »
PlayStation Network turns three years old
Sony Computer Entertainment of America has announced that the PlayStation Network will be reaching its three year milestone this week."We are extremely proud that in just three years into its lifecycle, PlayStation 3 and the unmatched digital offerings of PlayStation Network have helped to redefine the connected home entertainment experience,"... Read on »
Confirmed: EA closes Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios, the developer behind such games as Star Wars: Battlefront, Destroy all Humans! and Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, will be closing its doors with a core IP team consolidated into Electronic Arts' EA Los Angeles studio.According to an internal EA memo obtained by Gamasutra, the cuts are part of... Read on »
Dragon Age: Origins tops Steam weekly best sellers
Steam's latest weekly sales charts shows two versions of Dragon Age: Origins topping the chart, taking the number one and two spots.BioWare's newly released role-playing game marks the studio's full return to the PC gaming industry after a few years of PC ports of console games. The title has so... Read on »
MW2 dedicated server petition suspect, server capped at 9v9
Speaking in an online chat with the Best Buy community, Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Ryan Lastimosa discussed the petition for dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 and also let slip that servers across all platforms will max out at eighteen players.When asked if there will be dedicated servers added... Read on »