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It’s not so surprising, really, that Modern Warfare 2 , arguably the world’s most popular video game, would recruit such a staggering amount of bodies for its perpetual online war. But, there it is: 25 million unique players, as revealed in a tweet from Infinity Ward’s community guy-at-large, Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling. We’ve contacted Infinity Ward for specific platform numbers, but in the meantime, Bowling offers a bit more to chew on: He confirms the majority of players are taking the fight to Xbox Live, but he says the PS3 comes in at “a close” second.

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Modern Warfare 2 enlists 25 million unique players, Bowling says

The upcoming Singularity from Raven Software is supposed to give you the power to age objects just by gesturing at them, and it appears that ability is being tested on the game itself: Its release date has been slowly edging into the future, from early 2010 up into March and then on to June . But it seems like the timeshifting has finally come to an end, as both Amazon and Gamefly have listed the game as releasing on June 29th of this year. Activision originally cited the delay as an attempt to keep the game away from a crowded slate of “competitive titles,” so perhaps the game will do better kicking off the dog days of summer.

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Amazon and Gamefly agree: Singularity out June 29

While Blur ’s aesthetic is devoid of rainbow bridges and adorable car-icatures, it’s undoubtedly a kart racer — albeit one that feels like it was made for people who don’t like kart racers. Or those bloody blue shells. The power-ups you’ll pick up on the track can still knock competitors straight to last place, but opponents’ fates aren’t immutable once you send pulsating red orbs or bolts of electricity their way.

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Hands-on: Blur multiplayer beta

After much deliberation, Microsoft has changed its policy about self-identifying one’s sexual preference, race, religion or nationality via its Xbox Live online service. In an open letter written Friday , Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said that the Xbox Live Terms of Use and Code of Conduct will now allow players to “more freely express their race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” Specifically, it is now kosher to use the words “lesbian,” “gay,” “bi,” “transgender” and “straight” in a user name or profile.

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It’s Okay to Be Gay on Xbox Live

[ bloomsberries ] Beyond a statement released by ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella’s lawyer yesterday detailing the lawsuit the two are filing against Activision, we’ve seen little in the way of back history on the various events that lead us to the debacle we’re seeing this week. This morning, though, Joystiq obtained the entire 16-page court document (gallery-ized below for you) that details, among many other things, the ex-employees’ complaints about Activision in the wake of their untimely departure. The initial claim of unpaid royalties is represented in the documents, even going as far as to claim that the publisher fired West and Zampella just weeks before having to pay out said royalties

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Activision/Infinity Ward court documents detail ex-studio heads’ many, many complaints

Activision has issued a response to the lawsuit filed by former Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West, dismissing the claims in the lawsuit as “meritless” and expressing the company’s “disappointment” in the decision to file suit. Activision notes in the statement that it provided the capital required to start Infinity Ward, and the continued financial and creative support given over the development of the Call of Duty franchise, and that the two execs failed to “honor their obligations to Activision,” justifying their dismissal. With the mentions of the company’s “enormous patience” and its eventual “disappointment,” the full statement (which you can read after the break) sounds oddly parental .

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Activision ‘disappointed’ by Zampella and West’s lawsuit, calls it ‘meritless’

The lawsuit filed against Activision by two ex-Infinity Ward leads alleges that the publisher of its Modern Warfare games carried out an “Orwellian,” “pre-ordained” investigation designed to “manufacture a basis to fire” them in order to avoid paying them bonuses. That suit, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on March 3, was filed by founders Jason West and Vince Zampella in an attempt to be paid royalties earned from the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and to regain rights to the Modern Warfare line of games.

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Ex-Infinity Ward Heads Claim "Orwellian" Moves By Activision [Activision]

Evil publisher Activision has responded to this morning’s news that ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella with an official statement, expressing “disappointment” over the decision, and essentially painting the fired studio bosses as the villains of the piece. Looks like this is going to get worse before it gets better, kids

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Activision responds to Infinity Ward lawsuit

Evil publisher Activision has an image problem. Much of that problem stems from the fact that evil publisher Activision is evil, and everybody knows it. Perhaps if Activision were less evil, its public image would improve, but since being evil is both profitable and fun, that’s never going to happen

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How Activision can become popular