The real world Amsterdam hotel featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is not happy with its "unwanted involvement" in the first person shooter from Activision Blizzard.

As reported by de Volkskrant (and translated by PC Gamer), the manager of the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam said the business is currently considering how to deal with its near-exact recreation in Modern Warfare 2's Tradecraft level and Breenbergh Hotel multiplayer map.

"We have taken note of the fact that the Conservatorium Hotel is undesirably the scene of the new Call of Duty," said manager Roy Tomassen. "More generally, we don't support games that seem to encourage the use of violence. The game in no way reflects our core values ​​and we regret our apparent and unwanted involvement."

The hotel is still considering what steps to take next but gave no indication as to its plans, whether it be legal action, something else, or nothing at all. IGN has reached out to Activision Blizzard for comment.

The Conservatorium Hotel (called the Breenbergh Hotel in-game) is one part of a much larger Amsterdam level that recreates several streets and locations from the real city, though it is obviously the sole focus of the multiplayer map of the same name.

In our 6/10 review of the game's single player, IGN said: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s campaign is a lackluster follow-up to its refined predecessor, saved by its best-in-class shooting."

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted it's been too long since a major first party exclusive game landed on the Xbox Series X and S.

Speaking to Same Brain on YouTube, Spencer said he understands why players are frustrated at the lack of major Xbox-only games - with last year's Halo Infinite arguably being the most recent - but noted that 2023 is set to be a big year for the company.

"One thing we've definitely heard loud and clear is that it's been too long since we've shipped what people would say is a big first party game," Spencer said. "We could have our excuses on Covid and other things, but in the end I know people invest in our platform and they want to have great games."

He continued: "We're excited about 2023. We've talked about games that are coming, and those games are tracking well. Getting our first real Xbox first party games out of Bethesda, having them ship Redfall and Starfield, will be a lot of fun."

Forza Motorsport 8 is also expected to be released in spring 2023, adding to Xbox's line-up for the year and returning to the simulator-based series for the first time since 2017.

The current lack of first party games, however, was noted in particular after the delay of the aforementioned Starfield - the massive space RPG from the studio behind Skyrim and Fallout - which was pushed back alongside Arkane's open world shooter Redfall.

While Xbox does have some console exclusives this holiday period, such as the foul-mouthed talking weapon shooter High on Life, it's perhaps missing a blockbuster title to compete with the likes of PlayStation's God of War: Ragnarok and Nintendo's Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted it's been too long since a major first party exclusive game landed on the Xbox Series X and S.

Speaking to Same Brain on YouTube, Spencer said he understands why players are frustrated at the lack of major Xbox-only games - with last year's Halo Infinite arguably being the most recent - but noted that 2023 is set to be a big year for the company.

"One thing we've definitely heard loud and clear is that it's been too long since we've shipped what people would say is a big first party game," Spencer said. "We could have our excuses on Covid and other things, but in the end I know people invest in our platform and they want to have great games."

He continued: "We're excited about 2023. We've talked about games that are coming, and those games are tracking well. Getting our first real Xbox first party games out of Bethesda, having them ship Redfall and Starfield, will be a lot of fun."

Forza Motorsport 8 is also expected to be released in spring 2023, adding to Xbox's line-up for the year and returning to the simulator-based series for the first time since 2017.

The current lack of first party games, however, was noted in particular after the delay of the aforementioned Starfield - the massive space RPG from the studio behind Skyrim and Fallout - which was pushed back alongside Arkane's open world shooter Redfall.

While Xbox does have some console exclusives this holiday period, such as the foul-mouthed talking weapon shooter High on Life, it's perhaps missing a blockbuster title to compete with the likes of PlayStation's God of War: Ragnarok and Nintendo's Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

NASCAR driver Ross Chastain has credited a childhood video game habit for his bold last-corner move at Martinsville Speedway today, which saw him catapult from 10th to fifth in the final seconds of the race by riding the wall at high speed.

The move secured Chastain a spot in next weekend’s 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4, the first appearance in the series finale for his team Trackhouse Racing. Chastain also broke the stock car track record at Martinsville Speedway.

ABSOLUTELY WILD!

BELL WINS! CHASTAIN WITH AN INCREDIBLE MOVE! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/aFW9YP6PUZ

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 30, 2022

“I played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube with [younger brother] Chad growing up, and you could get away with it,” explained Chastain in a post-race interview. “And I never knew if it would actually work; I mean, I did that when I was eight years old.”

“I just made the choice; I grabbed fifth gear down the back and full committed.”

Riding walls at high speed has long been a common cheat in the low-stakes world of racing games to slingshot around corners and blaze past opponents, but Chastain has proven it can also work in the real world. That is, it can work once, at least.

EA Sports’ well-received NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup hit Nintendo GameCube way back in September 2004. It was the final NASCAR game released for the console.

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NASCAR driver Ross Chastain has credited a childhood video game habit for his bold last-corner move at Martinsville Speedway today, which saw him catapult from 10th to fifth in the final seconds of the race by riding the wall at high speed.

The move secured Chastain a spot in next weekend’s 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4, the first appearance in the series finale for his team Trackhouse Racing. Chastain also broke the stock car track record at Martinsville Speedway.

ABSOLUTELY WILD!

BELL WINS! CHASTAIN WITH AN INCREDIBLE MOVE! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/aFW9YP6PUZ

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 30, 2022

“I played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube with [younger brother] Chad growing up, and you could get away with it,” explained Chastain in a post-race interview. “And I never knew if it would actually work; I mean, I did that when I was eight years old.”

“I just made the choice; I grabbed fifth gear down the back and full committed.”

Riding walls at high speed has long been a common cheat in the low-stakes world of racing games to slingshot around corners and blaze past opponents, but Chastain has proven it can also work in the real world. That is, it can work once, at least.

EA Sports’ well-received NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup hit Nintendo GameCube way back in September 2004. It was the final NASCAR game released for the console.

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can chat to him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.

Elon Musk, who now officially owns Twitter after his $44 billion deal was completed, is reportedly planning to charge users on the platform $20/month to earn the coveted verification badge via a Twitter Blue subscription. Furthermore, those who are already verified will have 90 days to subscribe or they will lose their verified status. Oh, and the team on the project was told they have until November 7 to launch the feature or they will be fired.

As reported by Platformer and The Verge, Twitter Blue currently costs $4.99/month and allows users to edit their tweets, get early access to new features, and more, but it currently has nothing to do with verification.

Verification, as of this writing, is meant to let "let people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active." There is no charge to be verified, as it is meant to simply be a way to stop accounts from impersonating you if your account has been proven to be of public interest. It is currently unclear if this new plan will verify everyone who has a Twitter Blue subscription or if only those who subscribe will be considered for verification.

Musk has been outspoken with his desire to address how Twitter verifies accounts and handles its bot problems, and he tweeted on Sunday, October 30, that "the whole verification process is being revamped right now."

Despite only closing the deal on October 28, Musk has already made moves, including changing the homepage to the Explore page for logged-out users. There are also reports that he is planning on cutting up to or over 5,000 jobs in a move "aimed at middle managers and engineers who haven’t recently contributed to the code base."

Twitter currently makes most of its money from advertising, but these changes and more are part of Musk's plans to make subscriptions at least "half of the company's overall revenue."

After making the initial $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, Musk terminated the deal after, among other things, Musk claimed a breach of contract after he said Twitter wasn't doing enough to reveal how many spam bots and fake accounts were on the platform. He was sued for this termination and was set to go to court if he didn't complete the deal by October 28, but he made it so just under the wire.

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Elon Musk, who now officially owns Twitter after his $44 billion deal was completed, is reportedly planning to charge users on the platform $20/month to earn the coveted verification badge via a Twitter Blue subscription. Furthermore, those who are already verified will have 90 days to subscribe or they will lose their verified status. Oh, and the team on the project was told they have until November 7 to launch the feature or they will be fired.

As reported by Platformer and The Verge, Twitter Blue currently costs $4.99/month and allows users to edit their tweets, get early access to new features, and more, but it currently has nothing to do with verification.

Verification, as of this writing, is meant to let "let people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active." There is no charge to be verified, as it is meant to simply be a way to stop accounts from impersonating you if your account has been proven to be of public interest. It is currently unclear if this new plan will verify everyone who has a Twitter Blue subscription or if only those who subscribe will be considered for verification.

Musk has been outspoken with his desire to address how Twitter verifies accounts and handles its bot problems, and he tweeted on Sunday, October 30, that "the whole verification process is being revamped right now."

Despite only closing the deal on October 28, Musk has already made moves, including changing the homepage to the Explore page for logged-out users. There are also reports that he is planning on cutting up to or over 5,000 jobs in a move "aimed at middle managers and engineers who haven’t recently contributed to the code base."

Twitter currently makes most of its money from advertising, but these changes and more are part of Musk's plans to make subscriptions at least "half of the company's overall revenue."

After making the initial $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, Musk terminated the deal after, among other things, Musk claimed a breach of contract after he said Twitter wasn't doing enough to reveal how many spam bots and fake accounts were on the platform. He was sued for this termination and was set to go to court if he didn't complete the deal by October 28, but he made it so just under the wire.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Black Adam has won the box office for the second time in a row and has surpassed $111 million domestically and $250 million globally.

As reported by Variety, Black Adam saw a 59% decline from its $67 million domestic opening with ticket sales reaching $27.7 million between Friday and Sunday. The decline is very much in line with other films in the superhero genre. For example, Thor: Love and Thunder saw a 68% decline after its first weekend, Shang-Chi fell 52%, and Eternals dropped 61%.

Black Adam didn't have much in the way of new competition this weekend, as Prey for the Devil was the only new movie to place in the top five - third place to be exact - with $7 million.

Just like last week, Julia Roberts and George Clooney's Ticket to Paradise took second place with a respectable $10 million performance and a decline of only 39% from last weekend. Ticket to Paradise has earned $33 million domestically and $85 million internationally for a global total of $119 million.

Smile and Halloween Ends rounded out the top five and helped ensure that, for Halloween, three of the top five films this past weekend were from the horror genre.

Other notable films at the box office this weekend were Terrifier 2, the buzzy slasher film that placed eighth and has now grossed $7.63 million on a $250,000 budget. Tár and Till, which have both been reviewing very well, were only able to take seventh and tenth, respectively.

For more, be sure to check out our Black Adam review, the news that Henry Cavill is officially back as Superman, and the best new movies you should look forward to this spooky season.

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Black Adam has won the box office for the second time in a row and has surpassed $111 million domestically and $250 million globally.

As reported by Variety, Black Adam saw a 59% decline from its $67 million domestic opening with ticket sales reaching $27.7 million between Friday and Sunday. The decline is very much in line with other films in the superhero genre. For example, Thor: Love and Thunder saw a 68% decline after its first weekend, Shang-Chi fell 52%, and Eternals dropped 61%.

Black Adam didn't have much in the way of new competition this weekend, as Prey for the Devil was the only new movie to place in the top five - third place to be exact - with $7 million.

Just like last week, Julia Roberts and George Clooney's Ticket to Paradise took second place with a respectable $10 million performance and a decline of only 39% from last weekend. Ticket to Paradise has earned $33 million domestically and $85 million internationally for a global total of $119 million.

Smile and Halloween Ends rounded out the top five and helped ensure that, for Halloween, three of the top five films this past weekend were from the horror genre.

Other notable films at the box office this weekend were Terrifier 2, the buzzy slasher film that placed eighth and has now grossed $7.63 million on a $250,000 budget. Tár and Till, which have both been reviewing very well, were only able to take seventh and tenth, respectively.

For more, be sure to check out our Black Adam review, the news that Henry Cavill is officially back as Superman, and the best new movies you should look forward to this spooky season.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's hardcore playlist, which is now called Tier 1, will not arrive until the start of the game's first season on November 16, 2022.

As detailed on an official Call of Duty blogpost, the Tier 1 playlists offer a "more challenging experience compared to traditional Multiplayer. Operators have less health and limited HUD elements, and friendly fire is on. These elements are consistent in all game modes that support the Tier 1 variant."

The Tier 1 playlist isn't the only thing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 owners will have to wait for, as the game's Battle Pass will also go live on the first day of Season 01 alongside the long-awaited arrival of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Speaking of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, which will be free-to-play and will include the traditional battle royale gameplay with a new twist, the game will also include a new "extraction mode" called DMZ that appears to be similar to titles like Escape from Tarkov.

Warzone 2.0 is a "fully revamped experience" and will take place in the desert of Al Mazrah, a fictional region of Western Asia. Players will contend with A.I. as well as real players if they want to be the last ones standing. There will also be a new "Multi-Circle closure," water combat, a new gulag, and more.

While you wait for the Tier 1 Playlist and Warzone 2.0, be sure to check out our review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign to see if it's worth your time.

You can also jump into all the other multiplayer offerings, and our wiki guides will help you become the best of the best. Some highlights include our best tips for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer, how progression works, and what the best settings are to choose.

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