Patch 1.7 has been released for Activision and Infinity Ward's  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. There are several sweet tweaks that the devs applied to the 39 MB update, and you can view what they are in the full article up next. After that, just go back to shooting anything that moves.

How low can Activision and Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare go? In terms of hardware that can run it, that is. This was the question burning up in the minds of some tech-savvy people and they put the game to the test aboard some lower-end setups. The results they got are detailed in the full article up next.

 The latest patches for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Frontlines: Fuel of War have dropped over at Steam and will be available to your systems once you start the client. Changelogs can be viewed over at the full article for references on the changes.

As promised, patch version 1.60 of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has released on the PC, but as it's a tad earlier than officially announced. This "leaked" patch contains the four new maps promised for PC gamers. Though we know your attentions will be focused on the additional content that NVIDIA sponsored for free, let's not try to ignore the new fixes that Infinity Ward added to the leaked update. Details at the full story.

Activision's Call of Duty 4 may not have seen a Wii release, but that hasn't stopped the game from topping sales charts. Infinity Ward has revealed during an inquiry that their FPS has recently achieved 10 million in total sales. More details regarding this matter are available in the full article.

That's what we hear from Infinity Ward, who was more than excited to announce the date that the Variety Map Pack will go live over FTP and file servers. Now while both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 got theirs for 10 bucks a piece, NVIDIA was more than happy to sponsor the map pack for all PC gamers. Great guys, they are. The date and a little more details follow at the full story.

After just a few months of waiting comes the good news that Treyarch's current project, Call of Duty 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS), is finally playable. Will we have a demo soon, then? We hope that it won't be a long wait until then. More details in the full article!

In the video game industry, it's important not to rest on one's laurels. Activision probably knows this. In spite of the fact that its Q4 and fiscal year 2008 financial reports have shown encouraging results, the company is already planning its next ventures in the near future. This was evident in the company's recent conference call. More lucrative news follows after the jump.

If you'd care to recall, we recently reported on a rumor regarding Activision and its supposed plans of giving  the development responsibilities of the Call of Duty franchise to Infinity Ward. Well, Activision has debunked these rumors. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

According to insider information, it appears that Infinity Ward is negotiating with Activision to reclaim its rights to developer the Call of Duty series of games.

Or to be more specific, the titles that will come out after the launch of Call of Duty 5, currently being developed by Activision's Treyarch studio. More details are available in the full article.