A Few Bits of News

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's IWNet service has been cracked, allowing people who pirated the PC version to play online multiplayer with those who legally purchased the game. I'm going to reserve comment on this one... I think I've thrown more than enough vitriol at Infinity Ward and Activision for this game already.

• Thief 4 is underway at Eidos Montreal. Or perhaps I mean Thiefourf. Wonderful logo work there, Eidos. Anyway, they made this announcement months ago, but I'm just hearing about it now, so... so... yeah.

• Martin Sheen did some voice work for Bioware's upcoming Mass Effect 2, proving once again that big-name celebrities just do not fit in video games.

• And finally, some unknown German video game magazine has hopped on the they-tried-to-pay-us-off-for-a-good-review! bandwagon, this time with Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed II. Knowing Ubisoft (of late), this one's probably legit.