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Microsoft has announced that the Stimulus Package for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was downloaded over one million times in the first 24 hours.

It also surpassed the 2.5 million mark within the first week.

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When we think of a good day-one launch, we generally picture the opposite of what happened to Modern Warfare 2′s Stimulus Package. Instead of landing gracefully on players’ Xboxes, the DLC crashed and exploded, and Microsoft spent hours scrambling to pick up the pieces.

So, you’re probably hoping for some kind of apology, right? Too bad.

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Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has said, once again, that the Stimulus Map Pack for Modern Warfare 2 is a great value, and since it brings back two of the series’ most popular maps, gamers will have more opportunities to “experience them in a completely unique new way”.

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Microsoft’s said the reason no one could play Modern Warfare 2′s Stimulus Package after it released on Tuesday was down to a “process failure”.

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Yeah. Apparently this site is read by talented, dangerous perverts. Pretty obviously, NSFW.

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Update 2: The matchmaking issue is now fixed per The Major. Get to getting it.

Update: According to The Major, there are some issues regarding Matchmaking with the new Stimulus Package.

Here’s the tweet: “Matchmaking is in a bad state on Xbox LIVE right now. We’re working on it and will resolve it as quickly as we can”.

Not a good day for MW2 players so far, apparently.

Original: The Major has just tweeted that the Modern Warfare 2 title update is now live, so get to downloading your Stimulus Package, soldiers.

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Update: It’s still unplayable. Nelson’s just said we’re going to get an update in the next 30 minutes.

Update 2: Oh dear. Microsoft’s Dan Maher just tweeted that the title update that’s preventing people from playing the content is “currently being prepped, but could take four hours to appear everywhere once it’s ready.”

Update 3: Nelson and Inside Xbox UK ed Andy Farrant just both tweeted that the update is now ready to download, although the former states it’ll be a couple of minutes before the update goes worldwide.

Original: Mapathy is over: Activision’s released the Stimulus Package, Modern Warfare 2 first PDLC. No one can play it yet, but still.

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With Modern Warfare 2′s first major piece of DLC, the Stimulus Pack, out today, Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling’s told Eurogamer the content for the next chunk of content is undecided.

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Modern Warfare 2 is top dog as far as online multiplayer goes in shooters, like it or not. And no one is going to come and take over any time soon – including Call of Duty 7.

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The day the Modern Warfare 2 hardcore have been waiting for is here: the Infinity Ward shooter’s first map pack, the Stimulus Package, drops later today on Xbox Live Marketplace.

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Infinity Ward has released some screens for Modern Warfare 2′s Stimulus Package DLC.

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Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has revealed that there’s “at least one more DLC pack” coming for Modern Warfare 2, and in the process, he defended the 1200 MS Points price for the Stimulus Pack.

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Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has revealed the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus map pack will cost 1200 MS points when it releases later this month.

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Acti just confirmed a March 30 launch for Modern Warfare 2′s first DLC pack, a date teased last night.

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