Modern Warfare 2's Killstreaks to Include a Nuke?

Activision Blizzard and Infinity Ward are keeping quiet about most aspects of the impending Modern Warfare 2 shooter which launches globally next week. However, the Internet's up to its old tricks again, with a rumored final list of the game's multiplayer killstreak rewards leaking its way out.

GamePex reckons that the extreme 25-kill reward is a flippin' tactical nuclear strike, which frankly, seems like a little bit overkill. IW's Robert Bowling was recently quoted (via Kotaku) as saying "Can't confirm nor deny any leaks for #MW2. Official stance is to just wait and discover the awesome yourself on November 10th."

If the list is true (see below) then November 10th will be a day full of terminal radiation poisoning for a lot of n00b tube online players.

3 Kills -- UAV

4 Kills -- Care Package

4 Kills -- Counter UAV

5 Kills -- Sentry Gun

5 Kills -- Predator Missile

6 Kills -- Precision Airstrike

7 Kills -- Strike

7 Kills -- Attack Heli

8 Kills -- Emergency Airdrop

9 Kills -- Pave Low

9 Kills -- Stealth Bomber

11 Kills -- Chopper Gunner

11 Kills -- AC-130

15 Kills -- EMP

25 Kills -- Tactical Nuke

Bryn says: Is a tac-nuke taking it too far? Perhaps, but how many players are going to be good enough to reach that 25-kill mark? I think my personal best in Call of Duty 4 was 20, which to be fair, was pretty much a fluke. Bring it on!

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