Wallpapers, beta and riot perk

[UPDATED] We're happy to inform you we added 3 new wallpapers! The Riot Shield perk has now been unconfirmed...

Riot perk

MW2blog reported on Robert Bowling confirming the Riot Shield as a perk for multiplayer. Back when we scanned the Power Unlimited, a Dutch Magazine, we already knew the Riot Shields would be a perk. Now Robert confirmed (accidentally?) that flashbangs would be the best way to disable the soldier behind the shield.

Source: Makellos » on the IW forums

“So how is this riot shield thing going to work in multiplayer?”
Bowling – “Oh, it will be a perk!”
“Won’t it be pretty over-powered?”
Bowling - “Not really, there weakness is a flash grenade, whenever they get flashed they lower the shield revealing a nice head-shot, What is really cool is having two people with riot shields crouching down while one person fires over the top of them, it is effective and it looks cool.”

[UPDATE] Changed to original source, thanks Michael Jones!

Now Robert unconfirmed the perk... Though he left some space to announce it on his own terms later on:

Source: Fourzerotwo on the IW forums

It is not confirmed that Riot Shield is a perk or that it takes up Perk 1 slot.
The debate continues.

And so it does. Personally we think Robert "can't" confirm it just yet because we'll see something like it in one of the upcoming multiplayer videos (*crosses fingers*).  

Wallpapers

We've added 1080P (1920x1080) as resolution to all new wallpapers so you can set them as a wallpaper background on your PS3! 

Two of these wallpapers were made by our own community members over at the MW24/7 forums »! FredrikDaMan » has made a wallpaper that has been much requested by email, sorry it took so long! CoKra », a well known community moderator for both the Infinity Ward forums and the MW24/7 forums, has won the Graphic of the Week competition » and we just had to show this to you guys.

Modern Warfare 2 beta; rumor smash

After a report on a possible beta to be released on GamesCom 2009 Elliot Wardle contacted Xboxic for some further information through Xbox LIVE:

The info leaked to me stated that MW2 is publicly playable & Special Forces. Meant to be beta release date of Sep 10th - and some secrets about new prestige mode features(which I wasn't told of) but something about in game prestige has changed." -- Jason Andrews, Xboxic

But in response to the original article on Xboxic Robert Bowling confirmed it's nothing more than an rumor:

The reason why we don't like to post rumors is the fact that the most of the time it's bullshit (pardon me). It does look like it.

Watch out for beta scammers

You should watch out on PSN, Xbox LIVE and the Internet when being approached with an offer to beta test Modern Warfare 2. You will be asked to give your account details and you would be contact with details to download this beta. THIS IS A SCAM, do not - under no circumstances - give your account to someone over the Internet.

We will report to you a.s.a.p. IF and WHEN there will be an beta/demo available. You have been warned!