Yeah, I heard that it was supposed to be announced during the Thunder/Mavs game.
I do also enjoy hardcore atmosphere. There is more camping going on, but at the same time, it is far more realistic(for what it's worth). I just remembered another funny story regarding hardcore on CoD4. Me and my buddies shot this random teammate of ours like three times by mistake. The guy, who was silent until that point, he decided to make his move to flank the enemy. He announces to us that he is the guy cutting across the field, begging us not to accidentally shoot him this time.
P.S. TA, I'm sorry I ditched man. Imagine playing basketball with fat dudes right around 5 feet tall. They are out running you, crossing you over, breaking your ankles. People who are playing against on CoD4 tonight, they truly, for real, for fact, were that bad. And I'm getting bunch of shot in, only to see them slowly turn around, or pick up their aim, dropping me instantly.
I know, I know, it's my Frontier/Verizon internet. But it's never been this bad. I just about lost it, when it happened for like over tenth time. It's like getting dunked on by a first grader, a girl, in a wheelchair. It's unbelievably frustrating. I actually got some kills, and considering, that's unbelievable as it takes me about 10 rounds or more to kill one guy.