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Treyarch Explains Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s Branching Story

For the first time in the history of the series, Call of Duty: Black Ops II will introduce branching stories into the shooter experience. As such, in order to make things clear with regard to this new mechanic, the game’s Director, David Anthony, has highlighted some of the choices littered through th...

23 May 2012
13:41 GMT

Near Future Setting for Call of Duty: Black Ops II Leads to Creativity, Dev Says

Call of Duty: Black Ops II has finally been revealed to the world at the beginning of the month and, given the fact that it now takes place in the near future, developer Treyarch is confident that this will lead to quite a lot of innovation for the franchise. Call of Duty games may have originally been set in World ...

22 May 2012
18:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uses the Same Engine but with Major Improvements

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was finally revealed to the world earlier this month and now developer Treyarch has started talking about its technical features and how it still uses the same Call of Duty engine made back in 2005, but with some major improvements to graphics and lighting. Activision impressed quite a lot ...

15 May 2012
14:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Pre-Orders Beat Black Ops 1 Figures by 3-to-1

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was announced earlier this week and interest in the game is already at an all-time high, as retailer Amazon has revealed that the new sequel has registered three times as many pre-orders as the first Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 impressed tens of millions of players during the end ...

4 May 2012
12:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Gets Full Details, Is the “Most Ambitious” Game Ever

After finally unveiling Call of Duty: Black Ops II yesterday and showcasing the first gameplay video for the upcoming shooter, Activision has now posted some concrete details about the many features of the game. A new Call of Duty title is coming this November and, as we heard yesterday and multiple times before tha...

3 May 2012
06:11 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Gets GameStop Pre-Order Bonuses

Retailer GameStop is quick to capitalize on the hype concerning the recently announced Call of Duty: Black Ops II shooter and has just revealed the first details about its pre-order bonuses for the game. Call of Duty: Black Ops II was finally revealed to the world yesterday when the first actual trailer and details ...

3 May 2012
03:15 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Is Official, Takes Place in Near Future

After seeing many images with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and even getting a semi-official confirmation through a bit of Morse code, the UK website of the upcoming game from Activision has gone live, offering the first details on the new first-person shooter. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was rumored for quite some time b...

1 May 2012
08:32 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Confirmed by Morse Code on Official Website

Another confirmation of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has just appeared, as the official website for the franchise now displays a brief sequence in which a pattern of dots and dashes appear on the screen, spelling out, in Morse code, Black Ops Two. A new Call of Duty game will be announced later today by Activision, but...

1 May 2012
05:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Confirmed by Another Image

While we’re just a day away from the reveal of the next Call of Duty game, Activision’s big announcement is being spoiled left and right by all sorts of images, including the one you see above, which confirms that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will appear on November 13. A new Call of Duty game is going to b...

30 April 2012
05:41 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Out on November 13, According to Pre-Order Card

While Activision is taking its time before announcing the next Call of Duty game on May 1, a pre-order card from retailer Target has already popped up, showing that the title is called Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and will be launched on November 13.The Call of Duty series is a phenomenon and before the announcement of ...

28 April 2012
02:21 GMT

New Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Details Leak, Show Off New Multiplayer Modes

While Activision is set to unveil to the world the next Call of Duty game on May 1, presumably Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, quite a lot of details are suddenly appearing on the web, with the latest batch containing plenty of info on the new multiplayer game modes from the first-person shooter. A new Call of Duty game ...

24 April 2012
06:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Is Going to Be Revealed on May 2

Activision is set to finally reveal its upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 game on May 2, at least judging by a special poster that surfaced on the web. A new Call of Duty game will be released at the end of the year and, while many rumors are already saying that it’s going to be a sequel to 2010’s Black...

19 April 2012
08:12 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Mentioned by Retailer and Developer

It seems that the next game in the Call of Duty series might be a sequel to 2010's Black Ops, as both a retailer listing at Amazon France, as well as a LinkedIn page of a game developer mention Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.Activision's Call of Duty series has broken sales records with its latest installments, ...

18 February 2012
10:11 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Voted Best Video Game Ending

The Guinness World Records organization has announced the Top 50 Video Game Endings of All Time, as voted by an audience of 13,519 gamers, with the last level of Call of Duty: Black Ops from Treyarch and Activision coming out on top. The full countdown includes: 50. Resident Evil 4 49. Star Wars: Knights of the ol...

11 February 2012
02:14 GMT

New Call of Duty Game Brings “Meaningful Innovations” This Year, Activision Says

Activision has already started talking about the new Call of Duty game that it will publish at the end of the year, promising to investors that it will bring “meaningful innovations to the franchise.” Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has sold a huge amount of copies, breaking records set by the previous in...

10 February 2012
05:42 GMT

Black Ops 2 Domain Name Secured by Activision, Prompts New Sequel Rumors

Activision has just secured the rights to the blackops2.com domain name, fueling rumors that a Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 could be in the works. Before the massively successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 shooter that was released last year, the previous installment in the series, Call of Duty: Black Ops, reigned s...

11 January 2012
16:21 GMT

Skyrim Still Can’t Beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or Black Ops on Xbox 360

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the newest installment in Bethesda’s popular RPG series, may have sold millions of copies and gotten lots of fans addicted to its experience, but it’s not enough to take down Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or Call of Duty: Black Ops in terms of popularity on the Xbox 360.Xbox ...

2 December 2011
14:11 GMT

Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops Still More Popular Than Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360

Xbox Live community manager Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb has posted a brand new chart with the most played online games on the Xbox 360, and it seems that Call of Duty: Black Ops has finally been overtaken, but not by the more recent Battlefield 3, which came in second last week, but by the all-new Call of Dut...

18 November 2011
14:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Still More Popular Than Battlefield 3 on Xbox Live

It seems that Xbox 360 owners are still very much in love with the year-old Call of Duty: Black Ops, as over the last week, more people have ventured into the multiplayer of the old shooter than the online modes from the much more recent Battlefield 3.Electronic Arts and DICE released Battlefield 3 late last month in...

11 November 2011
04:49 GMT

Download Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC for PC and PS3

Activision and Treyarch have just deployed the fourth and last downloadable map pack for their Call of Duty: Black Ops first person shooter, in the form of the Rezurrection DLC, on the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms.Call of Duty: Black Ops has impressed legions of gamers from all around the world ever since its relea...

22 September 2011
05:11 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC Gets New Video Ahead of PC/PS3 Release

Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PC and PlayStation 3 is getting ready for the its last big DLC release, in the form of the Rezurrection map pack, so Activision and Treyarch have now posted a fresh video with live-action footage as well as gameplay from the actual downloadable content. Call of Duty: Black Ops has im...

20 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC Out on PC and PS3 on September 22

Activision and Treyarch have confirmed that the recently released Rezurrection downloadable map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops will make its way onto the PC and PlayStation 3 editions of the game later this month, on September 22.Call of Duty: Black Ops impressed a huge amount of gamers almost a year ago with its s...

13 September 2011
17:11 GMT

NPD Software: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trumps NCAA Football and Black Ops

The NPD Group has published its sales tracking data for the month of August in the USA and the overall downward trend is being kept, with a 23 decline, while Deus Ex: Human Revolution managed to defeat its opposition despite being on sale for just five days during the tracking window.August was another example of the...

9 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets Extended Double XP Weekend on All Platforms

Great news for Call of Duty fans who won't be going to the massive Call of Duty XP convention in Los Angeles tomorrow, as they can still celebrate the massive gathering, alongside Labor Day, of course, with a new Double XP weekend for the latest game in the series, Black Ops. Hype surrounding the Call of Duty...

2 September 2011
05:15 GMT

Download Now Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC on Xbox 360

The fourth downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, the Rezurrection map pack, is now available for download on the Xbox Live online service, exclusively for the Xbox 360 console. Call of Duty: Black Ops is close to celebrating a year since its release, but the game is still going strong thanks to th...

23 August 2011
05:00 GMT

NPD Software: NCAA Football 12 Beats Cars 2 to Top Position

The EA Sports made NCAA Football 12 college football simulation has managed to top the video game sales chart compiled by the NPD Group for the United States market and for the July market.Overall the video game industry has seen a big slump, of 26 percent year over year, with the overall value of sales coming in at ...

12 August 2011
05:48 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection DLC Gets First Video

The fourth and last downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, Rezurrection, has just seen the release of a brand new video, depicting the action in the new DLC and how players will be able to shoot zombies on the Moon. Call of Duty: Black Ops has impressed its legions of fans for almost a full year no...

12 August 2011
05:05 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC for PS3 and PC Available for Download

Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally see the release of the Annihilation DLC map pack for the PlayStation 3 and PC platforms today, August 28. Call of Duty: Black Ops is still one of the most popular games in the world, largely thanks to its addictive multiplayer modes, which have seen a steady stream of downloada...

28 July 2011
05:45 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC Coming to PS3 on July 28

After releasing the Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC for the Xbox 360 at the end of last month, Activision and Treyarch have confirmed that PlayStation 3 owners are going to receive the map pack on July 28 for their own platform. Call of Duty: Black Ops has broken sales records since its release last year ...

15 July 2011
05:10 GMT

Call of Duty Elite Invitations Are Sent Out Today

Invitations for the new Call of Duty Elite online service are going to start being sent out today, July 14, with Activision's Beachhead team deploying them in waves to all Call of Duty fans that have already signed up to participate in the beta stage of the program. Call of Duty Elite was revealed a few month...

14 July 2011
04:50 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets New Xbox 360 Patch

Call of Duty: Black Ops has just received a brand new patch for the Xbox 360 console, addressing various security issues and solving some of the audio issues that appeared in the Search and Destroy mode. Call of Duty: Black Ops was launched last year, and managed to impress a huge amount of gamers quickly making i...

12 July 2011
07:45 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets Double XP to Celebrate Annihilation DLC

Call of Duty: Black Ops players can now engage in a special Double XP weekend for the multiplayer mode of the first-person shooter, deployed by Treyarch and Microsoft in order to celebrate the release of the recent Annihilation map pack. Call of Duty: Black Ops has gained a loyal cult following due to its intense ...

1 July 2011
04:40 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Fourth DLC Map Pack Is Possible

Call of Duty: Black Ops may be getting a fourth downloadable map pack later this year, as its development studio, Treyarch, mentioned that fans should keep their eyes peeled for more news.Call of Duty: Black Ops is one of the best-selling games of all time, managing to topple sales records left and right since its re...

29 June 2011
18:31 GMT

Download Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC for Xbox 360 Now

Call of Duty: Black Ops has just received the third downloadable content pack, in the form of the Annihilation map pack, which is now available for download on the Xbox Live online service for the Xbox 360 console. Call of Duty: Black Ops is one of the best-selling games of last year, and continues to command a lo...

28 June 2011
05:20 GMT

Annihilation DLC for CoD: Black Ops Gets New Video, Details and Achievements

The third downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, Annihilation, has received a brand new video, a few more details about the maps included, as well as a list of the achievements that are enabled in the new Zombies experience. Call of Duty: Black Ops is still one of the most played games online, desp...

24 June 2011
05:15 GMT

Video Out for CoD: Black Ops Annihilation DLC, Double XP Weekend Confirmed

Call of Duty: Black Ops has just received a few more details about the upcoming Annihilation DLC, including a video presentation as well as the fact that a double XP weekend will be deployed alongside the new map pack at the end of the month. Call of Duty: Black Ops amazed the whole gaming industry with its popula...

17 June 2011
05:30 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation Map Pack Announced Officially

Call of Duty: Black Ops is set to receive a brand new downloadable map pack, in the form of the Annihilation DLC, which has been announced officially by Treyarch, the game's developer, and Activision, its publisher. Call of Duty: Black Ops set new world records in terms of sales, becoming one of the best-sell...

16 June 2011
09:45 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC Coming on June 28, Leaked Poster Says

Another day, another leaked photo with the upcoming downloadable content for Call of Duty: Black Ops, as after yesterday's leak, we now get more details, including the name of the new map pack, Annihilation, and a release date, most likely for the Xbox 360 console, of June 28.Call of Duty: Black Ops is one of th...

16 June 2011
05:55 GMT

Third Call of Duty: Black Ops DLC Map Pack Leaked

The third piece of downloadable content for the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops first-person shooter may have been leaked onto the web, as a new blurry photo of a flyer presents the five new maps that will be added to the game.Call of Duty: Black Ops is currently one of the best-selling games of all time and one of th...

15 June 2011
08:40 GMT

Call of Duty Elite Registrations Reach 2 Million in 2 Weeks

Surprising almost to no one, Activision's recently revealed Call of Duty Elite online service has seen more than 2 million users register, in less than 2 weeks, for the upcoming beta stage, and people are still continuing to sign up for the service.Activision caused quite a stir a few weeks ago when it showcased...

14 June 2011
17:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 Escalation DLC Live, Double XP Weekend Underway

PlayStation 3 owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops can now finally download the Escalation DLC for the massively popular first-person shooter, while the Double XP weekend promotion currently being ran by the game's developer, Treyarch, is also underway.After the restoration of the PlayStation Network as well as the...

10 June 2011
05:05 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 Gets Escalation DLC, Double XP Weekend on June 10

Seeing as how the PlayStation Store is now fully operational, Activision has just announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally be receiving the Escalation downloadable map pack, as well as a new double XP weekend for the game at the end of the week.Call of Duty: Black Ops, the most profitable entertainment pro...

6 June 2011
14:31 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets Free Multiplayer Weekend on Steam

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that it will be offering all those interested in the Call of Duty franchise a chance to enjoy the multiplayer section of last year's Black Ops for free this weekend.For Activision the weekend starts on Thursday at 10 AM Pacific Standard Time and Steam is now...

2 June 2011
05:45 GMT

Verizon Unveils Top-Selling Mobile Games for Its Customers

Major carrier Verizon has just decided to make the top-selling mobile games purchased by customers with Verizon phones since the beginning of 2011 publicly known. It appears that EA Mobile and Gameloft have the best representation in top 10, but Glu Mobile's game is ranked number 1. As technology progress...

31 May 2011
12:31 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops PC Patch 1.09 Available for Download via Steam

Call of Duty: Black Ops has just received a brand new patch on the PC platform, taking it to version 1.09 and is now available for download via Valve's Steam digital distribution service. Call of Duty: Black Ops has broken sales records and is currently getting ready to receive the Escalation DLC pack on the ...

27 May 2011
10:30 GMT

Special Call of Duty: Black Ops PlayStation 3 Bundle Revealed

Sony, in between its PlayStation Network and Store problems, has revealed a new console bundle it will be releasing in the US at the end of the month, packing together a copy of the extremely popular Call of Duty: Black Ops shooter with its home console. The PlayStation 3 isn't going through the best of times r...

26 May 2011
18:01 GMT

PC Version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC Out on June 2

The PC edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops will be getting the new Escalation downloadable map pack for it on June 2, after the pack was released at the beginning of the month for the Xbox 360 console. Call of Duty: Black Ops has received its first piece of downloadable content, the First Strike map pack, back in F...

23 May 2011
04:40 GMT

NPD Software: New Mortal Kombat Sells More than Portal 2

The video game industry has managed to have a pretty good month in the United States during April, with the tracking firm NPD Group saying that the increase in overall sales versus the same period of 2010 amounts to 20 percent. The industry has managed to sell goods valued at 961.2 million dollars during the month...

13 May 2011
04:43 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Is the Best Selling Game of All Time, Better than Facebook

Call of Duty: Black Ops is now the best-selling game of all time, at least according to its publisher, Activision, which confirmed during yesterday's investors call that its recent shooter has surpassed all other games and is even more addictive than Facebook. Activision didn't showcase any new Call of D...

10 May 2011
18:01 GMT

A Gamer's Week: May 8

It's been another busy week for gamers around the world, as Sony was struck by another hacker attack, Nintendo made a price cut to its Wii and EA made quite a few announcements. First off, we took a quick look at The First Templar this week, complete with a gameplay video of the action adventure title, and yo...

8 May 2011
05:31 GMT


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