Tag Archives: Black Ops

A new Black Ops 2 video has been released, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live-action “Surprise” trailer directed by Guy Ritchie. The trailer features an all-star cast which includes Robert Downey Jr., Justine “iJustine” Ezarik, and FPS Russia. Black Ops 2 is available at retail now.

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Call of Duty Elite will not be available for Wii U players when Black Ops 2 launches in November, Activision has confirmed to Kotaku.

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Black Ops 2′s launch trailer, which aired tonight during the World Cup qualifier is below. Enjoy the video below. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 releases worldwide on November 13.

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Black Ops: Declassified on Vita will not contain zombies, according to Activision.

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Black Ops 2 multiplayer will be innovative without venturing too far from what makes it the “lifeblood” of the Call of Duty franchise, Treyarch boss Mark Lamia has said.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally land on Mac next week, according to Aspyr.

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Black Ops – Declassified does not have Call of Duty mainstays Treyarch or Infinity Ward involved with the gameplay development of the Vita shooter, Treyarch has stated.

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Black Ops 2 multiplayer features, have been detailed by Treyarch in the latest One of Swords podcast.

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Black Ops 2 will be different from Black Ops 1, according to Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia, and he hopes gamers will be “excited by the changes,” the developer has implemented into the series.

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Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified is a second chance for Sony to show that Vita can support epic shooters. Alarm bells are already ringing in the ears of VG247′s Dave Cook.

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Activision has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II entitled “Villain Trailer”. It gives you the first glimpse of Raul Menendez, “the most insidious villain in Call of Duty history,” and “idolized as the heor of the 99%.” Watch it below, highlighted with Reznor’s score. Game’s out in November on PC, PS3, and 360.

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Throughout July, a huge pile of Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3 DLC is on sale at 50% off. Even better, if you take the opportunity to pick up some DLC on the cheap, Activision Blizzard will send a whack of the cash to Call of Duty Endowment, a not-for-profit veteran support agency. The promotion covers PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, although please note that the sale won’t arrive on the European PSN until July 4.

The popular Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer map Nuketown will be returning in this year’s Black Ops II with a futuristic appearance, as a limited edition inclusion.

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Walmart has dropped the first set of details on Black Ops: Declassified in a retail listing for the Vita title.

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Below the break are videos for Black Ops 2 featuring Ollie North, Wired for War author Peter Singer, and US Army Special Forces Major Alex Brown discussing the various aspects of the game’s story as well as what war in the future is going “to look like,” and how what “starts in our imagination can quickly end up on the battlefield.” Black Ops 2 is out in November.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 may have set a new record for the biggest entertainment launch in history, but a decline in ongoing sales has caused the title to be overtaken in life-to-date sales for the same period by series’ predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops may have faded into the distance as people dump countless hours in Modern Warfare 3 and await the next CoD, but Black Ops Zombies on iOS is going strong.  Here’s the latest. More »

ERA’s 2011 UK Entertainment reports shows that between its release on November 8 through the end of  2011, Modern Warfare 3 moved 2,814,609 units in the region, a number which falls 451,789 copies short of its predecessor, Black Ops for the same period in 2010, when it moved 3,266,298 copies. The Call of Duty series wasn’t the only franchise to note a slump compared to a previous release, as EA’s FIFA 12 sold 196,929 copies less than FIFA 11, which moved 2,193,302 units for the same period in 2010.  The numbers reflect the downward trend of UK game sales, which were down 13% in 2011 year-over-year. Thanks MCV.

A list released by NPD, apparently included in Ubisoft’s earnings report today, cites Call of Duty: Black Ops as selling close to 15 million copies in the US as of September 2011.

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Black Ops players will get Double XP this weekend, starting Friday, October 28 from 10.00am PST until Tuesday, November 1 at 10.00am PST. Also, players will unlock a Prestige Token for Modern Warfare 3 and for every Call of Duty game prestiged since the original Modern Warfare.

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