Tag Archives: Call of Duty: Black Ops

Tue, May 14, 2013 | 10:37 BST

Black Ops 2 double weapon XP weekend incoming

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch has dated its next double weapon XP event, kicking off this weekend.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 08:30 BST

Black Ops 2: Call of Duty Ghosts weapon camo could come to PC, next update in works

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch has suggested that the Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-order weapon camo may come to Black Ops 2 on PC soon.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 11:15 BST

Xbox Entertainment Awards crown Black Ops 2 as best game, full winners list inside

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Xbox Live’s Entertainment Award winners have been announced after a few weeks of fan voting, an unfortunate site security breach and ballot-counting. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has scooped the top award for best game.

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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 | 20:08 GMT

Call of Duty and Guitar Hero servers disrupted by Hurricane Sandy

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Hurricane Sandy has disrupted some of Activision’s New York-based data centers, causing issues with the online servers for a handful of the publisher’s games.

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Mon, Sep 03, 2012 | 13:42 BST

Square-Enix reveals TGS lineup, Black Ops 2 included

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Square-Enix has disclosed its full TGS lineup.  Check out the list of games on show during its “Megatheater” presentation reel below, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which Square-Enix publishes in Japan.

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Wed, Jul 04, 2012 | 00:43 BST

Massive Call of Duty DLC sale to benefit charity

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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.

Fri, Jun 29, 2012 | 01:23 BST

Aspyr announces Call of Duty: Black Ops for Mac

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While the world eagerly awaits the release of Black Ops II, Mac gamers will finally get their hands on the original Black Ops later this year care of Aspyr Media.

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Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | 02:54 GMT

Guinness gives Greatest Video Game Ending record to CoD: Black Ops

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It’s official. Call of Duty: Black Ops has the best ending of any video game, ever.

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Mon, Jan 09, 2012 | 23:28 GMT

Black Ops 2 domain back in Activision’s grasp

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Fusible reports the domain registration companied used by Activision Blizzard has acquire blackops2.com, the only missing entry from a spate of registrations right up to Modern Warfare 6 and Black Ops 6. Regardless of whether Treyarch has a sequel in the works for the 2010 smash hit Call of Duty: Black Ops, it makes sense for Activision to keep hold of the domains to protect its brands, so don’t get too excited – yet.

Thanks, gamesradar.

Sun, Dec 18, 2011 | 22:56 GMT

Battlefield 3 makes Google’s 2011 Zeitgeist report

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Battlefield 3 took fifth position in Google’s annual top ten list of fastest-rising search queries, joining the likes of Steve Jobs, Google+, the iPad 2 and Rebecca Black as the year’s hottest topics.

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Mon, Nov 21, 2011 | 14:35 GMT

MLG Providence National Championships – all winners

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Over $60,000 in prizes were awarded at the final stop on the 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit – the National Championships.

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Thu, Oct 20, 2011 | 18:48 BST

MLG Orlando event smashes online viewer records

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Major League Gaming has released its viewership numbers the Orlando, Florida event and for the fourth consecutive time in a row, the viewer record has been shattered.

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Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 12:02 BST

Friday Shorts: Ninja Gaiden Vita, GoldenEye Stealth, RISK and more

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A blast of piping hot news right to your face, the highlight of which is a crossover of Metal Gear Solid and the board game RISK.

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Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 07:28 BST

MLG Pro Circuit: Full Results from Raleigh

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Last weekend’s MLG Pro Circuit tournaments drew massive attention to Raleigh, where some of the world’s best pro gamers battled it out for supremacy.

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Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 22:21 BST

Call of Duty Franchise on sale on Steam

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The entire Call of Duty series is on sale for up to 50% off this weekend on Steam starting today.
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Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 21:35 BST

Activision sells 18 million Black Ops map packs

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Black Ops map packs are selling through the roof. Also, surprise of the century, Activision is raking in money by the truckload.
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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 00:33 BST

MLG: Raleigh Pro Circuit live streaming now

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Forget PAX and Seattle; Raleigh in North Carolina was the place to be this weekend. Check out the action from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.

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Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 09:16 BST

Wednesday Shorts – NASA’s MMO, Kirby Wii, Hirshberg on social gaming

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Today’s little nibbles span all five food groups – social, mobile, promotional, Japanese, and fish.

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Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 14:18 BST

Black Ops: Rezurrection pack now available from Live

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Activision’s released the Rezurrection map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox Live. The pack features four zombie maps – Nacht der Üntoten, Verrückt, Shi No Numa, Der Riese and new map Moon – that were first included in the Hardened or Prestige editions of the game last year. For those who had already purchased either edition already with the map pack, you can redownload it again to get Moon. There’ll also be a double XP weekend to celebrate Rezurrection’s release on CoD XP weekend between September 2-5.

Queue the pack to your 360 here.

Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 19:49 BST

Black Ops: Rezurrection video shows research in the zombie labs

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The Call of Duty Zombie Labs has identified you as a genuine authority on the art and science of killing zombies, and feels its recent research will prove invaluable to you. It has recently identified a rogue zombie population on the Moon – a horrific population of the angriest undead it’s seen yet. Therefore, it has begun battle preparation for Lunar Deployment.

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