By Ron Duwell |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has reached over 7.5 million homes since it launched and is already one of the most successful video games of all time, shattering release records at nearly every turn. Naturally, with sales figures like that, plenty of kids and…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Being entirely honest with everyone, I need to say that I liked Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 way more than I thought I would. The multiplayer is some of the most fun I’ve had playing a game online. In the background of the multiplayer…
By Eric Frederiksen |
More and more frequently, games are being made by a bunch of studios rather than just one. Different studios work on different parts and someone in a dark room with weird magic stitches them together and hopes players won’t notice. Call of Duty: Black Ops…
By Ron Duwell |
And here we thought Halo‘s resurgence into the record books was impressive. $300 million sales worldwide on the opening week is nothing to scoff about, and I’m glad they got to enjoy that feeling for just a week. Unless you are Activision, though, sales records…
By Ron Duwell |
I guess the people have spoken. They really like Call of Duty. This annual mechanical beast that Activision has built itself upon over the last several years has set yet another milestone for itself with the latest game in the series. Call of Duty: Black Ops…
By Joey Davidson |
The Zombie Mode in Treyarch’s Call of Duty efforts has, for a chunk of gamers, been the only reason to enjoy entries in Activision’s titan of a franchise. Forget the campaign, forget the competitive multiplayer, forget Spec Ops mode, some folks just love surviving wave after…
By Joey Davidson |
And with that, we’re already talking about multiplayer in a brand new Call of Duty title. Weren’t we here this time last year doing the same thing? Yes. Probably. Treyarch is bringing back the horizontal dive, folks. So get pumped for that. This video footage shows…
By Brandon Russell |
Android owners who also enjoy slaying the undead in Call of Duty: Black Ops can now get their zombie fix wherever they go. The game is currently available in the Google Play store as an exclusive to Sony’s lineup of Xperia devices — Xperia PLAY,…
By Joey Davidson |
If you’re looking to take to the world of dedicated multiplayer ranked gaming in the upcoming entry in the long running Call of Duty franchise, you’ll be able to do so in Black Ops 2. Cesar Stastny, the Director of Technology for Treyarch, Tweeted simply this: Confirmed:…
By Joey Davidson |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was offered in eyes-on fashion. Us media folks were ushered into a dark room equipped with a few chairs and a humongous television. The biggest complaint running for fans of the military shooter genre is that Call of Duty is the…
By Sean P. Aune |
It seems that folks are excited for Call of Duty: Black Ops II judging by the pre-orders. Announced just this week, Amazon is already accepting pre-orders for the next installment of the Call of Duty franchise, and it’s doing very well for them. According to VG247,…
By Joey Davidson |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II officially has its first trailer. It confirms the leaked screenshots we posted earlier today, as well as a near-futuristic setting. Enjoy it. While a more direct preview of Black Ops II‘s gameplay will either confirm or deny this chance, the…
By Joey Davidson |
As we covered it this morning, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has officially gone live for pre-order with certain retailers. Furthermore, the first trailer for the game will run in the U.S. tonight. Before that trailer comes, however, we have two leaked images that suggest…
By Killian Bell |
Battlefield’s biggest rival in the fight for the greatest first-person shooter is undoubtedly Call of Duty. Ask any FPS fan which game they’re most looking forward to this year and I’m sure they’ll tell you either Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3. So in order…
By Joey Davidson |
Treyarch is about to release their third round of DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops with the Annihilation map pack. Due out June 28th (exclusively for XBLA, PC and PSN likely one month later), this pack features four new multiplayer maps and one new…
By Jack McGrath |
With all of the success of previous downloadable map packs, it comes as no surprise that Activision will try to cash in on its massively successful Call of Duty franchise with a second map pack for Black Ops. Pushed to Xbox 360 users in February,…
By Jack McGrath |
Activision-Blizzard, the well-known game publisher, has decided to open its newest studio, Beachhead, which will be in charge of the “digital” aspects of the Call of Duty franchise. The announcement came during the same end-of-the-year fiscal meeting in which the gaming powerhouse announced that it…
By Joey Davidson |
Recently, the PS3 has fallen victim to a ton of obnoxious hackers and griefers using coding flaws to rank up in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Treyarch spent some time, some would argue a little too late, whipping up a patch to get rid of…
By Sean P. Aune |
Well, for those of you who were hoping for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this year … keep hoping, because it doesn’t look to be happening. Thanks to a job listing for a “community manager” on Gamasutra, it’s been revealed that the next game…
By Jack McGrath |
Treyarch, one of the developers of the acclaimed Call of Duty series, held a press event this evening detailing the multiplayer in the next installment of the franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Though we have already seen snippets of gameplay floating around alongside thousands…
By Jack McGrath |
During a financial call last Friday, video game giant Activision stated that it would “redouble” the marketing campaign behind the next installment in the Call of Duty series. CEO Bobby Kotick stated that the number of consoles in homes internationally, the broad audience, and the…
