Ray guns, zombies, tropical islands, live-action cameos. Plus a banshee. Activision put out another sneak peek at the latest add-on to their newest Call of Duty, the Vengeance pack, which hits Xbox Live next Tuesday, and the PC and PS3 a bit later. » 6/26/13 6:30am 6/26/13 6:30am

Are you Call of Duty: Black Ops II players ready for four all-new strategy-rich maps and an epic new chapter in the Zombies experience, complete with the debut of the Ray Gun Mark. II? Not yet? Well okay, you've got until July 2 — longer if you play on PC or PlayStation 3. » 6/18/13 5:15pm 6/18/13 5:15pm

Released last week for the Xbox 360, Call of Duty: Black Ops II's Uprising pack brings four new maps and the "Mob of the Dead" Zombies experience to PlayStation 3 and PC players on May 16. » 4/25/13 12:30pm 4/25/13 12:30pm

If Far Cry 3 can have its insane Blood Dragon DLC, then Call of Duty: Black Ops II can get Mob of the Dead, one piece of the new Uprising downloadable expansion to Activision's blockbuster first-person shooter. » 4/11/13 1:26pm 4/11/13 1:26pm

Step one: assault shield. Step two: combat axe. Step three: no fun allowed. It's the fun police, here to mess you up with one of the worst/best loadouts in Black Ops II. » 1/22/13 7:30pm 1/22/13 7:30pm

Finding out all the small, unexpected quirks of how different mechanics clash with each other in games is fascinating, and that's basically the premise for all these Mythbuster-esque videos we regularly feature. Usually, it's Halo 4. Not this time. Here are some Black Ops II myths put to the test by YouTube user … » 1/21/13 8:30pm 1/21/13 8:30pm

They hide in the shadows, in the corners. They're waiting with a high power weapon out, waiting for you. The plan is to gun you down before you have a chance to react. I'm talking about the most hated player in a game, next to a cheater: the camper. » 1/17/13 6:30pm 1/17/13 6:30pm

The emblems in Call of Duty get such a bad rap. People would have you think it's a wasteland of genitalia, particularly penis swastikas. Sure, sure. Those types of emblems happen sometimes. Most of what I've come across aren't penis swastikas though. Actually, folks are using the 32 layer capacity of the emblem… » 1/17/13 4:30pm 1/17/13 4:30pm

Maybe the retro graphics on this will help with not having your blood pressure rise while watching typical frustrating moments from playing Call of Duty's multiplayer. This amusing YouTube video comes from user rabbodirect65, who knows the pain of a Call of Duty player well, it seems. » 1/07/13 5:30pm 1/07/13 5:30pm

Images purportedly of in-store promotional materials suggest that Call of Duty: Black Ops II's first map pack extension will be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive arriving on Jan. 29. Five maps are included. » 12/30/12 3:00pm 12/30/12 3:00pm

At first I was like 'oh boy, this shit again. Someone lobs something across the map and it manages to connect.' But then I saw what it connected with and how, and damn. That shit cray. Kudos, YouTube user orickjamez. » 12/28/12 9:30pm 12/28/12 9:30pm

For four consecutive Mondays, we've counted the number of people who are playing Black Ops II on the Wii U. We've wanted to, however roughly, measure the uptake of online gaming on the Wii U, using one of the most popular online series around. » 12/10/12 10:45pm 12/10/12 10:45pm

David Petraeus would not have gone down in history as a great general, even if he had been able to keep his zipper zipped. Certainly not great enough for the retired Army four-star general and former commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to merit appearing in a strategy game. » 12/06/12 10:00am 12/06/12 10:00am

Black Ops II has grossed a billion dollars in 15 days, says Activision, one faster than Modern Warfare 3. What decline? » 12/05/12 8:31am 12/05/12 8:31am

Once could be an aberration. Twice? We're approaching a trend, people. » 11/30/12 12:30pm 11/30/12 12:30pm

This could only come from the great laboratory of death known as free-for-all in a multiplayer shooter. Given enough matches, enough combatants and enough button-spamming, you'll inevitably discover that a bouncing betty to the face is a one-hit kill Call of Duty: Black Ops II—without detonating. » 11/29/12 7:30pm 11/29/12 7:30pm

Forget whether you like Call of Duty or not. The thing to ponder today is whether the world likes Call of Duty as much as it used to. » 11/29/12 6:30pm 11/29/12 6:30pm

Call of Duty games have a distinctive aural imprint. The whizzing bullets, grunting allies, ringing impacts and of course, the screams of the many men you kill. But what if the game were stripped down to only that last—what if the only things you heard in Call of Duty: Black Ops II were the combatants' voices? » 11/28/12 2:30pm 11/28/12 2:30pm