It's not just the giant robot. It's the old warplanes. It's the rain. It's the Weird War Tales-style oddness of it all. This is a real Call of Duty scene from an upcoming zombies-mode addition to Call of Duty: Black Ops II. But it's just that. I'd go for a full game.
Ray guns, zombies, tropical islands, live-action cameos. Plus a banshee. Activision put out another
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.
If Far Cry 3 can have its insane Blood Dragon DLC
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 …
The emblems in Call of Duty get such a bad rap.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Black Ops II has grossed a billion dollars in 15 days, says Activision, one faster than Modern Warfare 3. What decline
Once could be an aberration. Twice? We're approaching a trend, people.
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.
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?
Black Ops II for Wii U looks nice, but falls short on framerate according to the people at Digital Foundry.
For Call of Duty fans, developer Treyarch just delivered an early Christmas present when they released Black Ops II. As the ninth game in the Call of Duty franchise and the sequel to the 2010 game Black Ops, we are hoping to see something meaningfully new from Black Ops II. We say this because last year's release (…
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is now out on the Wii U. It's just not being played online that much. Too many people still at work or in school? Console too new? People drawn to other Wii U games? Everyone distracted by the surprisingly terrific Miiverse
I've spent the last week playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II's multiplayer; arguably the real reason many will purchase the game. While I still have a lot to experience—the number of unlocks is ridiculous, and the competitive metagame is difficult to discern this early—I still think I've got a reasonable feel for it…
Stephen made a great point
Wired explains why the world's most popular first-person shooter doesn't have a big pro gaming scene.
