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After The Credits Roll In Black Ops II, Terrible Things Happen
Needless to say, there are spoilers in both this video and post. If you don’t want to know what the post-credit shenanigans are all about, feel free to move along. Now that we’re all clear, watch the above video with the most ridiculous post-credit scene I’ve been forced to watch, where two of Black Ops…
By Tina Amini Published November 14, 2012 -
Remember: This is How Call of Duty Games Are Made Now
A reminder (this pic is from May) that when you fire up Black Ops II and about an hour in are greeted by horses, Activision’s billions do not get you hand-animated horses. They get you this It’s like Andy Serkis lay down and dreamed of Vladimir Putin… Black Ops 2 preview [PC Gamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2012 -
Black Ops II’s Weapons, Broken Down Into Tiny Statistics
If you’re about to settle in for 11 months of Black Ops II multiplayer, you’d do well to take this chart with you, as it shows just about everything you need to know about all the game’s weapons. Having spent four days doing nothing but shooting and recording data, pwnsweet and his brother can now…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2012 -
If Everything’s a Call of Duty Clone, Why Can’t Anyone Outdo Call of Duty?
Whenever a military-themed shooter comes out, the first thing many people say is “oh great, here comes another Call of Duty clone”. It’s a term used as a slur against a game, saying that it’s not just copying another game, it’s copying another game that for many has long run out of ideas. Why, then,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2012 -
Reviewers Love the Shooting, the Killing, and the Choices in Call of Duty: Black Ops II
It’s November, and that means three things. The days are getting shorter, holiday advertising is ramping up, and there’s a new Call of Duty game. Last year’s entry, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 3, shattered all kinds of sales records in its first day and first weeks on store shelves, launching into the stratospheric billion-dollar sales…
By Kate Cox Published November 13, 2012 -
Call of Duty is Turning Into Mass Effect
Many Mass Effect fans lamented the recent metamorphosis of BioWare’s signature sci-fi series from a role-playing game with shooter elements to a shooter with role-playing game elements. So what are we to make of the new Call of Duty playing a bit more like a Mass Effect? This new Call of Duty: Black Ops II…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 13, 2012 -
Mysterious 24-Hour Call of Duty Flu Keeping Gamers Home “Sick”
Let’s be honest for a moment here: pretty much everyone around the world has at the very least thought about calling in “sick” to work or school while their health was perfectly fine, for one reason or another. For some folks, it’s a beach day; for others, just a chance to sleep for an extra…
By Kate Cox Published November 13, 2012 -
Here Are A Bunch Of Black Ops II Glitch Videos For You To Laugh At
It’s not uncommon for a game to have bugs and glitches, just ask Bethesda. But especially when multiplayer is involved, people will dig up or stumble on some hilarious (and sometimes useful) glitches. Here are a few that people have already been uploading to YouTube, not even a full day after Black Ops II has…
By Tina Amini Published November 13, 2012 -
Your Skylanders Are the Most Important Resource in Lost Islands
Build things to harvest things to build more things—the resource management genre is huge on mobile, thanks to its simple click-based gameplay and the ability to play for minutes at a time and still get things done. Activision takes that winning formula and layers another one on top—the ability to transfer real-world collectible figures into…
By Mike Fahey Published November 13, 2012 -
Watch These Black Ops II Players Put Everyone To Shame With Scoped Weapons
The latest Call of Duty title has been out for less than a day, but people are already rampaging their way through the multiplayer and quick-scoping enemies to death. Check out the montage above, courtesy of AmazingFilms247, where you’ll see snipers and an ACOG-attached weapon shred the opposing team. Black Ops 2 First Ever QUAD…
By Tina Amini Published November 13, 2012 -
PC Version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Comes With… Mass Effect 2?!
Some PC players of Call of Duty: Black Ops II report that disc 2 of their recently-purchased game is the wrong sequel entirely. Players on the Call of Duty forums, the Steam forums, and Reddit are reporting that when they insert disc 2 as prompted, they receive a Mass Effect 2 read error. The video…
By Kate Cox Published November 13, 2012 -
This Is Awkward: David Petraeus Is In the Next Call of Duty As America’s New Secretary of Defense
A sex scandal may have prompted David Petraeus to resign from running the CIA last Friday, but the new Call of Duty predicts that he’s got a really bright future. The new first-person shooter features the former general as the Secretary of Defense in the year 2025, serving loyally to a female President who looks…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 13, 2012 -
There are Already Snakes on Black Ops II’s Motherf**king Plane
Some people in some parts of the world already have a copy of Black Ops II. Know what that means? Yup, they’re finding awesome glitches. This is the “snake”, a returning issue from the first Black Ops, which while hardly fair does at least redeem itself by looking stupidly hilarious. Now all we need is…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2012 -
Listen to Trent Reznor’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II Theme Song (it’s Pretty Great)
That’s a headline I never thought I’d be writing, but it’s a funny old world we’re living in. Musician Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, has as we know lent his talents to the soundtrack for Black Ops II, with a theme song you can now listen to courtesy of the video above. It’s……
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2012 -
Reviews
Call of Duty: Black Ops II: The Snacktaku Review
I don’t know if it’s the “rating pending” box or something specific to the Xbox 360 version of the game, but I’ve been chewing for hours and all I’ve got to show for it is disc shards slicing painfully into my gums. Thanks a lot, Activision. Snacktaku is Kotaku’s take on the wild and wonderful…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2012 -
How Not To Get Banned From Call of Duty: Black Ops II
The next installment in the Call of Duty juggernaut, Black Ops II, launches tomorrow. In preparation for the legions of players who will no doubt soon be shooting each other, exploiting every glitch, and saying very rude things on voice chat—as well as the millions of folks who just want to play, and have to…
By Kate Cox Published November 12, 2012 -
See the Making of Black Ops II Tomorrow—if You Have DirecTV
DirecTV will airing a making-of documentary on Call of Duty: Black Ops II Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the day the game releases in the U.S. If you don’t have the satellite service, this two-minute teaser video will have to suffice. A news release said the show would feature “exclusive footage” from the game plus commentary…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2012 -
Computer Security Research Team Finds Vulnerabilities in Modern Warfare 3
The same security company that found a security flaw in Steam earlier this year has found security holes in Modern Warfare 3 and CryEngine 3. As ComputerWorld reports, researchers from security company ReVuln announced their findings at a security conference in Seoul today. They demonstrated two major issues. The first was with Call of Duty:…
By Kate Cox Published November 9, 2012 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Will Feature Multiplayer Live-Streaming Via YouTube
Activision’s FPS sequel will be breaking new ground when Call of Duty: Black Ops II allows players to broadcast live in-game multiplayer streaming to YouTube from the Xbox 360 and PS3. As previously mentioned, the new functionality is a first for modern consoles, allowing them to transmit gameplay in real-time. The streams will be viewable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2012 -
Inside Line Still Finds a Hard Left in NASCAR Country
Because of their high fidelity physics and the crude way in which a standard console controller is equipped to handle them, motorsports simulations may be the most demanding genre of any video game. When I fired up NASCAR the Game: Inside Line, rather than jump straight into my career I tried to repeat a moment…
By Owen Good Published November 7, 2012