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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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These Old Folks’ Reactions to Black Ops II Are Adorable
Gather a bunch of 50- and 60-year-olds in a focus group, show them Black Ops II‘s violent, self-regarding trailer, and ask them what they think. Recipe for incomprehending outrage and comedy gold, akin to the infamous “Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2,” stunt EA pulled, right?. Not really. Asked why the game is so popular…
By Owen Good
