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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 -
There Are More Than 800,000 People Playing Black Ops II On Xbox Live Right Now
Well then. There are a crapload of people playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II online right now. On Xbox Live alone, between Zombies mode and regular multiplayer, there are more then 800,000 playing: And bear in mind, that’s just Xbox Live. Factor in PlayStation Network and PC players, and you’ve got even more. That’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 13, 2012 -
EA Giving Free Games to Some Black Ops II Players on PC
Never ones to let a chance pass them by to rain on an Activision parade, EA is giving away some free games to those affected by a Black Ops II disc printing error. The publisher is offering 50 copies of the Mass Effect Trilogy on PC for those who send in pictures of their dodgy…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2012 -
Too Many People Are Stealing This Terrible Call of Duty/Halo Joke
Boy, those young men sure do love video games, don’t they? And wouldn’t you know it, two of the biggest games of the year, Halo 4 and Black Ops II, just came out! Surely there is some pithy joke to be made here, some quick gibe about how men will be playing those games and…
By Kirk Hamilton 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 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Has a Mighty Marvel Comics Easter Egg
Black Ops II is all about the consequences of unmanned war machines running amok under a hostile power. So the last thing you might be expecting to find is a certain Thunder God’s magical weapon as an easter egg. But Mjolnir—the war hammer wielded by Thor—is exactly what GameFront found in Black Ops II, tucked…
By Evan Narcisse 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 -
Black Ops II’‘s Zombies Is Amazing… And It’s Killing Me
Don’t try to solo the extraordinary Zombies mode in the new Call of Duty. You won’t last long. The new zombies mode should probably be its own game and is definitely designed for co-op. I learned this after wrapping up the campaign and trying to play the new TranZit part of Zombies on my own.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 13, 2012 -
How to Get a Sword in Black Ops II
Call of Duty isn’t exactly Skyrim, but it does include a sword. You can get it in a campaign mission (maybe more than one) to slice bad guys up. The video above shows where we first found it. We captured this footage from “Old Wounds”, the third level of the campaign. The sword is really…
By Stephen Totilo 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 -
ReviewsCall of Duty: Black Ops II: The Kotaku Review
Six years after the death of Saddam Hussein—just a couple of days ago—I decided to watch the video of his death for the first time. I did this because in Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s attempt to explain its plot, I was shown a brief glimpse of a YouTube video showcasing the director of…
By Patricia Hernandez 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 -
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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