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Black Ops II Brings Zombies Back to Call of Duty

Recent rumors had the undead returning to Treyarch’s upcoming installment of Activision’s hit shooter series. This trailer confirms the presence of zombies and teases a bit about how they’ll be integrated in Black Ops II‘s near-future sci-fi setting.

Call of Duty: Bark Ops Is The Most Touching War Game Ever Not Made

I never realized how useful dog tricks could be for a Call of Duty parody video. The shake, fetch, and playful biting really lend themselves to battle scenarios, apparently. The ending is pretty much the best thing ever. I came. I saw. I laughed until I cried a little. Round of applause.

Black Ops II Has a Zombies Campaign?

Call of Duty’s zombie game modes have always been a multiplayer-only kind of deal, entirely divorced from the game’s singleplayer campaigns. A product listing on Amazon, however, suggests that might be about to change. As you can see above, the game’s description includes the line “The inclusion of a Zombies in gameplay, both in as…

Do Modern Shooters Take Themselves Too Seriously?

Despite my aversion to shooters—god, there’s too many of them—Overstrike, with its playful, comical tone and its cartoon aesthetic caught my eye. The approach felt like something fresh. But we don’t have Overstrike anymore, no, instead we have Fuse. Compare the two trailers for the games and you see see a world of a difference…

Mother And Son Add To The Mature Rating In Call of Duty

I’m sure you’ve all encountered a few funny, perhaps aggressive exchanges on Xbox Live before. This one gets a little personal, a lot feisty, and there’s cussing involved. I personally like the opening line of: “This is the only thing I do!” I’m pretty sure that’s why mama is upset with you in the first…

The Wii U Version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uses the GamePad Screen for Splitscreen Multiplayer

A live demo of the newest Call of Duty game showed off how Black Ops II’s splitscreen multiplayer will work on the Wii U. Two players can go head-to-head with one playing using the GamePad’s screen and controls and another using the controller to participate on a big-screen TV. We’ll have more on the Wi…

These Guys Are Already Playing (Some of) Black Ops 2

While not the full game (impossible, since it’s not even done yet), some enterprising types have managed to get hold of a demo for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. And proceeded to do what you’d expect. Namely, we get a video with the worst soundtrack on Earth, obnoxious overlays of developer interviews…

Treyarch—the studio making Call of Duty: Black Ops II—is only advising on story, not gameplay, for the Vita tie-in

Black Ops II Is So Classified It Won’t Run On Windows XP

You knew it was coming, XP users. Every operating system has to call it a day sooner or later, and 2012 – the year Windows 8 is released and DX11 becomes mainstream – looks like it’s the end for perhaps Microsoft’s best-loved gaming OS. I say this now because Call of Duty: Black Ops II…

Here’s Your Final Helping of Modern Warfare 3 Downloadable Content

Coming September 6 to the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the five new maps of Content Collection 4 (two previously exclusive to Elite Premium members) brings the content season to a close, paving the way for Black Ops 2 You know the drill by now, kids. The Xbox 360 version…

Black Ops II Hardened and Care Package Editions Offer Compelling Arguments for Spending More Money [Update]

As it does every year, Activision is stepping up to the plate to represent Call of Duty fans so dedicated that spending merely $60 on a video game does not properly express their love and devotion. A pair of images appearing on NeoGAF in advance of an official announcement demonstrate two ways to pay significantly…

What Makes A Good Knife Kill In First-Person Shooters

What’s the big deal about Counter-Strike? Wasn’t it just a Half-Life mod? Well that Half-Life mod was so popular that Valve developed it into a standalone, multiplayer first-person shooter. People lost hours of their lives playing version 1.6 of the game. And then when Valve released Counter-Strike: Source, an update to 1.6 that ran on…

According to a LinkedIn resume, Black Ops II will also be headed to the Wii U

Black Ops: Declassified Has A Promising Gamescom Debut, But The Jury’s Still Out

Still aching to scratch that FPS itch at school, work, on the bus, or anywhere that isn’t home? And not with virtual controls? Sony’s handheld Vita, with its twin analog sticks, should have been the device to scratch that itch. Sadly, though, the handheld has been light on first person shooters even after six months…

Check Out Black Ops 2‘s CODcasting in Action

In a live demonstration streamed direct from Gamescom in Germany earlier today, Activision and Treyarch showed off Call of Duty: Black Ops 2‘s exciting new multiplayer broadcasting tools. Finally a way for an unskilled loudmouth like me to enjoy Call of Duty! I can imagine my first broadcast bout already. I’ll pick an overlay, set…

The Gamescom Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 streaming live multiplayer event has started! Watch it here

This is Call of Duty‘s New Class Selection In Board Game Form

You can read about how Call of Duty: Black Ops II changes multiplayer class-selection with the introduction of a pick-10 system. It’s all explained right here. Or you can just stare at this board game prototype of the system from the creators of the game. The only thing that would make this better is if…

Our First Look At Call of Duty Running On A PlayStation Vita

We’ve been curious about how Call of Duty will run on Sony’s handheld Vita console ever since we first heard about the game, and today at Sony’s Gamescom press conference, we got a look at Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified in action. You can see the game doing its thing above. It looks… well,…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Vita Will Be Out This November

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will be out this November, Sony said today. It will have four-on-four multiplayer, Team Deathmatch modes, and other Vita-exclusive content. Sony will also sell bundles that feature both the game and PlayStation Vita systems. Here are more details from the PlayStation Blog: Developed by the team at Nihilistic Software,…