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A Little Bit of Kennedy Goes a Long Way in The Latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what part Kennedy will be playing in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. It’s great to see that Treyarch is getting plenty of mileage out of JFK. Looks like Treyarch also didn’t spare the expense on settings, this is one diverse looking shooter. If…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
A Glimpse of The Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Maps
Here’s a glimpse at the multiplayer map select and killstreak screens of upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops. While McWhertor detailed the killstreaks for Black Ops back in September, I think this is the first time we’ve seen what our source tells us is the full multiplayer map list.
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Little Known’ Multiplayer Facts
Treyarch is declassifying information on Call of Duty: Black Ops‘ many multiplayer features, offering a quick briefing on the online half of the game a few weeks before launch. For example, did you know that Black Ops supports split-screen online multiplayer? Oh, you did? That’s why Treyarch community guy Josh Olin is calling these “little-known…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Hero Is Not The Strong, Silent Type
Treyarch and Activision have been relatively quiet on the single-player side of Call of Duty: Black Ops. But it appears Alex Mason, the main protagonist of the next Call of Duty, will have a lot to say. The developers of Black Ops have made a “very deliberate choice” to make Mason a more verbose, more…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 25, 2010 -
Amazon Answers The Call Of Duty With Savings
War never changes, but the price of war does. Amazon.com is lowering the prices on war games all day long, with a strong focus on Call of Duty. So strong a focus that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 is the Deal of the Day, dropped to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 -
10 Games Businesses That Are Doomed
Who’s going to fail in video games? Business blogger Nicholas Lovell has his opinions. It’s a provocative list. See if you agree… When I wrote my post-mortem of RealTime Worlds, some people called me brave. I thought I was cowardly, given that I only expressed my concerns after the company went into administration. And it’s…
Nicholas Lovell Published October 7, 2010 -
Let The Call of Duty: Black Ops Ad Blitz Begin
Brace yourself for the Black Ops invasion. Billboards for Activision and Treyarch’s next Call of Duty game are already taking over Times Square, just the beginning of the publisher’s “biggest investment” ever made in the launch of a title, according to big boss Bobby Kotick.
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Makes The Leap Into Stereoscopic 3D
Activision and developer Treyarch are adding a new dimension to the Call of Duty series, bringing stereoscopic 3D visuals to Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The option will be coming to the next marquee Call of Duty game “day one, out of the box,” says Mark Lamia,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2010 -
But Did He Play Heavenly Sword?
Writer Alex Garland of The Beach and 28 Days Later fame penned Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. That game was developed by Ninja Theory of Heavenly Sword fame. Garland hadn’t played that game when he met Ninja Theory. Why? Here’s why: He was “fucking sick” of his PS3. “There weren’t any original games that really…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2010 -
Activision Blizzard Teams With White House To Develop Smart People
Best known for Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, Activision Blizzard has joined a corporate initiative to help improve literacy in science, technology, engineering and math (the STEM fields). The initiative is called Change the Equation and was launched by President Obama last week. It is a non-profit organization that joins CEOs and teachers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2010 -
Black Ops Gets Two Preorder Bonuses
A special limited edition “laser cel” – limited to 100,000; we said nothing about it being “rare” – is one of two pre-order bonuses for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The other’s a download code for an avatar item. Pre-ordering through Amazon gets you the laser cel, provided you’re among the first 100,000 to do…
By Owen Good Published September 13, 2010 -
Video Games Help Us Make Faster Decisions
Scientists from the University of Rochester have found that playing fast-paced action video games helps players make decisions 25 percent faster than normal, yet no less accurate. We’ve long known that playing video games helps sharpen reflexes and motor skills, but a new study proves that gaming also has a strong effect on our cognitive…
By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Will Have Just One Dedicated Server Option
Stung by PC gamer outrage over the lack of dedicated server support in Modern Warfare 2, Activision has responded with something they’ll appreciate about as little: An exclusive deal making GameServers.com the only dedicated server option for Black Ops. IGN reported the news on Friday. A ranked dedicated server will cost $14.95 per month, with…
By Owen Good Published September 12, 2010 -
Call Of Duty And Hollywood Go Way Back
Call of Duty is no stranger to Hollywood. While a couple of big time movie stars are going to do voice work in the upcoming Black Ops, this is far from a first for the series. There have been rumblings of a possible Call of Duty movie. Those rumblings were followed up by comments from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On: Always Bet On Black
It’s a safe bet that Call of Duty: Black Ops will become the de facto multiplayer shooter of the fall, deservedly so for the intelligent, exciting online features that developer Treyarch is adding to the seriesā€”most notably, gambling. Of the hours’ worth of Call of Duty: Black Ops that I played at Activision’s multiplayer preview…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2010 -
Black Ops Introduces “Combat Training” For Multiplayer [Update]
Multiplayer matches that include AI opponents will be a feature of Call of Duty: Black Ops ina mode the game’s studio built to include gamers who are disinclined to spend much time in the game’s notoriously challenging live multiplayer culture. Saying there is a large segment of the Call of Duty community that never takes…
By Owen Good Published September 1, 2010 -
Winning Big, Losing Big In Call of Duty: Black Op’s Four Wager Modes
Call of Duty: Black Ops’ new Wager Matches are free-form game modes designed to be “adrenaline junkie fun,” Treyarch Design Director David Vonderhaar told a gathering of press tonight. These matches are separate from your standard ranked matches in your online competitive playing. In Wager Match you take the currency you’ve earned and you can…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2010 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Preview Live!
We’ll be playing Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer for the first time tonight at an Activision event in Los Angeles, a shindig expected to be filled with announcements, excitement and plenty of hands-on time with Treyarch’s new shooter. For everything that happens from the event, make sure to follow our liveblog below. Any questions…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2010
