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Everything We Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II

We’ve seen the amazing new Call of Duty, and we can’t wait to play it on November 13. Today, we’re telling you all about it… PLUS: How many Call of Dutys is this? | The fake debut trailer that made us laugh | The leaked poster that started it all | Review: The First Call…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 2, 2012

Explosive, Horse-Laden Screengrabs From Black Ops II‘s First Trailer

So, how about that Black Ops II trailer? Pretty explosive stuff. Now that you know more about the game itself, I thought it might be fun to go through some image-grabs from the trailer, just to tell you what I’m seeing there and how it lines up with that I saw of the game last…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

Black Ops II‘s ‘Strike Force’ Mode Adds a Branching Narrative With a Tactical Twist

Every past Call of Duty game has featured a rigidly linear single-player campaign. They’ve gotten shorter and shorter as the years have gone by, too—the last few games have featured campaigns that have lasted merely 4-6 hours. Treyarch is aiming to change that with Black Ops II with the inclusion of “Strike Force,” a new,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

48 Things That You Should Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Last week, I headed down to visit with Treyarch in Santa Monica to get an extended look at Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Our visit was entirely hands-off, and consisted mostly of a series of in-game demos of missions from the single-player campaign, as well as a new open-ended single-player mode called “Strike Force.”…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 2, 2012

Watch Oliver North Shill Call of Duty: Black Ops II

During the 1980s, Oliver North rocketed into the national spotlight with the Iran-Contra controversy. Decades later, North is still in the national spotlight, but this time it’s not for selling arms for U.S. hostages. It’s for selling a video game. In the clips, North explained why black ops needs high-tech devices and how new tech…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012

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Just How Many Damn Call of Duty Games is This Now, Anyway?

Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Activision and Treyarch will spend the next six months telling you this game is a sequel, but the fact the game’s name starts with “Call of Duty” reminds us we’re way past the point of using the number “II” when it comes to these shooters. Unless it’s XII. Or,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012

Watch the First Trailer For Black Ops II Right Now

Here it is, folks—the first trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II As you can see, the game will take place in the future. And in the past! The military has come to rely on a huge force of unarmed drones and tanks, and some nefarious so-and-so has hacked them and turned them against…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 1, 2012

This Isn’t Black Ops II’s Debut Trailer. But it Should Be.

Press play on this video. For around 40 seconds you may think it’s actually the debut trailer for upcoming blockbuster Black Ops II. Then you get to 41 seconds and, sadly, you realise that as wonderful as this is, it is not the debut trailer for Black Ops II For reference, the actual trailer goes…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Is Official

Call of Duty‘s UK webpage confirms the long rumored sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops The website has this info about the game: “Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012

Leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops II Screenshots Apparently Confirm Near Future Setting

Throwing more fuel on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II fire, here are a couple new screenshots apparently from the upcoming game. Last month’s leaked art images showed the gun-toting “quadcopter” that appeared in internet videos and on the game’s website. The quadcopter also appeared in these latest screens, courtesy of Japanese site Doope.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2012

Looks Like the Next Black Ops Is a Little More Modern

Call of Duty developers Treyarch have only ever made games set in the past. Whether that be the Second World War or the Cold War, doesn’t matter, their games have never seen the 1990s, let alone today. But that looks like it’s set to change with the next game in the series. What will surely…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012

There’s Morse Code on the Call of Duty Website. Here’s What It Says.

It’s quick as can be but there’s an obscure teaser for Activision’s next big first-person shooter on the Call of Duty website. The concentric circles on the loading screen for CallofDuty.com contain morse code. You probably know what it says already, but it’s safe to consider this a sneaky sort-of confirmation from Activision. (If not,…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2012

Modern Warfare 3 is Finally Releasing New Maps for PC Gamers

Ha ha, but who plays Modern Warfare 3 on PC amirite? Well, people do in numbers enough that Activision’s finally decided to sell them the “Content Collection 1” made available to Xbox 360 gamers earlier this year. It’s the first post-release content to become available for this version of the game. Content Collection 1 will…

By Owen Good Published April 28, 2012

Pre-Order Cards Show Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 As Coming November 13th

Rumors have pegged this year’s Call of Duty as a sequel to the Treyarch-developed Black Ops. Now, an image of Target pre-order cards running on IGN appears to confirm the title and show a release date of November 13th. If you’re keeping score, that’s one week after Halo 4 The release date follows rumors of…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 27, 2012

First Black Ops 2 “Screenshots” Leaked Via Special Effects Company

Some images, reportedly originating from the website of Hollywood special effects company Reel EFX (but since pulled), look like they could be our first look at the next Call of Duty game. Or at least some parts of it. For a while now, Activision has been teasing the game with shots of a gun-toting “quadcopter”,…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012

Why Should a Video Game Franchise Die Just Because You Don’t Like It?

In today’s morbid edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me wonders why people call for the death of popular franchises just because they don’t like them. Good question! What is it about folks that call for the death of franchises they dislike rather than simply ignoring them? GameTrailers did a video of the…

Speak Up Published April 24, 2012

The Star of the Next Call of Duty Could Be This Machine-Gun Quadcopter

The sun sets every day. And it rises, too. You can depend on things like that. Just like the yellow gas giant we orbit around, you can also depend on a new Call of Duty game coming out this year. No surprise there, right? But what kinds of terrible, death-dealing technology will it feature, you…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 23, 2012

Another Day, Another Death Threat From Gamers to The People Who Make Video Games

“The very first death threat I got was when we decided not to support dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2,” Robert Bowling, the former public face for the Call of Duty series, recently told me. That was in 2009. He’s had many more since, including batches of them every month throughout last year. “They were…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2012

On May 1, A New Call of Duty Game Will be Revealed

A new Call of Duty game reveal? Already? It’s OK. I’m as shocked/speechless/breathless as you are. Activision has updated Call of Duty’s official site with a new splash page saying that, on May 1, there’ll be a “World Reveal”. Given the increasing buzz/chatter flying around it’s probably for either Black Ops 2 or, as was…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012

If Activision is Releasing “Call of Duty: Eclipse” They Picked a Good Day to Do It

I was on the fence about posting this because, I mean, “Black Ops 2 coming out in November?” Stop the presses, that’s like “Call of Duty is coming out this year”-type news. But the game does seem to have a clever codename, unless the codename is actually its title. Rumor has it that the marketing…

By Owen Good Published April 22, 2012