CoD: Black Ops confirmed for Wii
Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released on Wii at the same time as the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. The news comes as little surprise as Black...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops teaser trailer
Activision have released a teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, showcasing this new first-person shooter which will introduce fans to the elite world of Black Ops. Continue reading...
View ArticleCoD: Black Ops discussed
Developer Treyarch believes that Call of Duty: Black Ops will finally dispel the widely held sentiment that they’re the franchise’s B-Team. Speaking with Official Xbox Magazine, studio head Mark Lamia...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Reveal trailer
Activision and Treyarch have released a reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, their new first-person shooter due November this year. Continue reading...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Remix trailer
Activision have released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, featuring remixed music from Eminem. In the works at Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops is scheduled to be available on November 9th,...
View ArticleCoD: Black Ops multiplayer teaser trailer
Activision have released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, in the works at Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released on November 9th, 2010, for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and DS. Continue...
View ArticlePC modding confirmed for Black Ops
Treyarch has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops for PC will be modifiable. An official post on the game’s forum reads, ““We plan to open the game up for modding sometime post-launch.” “We do not...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Wagermatch trailer
Activision has released a new gameplay trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, demonstrating this first-person shooter set to introduce fans to the elite world of Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops is...
View ArticleTreyarch recruits Hollywood talent
Activision have revealed two familiar names on the Call of Duty: Black Ops payroll; award-winning actors Gary Oldman and Ed Harris have joined the cast to contribute their talents to gamers worldwide....
View ArticleBlack Ops servers limited to AU
Treyarch has announced that it has partnered exclusively with a single game service provider called GameServers.com. An official post on Black Ops’ forums reads, “We have partnered with GameServers.com...
View ArticleTreyarch: Black Ops MP "always free"
Treyarch’s Mark Lamia has said that the studio will be “supporting the hell” out of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ multiplayer post-release. Speaking with trade publication MCV, Lamia said that games don’t...
View ArticleNo campaign co-op for Black Ops
Treyarch has confirmed that there will be no two-player mode for the game’s campaign. Speaking with Gamertag Radio, executive producer Dan Suarez said, “There’s no campaign co-op this year.” The game...
View ArticleBlack Ops PC to be 'same' as consoles
Speaking with IGN, Treyarch’s PC lead Cesar Stastny has said that Call of Duty: Black Ops on PC will be the “same” game that appears on consoles. Sounds self evident? Read on. “What we’re really trying...
View ArticleZombie mode confirmed for Black Ops
Activision and Treyarch have confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will include a zombie mode. The zombie mode will be four-player coop, as it was when it was first introduced in Call of Duty: World...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops launch trailer
Activision have released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Developed by Treyarch, the first-person shooter is scheduled to be available on November 9th, 2010. Continue reading...
View ArticleActi: Black Ops will not meet MW2 sales
Activision expects that Call of Duty: Black Ops will sell 20 percent less units than last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The estimate comes via guidance released on the back of the publisher’s...
View ArticleCuba denounces Black Ops
Cuba’s state-owned media has rounded on Call of Duty: Black Ops, saying it glorifies assassination and will turn American youths into sociopaths. The first level of the game is set in the months...
View ArticleBlack Ops breaks sales records
Call of Duty: Black Ops has broken day one sales records, moving more than 5.6 million units in the US and UK alone. In doing so it has beaten previous title holder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,...
View ArticleBlack Ops: $650 million in five days
Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a new record for five day sales, topping USD $650 million and beating previous title holder, 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by $100...
View ArticleActi slams down COD sub rumours
Activision has put an end to months of speculation and stated that there will "never, ever" be a subscription model implemented for Call of Duty’s multiplayer. Speaking with website IndustryGamers, CEO...
View ArticleBlack Ops’ PS3 patch a disaster
Treyarch’s latest batch of fixes to the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops has created a raft of new problems including hard freezes, report players on the game's official forums. One...
View ArticleFirst Black Ops map pack announced
Xbox LIVE spokesperson Major Nelson has said that the first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops will arrive on Microsoft’s platform on the 1st of February. For 1,200 Microsoft Points (approximately...
View ArticleBlacks Ops earns USD $1 billion
Call of Duty: Black Ops has accumulated more than USD $1 billion in sales since its launch in November, Activision has announced. According to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, that makes Black Ops the...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops First Strike trailer
Activision has released the first trailer for it's Call of Duty: Black Ops downloadable content pack, First Strike. Continue reading...
View ArticleBlack Ops First Strike Ascension trailer
Activision have released a new trailer for the First Strike add-on released today worldwide for PS3. This downloadable content features four new multiplayer maps, including Berlin Wall, Discovery,...
View ArticleBlack Ops Escalation multiplayer preview
This video features assorted Treyarch developers as they talk about the Escalation multiplayer maps - Zoo, Convoy, Hotel and Stockpile. Continue reading...
View ArticleCall of Duty's "Elite" subscription service
Any discussion on the possibility of monetising Call of Duty's online multiplayer component has typically met with a collective wail of indignation from fans and detractors alike. It's not hard to see...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC screenshots
Third content pack coming 28th June. Continue reading...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation trailer
Coming 28th June, Annihilation, the third content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, features four new multiplayer maps and a fresh Zombie experience. It will be available first on Xbox Live. Continue...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation Multiplayer trailer
The third DLC pack for Black Ops features four new multiplayer maps: Hangar 18, Drive-In, Silo and Hazard. Zombies are also back in Shangri-La, a legendary shrine lost in an exotic jungle. Continue...
View ArticleActivision announces Call of Duty XP 2011
Activision has today announced Call of Duty XP 2011, an event for the series’ fanbase to come together and celebrate the blockbuster shooter. Taking place over the 2nd and 3rd of September in a...
View ArticleNo COD Elite PC beta until spring NZST
Activision has said that there will be no Call of Duty Elite beta for PC until spring NZST at the earliest. On this blog, Activision’s social media manager Dan Amrich said, “PC players will have to...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection video
Activision today released a behind-the-scenes video for Rezurrection, a new Call of Duty: Black Ops add-on set to launch first via Xbox Live on August 23rd. Continue reading...
View ArticleActivision: 18 million Black Ops map packs sold
More than 18 million Call of Duty: Black Ops map packs have been sold, reports publisher Activision. Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said that with the map packs taken into account, the...
View ArticleCall of Duty XP
8000 gaming fans descended upon a warehouse in Los Angeles this weekend to pay tribute to the Call of Duty series, and perform various physical activities they clearly weren't built for.Los Angeles has...
View ArticleActivision registers blackops2.com
Call of Duty publisher Activision has registered blackops2.com, fuelling rumours that this year’s probable instalment in the series will be a sequel to 2010’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. According to...
View ArticleA new engine is not needed for BLOPS2 to be great - Treyarch
That Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will utilise the same engine as Black Ops – albeit heavily modified – is a non-issue, according to Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia. Likening the upgrading of an engine to...
View ArticleCall of Duty: Black Ops II E3 2012 BTS trailer
Treyarch head Mark Lamia and the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 development team discuss their motivations heading into this entry in the Call of Duty franchise. Continue reading...
View ArticleActivision UK PR manager embezzled Black Ops marketing money
A former Activision senior public relations manager has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement after she spent money earmarked for Call of Duty promotions on personal items. Gamesbeat is reporting...
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