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After suddenly pulling a popular pre-order multiplayer map from Black Ops II online play yesterday, Activision added it back to a new playlist called Chaos Moshpit. Game design director David Vonderhaar from dev studio Treyarch—who delivered the bad news—made it seem possible that the map could come back in a tweet late yesterday: More »
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Okan Kaya, an Australian sales manager from Sydney, has set a new world record for the longest consecutive gaming session, racking up 122 hours playing the recently-released Black Ops II. More »
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Earlier this month, Activision announced that it would let people who pre-ordered the publisher's latest FPS mega-hit play on a re-imagined version of the popular Nuketown multiplayer map. That part of the promotion turned out to be true. But that access to the special battleground appears to have been suddenly revoked. The sudden bad news was confirmed via tweet from Treyarch game design director David Vonderhaar: More »
This Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Easter Egg is found on Nuketown 2025 and it allows you to play old Activision games like Pitfall, Kaboom!, Hero, and River Raid by shooting all the mannequin heads off in 1 minute 30 seconds.
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There are a number of Hollywood stars lending their talents to Black Ops II. Sam Worthington returns as Mason, for example. The only thing Worthington provides, though, is his voice. More »
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Stephen made a great point earlier in the week when he compared Black Ops II to, of all things, Mass Effect. The way the game is punctuated with moments that can re-shape an entire experience with a single decision is an unexpected and welcome move for a series that's so often criticised for being little more than a roller-coaster with explosions. More »
Reports are coming in that PlayStation 3 owners are unable to redeem their downloadable content codes for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
A number of users over on the EU PlayStation Website are reporting difficulties in claiming the Nuketown 2025 and Nuketown Zombies maps.
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Needless to say, there are spoilers in both this video and post. If you don't want to know what the post-credit shenanigans are all about, feel free to move along. More »
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When not appearing in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, David Petraeus is at the center of a sex scandal—a very confusing sex scandal. Taiwan's Liu Shu-jen isn't making anything easier, either. She is making things stranger. More »
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A reminder (this pic is from May) that when you fire up Black Ops II and about an hour in are greeted by horses, Activision's billions do not get you hand-animated horses. They get you this. More »
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If you're about to settle in for 11 months of Black Ops II multiplayer, you'd do well to take this chart with you, as it shows just about everything you need to know about all the game's weapons. More »
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Whenever a military-themed shooter comes out, the first thing many people say is "oh great, here comes another Call of Duty clone". It's a term used as a slur against a game, saying that it's not just copying another game, it's copying another game that for many has long run out of ideas. More »
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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. More »
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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 few hours. And then, of course, there are the gamers. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
