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Black Ops 2 - Tips for gameplay and objective modes!

2012-11-30T00:49:00.000+11:00

Howdy rushers and campers!

So we've all been playing Black Ops 2 until our little thumbs have been bleeding, but that's not where the pain is coming from right? The pain is coming from the god-awful teammates who fail to play the objective despite the markers and the announcements and your lovely, guiding words of encouragement coaxing them to 'B'. So I'm here with some tips on general gameplay and objective gamemodes for both you and er... them.

TEAM DEATHMATCH

I know we all want to rush around the map with lightweight and akimbo weapons but until you know the maps like the back of your hand (and I know you don't want to hear this but..) camp when you need to for selective periods of time. The barrels and boxes are conveniently placed around maps so that you can swoop around a corner, clear the area, look over the box into the next open area, knock out whoever you can and go about your business.
As soon as you kill someone, flee the area. You may be running ghost but no silencer, you may be running silencer but no ghost, either way you are now visible on the map and the opposite team will be coming for you. You know how you react when you see the enemy on the UAV and run towards them? Yes, they're doing that to you.
Be logical, don't run into open spaces, aim down sights if you need to, flank around the outsides of maps as you begin to learn them.
Always shoot down enemy air support. Again, you know how you love friendly UAVS? So do they.

KILL CONFIRMED

Unless you're getting the final 75th tag, do not run into the open unprotected to collect 1 tag. Here the enemy can 1) kill you and take your tag 2) tag the tag that you were running for and consequently get a confirm or deny.
Use a tag as bait for the enemy team. If you're sitting pretty, head clip behind an object and knock off the enemies as they run desperately towards the tag sitting infront of your sights.

DOMINATION

Don't be afraid to set shock charges and betties on a flag you need to protect. The objective is to maintain the possession of your flags by doing anything necessary.
Always run towards B at first spawn, encourage your team mates to do so. Clear out any enemies by throwing your tac. and lethals as you run towards it.
Sit and protect B if you need to. Again this isn't camping but protecting the objectives.
Warn your teammates not to switch spawns so often, you'll lose valuable positioning and flag safety.

Black Ops 2 - Nuketown DLC Controversy

2012-11-30T00:36:00.003+11:00

SO Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was released on the 13th of November, 2012 with the promise of the Nuketown DLC map with every launch copy of the game. For many gamers, this was the prime reason for pre-ordering copies (particularly the Hardened versions).

Of course many gamers were happy with their Nuketown DLC from the start, with the map being available on 24/7 rotation with different objective game modes. All was well and happy in Nuketown, Nevada until 6 days after release where the map and lobbies were REMOVED from rotation.

I give you, this image:

Well of course the very vocal COD community shot the messenger and tea-bagged his body until the situation was fixed... kind of.

The replacement has been a 'bonus' lobby (which still pulls a huge amount of the user base, anywhere from 20,000 - 50,000) with multiple small, chaotic maps with varying objective game modes. Maps include 'slums', 'carrier' and well.. the maps are so unmemorable that I can't actually name the others despite 30 hours of game play up until this point.

New Black Ops Map Pack - Annihilation

2011-06-23T11:50:00.003+10:00

Treyarch and Activision released the new video trailer for the latest DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops

In continuing with past releases, the DLC will include 4 multiplayer maps and 1 zombie map.

Multiplayer Maps:

Drive-In
Hazard
Hangar 18
Silo

Zombie map:

Shangri-la

Further detail about each map:

Drive-In
Close quarters combat focus. The map does look pretty small, 4-5 buildings with facades similar to those of fast food outlets.

There seems to be some key vantage points here and great opportunities for call outs. As always, the playerbase is often split on the topic of small maps like Nuketown, where some enjoy the opportunity for fast-paced, close quarters combat and whereas some prefer large maps and the opportunity to 'hold an area down'.

Hazard
This seems to be a sniper map, as the video trailer describes it: 'Manicured fairways, cliff side coastal vistas and snipers hidden in the sand traps'. So according to the small blurb, this location is in fact a golf course intended for sniping and long-range gameplay.

Ah yes, LOTS of vantage points and quite a few lines of sight. Reminiscent of villa?

Silo
The blurb for this one is obscured in the trailer, the most legible text reads: 'Perfect for a super sized kill .. Add an extra helping of soviet'. Well, that helps doesn't it? Gameplay of the map itself shows a medium - large map, with even more vantage points and the use of snipers. It also appears as if the map is home to rockets hidden inside silo containers - can we expect another shaky, Launch style map?

So it looks like a large-ish, long-range combat based map? Big lines of sight and possibly some gattling guns?

Hangar-18
'A plate of experimental weapons, an SR-71, an autopsy room, with a side of mysterious black vans.' .. Interesting. On initial thought, I assumed the SR-71 would be some kind of mechanism where both teams or all players would be given the benefit of a blackbird for a short amount of time. When rationality kicked in, I realised that it was probably just the physical plane that would be inside of a hangar. Thanks, rationality. So this map appears to be some kind of government hangar.

This map actually looks incredibly interesting - but also reminds me of Stockpile (dammit). Seems like its going to be a lot of in-building warfare (close quarter combat). As you can see, the SR-71 is infact physically in the map, as are the autopsy rooms. I'm unsure of the size or 'type' of this map, but it looks like a medium sized battlefield.

Zombie Map:

Shangri-La

So, this looks interesting - the map is set in an 'Aztec' location with waterfalls and towering stairs leading to possible temples?

Looks like zombie monkies are set to return from ascension?

Also looks like some kind of trap-mechanism is available here? Although it seems to be automatically triggered, rather than something you buy and activate.

^ That'll be great for trains of zombies.

Set to make its return is also the quick revive (of course all the machines and dispensers will be returning for this map). Also being introduced are female zombies!

And some kind of water features/mechanisms? Will be involved. Presumably like the ice in 'Call of the Dead'.

The DLC map pack will first be available for Xbox 360, then released later for PS3 and PC. They'll probably follow suit and be priced at $15 US.

Well this all does look interesting, although I am not personally a fan of DLC. I skipped out on First Strike but did end up buying Escalation, only to be disappointed with the multiplayer maps and frustrated by George (and teammates that LOVE shooting him) in zombies. I'm not 'hard to please' by any means, but the multiplayer maps were in no comparison to the well-balanced stock maps available.

New Playstation 3 Console (PS3) Being Released

2011-06-22T17:04:00.003+10:00

Yes, a new PS3 model is being released with a few incremental changes that improve upon the current Playstation Slim.

New features:

Less power consumption. From 230 watts to 200 watts.
Weight reduction. From 3 kgs to 2.6 kgs. (400 grams.. really Sony?)
Power and eject buttons no longer have any LED lights (not confirmed just yet)

So yes, they are rather small additions that have been made to the interior moreso than the exterior of the Playstation console. Unfortunately there will be no price drop for the console, but it is a great thing to see a large multinational corporation 'going green'.

Who is xcaliz0rz?

2011-06-22T00:11:00.001+10:00

I'll tell you who. Well, kinda.
Sorry to 'de-mystify' him (kinda), but I'm not sure I've seen an okay profile on this genius man to date.

This is a picture of Bruce. Bruce is xcaliz0rz.

Location: Houston, Texas

Platforms of Choice: Xbox 360 and PC

Youtube Screen Name: xcaliz0rz
This screenname was derived from a prior one 'xcaliber', and was change to xcalizorz for the sake of uniqueness,

Xbox Live Gamertag: Thee3nd

Famous catchphrases: "Suprise BITCH!", "P*ss chugging sh*t head", amongst many other remarks concerning teammates that don't pull their weight or who have an inclination for dying during COD zombie game modes or matches of domination.

Age: 22

Nationality: Part Asian.

Occupation: Youtuber? Gamer and youtube commentator. And not a pansy 'oh sometimes I make a vlog about my truck and its suspension' youtuber, but a legitimate account holder that seriously racks up views (his machinima vids get upwards of 750,000 hits, meaning that xcal gets a pretty pay check at the end of it).

GPA: Graduated with a 2.9. Intelligent but according to the source himself, slacked off and had no penchant for tertiary education.

Social Life: Bruce addressed this during a drunken twitter interview with well.. everyone. Keenancornelius asked 'do you have a normal social life that you have to balance with video games or do you find you are sometimes lonely?', to which xcal himself replied "@keenancornelius i have no problem going out to do things with friends if they ask. wasnt always like that but i've moved on from dark times."

So it looks as if Bruce does enjoy a selective social life, but his channel content and frequency of uploads indicates that a lot of his time is dedicated to gaming/commentating.

Competitive Gaming: He has zero desire to enter any sorts of competition, and elaborates in a zombie commentary video that he felt as if he reached a competitive peak at age 16 playing Battlefield/Badcompany (I forget). Recently he refused to enter a FFA competition in which he would face fellow commentators, probably because he has nothing to prove. Although he has no inclination for general competition, Bruce is indeed a significantly skilled player in both Call of Duty and other game titles, in which he uses uncommon weapon classes and uncharacteristically (in comparison to other commentators) plays the objective, and achieves incredible kill counts and xp scores.

Game Series to Date:
- Call of Duty: COD 4 Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2 (MW2), Black Ops
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Monday Night Combat
- Perfect Dark
- Mass Effect 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum

...and my laptops dying. I will upload more info later.

More Evidence for the Next GTA (GTAV?)

2011-06-21T13:36:00.000+10:00

Recently, numerous forum members and Sherlock Holmes clones web-wide have found traces left by Rockstar/Take-Two pointing to the imminent creation and release of the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. The most prominent indicators being newly registered domains (reportedly bought by Rockstar, althought it is not confirmed).

Domains registered by Rockstar:

accesseverywhere.com
amourdelumiere.com
animalway.com
auctiondesigner.com
auto4less.com
automaticwebsite.com
babehardcore.com
baitman.com
bicyclecommuter.com
boobstop.com
bunnyhop.com
californiahomesbyowner.com
carolinabrokers.com
carskates.com
chatevent.com
consumerresource.com
cookinganything.com
couchparty.com
cthreeracing.com
cytech.net
digitalvilla.com
dollarworks.com
drcarlton.com
edrugs.com
electronicmortgage.com
famouszone.com
flowpress.com
frk.net
f*ckyew.com
fun-gifts.com
getamexican.com
holidayalbums.com
host100.idolls.com
icekeeper.com
idolls.com
imforwards.com
indepthappraising.com
justcanoe.com
keyflash.com
kidsfitclub.com
loadoffmymind.com
loanillinois.com
mail.baitman.com
mail.indepthappraising.com
mail.neighborhoodconnection.com
mail.pregnantandalone.com
mail.tonage.com
majesticgifts.com
majorflava.com
mundoradical.com
mx1.sexomy.com
myrtlebeachattorney.com
neighborhoodconnection.com
nobodyneedstoknow.com
ns.indepthappraising.com
ns.keyflash.com
outrageouslife.com
personnelindia.com
photoandvideo.com
pokerpath.com
pregnantandalone.com
quickwebpage.com
raceing.com
racenet.net
ratehosts.com
repwire.com
resold.com
restaurantlocator.net
scrollsign.com
sexomy.com
shopntrade.com
sitepioneer.com
sportshealthcenter.com
stacysmail.com
stickerstore.com
stopfraud.com
studyabroad.net
swati1.resold.com
thebetter.com
themaniacs.com
thetangible.com
thewhitefox.com
thisdomainname.com
tonage.com
ultimatecases.com
vs.finalconnection.com
websitesaver.com
webspool.com
westernescapes.com
whattheysay.com
www.babehardcore.com
www.bicyclecommuter.com
www.bunnyhop.com
www.carskates.com
www.dollarworks.com
www.kidsfitclub.com
www.mundoradical.com
www.shopntrade.com
www.westernescapes.com
www.racing.com

Yes, there are A LOT of them and they are all fairly ambiguous in a sense. Some of them do point to possible gang names to be used in the next game or possible strip clubs.

Gang Name Domains:

"thebetter.com"
"themaniacs.com"
"thetangible.com"
"thewhitefox.com"

Although 'thewhitefox' sounds more like a middle-class restaurant with hateful and poorly paid waitors to me.

Strip Club Domains:

"babehardcore.com"
"boobstop.com"
"sexomy.com"

"Californiahomesbyowner.com", "carolinabrokers.com" and "myrtlebeachattorney.com" also allude to the possibility of the next game being set in California, or at least on the eastcoast.

Also, Declan Muley (stuntman) recently listed Grand Theft Auto V on in Circulum Vitae/Resume, although later passing it off as a typo, presumably do to media attention stirred by such an accreditation.

Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) In Development.

2011-06-21T13:21:00.000+10:00

Sources with access to Rockstar Games claim the next installment is likely to hit in 2012. It is said to be 'well under way' and is in the process of having incremental changes made to it (minigames, etc). The source, reportedly close to the 'Take-Two' subsidiary, said "It's the big one." Unfortunately no further information was disclosed by the source, but could this just possibly be the start of some exciting publicity set up by Rockstar in preparation for the next installment in the popular series?

Some other information pointing to the production of GTA V was found in multiple casting calls.

Casting Call from Take-Two:

Pedeaston, "a man-boy love activist who just got released from an Indonesian prison", is between 40 and 45 years old.

Pedeaston hosted the WCTR radio show that can be heard in GTA: San Andreas. In GTAIV, Pedeaston is arrested by Indonesian police for suspected child molesting.

Matthew, "a liberal young male who believes in a conspiracy made by republicans to undermine America" is between 18 and 25 years old.

Jose, "a white creepy man who thinks that technology is a poison against the wilderness" is between 30 and 40 years old.

Anthony, "a young, fast-talking boy fighting for the right of young boys to drink alcohol and have sex" is between 10 and 15 years old.

These cast listings are most probably for radio stations (a popular and well-loved feature of Grand Theft Auto), as it is suspected that casting for main story characters will be much more secretive until Rockstar is prepared to make announcements concerning characters and storyline, much closer to the release date (hopefully no later than 2012, 4 years after the last installment)

What will the graphics look like? That's something that can only be considered once we see some actual gameplay - not screenshots, but actual gameplay - that is preferably rendered by console, as to see the minimum and maximum resolution and achievements of the graphic detail. Remember back in 2008 when GTA IV's graphics were staggering? "Wow they're so lifelike, the city is breaaaathing". And now we look back, and they're not so beautiful, especially in comparison to the likes of Battlefield or Killzone 3. Well, I'll be expecting that Rockstar will blow us away again, especially with 4 years worth of production time up their sleeves, but as usual - only time (and gameplay) will tell.

As with past installments, Grand Theft Auto V will be available on Playstation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360 and PC.

Source for 1st story from here.
Casting calls from Eurogamer

Modern Warfare 3 Information

2011-06-20T20:00:00.000+10:00

Multiplayer Info

Leaked and confirmed weapons:

Scorpion

The Skorpion SMG featured in both COD 4 and Call of Duty Black Ops. Relatively high damage weapon with high mobility (as consistent with all SMGS). Famously used in Akimbo form by youtube commentator, xcaliz0rz (SUPRISE, BITCH!). Akimbo attachment is most prominently used in Black Ops.

Said to be based on the mp5 from COD 4 rather than the mp5k found in Black Ops. Has a 'new look' (it's sexy) and hopefully has less recoil than the mp5k found in BO. According to Shaun Hutchinson, the mp5 did have significantly less recoiled when tested in Spec Ops mode during E3.

SCAR-H

Conflicting sources here, the Scar-H is listed on some sites as leaked whereas the Scar-L is featured on other sources. L is representative of light, and H of heavy. The weapon is set to make its return from MW2.

MP412 pistol

Conflicting sources again on whether this is a variant of the M14 or a M21. The M14EBR was included in MW2 as a sniper rifle whereas the M14 was featured in Black Ops as an assault rifle. It looks to make a return in some form, in the next installment of Modern Warfare 3.

RSASS

The Remington Semi-Automatic Sniper System will be introduced as a sniper rifle in Modern Warfare 3 as suggested by leaked screenshots.

Model 1887

First making its appearance in MW2, the 1887 is infact making its returning in the next installment this November. The staggering range of this shotgun and the use of shotguns as a secondary in Infinity Ward's MW2 made for a somewhat 'unbalanced' weapon (as labelled by the userbase). Inscribed on this shotgun is 'Hasta la Vista'.

P99 pistol

Developed in Germany, this semi-automatic pistol is set for inclusion.

AK-47

An ever-popular assault rifle, the AK will be returning, conforming to its presence in COD4, MW2 and Black Ops. Although further development is expected, the new 'skin' is modernised and sleek, in contrast to its past appearances that had a significant inclusion of wood.

With virtually no recoil in MW2, the ACR will be making its return. Not the most widely used assault rifle in the last installment of the 'Modern Warfare' series, however the rapidly increasing use of uncommon weapons (as popular in black ops - olympia, stakeout, uzi and skorpion use) may promote the use of such a weapon in the next game.

Barrett .50 Cal

Present in COD 4 and MW2, this sniper rifle will be returning.

Striker

This 12-gauge Striker Shotgun will be returning from MW2. Labelled 'The New Striker' in screenshots.

3-20 Grenade Launcher

Developed by the US Army, the M320 will be present in MW3 (much to the dismay of various niche groups of the playerbase). Grenade launchers were much disputed in past titles, specifically MW2, where range and damage statistics qualified the weapon/attachment as over-powered and therefore over-used.

AA-12

This automatic shotgun will be present as it was in MW2.

12-Gauge pump action shotgun, this weapon was developed in the US and will be introduced with the next installment of Modern Warfare.

G-36

Developed by Heckler and Koch in the 1990s, this assault rifle will be included, as it was in COD4.

Magpul FMG

An interesting inclusion, this SMG is a foldable machine gun that was designed for covert-use and concealment. Made out of polymer material, the weapon is of a light-weight.

Maps:

Alpha
Alps
Bootleg
Bravo
Brooklyn
Carbon
Coast
Dome
Exchange
Hardhat
Interchange
Lambeth
Meteora
Mogadishu
Paris
Plaza 2
Radar
Seatown
Underground
Village

Perks that will NOT be returning:

Commando
One Man Army
Second Chance

Reveal Trailer:

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Teaser Trailer:

Call of Duty Elite:

Contrast to previously thought (..well, feared) the majority of Call of Duty: Elite and its core features will infact be free to the COD playerbase. The service offers features such as stat tracking, multiplayer heat maps, clan making/joining, group creation and forums, video uploading capabilities and further capabilities that will be announced/discovered upon release. Also available is the option to sign up for a Beta for the Elite service, which can be found here.

Modern Warfare 3 will be available this coming November (2011) on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. It is unknown at this point whether dedicated servers for the PC will be utilised, as this feature was excluded in MW2 and substituted for the use of a P2P connection system.

Dita Von Teese

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A quick bio.

Birth Name: Heather Renée Sweet

Stage Name: Dita Von Teese

Birth Date: September 28, 197

Place of Birth: Rochester, Michigan, USA

Nationality: American, Armenian

Occupation: Burlesque performer, model

Alternative Facts/Info:

Signature Lipstick: Red

Bust Size: 32C

Hips: 33 inches

Waist: 22 inches

Shoe: 6 1/2 U.S, 36 European

Weight: 114 lbs
Height: 5'4"1/2

Star Sign: Libra

Favourite City: Paris

Favourite Movie Star: Betty Grable

Signature Scent: Quelques Fleurs L'Original

Major news events/interviews:

"DITA VON TEESE went under the knife for a boob job at the age of 21 - because years of drug abuse had ravaged her body.
The burlesque beauty admits she began dabbling with illegal substances when she was a teenager, and her habit spiraled out of control throughout the 1990s.
Von Teese confesses the drugs took a major toll on her figure, but seeing herself so gaunt gave her the motivation to kick her addictions and she eventually opted for surgery to repair the damage.
She says, “I was a bit of a party girl in the early ’90s and used LSD and Ecstasy. Eventually my weight dropped to 6stone 7lbs and I looked terrible, so I gave up drugs. My breasts never recovered, so when I was 21 I had 32D implants. Now I‘m a healthy 8 stone and 2 pounds.” Source 1 Source 2

""We're in touch," Von Teese, 34, told PEOPLE Thursday at the julib.com party for the musical Wicked at Hollywood hot spot Social Hollywood. "We're still married. We're going through the [divorce] process but we are not friends."

"When I say 'friends,' I mean friends," she explained, making air-quotes with her fingers. "But we don't hate each other or anything."

Von Teese filed for divorce from Manson, 38, in December after a year of marriage. " Source 1

Images:
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Teese in 'vintage' glamour get-up

Photograph from promotion of Dita's products/association with Mac cosmetics