Call of Duty: Black Ops

Black Ops Launch Trailer!

2010-11-01T20:25:00.000-04:00

True to their word, Treyarch and Activision had the new Launch Trailer aired during the Steelers vs Saints football game. This is most likely going to be the last pre-launch trailer that we see, as the game is a painstakingly short (or long) 8 days away. Cutting short the unnecessary banter, check out the brand new Launch Trailer below! Thanks for stopping by, and let us know what you think of the trailer over at the...

Killstreaks in Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010-10-25T20:42:00.001-04:00

One of the biggest changes from Call of Duty: 2 Modern Warfare is to remove the 25 kill Killstreak reward of the tactical Nuke. We are sad to see that, but in return, we get less destructive, but very effective something. Dogs attack duty: World at war. Tactical Nuke was sometimes good, but it was not funny sometimes when players used too soon.
Compared to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, there are 8 killstreak rewards removed and 8 killstreak rewards added. The rest had their name changed or still have the same name.
We have seen, the black ops Killstreak in the menu set, and this is certainly no room for an extra slot after slaughter 11-helicopter, i.e. after the battle that you just did.
Here is an overview of the rewards in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The first number is the amount of kills needed. The second name is the name of the killstreak reward.
1. 3 – Spy Plane
2. 3 – RC-XD (RC bomb)
3. 4 – Counter Spy Plane
4. 4 – SAM Turret
5. 5 – Care Package
6. 5 – Napalm Strike
7. 6 – Sentry Gun
8. 6 – Mortar Team
9. 7 – Attack Helicopter
10. 7 – Valkyrie Rockets
11. 8 – Blackbird
12. 8 – Rolling Thunder
13. 9 – Chopper Gunner
14. 11 – Attack Dogs
15. 11 – Gunship
We are pleased to see that Treyarch listens to the players of Call of Duty and makes changes to make the gameplay even better. With the all new killstreaks, this will be the best Call of Duty yet.

One take on Call of Duty: Black OPS

2010-10-25T20:39:00.002-04:00

The outstanding success of Modern Warfare 2 made the new release of Call of Duty: Black Ops even more anticipated. It can be but merely organic for any players to expect the newest remarkable sequel involving Modern Warfare 2. There are many Call of Duty fansites that have released the teaser trailer which was revealed by Treyarch together with their announcement of the actual new Call of Duty Black Ops video game which will be released within a matter of weeks. The wait has ended simply because now there is the official announcement from Activision with regard to the release of the actual seventh installment from the series of Call of Duty. The production of the game began on April 29, this year under the wings of Treyarch, a California-based subsidiary of Activision. The projected launch time is going to be on November 9, 2010. Message boards along with blogs have been publishing the content articles reviewing the trailer countless times and also have already got worldwide attention!
Although trailer obviously showed us clips associated with Vietnam-war days gadgets such as the Huey, m-16s, and additionally AK-47s along with soldiers’ individual equipment of this period, we can’t predict if the actual game’s main battle place will be heavy inside the paddies of Vietnam. Towards the end of the trailer some Russian-accented guy is chatting with regards to assisting the soldeir to recollect something while certain American soldier is coming returning to consciousness. There have been additional demos exposed for some individuals, other than the trailer. The first has been a slow and strategic trek over the wintry mountains of Russia circa 1968. You will see the fact that there is actually a Blackburd using afterburners, when you observe the trailer close enough. It starts out in the windswept plus dusty air force inside Northern California where one can see a first-person view of the pilot getting geared up to board the SR-71. I am sure this is the Lockheed SR-71 given its silhouette–two red-glowing motors on a pair delta-designed wings. That positions us at 1964, spot on when this kind of bird was commissioned in the middle of the Vietnam-war ages. It appears like the airplane is actually speeding up down the runway where you’ll be able to simply thrust upon the left analog stick and see the actual SR-71 go away in couple of seconds as well as ready to do some reconnaissance in the place that the enemy hides.
Among the many cool brand-new factors in the game is definitely the interaction among people. The very first time in Call of Duty history, the actual playable character has a voice. You will not play with the supersoldier without any feedback in to the game, the player will now have his private strategies with regards to the scenario and ideas on how to deal with them. Much more so like the previous Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2′s storyline was known to veer uncontrollable for much of the action. Hence, we’re eager to find out just how Tryarch is going to manage the actual storytelling during the brand new Black Ops. I do believe there will not be any particular times to be mentioned in the actual game however almost certainly will target the 60s along with 1970′s beginning with the Bay of Pigs to Vietnam, and Watergate. We would certainly not really be shocked in case they incorporate or mention Kennedy’s killing someplace in the experience.
Black Ops appears impressive, no matter what you may make from this info. Of course, it’s a Call of Duty video game, thus that is probably not much of a amazement to some people. Though the various pacing, brand new game play features, along with new setting create an interesting combination. Black Op’s launch date is rather close so we have been are getting excited about seeing exactly what else Treyarch has up its sleeve. In any case, Black Ops will certainly set a huge blast as soon as it’ll be released. Together with a a number of Entertainment news, Call of Duty: Black Ops will obviously reach the headlines.

Treyarch Takes Quickscoping out of Black Ops

2010-10-25T20:37:00.000-04:00

Treyarch has now confirmed that players will not be able to quickscope in the final version of the game. That footage was taken from the closed beta of the game, but during a Q&A session on Twitter, Treyarch’s community manger Josh Olin answered some direct questions about whether or not quickscoping will be included in the game.
When simply asked if quickscoping will be possible in Black Ops, Olin replied: ”No. Quickscoping is a cheap way to play. We’re specifically going to gimp Quickscoping, sorry. Play straight-up!”

Black Ops leaked

2010-10-25T20:24:00.000-04:00

Several copies of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops were apparently stolen from a printing firm in Alabama yesterday, prompting fears that the game might find its way onto torrent sites ahead of its release in November.
The alleged thief reportedly sold the stolen disks to interesting parties via a number of websites dedicated to Xbox 360 modding and leaked and cracked software, although there was initially some confusion over exactly who had bought the disks. A picture of one of the disks surfaced with the name "Ungodly Leaker" written underneath it and some took this to mean that the Ungodly, who is credited with leaking Halo: Reach before its release, had a copy, while others claimed it was just the seller specifically showing Ungodly that the game was in his or her possession.
Either way, Treyarch's Josh Olin was very keen to get the disks back and went to one of the forums to negotiate. Despite being banned from the site in question, Olin was able to contact one of its members via Twitter who agreed to act as his proxy. The forum user then made a thread saying that Olin was looking for information, and if the game did get leaked, Olin would make sure that the site was closed down. The poster later said on the forums that he or she had co-operated with Olin in order to save Ungodly from some kind of legal trouble. The following day, Ungodly distanced himself from the theft, saying that he had been approached to buy one of the disks, but had never actually had it in his hands.