Black Ops 2 customization and 'League Play' brings Call of Duty to the future

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The most important shift for the Call of Duty franchise was when developer Infinity Ward transformed the World War II series into a modern era military shooter. Infinity Ward changed what it meant to be a Call of Duty game: it became a game focused on action and not the war itself. Treyarch, the developer that brought the series to the Vietnam war in 2010, pushed beyond the timeline boundary set by the original developer and rests much of its next game – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – firmly within the year of 2025.

For its multiplayer experience, Black Ops 2 takes place exclusively in this near-future time period.

Despite going to "the future," the setting of Treyarch's latest effort isn't as drastic a change as it was when Infinity Ward made the period shift in 2007, but many of the features found in Black Ops 2 are just as crucial as the franchise's modern era setting change. Based on these new features, Treyarch – once thought of as the series "B" team – may be the studio dictating the future of Activison's annualized Call of Duty franchise going forward. And the new position suits them.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/black-ops-2-customization-and-league-play-brings-call-of-duty/#comments

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ResolutePosted:

After this IW and Sledgehammer Games should end the CoD series with a repolished CoD4.

CoD4 was and still is the greatest Call of Duty game ever.

None of the others in the series could live up to the glory of CoD4.

I would be very happy if they would make a "repolished" version; that it would have better graphics, no juggernaut, and no martyrdom.

Good way to end the Call of Duty series if you ask me.

But in all reality this won't happen, unfortunately.

SeanR917Posted:

So They Should "Start" "Changing" Stuff

PeetzuhPosted:

Nitr0cide Glad they're doing something new this year, can't wait to see how it turns out!


Yeah I think it's good that they're finally changing stuff in cod.

MazurPosted:

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Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future


yeah the next one is probably going to be in the future too


Maybe not as its IW's turn to make the next


you never know, everybody in the Mw3 series is dead except for Price...


Would be good if the next was in the future but maybe they might start a new series


yeah make up a whole new thing, instead of zombies have something else, still be a good play too. that would be pretty cool. maybe even have plasma ray guns haha.

yayPosted:

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Puhny They need to make another world at war.


Not at all, they need something new which is what they are doing with black ops 2.


Exactly, give us something fresh! We don't need remakes.

CearnsyPosted:

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Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future


yeah the next one is probably going to be in the future too


Maybe not as its IW's turn to make the next


you never know, everybody in the Mw3 series is dead except for Price...


Would be good if the next was in the future but maybe they might start a new series

SulfurPosted:

Glad they're doing something new this year, can't wait to see how it turns out!

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Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future


yeah the next one is probably going to be in the future too


Maybe not as its IW's turn to make the next


you never know, everybody in the Mw3 series is dead except for Price...

MoanPosted:

Puhny They need to make another world at war.


Not at all, they need something new which is what they are doing with black ops 2.

PKAIPosted:

Puhny They need to make another world at war.


amen!! best thing they have done.

-PKAI


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