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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mikeyparrPosted:

Toque Treyarch to me always made better games then infinity ward


they never

ToquePosted:

Treyarch to me always made better games then infinity ward

AcedPosted:

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Bleach How is this news? lol All they basically said was "Black Ops 2 takes place in 2025. It's bringing something new to Call of Duty." .-. k.


It's showing new badges and stuff how is this not news ?


where are the badges and stuff and what is stuff lol.


Not shown here, but if you check other parts of news, theres leaked info

oXXoKiiNGPosted:

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Bleach How is this news? lol All they basically said was "Black Ops 2 takes place in 2025. It's bringing something new to Call of Duty." .-. k.


It's showing new badges and stuff how is this not news ?


where are the badges and stuff and what is stuff lol.

CearnsyPosted:

Bleach How is this news? lol All they basically said was "Black Ops 2 takes place in 2025. It's bringing something new to Call of Duty." .-. k.


It's showing new badges and stuff how is this not news ?

ComfortPosted:

At least you can say this call of duty isnt copy and pasted

xkilo23xPosted:

-LOST- It does not look that good but what other good first person shooters are coming out this year?
I'm going to buy it most likely


Well since you asked here they are. There is Halo 4, Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, and the new Counter Strike game.

I think BO2 may or may not kill CoD as we know it. It has the potential to revive a very repetitive and dying series, or it could kill it and CoD will be just another Medal of Honor type game who had its glory days but eventually went down the drain.

BleachPosted:

How is this news? lol All they basically said was "Black Ops 2 takes place in 2025. It's bringing something new to Call of Duty." .-. k.

LostPosted:

It does not look that good but what other good first person shooters are coming out this year?
I'm going to buy it most likely

CynderPosted:

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Jedi_Knight i think this will be a great game and all the people saying its going to be crap are still going to buy it.


I still have my doubts but idk maybe the game will turn out good.


Yeah i have my doubts but i also have good points about it also

ya I can agree with you on that


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