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Why Activision believes MW2 records were made to be broken by Black ops
Speaking with MCV, Activision’s European Call of Duty general manager Michaël Sportouch laid out one of the core mission objectives for Black Ops: “set another record” like Modern Warfare 2. Surpassing any record for MW2 is a lofty goal. To put it in perspective, MW2 holds the record for not just the biggest commercial success in videogame history, but the history of the entertainment ...read more
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Got Halo Reach early legally? Bad luck if you want to play it right now
Bungie have confirmed that anyone who is playing a LEGITIMATE copy of halo reach early will loose all player credits and purchased items on the official launch day. They want everyone equal and the only way to do that is to reset everyone who got an early copy. Community content writer Eric Osborne said that it is aware copies will be available before release and wanted a clean slate to counter ...read more
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Microsoft “still interested” in Halo movie
Despite its tumultuous history, Microsoft remains interested in crafting a film stemming from the Halo universe. “We’re still interested in making an excellent ‘Halo’ movie,” Frank O’Connor of Micr0soft’s Halo branch, 343 Industries, told Variety. ”We’ve created an awful lot of documentation and materials to support a feature film. We have a good idea of what kind of story ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer takes aim at cheaters, looks to recruit more
"Yeah, it surprised us too," Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer design director David Vonderhaar told us at the multiplayer reveal event in Los Angeles earlier this week. What surprised Vonderhaar and the team at Treyarch was the "30 to 40 percent" of Call of Duty players that never venture into mulitplayer, according to Activision research. His goal for Black Ops: To get as many of those people ...read more
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Infinity Ward surprises fans with unannounced Double XP Weekend
Robert Bowling, Community Manager for Infinity Ward, has just announced a Double XP Weekend will be taking place on Modern Warfare 2. Robert Bowling announced the Double XP Weekend on his official Twitter account, stating that it's to celebrate Labour Day:"Just turned on Double XP on Modern Warfare 2 for all platforms, worldwide, for the entire 3-day Labor Day Weekend! Enjoy till Tues ...read more
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Duke Nukem Forever resurrected, out in 2011
The butterfly effect: the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. In this case, it would be 3D Realms killing Duke Nukem Forever and Gearbox flapping its wings and bringing it back from the dead… living up to its name, huh? It all started with Mikey Neumann, Creative Director at Gearbox, stating “Pre-emptive: No comment,” on his ...read more
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Call of Duty - Black Ops Create A Class and Kill Streaks
This video shows kill streaks mostly, and create a class set up. You can create a tag and etch it onto your weapons, so theyre stamped as yours. The option is also there to alter your sights and clip on attachtments such as flame-throwers. These attachments, sights and tags can be bought with in-game cash and will help to make your character unique. this video was created by youtube user ...read more
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Activision 'not planning' Call of duty Black Ops beta
Treyarch has shot down increasingly hot rumours that a Call of Duty: Black Ops public beta is set to arrive on Xbox Live and PSN. Speaking to CVG at the Black Ops multiplayer reveal event in LA this morning, Treyarch community man Josh Olin confirmed that Activision's not planning a public beta at the moment and said that current console trials are "internal only". "We're already doing an ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Wager Match Trailer
Multiplayer Revealed On September 1st, we held our highly anticipated, global hands-on multiplayer press event in Los Angeles. At the event, we introduced a variety of new features to expand on Call of Duty's awesome multiplayer experience. Wager Match is a brand new multiplayer game mode. Watch the trailer now. Along with Wager Matches, we introduced several other new features. ...read more
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Black Ops multiplayer info leaked ahead of reveal
Some revolutionary changes have been made to the Call of Duty multiplayer formula. The most notable addition is currency: earned by playing multiplayer matches, you can use it to buy weapons, uniforms and accessories for your player. Some more additions below. Customization Customization will also play a huge part in the new Call of Duty. You can create a tag and etch it onto your ...read more
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