Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Teaser Trailer

Treyarch, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, has released their multiplayer teaser for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. At first it too familiar but the trailer lets on more than you’d expect. New weapons, killstreaks, and a video editor allows for editing and sharing of replays and moreso, epic gameplay montages. The folks at Treyarch seem to be ramping up the insanity factor in Black Ops with mobile surveillance cameras, exploding RC cars, dual wielding ballistic knives, and even a crossbow, a la Gears of War Torque Bow, that detonates upon impact. … Continue Reading

Call of Duty: Black Ops Announced

World at War developer Treyarch has announced that the newest entry in the Call of Duty franchise is titled Black Ops and will be released on November 9, 2010, ahead of its revelation on GameTrailers TV tonight.

While the announcement gives no details on the game, speculation of Treyarch’s next Call of Duty title would take place in the Vietnam War era. Expect for a simultaneous launch on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC platforms given the series history.

According to Game.co.uk, Black Ops will see the birth of the Elite Special Forces and will engage in off-the-record missions using unconventional weaponry. Locales include Cuba, the Arctic, and the jungles of Vietnam.

Treyarch’s Call of Duty To Premiere on Gametrailers TV Friday

The next iteration of the Call of Duty series will be developed by Treyarch and is set in stone to be revealed this Friday, April 30 on Spike TV’s GameTrailers TV which premieres 12:40 AM EST.

Despite the ongoing legality between Activision and former members of Infinity Ward, Treyarch’s game is unaffected and will be due for release this fall.

Speculation and prior evidence points the game taking place during the Vietnam war era but no other details are known at this point.

Activision Announces Future Call of Duty Plans

Following the rumored allegations of “insubordination” and “breaches of conduct” by the departing co-founders of Infinity Ward, Activison has announced its plans for the future of the Call of Duty franchise.

From what’s already known, this year’s Call of Duty is being helmed by Call of Duty 3 and World at War veterans, Treyarch and not to much surprise, 2011 will also see the release of another Call of Duty video game. However, the series will be extending into the “action-adventure” genre that is being crafted by the newly formed Sledgehammer Games – headed by ex-Visceral developers Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey – that is also expected for release in 2011. … Continue Reading

Activison Sacks Two Key Employees at Infinity Ward

Story first broken by G4′s Patrick Klepek, two key employees from Infinity Ward in an unseemingly bizzare turn of events. Evidence is reported by an SEC Filing by publisher Activision today regarding a human resources investigation into “breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward.”

One of these employees includes Infinity Ward’s CTO Jason West and the other rumored to be Vince Zampella. Infinity Ward Community Manager Robert Bowling has vaguely addressed the issue on his Twitter account by stating that he has “no info” on the matter at this time. … Continue Reading

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review

2 years ago Infinity Ward brought us Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and they set a new bar for singleplayer set-pieces and multiplayer. They’ve been working tirelessly on Modern Warfare 2 and it does not disappoint.
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The Bobby Kotick Rap

To celebrate the upcoming release for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 we decided to do something a little special. You see I can’t get enough of Bobby Kotick. Each time I see his name in a headline I get giddy as a girl who just got a pony thinking what he’s done next. … Continue Reading

Video: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Multiplayer

Given all the hype over Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it may be of worth to notice developer Treyarch’s efforts who are vigorously porting the first Modern Warfare to the Nintendo Wii under the subtitle Reflex. Surprisingly, the online multiplayer component runs fine and they seem to have done a good port job transitioning to Wii controls.