Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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Treyarch: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 live streaming works on console, doesn't impact game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's eye-catching live streaming function works on console, Treyarch has said.

Treyarch demoed the feature to press at a special event last Monday with a number of iPads running a live game in-browser.

Some had thought COD live streaming would be PC only, but in a follow-up interview game design director David Vonderhaar told Eurogamer the feature is for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Indeed, the iPad demo a stream of a game being played on Xbox 360.

"We demoed it for you on an Xbox 360 and it works on a PS3 as well," he said, before confirming that live streaming is restricted to League Play, the new feature that arranges players into competitive matches online based on skill level and divisions (more on Black Ops 2's new multiplayer features here).

There have also been questions around the impact live streaming will have on game performance. But Vonderhaar said performance issues, if there are any, will be the result of player bandwidth and not the game itself.

"It doesn't have a lot of negative at all right now," he said. "This is why it has to be in League Play, because the League Play networking is set up for it.

"Look, you can't catch me saying never, because there's one thing I don't have in our control, and that's your bandwidth. If I said to you, no, it's never going to have any performance implications and then you don't have enough bandwidth to actually upstream, that wouldn't be a fair thing to say.

"But it's not having any game impact. That's a really important part, and that's measurable, and we know that.

"For an average gamer, he doesn't necessarily understand and know the difference between when the game is performing well because of the game or because of something on the networking side. It's a rough thing to square up for people. So I say, we live stream all the time. We're testing and we're evaluating the performance on the game all the time. It's not having a negative impact on the game. But we also have lots of bandwidth."

Black Ops 2's suite of new multiplayer features sets the game up to make an assault on the growing eSports scene. As well as live streaming (word at Gamescom was that Activision is set to announce a deal with Twitch.tv) there's League Play and what's called CODcasting - an interface that allows shoutcasters to create a better "show".

"I want to make something for everybody and for the masses. That's what I'm interested in," Vonderhaar said.

"Call of Duty actually has a pretty healthy and vibrant eSports community. The MLG [Major League Gaming] and the EGL [European Gaming League] are two pretty big leagues. We were told very specifically by MLG that Call of Duty is the most played game on Game Battles, which is their own thing. So we know there's a vibrant community here.

"But I also know that as an express percentage of the population of Call of Duty players, it's pretty small. So imagine we already have something that's pretty big, and then give it to everyone else and bring everybody along with it.

"I want everyone to see what we saw when we saw Call of Duty played at the national level and the competition level. We took a bunch of guys from Treyarch down to one of these events, main stage, big monitor, guys on stage, crowd, really amazing stuff.

"Now if you're an eSports guys you know all about this already. If you're a League of Legends guy or a StarCraft guy and you're into that you know about this stuff. But there are so many people who don't know. And it was an epic moment that everyone needs to know about. That's what I want to do and what Treyarch wants to do with this feature."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-20-treyarch-call-of-duty-black-ops-2-live-streaming-works-on-console-doesnt-impact-game

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Black Ops 2 Zombies Announcement Inbound

With Treyarch having gotten their single and multi-player reveals out of the way for Black Ops 2, that leaves the Call of Duty newswire primed for a Zombies Mode announcement. The developer has made no secrets about the return of their popular mode, promising it to be bigger and better than ever before.

"Something is coming...",says Treyarch
Earlier today, the official Black Ops 2 Twitter feed released a simple tweet that explained "Something's coming....." followed by what appears to be a hand print on a bloodstained door. In other words, Treyarch is readying a full reveal of Black Ops II Zombies mode in the coming days.

From what we've gathered so far, Black Ops 2 Zombies mode will have a more competitive nature, offering the ability to play four vs. four with the objective of the new mode being to outlast another team of survivors. With PAX West just around the corner, is Treyarch preparing a big zombies reveal during the show? We'll have to wait and see, but it appears that first official details about the popular mode will be arriving shortly.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is centered around a world of future warfare. A direct sequel to the 2010 release, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and features returning Black Ops characters Sgt. Frank Woods and Agent Alex Mason, joined by a new cast of characters. Black Ops 2 is set to arrive on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on November 13th, 2012.

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Black Ops 2 Wiki - Everything You Need To Know - MadAssGamers
http://madassgamers.com/wikis/black-ops-2/#

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Black Ops 2 Wave 3 Pre-Order GameStop Bonus Revealed

Black Ops 2 Wave 3 Pre-Order GameStop Bonus Revealed
GameStop has revealed

by Alex Co on 27th Aug, 2012

As if people needed more reasons to pre-order Call of Duty games, GameStop has revealed the third wave of its pre-order bonuses for Treyarch's Black Ops 2.

For Wave 3, Call of Duty fans will have three options to pick from and they're listed below.

Option 1: Quadrotor Avatar for Xbox || Dynamic Aftermath Theme for PS3

Option 2: Treyarch VIP Sweepstakes: “Enter for your chance to win a tour of Treyarch Studios, a multiplayer session with developers, and a swag bag with a signed Collectors Edition Care Package of COD: Black Ops II. And, of course, there’s more.”

Option 3: Turtle Beach Ear Force® X-Ray Gaming Headset contest

GameStop's Wave 1 pre-order bonus consisted of an exclusive 2-sided poster, while Wave 2 gave players the re-imagined Nuketown map from Black Ops that's called Nuketown 2025. The fourth and last wave is scheduled to be revealed in about 42 days' time and rest assured we'll list the details right here once they're made available.

To place a pre-order for the game via GameStop, click here.

Are you interested in this pre-order bonus or does the franchise even need it at this point? They could give away Black Ops 2 stickers and I doubt that would affect the game's sales in anyway, no?

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Black Ops 2 Care Package and Hardened Edition Leaked

Care Package
http://i.imgur.com/dDTLt.jpg

Hardened Edition
http://i.imgur.com/2s7Ie.jpg

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CE Unboxing Video - Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Video

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Eclipse Collector's Edition Trailer

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Black Ops 2 Care Package Edition Exclusive To GAME

The recently revealed Black Op 2 Care Package edition has today been confirmed as a exclusive to GAME. The once troubled company will now be the only ones to sell the Care Package edition. Preorders are currently live on the GAME site with the expected price point of £159.99.

Preorders of Black Ops 2 at GAME will be rewarded with further extras exclusive to GAME. The Call of Duty Perks Program consists of:

Limited edition Nuketown 2025 double sided posters

Entry into the GAME Call of Duty Perks Program sweepstake

Exclusive Quadrotor drone avatar (360) or theme (PS3)

additional entry into sweepstakes.
Bear in mind this only applies to Black Ops 2 Care Package edition within the UK.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Xbox 360 Bundle Announced
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Xbox 360 Bundle Announced
Halo bundle vs. COD bundle; either way Microsoft wins
oday Microsoft announced that one of the year’s most hotly anticipated games, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, will be bundled with an Xbox 360 console.

Available from November 13th 2012, the Call of Duty Black Ops II bundle includes a 250GB console, controller, headset and the game for AU $499.00.

Call of Duty games have always attracted a big following and now those who have waited until late in the console cycle to jump in can join their mates who already play previous titles on the 360.

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Treyarch talks Black Ops 2 scorestreaks, death streaks and 'revenge voice'

Black Ops 2 game director, David Vonderhaar, has revealed new details about the game's multiplayer component.

When asked about the infamous 'Second Chance' perk (otherwise known as "Last Chance" or "Final Stand"), Mr Vonderhaar confirmed that no "downed" state perk would exist in the game.

"There's no combination whatsoever of perk or deathstreak that puts the guy in the 'downed' state in multiplayer," he explained. While the "revival state" would appear in the Zombies mode, "it's not in multiplayer". There is simply "no Final Stand or equivilent of it."

The game's new "scorestreak" system was also questioned, namely its looping functionality that could potentially lead to exploitation by players. However, Mr Vonderhaar confirmed that scorestreak rewards that haven't been spent won't add up once you re-earn them.

"Let's say you took the UAV and Counter UAV. If you earned the UAV then earned the Counter UAV, you're going to start building again for the UAV - but if you haven't spent it, if you haven't called it in or activated it, you're not going to get a second one."

He said players would "definitely want to activate those scorestreaks" so that "when you look, you'll get them again".

As for the aggressive non-camper type player, Mr Vonderhaar explained that more score is given for "aggressive-style actions".

"For example, capturing a flag required you to get a flag in the first place. Those things are harder to do than, say, sitting at the back of your base, defending your flag."

The interesting "Revenge Voice by Treyarch", which turns an enemy's mic on for a few seconds after you've killed them, was also explained.

"It's an option that you can turn on and off in custom games. It's on in public games; we can turn it off in league play if we want. We love that thing -- it's funny."