Category:Black Ops 2

Treyarch may be releasing more purchasable weapon camos in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Back in March, Activision introduced new DLC on Xbox 360, and later on PlayStation 3 and PC, in the form of “micro-items.” Players now became able to purchase individual “personalization” packs, packed with new camos, reticles, calling cards, and more.

LiamFTWinter is reporting, in his latest video, that Treyarch will be launching more personalization packs for the title. The new weapon packs are rumored to include new weapon camos, a new Calling Card, and new reticles. Wednesday, May 29, 2013 is supposedly the release date for the DLC.

The rumored packs are: the Cyborg Personalization Pack, the Dragon Personalization Pack, the Paladin Personalization Pack, and the Comics Personalization Pack.

Charlie Intel has also received information regarding the new personalization packs from a certain source. They reveal that a poll, that will begin on Thursday, May 23, will let players vote for two personalization pack out of the rumored four. The two-top voted camos will go on sale for 160 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 in the next week.

Included below are notes from a  press release that has been found:

“New Personalization Packs are coming to Call of Duty®: Black Ops II first on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace, and it’s up to you to decide which ones make the cut! Beginning on May 23rd through May 28th, Xbox 360® players can vote on their favorite Weapon Camo out of a group of four through the Call of Duty®: Black Ops II in-game Message of the Day. The two Weapon Camos with the most votes will become available for purchase as new Personalization Packs via the in-game store and on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace on May 29th.”

Keep in mind that these are currently only rumors until an official announcement has been made.

Thanks, DW24/7.

May 19, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Leak/Rumor No comments

The second DLC map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Uprising, is now available for download on PlayStation 3 and PC. The content pack includes four all-new Multiplayer maps – Magma, Vertigo, Studio, and Encore – and a new Zombies experience set in the notorious Alcatraz: Mob of the Dead.

Non-season pass holders can purchase Uprising for $14.99, while Season Pass holders can now download the map pack at no additional cost.

In other news, Activision has released a new video, taking us Behind the Scenes with The Replacers. Watch the video below!

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 brought together an unlikely pairing in “The Replacers.” Go behind the scenes and see why actors Peter Stormare and J.B. Smoove make the perfect partnership.” Read more »

May 16, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, DLC, Uprising No comments

Ubisoft has held its earnings call for the year’s last quarter. In their presentation, the publisher included a list of the past year’s best-selling titles and franchises in the current generation of consoles to reveal how its own titles fare in ranking to other publisher titles.

The list was created using the physical unit sales tracked by the NPD, GFK, Chart-Track, and Nielsen.

The publisher also included a chart showing off their market share growth, revealing how far ahead Activision Blizzard is ranked. Activision Blizzard have the top spot for this year.

Call of Duty placed in the first position on the charts, ahead of both Halo and Battlefield. Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ranked #1 as 2012’s “best performers” and Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games’ Modern Warfare 3 came in seventh. Check out the slides below.

Source: MP1st and PSLS

May 16, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, MW3 No comments

Mob of the Dead Executive Producer, Jason Blundell, sat down to discuss the work that went into making the newest Zombies experience included in Black Ops 2’s second map pack, Uprising.

The exclusive interview with Treyarch’s Executive Producer is printed below and can be read here.

“In anticipation of the Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Uprising DLC Map Pack launching on PlayStation®3 and PC this Thursday, May 16th, we got a chance to chat with Treyarch’s Executive Producer Jason Blundell about creating Mob of the Dead. The new Zombies experience features legendary Hollywood actors Ray Liotta, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, and Michael Madsen as four mobster inmates trying to escape a zombie infested Alcatraz.”

Mob of the Dead Trailer – Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Video

Why Alcatraz? What other locations did you consider in pre-production?

Whenever you take on a new Zombies experience, the first thing is location, location, location. You start thinking, where are we going to put this? What kind of tone are we going to bring? Alcatraz just kind of popped up. Multiple people had referenced it as an interesting Read more »

May 16, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Treyarch, Uprising, Zombies No comments

Last weekend, Treyarch ran a Double XP event from Friday, May 10th, to Monday, May 13th. This weekend, Treyarch has another surprise in store for Call of Duty: Black Ops II players.

Treyarch recently updated the “Message of the Day” in Multiplayer to reveal a Double Weapon XP event planned for this weekend running from Friday through Monday.

This Double Weapon XP event is in celebration of the release of Uprising DLC on PlayStation 3 and PC. The Message of the Day reads:

“Don’t even think about resting those thumbs, because Double Weapon XP weekend is coming this Friday, May 17, starting at 10 AM/PDT and running through Monday, May 20, at 10 AM/PDT.”

The next set of DLC on PlayStation 3 and PC, Uprising, will release on the platforms on Thursday, May 16th, and will include four all-new Multiplayer maps and a new Zombies adventure with Mob of the Dead.

May 14, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Treyarch No comments

Treyarch is planning another Double XP weekend for Black Ops II in celebration of the release of the Uprising DLC pack on PlayStation 3 and PC. Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s second DLC pack is dropping on PlayStation 3 and PC on May 16^th.

Beginning tomorrow, Friday, May 10th at 10 AM PDT, and lasting till Monday, May 13^th, Treyarch are running a Double XP event on all platforms including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii U.

In other news, Treyarch’s @pcdev announced via Twitter that PC players can download and play Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer on Steam for free this weekend. This offer ends on Sunday, May 12^th at 1 PM PDT. For those who’d like to buy the game for PC, it is now available for purchase at 33% off.

May 10, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, DLC, PC, Uprising No comments

In their First Quarter 2013 Financial Results today, Activision announced that Call of Duty is now the number two best-selling franchise in North America and Europe combined, placing second to the publisher’s Skylanders brand.

In addition, Treyarch’s FPS, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, was revealed to be the second best-selling game in North America and Europe combined, in this quarter. The game outsold Modern Warfare 3 in retail and digitally.

Dennis Durkin, Chief Financial Officer, talked a little about the upcoming Infinity Ward title, Call of Duty: Ghosts:

“Looking to the back half the year, we plan to continue building Call of Duty momentum with the release of Call of Duty: Ghosts on November 5 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Ghosts will also be available on next gen platforms and will be supported by one of the largest sales and marketing plans in the brand’s history.”

Robert Kotick, Activision’s CEO, re-confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be revealed at Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox event on May 21, 2013. He further mentioned that the “next Call of Duty game will face a more competitive environment than last year.” The competitive landscape will likely require us to further increase our sales and marketing investments for our 3 largest franchises, especially in the important holiday season.”

More details on the Q1 2013 Financial Results can be found here and you can listen to the full Conference Call here.

May 9, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Ghosts No comments

Many retailers have begun putting up product listings of Infinity Ward’s next title, Call of Duty: Ghosts. GameStop has put up pages of the title as well, revealing the pre-order bonuses they are offering with each reserve.

Those who pre-order Call of Duty: Ghosts at GameStop will receive an exclusive two-sided limited edition poster. For a second bonus, PowerUp Rewards members will also receive a Call of Duty: Ghosts themed weapon camo in Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Late yesterday, YouTuber MrJamesCeary and TheJaRniBoi somehow “unlocked” the camo though the game’s hidden files. The new camo seems to have the “skull” image revealed on the mosaic created on the official Call of Duty website – the same “skull” on one of the sides of the GameStop poster.

May 1, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Ghosts, Infinity Ward, Treyarch No comments

Treyarch have released a new “Treyarch Community Update” video discussing the latest patch, the making of the new “Mob of the Dead” Zombies map, and the recently released Soundtrack.

“Treyarch’s Game Design Director, David Vonderhaar shares information about today’s Game Update. Additionally, members of the Mob of the Dead team discuss the making of the latest Zombies experience, as well as the release of the Official Soundtrack (Jason Blundell, Executive Producer & Kevin Sherwood, Senior Sound Designer).”

Join Treyarch’s David Vonderhaar, Game Design Director, and John Rafacz, Director of Communications, in the latest community update video (4.30.13), embedded after the break Read more »

April 30, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Fixes/Updates, Treyarch No comments

Treyarch have release a new patch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The new patch is now available to download on both platforms.

The patch includes many new fixes and updates and introduces a new game mode, “The Arms Race.”  In this Team Deathmatch variant, added for a limited time, players are awarded 150 points per kill. “Let the Scorestreak wars begin.”

Below, you can find the full list of patch notes for both the platforms. No information regarding the PC update of this patch. [Update] The patch has made its way to PC.

Feature Improvements

• Added a limited time game mode to the Bonus Playlist, the Arms Race Team Deathmatch variant awards players 150 score per kill. Let the Scorestreak wars begin.
• Added a post-match Connection Quality survey which will be presented to a sampling of players to assess online gameplay connection quality.

Multiplayer Issues Addressed

• Fixed an issue reported by the community where players could get infinite ammo for the Death Machine and War Machine.
• Addressed an issue reported by the community where players may not die when getting stuck with a Crossbow Bolt.
• Fixed an issue reported by the community where the Hunter Killer drones Read more »

April 30, 2013 admin Black Ops 2, Fixes/Updates No comments