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Call of Duty: Black Ops
Cover of Call of Duty: Black Ops
Developer(s)Treyarch
Publisher(s)Activision
Designer(s)Mark Lamia (studio head), David Vonderhaar (multiplayer design director)
SeriesCall of Duty
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS[2]
ReleaseNovember 9, 2010[1]
Genre(s)First-person shooter[3]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer, co-op[4]

Call of Duty: Black Ops[5] is an upcoming 2010 first-person shooter video game[3] developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for release on November 9, 2010.[1] Officially announced on April 30, 2010, the game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series and the fourth game in the series to be developed by Treyarch after Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War. It was initially only available for pre-order on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Activision however confirmed that it will also be released on Nintendo Wii.[6]

Gameplay

The game features new equipment for the series, such as a scoped crossbow with different kinds of ammunition (e.g., explosive) and Dragon's Breath rounds for shotguns. During the campaign, the player will pilot aircraft: an SR-71 Blackbird and an attack helicopter have been confirmed.[7][8] The dismemberment feature, showcased only in Call of Duty: World at War, can be seen in the teaser trailer. It will also be the first game in the series to feature the player characters speak in-game.

Currently, little is known about multiplayer modes. Vehicles may return[8], as well as dedicated servers for the PC version, unlike Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2.[9] "Create-a-Class 2.0" will allow enhanced customization with appearance items as well as the usual perks.[8] Killstreaks will not count towards each other but will carry over after your death. A Black Ops' multiplayer designer also stated there will be no nukes or game-ending killstreaks.[10]

Setting

Players take the role of a soldier who will be involved in a variety of missions behind enemy lines.[3][11] Missions will take place in a variety of locations including the Cuban missile crisis and covert operations in the Soviet Union.[11]

Development

In May 2009, publisher Activision was rumored to be looking for licensing regarding Vietnam War-era music which led to speculation that Call of Duty 7 would be set in Vietnam.[12] Still in May 2009, Treyarch employee David Kim revealed on his LinkedIn profile that he will work as a senior animator on Call of Duty 7.[13] In November 2009, only a few days before Modern Warfare 2's release, Activision officially announced a new Call of Duty title for 2010 through their third quarter financial call.[14] In February 2010, a casting call for Call of Duty 7 led to speculation that the game would be taking place during the Cold War-era with some battles taking place in South Vietnam.[15] On April 30, 2010, Call of Duty: Black Ops was officially announced.[1]

Treyarch is working only on the game and nothing else currently, unlike past practice. However, it has different teams, each working on separate game modes.[16] Treyarch is using a motion capture technology similar to the one used in James Cameron's Avatar film, which allows accurate facial expressions, capturing the whole performance of the actor.[4] The studio also consulted special forces veterans from both belligerents of the Cold War: Major John Plaster (US Army-Ret.) who served in the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, and former Soviet special forces operative Sonny Puzikas.[11]

Marketing

Call of Duty: Black Ops was first officially unveiled when the website for the game went live on April 30, 2010[1] prior to the release of its debut teaser trailer on GameTrailers TV Episode 310.[17] Along with the site, a blog was also uploaded which contained an official announcement of the game by Treyarch which was dated April 29, 2010, a day prior to the game's unveiling.[18] In early April 2010, an unmarked envelope was sent to various gaming news publication as well as high profile Call of Duty fans via mail. It contained an USB flash drive with sound and text files. These files were codes to be decrypted, only to find a mysterious teaser site for an unknown game. Other codes were updated periodically. Many evidences proving that the site is related to Call of Duty: Black Ops and Treyarch have been found as the codes were decrypted.[19] The game has been first covered on the Internet by USA Today.[4][7][11]

Similarly to Modern Warfare 2's marketing, the first full-length trailer of Call of Duty: Black Ops was aired after the 3rd Quarter on ESPN during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on May 18, 2010.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Luke Plunkett (April 30, 2010). "Next Call Of Duty Game Named, And It's Not Vietnam". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Official forums of Call of Duty: Black Ops
  3. ^ a b c Brian Crecente (April 30, 2010). "New Treyarch Developed Call of Duty Hits may 24 With Likely Modern Setting". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Mike Snider (May 10, 2010). "First look: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' swoops into action". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  5. ^ "Call of Duty: Black Ops Home". Activision. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ Oli Welsh (May 13, 2010). "COD: Black Ops for Wii confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Brett Molina (May 10, 2010). "First impressions: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c Ryan McCaffrey and Ryan King (2010). Xbox 360 The Official Xbox Magazine (60). {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Black Ops to have Dedicated Servers". The Video Game Tester. May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Call of Duty 7, according to dev". Call of Duty: Black Ops News. April 3, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b c d Martin Robinson (April 30, 2010). "Call of Duty: Black Ops' Locations Detailed". IGN. Retrieved May 15, 2010. Cite error: The named reference "USATodayInterview" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ Owen Good (May 3, 2009). "Rumor: Call of Duty Moving on to Vietnam?". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  13. ^ Alice O'Connor and Chris Faylor (May 13, 2009). "Call of Duty 7 Under Development at Treyarch". Shacknews. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  14. ^ Jim Reilly (November 5, 2009). "Activision: New Call of Duty, Guitar Hero in 2010". IGN. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  15. ^ Luke Plunkett (February 17, 2010). "Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Cold Game". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  16. ^ James Orry (May 7, 2010). "Kotick: CoD Black Ops will 'surprise' fans". videogame.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  17. ^ "GameTrailers TV, Episode 310 Promo". GameTrailers. April 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  18. ^ Treyarch Staff (April 29, 2010). "Call of Duty: Black Ops Announced!". Activision. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  19. ^ "GKNOVA6". Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  20. ^ JD_2020 (Josh Olin) (May 14, 2010). "Here's the promo ESPN is running in preparation for May 18th's full #CODBlackOps Reveal Trailer! http://bit.ly/bTTVXM". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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