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Call of Duty: Black Ops
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Official logo of Call of Duty: Black Ops
Developer(s)Treyarch
Publisher(s)Activision
SeriesCall of Duty
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii[2]
ReleaseNovember 9, 2010[1]
Genre(s)First-person Shooter[3]
Mode(s)Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Co-op[2]

Call of Duty: Black Ops[4] 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, it was unveiled alongside the game's debut trailer on GameTrailers TV Episode 310.[5] 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.

Gameplay

Little is known about Black Ops' gameplay : according to the teaser trailer, dismemberment from World at War is back and the player would be able to fly an attack helicopter (at least during the campaign). The first preview of the game mentions a scoped crossbow with different kind of ammunition (e.g., explosive) and a customizable Steyr AUG. The player would also get the control of a SR-71 Blackbird guiding a squad on the ground.[6] Mark Lamia made it official that Black Ops with take place during the Cold War and a sizable chunk of it will be Vietnam.[7]

Development

The game was first officially unveiled when the official site for the game went live prior to the release on the game's reveal trailer on April 30, 2010.[1] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] In late April 2010, Activision possibly released a teaser site for the game whose address had to be revealed through a word cipher from a brown envelope sent to various gaming news publication via mail[11] . On May 1, Treyarch released a teaser trailer.[12] The game has been first covered on the net by USA Today.[2][6][13]

Treyarch is working only on the game and nothing else currently, unlike past practice. However, it has different teams, each working on its game mode.[14] Treyarch is using a similar motion capture technology to the one used in James Cameron's Avatar film, which allows accurate facial expressions.[2] 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.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Luke Plunkett (April 30, 2010). "Next Call Of Duty Game Named, And It's Not Vietnam". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Mike Snider (May 10, 2010). "First look: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' swoops into action". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Brian Crecente (April 30, 2010). "New Treyarch Developed Call of Duty Hits may 24 With Likely Modern Setting". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Call of Duty: Black Ops Home". Activision. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  5. ^ "GameTrailers TV, Episode 310 Promo". GameTrailers. April 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ a b Brett Molina (May 10, 2010). "First impressions: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  7. ^ http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/call-of-duty-treyarch-project/1088764p1.html
  8. ^ Treyarch Staff (April 29, 2010). "Call of Duty: Black Ops Announced!". Activision. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  9. ^ Owen Good (May 3, 2009). "Rumor: Call of Duty Moving on to Vietnam?". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  10. ^ Luke Plunkett (February 17, 2010). "Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Cold Game". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "GKNOVA6". Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  12. ^ Brian Crecente (April 6, 2010). "Mystery Mailings Point To Radioactive TV Channel, Call of Duty Clues?". Kotaku. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  13. ^ a b Mike Snider (May 10, 2010). "More on 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' with Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  14. ^ James Orry (May 7, 2010). "Kotick: CoD Black Ops will 'surprise' fans". videogame.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
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