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pos: Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Aspyr later released the game for OS X on September 27, 2012. It is the seventh title in the "Call of Duty" series and the third to be developed by Treyarch. It serves as the sequel to "". Set in the 1960s during the Cold War, the game's campaign

pos: Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Aspyr later released the game for OS X on September 27, 2012. It is the seventh title in the "Call of Duty" series and the third to be developed by Treyarch. It serves as the sequel to "". Set in the 1960s during the Cold War, the game's campaign

pos: Call of Duty: Black Ops both mobile phones and smartphones. This version is a side-scrolling shooter. It features a different storyline, a different set of characters, and is set in the Vietnam War in 1967. The game was developed by Glu Mobile and published by Activision. Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Aspyr later released the game for OS X

pos: Call of Duty same universe, sharing characters and story references. "Call of Duty: Black Ops" is the seventh installment in the series, the third developed by Treyarch, and was published by Activision for release on November 9, 2010. It is the first game in the series to take place during the Cold War and also takes place partially in the Vietnam War. It was initially available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 and was later released for the Wii as well as the Nintendo DS. "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" is the ninth main installment in the series, developed by

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III of Duty: Black Ops III" and the Digital Deluxe Edition counterpart were available to pre-order on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The Digital Deluxe Edition comes with the season pass, which can also be ordered separately. Pre-ordering provided access to the "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" multiplayer beta and in-game items for "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare", such as custom reticles, an emblem, a calling card, and Advanced Supply Drops. Sony also announced that the "Black Ops III" beta would come to the PS4 first on August 19 through August 23, 2015. The beta for the PS4 went

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (stylized as Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII) is a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 12, 2018. It is a sequel to the 2015 game "", the fifth entry in the "Black Ops" sub-series, and the 15th installment in the "Call of Duty" series overall. "Black Ops 4" is the first "Call of Duty" title without a traditional single-player campaign mode. Instead, it features the Solo Missions mode, which

neg: Elena Siegman the video games "" (2008), "" (2010), "" (2012), "" (2015), and "" (2018). In 2011, her music was released on the "Call of Duty: Black Ops - Zombies Soundtrack" as part of the "Rezurrection" DLC pack, the fourth downloadable content pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops". Some remastered versions of songs from previous games and a new track from "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" were released in 2013 on the "Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies - Origins Soundtrack" along with the "Origins" map pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops II". The tracks featuring her

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III but does just enough to maintain the "Call of Duty" status quo. The franchise, however slowly, continues its inexorable march." Polygon also gave the game a score of 7 out of 10, saying ""Black Ops III"s biggest point of recommendation may be the breadth of content there, and that's a valid point of view. But Treyarch doesn't meaningfully move the series forward here." IGN awarded it a score of 9.2 out of 10, saying "With fun 4-player co-op, new powers, and a fleshed out Zombies mode, "Black Ops 3" is the biggest "Call of Duty" game yet." Despite earning positive

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops Untoten"/"Night", "Verruckt"/"Asylum", "Der Riese"/"Factory") and a new map called "Moon". "Moon" allows players to fight zombies in zero gravity with both the player and the zombies under zero gravity influence. "Call of Duty: Black Ops" has received generally positive reviews from critics. GameSpot awarded it 9.0 out of ten and wrote ""Call of Duty: Black Ops" bears the series' standard superbly, delivering an engrossing campaign and exciting competitive multiplayer." "Edge" magazine was less positive, giving it a 7/10, writing that "As polished and pretty and fun as "Black Ops" often is, it feels more like a yearly update than a

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 game wearing a hat bearing an orange logo. People pointed out the similarities between this logo and previous ones for "Black Ops" titles, which both featured Roman numerals colored orange. Harden later confirmed that this was indeed advertising for "Black Ops 4". On March 8, the game was formally announced by Activision and a teaser trailer released for it; a reveal event was on May 17, 2018. "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" was released on October 12, 2018, on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is first "Call of Duty" title to be released in October since

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III contains four remastered versions of fan-favorite multiplayer maps from "Black Ops" and "Black Ops II": "Summit", "Jungle", "Firing Range", and "Slums". These four maps, which are also included in "" at launch, are offered first to PlayStation 4 for players who pre-order "Black Ops 4" on the aforementioned platform. According to review aggregator Metacritic, "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" received "generally favorable" critic reviews for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and "mixed or average" critic reviews for PC. GameSpot awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, saying, ""Black Ops III" doesn't offer anything remarkable to the series,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 a microtransaction system allowing for the purchase of cosmetic items which provided no gameplay advantages was incorporated into "Black Ops 4", drawing criticism for being overpriced while offering few benefits or undesirable items for the player in return. "Eurogamer" also felt that the game presented a "soul-destroying" grind for those looking to unlock desired items through hours of playtime, inciting players to pay for microtransactions instead and have the chance to unlock the items sooner. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (stylized as Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII) is a multiplayer first-person shooter

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified the second biggest game debut on the PlayStation Vita in 2012, the first being "". Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified is a 2012 first-person shooter video game, developed by nStigate Games and published by Activision for the PlayStation Vita. The game was announced at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. The game features single player, multiplayer, and hostile modes, with the game taking place between "", and its sequel, "". "Black Ops: Declassified" became notable for negative reception shortly after its release. "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" makes use of the Vita's dual-analog

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified is a 2012 first-person shooter video game, developed by nStigate Games and published by Activision for the PlayStation Vita. The game was announced at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. The game features single player, multiplayer, and hostile modes, with the game taking place between "", and its sequel, "". "Black Ops: Declassified" became notable for negative reception shortly after its release. "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" makes use of the Vita's dual-analog sticks, touch screen and rear touch pad. These include the ability to hold your breath

neg: Elena Siegman vocals are (in chronological order): "Lullaby of a Dead Man", "The One" and "Beauty of Annihilation" from "Call of Duty: World at War" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops"; "115", "Abracadavre", "Pareidolia" and "Coming Home" from "Call of Duty: Black Ops"; "Archangel" from "Call of Duty: Black Ops II"; "Dead Again" and "The Gift" from "Call of Duty: Black Ops III". All songs were written and produced by Kevin Sherwood, sound designer and composer at Treyarch. She also provided vocals for the jingle of an item in the Zombies game mode called "Juggernog Perk-a-Cola". On 24 May 2011, she released

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Call of Duty: Black Ops II Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 on November 13, 2012, and for the Wii U on November 18 in North America and November 30 elsewhere. "Black Ops II" is the ninth game in the "Call of Duty" franchise of video games, a sequel to the 2010 game "" and the first "Call of Duty" game for the Wii U. A corresponding game for the PlayStation Vita, "", was developed by nStigate

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III Call of Duty: Black Ops III Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the twelfth entry in the "Call of Duty" series and the sequel to the 2012 video game "". It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 6, 2015. A feature-limited version developed by Beenox and Mercenary Technology that only supports multiplayer modes was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was also the final "Call of Duty" title released on those platforms. "Black Ops III" takes place

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II taken down. Beyer is an artist working for Nerve Software, "a Dallas-based independent developer" which has "helped" with previous Activision games including, "Black Ops" in 2010. A "Black Ops 2" trademark by Activision was spotted January 2012. Further, "Black Ops 2" was listed by the France international entertainment retail chain Fnac in March 2012, which touted a predictable November release date. On April 9, 2012, an image was leaked from a URL on the official Call of Duty website, which leaked the "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" logo, as well as a reveal date of April 28, 2012. The

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will not be a permanent shift for the series, and that the campaign mode may return in the next "Call of Duty" game in 2019. On February 6, 2018 "Eurogamer" indicated that Treyarch's 2018 "Call of Duty" title would be a new entry in the "Black Ops" sub-series, following 2015's "". On March 5, "Call of Duty" news site Charlie Intel received images of gaming retailer GameStop's internal database that showed listings for items that were meant to market "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4". On March 7, 2018, NBA player James Harden was seen prior to playing a basketball

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies is a 2011 spin-off game of the "Call of Duty" series' Zombies mode and the sequel to "". Developed by Ideaworks Game Studio and published by Activision for the iOS and Android platforms, it was launched in select countries on December 1, 2011. It is the sequel to the popular mode on "", the fifth title in the "Call of Duty" series. The game allows two- to four-player co-op multiplayer, and, as a new addition to the iOS platform, voice chat and another new feature -

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III of Duty: Advanced Warfare". The first "Black Ops" bought a very distinctive flavour to Call of Duty; one born of conspiracy theory, spy thrillers and darker style of storytelling. The second mixed that up with a sci-fi techno-thriller, splitting the action between interleaved, branching past and near-future storylines and bringing bots and drones into the mix. "Black Ops 3"s focuses entirely on the sci-fi stuff, loses most of its conspiracy theory trappings and brings augmented super-soldiers in. The result sometimes feels less like a third "Black Ops" game than "Call of Duty": Even More "Advanced Warfare". It leaves you wondering

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies charge, and Ascension was listed as coming soon in the map selection, while Call of the Dead's name was seen briefly after that. Both of these maps have been released. "Kino Der Toten" is much like its console/PC counterparts with the exception that its central stairway has been changed to two ramps that go in two directions and meet back up. All doors, perks and weapons cost the same amount of points as on console/PC. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies is a 2011 spin-off game of the "Call of Duty" series'

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Duty: Black Ops 4" is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game. Unlike previous titles in the "Call of Duty" series, "Black Ops 4" is the first entry to not feature a traditional single-player campaign, and contains only Multiplayer, Zombies and a new battle royale mode called Blackout. "Black Ops 4"s multiplayer features the return of Specialists, unique soldier characters with special abilities and traits. The game features a total of ten Specialists, six of which (Ruin, Prophet, Battery, Seraph, Nomad, Firebreak) are returning characters from "Black Ops III", while the other four (Recon, Ajax, Torque, Crash) are new additions. It

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III live on August 18, 2015, several hours earlier than originally announced. After the beta period ended, it was announced that all pre-orders would include the bonus multiplayer map "NUK3TOWN", a remake of the original "Nuketown" map, featured in "Call of Duty: Black Ops", and in "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" as "Nuketown 2025". Owing to the lack of the campaign mode, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions included a digital copy of "Black Ops" as an added bonus, as well as having their price reduced by 10 dollars compared to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions. A

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II claims that his inclusion translated to higher sales of "Black Ops II". Noriega makes an appearance in the Cold War portions of the game and aids the primary antagonist. The suit sought compensation for lost profits and damages for his depiction as a "kidnapper, murderer, and enemy of the state" in the game. On October 28, the Los Angeles court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that Noriega's inclusion was protected under free speech laws. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released for

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops Limited editions of the game offer graphically-enhanced versions of the four zombies maps from "World at War", featuring the newer weapons from the rest of the game. There is an unlockable top-down, two-stick arcade-shooter version of Zombies known as "Dead Ops Arcade". "Call of Duty: Black Ops" takes place between 1961 and 1968 during the Cold War, 20 years after the events of . It portrays a secret history of CIA clandestine black operations carried out behind enemy lines. Missions take place in various locations around the globe such as the Ural Mountains, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Hong Kong, Laos, South Vietnam,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III then reappear in ancient medieval times, where they would be remembered as "Primis", heroes who aided the Keepers in sealing away the Apothicons in the Great War, effectively "completing the cycle" of the universe. "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" is the twelfth game in the "Call of Duty" franchise, and the fourth entry in the "Black Ops" series. The game was the second to benefit under publisher Activision's three-year development cycle, the first being "". The cycle allows each of the development teams of the "Call of Duty" series (Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games) to develop games in

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III video game consoles, and that its financial performance is significantly better than its predecessor, "". Call of Duty: Black Ops III Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the twelfth entry in the "Call of Duty" series and the sequel to the 2012 video game "". It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 6, 2015. A feature-limited version developed by Beenox and Mercenary Technology that only supports multiplayer modes was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and was also

neg: Call of Duty by Treyarch's "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" in 2015, Infinity Ward's "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" in 2016, Sledgehammer Games's "Call of Duty: WWII" in 2017 and was followed by Treyarch's "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" in 2018. "" is the first console installment of "Call of Duty", and was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game include an online multiplayer mode which supports up to 32 players. It also includes new game modes. "" is a spin-off of "Call of Duty 2" developed by Treyarch, and based

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 of Duty: Black Ops 4" has made some bold changes to the series, and ultimately, they're for the better. The inclusion of a battle royale mode is a first, and even the more familiar multiplayer and Zombies survival mode are not what they once were. Changes are always risky, but in "Black Ops 4"s case, it worked out for the better." "IGN" wrote that ""Black Ops 4" has a few rough edges, but any of its three modes make for an enjoyable shooter experience that feel distinct and personalized." It gave separate reviews for each mode with Blackout receiving then

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified with friends through the party app on the "PlayStation Vita". The game features a total of seven maps, seven killstreaks, five game modes, eighteen primary weapons, ten secondary weapons, six equipment items and twelve perks. Players are given five preset classes, five custom slots, and one class slot shared through 'Near' which only lasts a few lives in Multiplayer. There is also the ability to prestige when you level up to at least rank 40. "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" was released November 13, 2012 in North America the same time as "Black Ops II". The game is also

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 content and microtransactions, and splitting the game's community. "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" received "generally favorable" reviews across all platforms according to review aggregator Metacritic. In its 9.5/10 review, "Game Informer" wrote: ""Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" makes a sacrifice that's sure to be off-putting to some with the lack of a campaign, but the surrender of tradition comes with sweeping and significant benefits. Blackout is the best battle-royale experience available today, zombies offers crazy customizable co-op, and multiplayer keeps things grounded for those looking for the classic core." "Electronic Gaming Monthly" gave the game 8.5/10, writing: ""Call

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in addition to four more maps to be released in 2019, as well as twelve multiplayer maps, and four exclusive characters for use in Blackout mode. Rather than distributing new maps via map packs like previous "Call of Duty" titles, the "Black Ops Pass" will deliver new content on a more frequent basis throughout the year. Players who pre-order any digital editions of the game on PlayStation 4 also receive the "Back in Black" map pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops III". The pack contains four remastered multiplayer maps: Jungle, Summit, Slums, and Firing Range (all of which are

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III whether it's time "Call of Duty" looked back to the past for inspiration." "Black Ops III" sold over 6.6 million copies in its first week of sales and grossed over $550 million in sales during its first three days of release. In the United Kingdom, the game bested "" to become the top selling game. "Black Ops III" was the top best selling game in the US according to NPD's figures. "Black Ops III" later became the top selling game of 2015. According to Activision, "Black Ops III" was one of the best-selling games released for the eighth generation of

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III "Nacht der Untoten", "Verrückt", "Shi No Numa", "Kino der Toten", "Ascension", "Shangri La", "Moon" and "Origins". These maps retain most of the original aesthetics updated with Black Ops III's graphics engine, while also add in the gameplay elements of Black Ops III, such as Gobblegums and Weapon Kits. "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" takes place in 2065, 40 years after the events of "Black Ops II", in a world facing upheaval from conflicts, climate change and new technologies. A Third Cold War is ongoing between two global alliances, known as Winslow Accord and Common Defense Pact. In response to

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 called Blackout which will serve as a stand-in for the campaign mode. While utilizing the traditional "Black Ops" combat style, the mode includes the largest map featured in a "Call of Duty" title. Players compete against each other through locations appeared in previous "Black Ops" games. This mode will also feature land, sea, and air vehicles for players to use. The game mode features various playable characters from the entire "Black Ops" series, such as Alex Mason from the original game, Raul Menendez from "Black Ops II", and the Primis crew from Zombies. In Blackout, up to 100 players, who

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II and emblems. "Black Ops II" is also the first "Call of Duty" game to include a competitive mode. Known as League Play, the mode allows players of similar skill level to be matched together, and play according to the rules of Major League Gaming. Treyarch confirmed that the Zombies mode would return for "Black Ops II" with new game modes. This is the third "Call of Duty" game to feature a Zombies mode, following "" and "", and the first to have game modes other than the traditional Survival mode. Treyarch also confirmed that Zombies would run on the game's

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops taking place during the Cold War era with some battles taking place in South Vietnam. On April 30, 2010, "Black Ops" was officially announced. The game runs on an enhanced "World at War" engine (which itself was improved from "Call of Duty 4") at 60 frames per second across all platforms, excluding the Wii. It features a streaming texture technology (also seen in "Modern Warfare 2"), making bigger levels possible such as "Payback" where the player controls a helicopter. Lighting effects have been improved as well. "Call of Duty: Black Ops" supports 3-D imaging rendered by the engine itself. This

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III a three-year timespan, as opposed to the two allowed previously. "Black Ops III" uses a heavily modified version of the IW engine used previously in "Black Ops II". On June 9, 2015, versions for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were confirmed to be under development by Beenox and Mercenary Technology. These versions lack some features available on other platforms, such as the game's campaign mode. On June 15, 2015, it was announced that as part of a new exclusivity deal with Sony Computer Entertainment, all downloadable content for future "Call of Duty" games, beginning with "Black Ops III", would

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II has multiple endings. Development for the game began sometime after the release of "Black Ops", with Activision promising that the follow-up would bring "meaningful innovation" to the "Call of Duty" franchise. "Black Ops II" is the first game in the series to feature futuristic warfare technology and the first to present branching storylines driven by player choice as well as selecting weapons before starting story mode missions. It also offers a 3D display option. The game was officially revealed on May 1, 2012, following a set of leaked information released during the previous months. "Black Ops II" received generally positive

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2011. "Black Ops" was first officially unveiled when the website for the game went live on April 30, 2010 prior to the release of its debut teaser trailer on GameTrailers TV Episode 310. In early April 2010, an unmarked envelope was sent to various gaming news publications as well as high-profile "Call of Duty" fans via mail. It contained a 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. Similarly to , the first full-length trailer of "Black

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified improved lighting, better models of enemies and guns, and better textures. The single player campaign in "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" consists of objective-based missions that players can revisit to improve their performance. The single player part of the game is actually titled "Operations" that has the main story of the game with an addition of a "Time Trials" mode which has you running and gunning down wooden enemies to beat the time. On January 12, 1990, , CIA analyst Ryan Jackson conducted a report on several operations carried out by operators Alex Mason and Frank Woods, handled by

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II a gun, or more perks. Killstreaks from previous "Call of Duty" games are renamed as Scorestreaks, which are now earned by gaining points, rather than kills. This allows the player to focus on objective modes, which also earn points towards Scorestreaks. Unlike past games, weapons in "Black Ops II" have a progression system, which is used to unlock weapon attachments. After maxing out a weapon's level, the player can choose to "prestige" the gun, similar to how they can prestige the player level, and reset their attachment progress. In exchange, the player can customize their weapons with custom clan tags

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II of Duty: Black Ops 2" appeared on Amazon France before quickly being taken down in February 2012. No information had yet been released by Activision, but Gameblog claimed that Activision demanded it remove its original report too. When it refused to do so, the publisher cut off Gameblog from ad support, review game mailings and future Activision events for refusing to comply. Later Activision denied Gameblog's claims that it has been cut off. Around the same time, computer game artist Hugo Beyer also listed "Black Ops 2" as his current project in his Linkedin CV, before his LinkedIn page was

neg: Scump of that was about to change going into Call of Duty Black Ops 4. Optic Gaming made an executive decision to cut the two player that they picked up the year before. Methodz left Optic Gaming on October 9th 2018 and Octane was released on August 31st, 2018. Through defeat and tough times Optic knew that they had to make roster changes. Optic picked up two world renowned prospects going into Black Ops 4, with the likes of TJ Haly and Brandon Dashy. At the beginning of the Call of Duty Black Ops 4 esports seasons Scump would team with

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified using the rear touch pad. The ability to throw grenades is similar to "" in that the front touch screen is used. The ability to melee is achieved by swiping or touching anywhere on the touch screen. An all new mode called 'Hostiles' has been added, in which the player is pitted against 4 different waves of enemies. Nihilistic has confirmed that a Zombies mode would not be included with the game at launch. During Gamescom 2012, when "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" was shown, the graphics were criticized. Nihilistic responded by improving the visuals of the game with

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops them is a bullet time effect during the "Victor Charlie" level, activated when the player fires toward the last enemy of a Viet Cong squad. As a first in the "Call of Duty" main series, player characters can now speak during gameplay, whereas in previous installments, primarily those made by Infinity Ward, characters would be silent during gameplay, even if they could speak during cutscenes. The online multiplayer mode of "Black Ops" usually revolves around two teams on a specific mission. For example, in Team Deathmatch the team with the most kills wins, while in Capture the Flag, players take

neg: Call of Duty: Experience 2016 in Call of Duty Championship history and double the pool at the first event. Team EnVyUs won the championship, defeating Splyce Gaming in the finals 3-1. Present at the convention were two activities that were spin-offs from in-game experiences. One was Nuketown Paintball, which is paintball in a course that replicates the famous Nuketown map as seen in the "Call of Duty: Black Ops" titles. The other activity was Zombies laser tag, which was essentially laser tag in a course that replicates the Zombies mode and universe, which has been present in "Black Ops" titles. An experimental and exclusive "Call

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 highest at 9/10, Zombies with 8.5/10 and the Multiplayer with 7.8/10. The whole game was given a score of 8.5/10. Within the opening week of the release of Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 players were extremely unhappy to find that the game servers ran at 20hz. This came as a surprise since both the beta of Black Ops 4 and the previous iteration of the Franchise both ran at 60hz. The server quality started to see improvement a few weeks after the launch of the game returning to the expected 60hz refresh rate. Several weeks after the game's release,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II released for Xbox 360 on August 27, 2013, and PC and PS3 on September 26. It includes new zombies map "Origins" back to the old characters (Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen and Dempsey), as well as new multiplayer maps Pod, Frost and two remakes of popular maps Courtyard and Stadium of "" and "Black Ops: First Strike" DLC. On July 8, 2014, Activision released Nuketown 2025 for the Wii U Version. On March 27, 2013, Activision revealed that they were considering releasing "Revolution", but a firm decision has not yet been made. "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" received generally positive reviews

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III comic book titled "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" was announced on July 1, 2015. Serving as a prequel to the game, the first issue was released worldwide on November 4, 2015 and was published by Dark Horse Comics. The story is written by Larry Hama, while Marcelo Ferreira served as the artist for the comic book. The story takes place several years prior to the main events of the game, and stars Jacob Hendricks and John Taylor along with their black ops squadmates in an attempt to stop a Russian terrorist plot. Subsequent issues were released throughout 2016. On

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 platform, and will not use or be available on Steam for the first time since 2005's "Call of Duty 2" (which got a Steam release later). A promotion for the game lasting from September 17 to December 31, 2018 includes 4 Pringles Mega Stack products awarding buyers "Double XP". On June 11, 2018, Activision and Treyarch announced three special editions available for "Black Ops 4": the Digital Deluxe, the Digital Deluxe Enhanced, and the Pro Edition. All three editions contain the "Black Ops Pass", a special season pass that grants access to "Classified", a bonus Zombies map available at launch,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II URL was later removed. On April 18, 2012, Kotaku received an image from "a retail source", which showed a teaser poster that lacked a game title but had clear nods to "Black Ops" and a May 2 date that seemingly points to a reveal. On April 27, 2012, an image containing two Target pre-order cards sent by IGN reader Richard confirmed the game's title and release date. The cards clearly display the "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" logo, and the release date November 13, 2012. On April 23, 2012, Activision redesigned CallofDuty.com to announce that the game will be

neg: Call of Duty Treyarch and published by Activision. The game was revealed on May 1, 2012. It was the first game in the series to feature future warfare technology, and the campaign features multiple branching storylines driven by player choice and multiple endings. It was later released on November 12, 2012. "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" is the twelfth main installment in the series, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. The game was released on November 6, 2015. "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" is the fifteenth main installment in the series. It was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 "Call of Duty 2"; titles since then have all been released in November. The release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" a month earlier was thought to be due to Rockstar Games's much anticipated release of "Red Dead Redemption 2" on October 26. Like previous titles, a private beta for the multiplayer mode was offered to players who pre-ordered the game. On July 11, 2018, Activision and Treyarch announced the dates for the multiplayer beta: PlayStation 4 players had an exclusive first beta weekend from August 3 to 6, while a second weekend from August 10 to 13 was

neg: Stanton Y. Hill Stanton Y. Hill Stanton Hill is an American broadcast producer and voice over artist. He has produced television commercials for clients such as Pepsi, Activision, Nissan, Budweiser, McDonald's, Energizer, Miller-Coors, Southwest Airlines, Jimmy Dean, and Visa. In 2007 he produced the award winning short film "Stars" starring Kevin Durand and directed by Jason Eli Lewis. In 2011 Hill produced the launch commercial for Call of Duty: Black Ops featuring Kobe Bryant and the Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter". In 2014 and 2015 he produced launch commercials for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. 2. stantonyhill.com

neg: OpTic Gaming "" season. Matt Haag was dropped from the team for the "Call of Duty: Black Ops" 2011 season which was the first season of Call of Duty on the Major League Gaming since "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare". He briefly returned to the OpTic Competitive team, replacing a player who felt ill, at MLG Dallas where OpTic Gaming finished 3rd with virtually no practice as a squad. Subsequently, after mentioning the possibility of replacing the teammate that had fallen sick he did not get picked up. Haag played on several different teams in the professional scene and created his

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops Ops" was aired after the 3rd quarter on ESPN during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on May 18, 2010. During E3 2010, studio head Mark Lamia opened the Microsoft conference by playing "Black Ops" on stage. It was also announced that the timed Xbox 360 exclusivity for additional content of "Call of Duty" titles, which began with "Modern Warfare 2", extends until 2012. A remixed version of the ESPN trailer with Eminem's "Won't Back Down" was released on June 14, prior to the E3 Activision conference for which he also performed. A multiplayer teaser trailer was released on August 9,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II new "Call of Duty" game was in development for a 2012 release and will be the newest installment in the franchise. The game was officially confirmed by Activision during its fourth-quarter earnings call on February 9, 2012, and promised that it will feature "meaningful innovation" for the series. Oliver North, who was involved in the Iran–Contra affair was a consultant on the 1980s portion and helped promote the game. The author and defense expert Peter W. Singer served as a consultant on the 2025 storyline of the game. Reports of "Black Ops 2" surfaced following a product page for "Call

neg: Call of Duty: Roads to Victory Portable. The Nintendo DS has since succeeded the PSP in serving as the computing platform for newer related "Call of Duty" games, until the release of "" which was released for the PlayStation Vita. A free voucher code for the game was included with purchase of "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified", allowing the game to be played on the PlayStation Vita. "Roads To Victory" received mixed reviews. IGN rated it 6.6 out of 10 and GameSpot scored it 6.2 out of 10. GameSpy noted that the artificial intelligence in the game was "unimpressive" and "laughable", noting that despite the

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II reviews from critics. The game was a commercial success; within 24 hours of going on sale, the game grossed over $500 million. It had remained the largest entertainment launch of all time until September 2013, when Take-Two Interactive announced that "Grand Theft Auto V" had grossed $800 million in its first day of release. It went on to sell 7.5 million copies in the U.S. in November 2012, making it the highest grossing game of the month. A sequel, "", was released in 2015. "Black Ops II" was made backwards compatible for the Xbox One in April 2017. "Black Ops

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops by its predecessor "" by some 2.3 million copies. After six weeks on release, Activision reported that "Black Ops" had exceeded $1 billion in sales. On August 3, 2011, Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling games of all time in the US, UK and Europe. A sequel, "", was released on November 13, 2012. "" was released on November 6, 2015 as the sequel to "Black Ops II". "" was released worldwide on October 12, 2018, as a sequel to "Black Ops III." "Black Ops" is a first-person

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops the bestselling title in the United Kingdom, despite sales dropping by 85%. Some estimates had placed sales of the game as reaching 18 million units sold, earning a revenue of $818 million. This would fall about 2 million copies and $182 million short of "Modern Warfare 2". By December 22, worldwide revenue of "Black Ops" exceeded $1 billion. Sales remained strong months after the game's release, remaining at the top-seller list in February 2011. On March 3, 2011 the news magazine The Hollywood Reporter also reported on the best selling video games ever. It announced that "Call of Duty: Black

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 "Chaos" storyline, and star a new cast of characters: Scarlett, Stanton, Diego and Bruno; while "Blood of the Dead" returns to the original "Aether" storyline established in the previous "Black Ops" games, and stars the four original characters (Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, Richtofen; also known collectively as Primis). A fourth map, titled "Classified", is included in the special editions of the game and the "Black Ops Pass" at launch, and is a remake of the "Black Ops" map "Five", featuring the original incarnation of Primis (known as Ultimis) as the playable characters. "Black Ops 4" features a battle royale game mode

neg: Call of Duty: Experience 2011 and Beachhead Studios. There were 4 official panels with 2 scheduled per day. The first day featured the "Call of Duty: Elite - Clans and Groups Panel" and the "Voices of Call of Duty Panel", while the second day featured "The Making of Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Panel" and the "Call of Duty: Zombies - Origins and Evolutions Panel". The "Call of Duty: Elite - Clans and Groups Panel" focused primarily on how will support clans in "Modern Warfare 3". The second panel, "Voices of Call of Duty", gave fans an opportunity to get to see the people

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 the series expressed disappointment at the game's lack of a campaign mode. The Black Ops Pass, a season pass that distributes downloadable content (DLC), also received heavy backlash due to the map packs only being made available through the pass and not separately, which had been an option with the DLCs of previous titles. Nonetheless, upon release, "Black Ops 4" received positive reviews, with particular praise towards its Blackout mode. It is the best-selling digital launch in Activision's history, surpassing 2017's "", while physical launch sales for the game were the lowest in the series for a decade. "Call of

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III in 2065, 40 years after the events of "Black Ops II", in a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers. The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting. As the player character is cybernetically enhanced, players have access to various special activities. The game also features a standalone Zombies mode, and a "Nightmares" mode which replaces all enemies as zombies. Announced on April 26, 2015, the game is the first "Call of

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops Amrich, Activision Social Media Manager, declared that even if they could kill the servers, they did not plan currently to do it. "The Daily Telegraph" praised Black Ops as a superb experience of gameplay, "the meaty kick of the guns, the blistering pace of the action and the sterling soundtrack of explosions, gunshots and whistling bullets all serve to quicken the player's pulse and tighten their grip on the controller", and mentioned, it is beyond the overwhelming, chaotic action in the game's major gun battles, offers among other things, a stealthy infiltration of a substation in the snow-capped steppes, in

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified available in a PS Vita bundle pack with a digital version of the game to download, a free 4GB PS Vita memory card, and a special COD-themed rear panel and pouch. A free downloadable copy of "" is included in the boxed version of North American copies of the game. "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" received negative reviews upon release, holding average scores of 33% at GameRankings based on 42 reviews, and 33/100 at Metacritic based on 58 reviews. "Game Informer"s Dan Ryckert called the game "appalling". Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann cited it as a "disjointed mess", criticizing the

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 emerging that "Black Ops 4" would not have a single-player campaign mode, reactions from the "Call of Duty" community were mixed. The official confirmation by Treyarch of the absence of a campaign led to many fans expressing their disappointment. In response to the criticism, Dan Bunting, studio co-head at Treyarch, stated in an interview with "Eurogamer" that "We are delivering so much more of what players spend most of their time doing in our games in the series", implying that fewer fans took their time to play the single-player than the multiplayer. In an interview with "Polygon" in May 2018,

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III (also voiced by Blum), the OSS spy Peter McCain, Dr. Maxis' assistant Sophia (Christa Lewis), the Ascension Group scientist Gersh, as well as introduces the mysterious omnipotent being Doctor Monty (Malcolm McDowell). Robert Picardo also briefly reprises his role from "Call of Duty: Black Ops" as United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Following , Doctor Ludvig Maxis, whose brain resided in a mechanical drone at the time, arrives at Agartha and is given a new body by Doctor Monty, a self-proclaimed omnipotent being and member of the Order of the Keepers. After helping to cleanse the soul of his

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III each of the soldier. Full progression of all Specialists unlocks a final audio log, in which an unknown informant reports to his superior about keeping tabs on "eight other soldiers", implying that one of the Specialists, heavily hinted to be Prophet, is not a simulated avatar, but the real person injecting themselves into the simulation to monitor the other eight. Like in previous games, the Zombies storyline in "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" is told in an episodic format, with one map, "Shadows of Evil", available at launch, and the rest to follow in the downloadable content season. "Shadows

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified spawned again in waves. The used maps are from the multiplayer part of the game with the exception of the map Shipment. The maps are called Shattered, Rocket, Range, Intel and Nukehouse. At the end of each wave a care package will be dropped onto the map and you must capture it before the next wave starts or the care package will disappear. The care package may contain one of the following: A mortar strike, a sentry gun or a weapon. The multiplayer in "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" includes 4-vs-4 matches through Wi-Fi, with the ability to play

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 revealing killstreaks, weapons, and other in-game multiplayer features. A full multiplayer reveal took place on September 1, 2010, and revealed many multiplayer features from the game. Chrysler produced a limited-edition "Call of Duty" Jeep as the Wrangler is featured in "Black Ops". In late September, viral site GKNOVA6 was updated revealing fuzzy footages of zombies. On October 11, a single player trailer aired on ESPN during the New York Jets versus Minnesota Vikings NFL Monday Night Football game. The same trailer was aired the next day in the United Kingdom at half time of the England versus Montenegro 2012

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops III the main cast, and takes place in a new setting called Morg City. "The Giant" includes the original characters, Tank Dempsey, Edward Richtofen, Nikolai Belinski and Takeo Masaki. These characters return from the Black Ops II map "Origins", in their alternate timeline versions. They reappear in the DLC maps "The Giant", "Der Eisendrache", "Zetsubou no Shima", "Gorod Krovi" and "Revelations". The zombies gamemode involves a story, which links with every DLC. On May 16, 2017 Treyarch released a fifth DLC including the remastered versions of Zombies maps from their previous "Call of Duty" games, called "Zombies Chronicles". These maps are

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II everything a player could want in a game: great graphics, a good story, easy controls and superb acting." Activision reported sales figures for "Black Ops II" in the U.S. were more than 7.5 million copies sold on launch day and grossed over $500 million, in the US alone in its first 24 hours, making it the biggest entertainment launch of all time until the record was surpassed by "Grand Theft Auto V" in September 2013. It is the fourth year in a row that the "Call Of Duty" series has broken the same record. 2011's "" grossed $400 million on

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops "Modern Warfare 2" return, such as lean, mod tools, the developer console and dedicated servers. Dedicated servers are exclusively provided by Game Servers. Steam is the exclusive platform for "Black Ops" on PC, and the game is protected by Valve Anti-Cheat. The Wii version of the game includes in-game voice chat. This is the first "Call of Duty" title to include the voice chat feature for the Wii. Nintendo and PDP have partnered to release the first headset to be used with the Wii known as PDP's Headbanger Headset. A zombie cooperation mode, titled "Zombies", is included in the game.

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops James C. Burns voices and provides performance capture for Frank Woods and Ice Cube voices Joseph Bowman, who is also the multiplayer announcer for the SOG faction. Gene Farber voices Grigori Weaver, Emmanuelle Chriqui plays a live-action character called Numbers, Eamon Hunt voices Nikita Dragovich, Andrew Divoff voices Lev Kravchenko and Robert Picardo voices Secretary Robert McNamara. Dimitri Diatchenko, an American born actor and musician voices the Spetsnaz faction and several other characters due to his strong Russian accent. "Call of Duty: Black Ops" features Vietnam War era music including "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones (played during

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops the other team's flags and return it to their own base. Additionally, there is Free For All in which players aren't separated into teams. Not including Downloadable maps, there are 14 different maps. "Black Ops" retains the experience points and unlockable reward system that has been kept since "Call of Duty 4". The game's multiplayer focuses on socialization and customization. "Create-a-Class 2.0" allows enhanced personalization with appearance items as well as upgradable perks; weapons are extensively customizable with writing, emblems, attachments and camouflage painting. Even reticles can be modified. There are more than one style for an attachment, which allows

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops latter taught Treyarch how Spetsnaz soldiers would react in combat, such as rolling out of the line of fire. Spetsnaz AIs in the game have been modeled after him, from his tactics and his movements to his face. Although having a historical background, the classified aspect of these Cold War black operations allowed the studio to create its own fictional story. The game also allows players to turn down the blood and turn off the profanity. It was announced on November 9, 2015 that "Black Ops" would become backwards compatible with the Xbox One. It was originally meant to be

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 deeper personalization of players' arsenals; attachments are also given tiers, with tier-2 upgrades providing even bigger improvements to the weapons. Certain weapons also offer Operator Mods, which significantly change how a weapon works, while costing a significant portion of the 10 customization slots per class. In addition, the game includes Specialist Headquarters, a solo mode featuring skill-based tutorials that contain backstories on various Specialists in the game. The missions are set within the same narrative world of the Black Ops campaigns, between the events of "Black Ops II" and "Black Ops III". Zombies returns as the cooperative multiplayer mode for

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 focuses on the backstories of the game's multiplayer characters, known as "Specialists". The missions take place between "Black Ops II" and "III" chronologically. Some of the Specialists also carried over from "Black Ops III". The multiplayer mode is the first in the series to not feature automatic health regeneration and introduces both predictive recoil and a new ballistics system. The game includes three Zombies maps on release day, four if a special edition of the game, or the Black Ops Pass, is purchased. The locations of the maps include the RMS "Titanic", an arena in Ancient Rome, and Alcatraz Federal

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 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. In May 2009, Treyarch employee David Kim revealed on his LinkedIn profile that he would work as a senior animator on "Call of Duty 7". 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. In February 2010, a casting call for "Call of Duty 7" led to speculation that the game would be

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops Ops" was the best-selling game ever in the United States of America. "Black Ops" was the best-selling game of all time in the UK until "Grand Theft Auto V" overtook it in November 2014. By November 2013, the game had sold 26.2 million copies. Cuba has condemned the release of the game as it has special forces trying but failing to kill a young Fidel Castro, killing instead a body-double. The Cuba-based pro-Fidel Castro website Cubadebate said the game "encourages sociopathic attitudes of American children and adolescents, the main consumers of these virtual games". "Black Ops" was also released for

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops which the slow down in action is compensated for by nail-shredding tension and creepy atmosphere. "Official Nintendo Magazine" awarded the Wii version 90% and said ""Black Ops" on Wii is a fantastic shooter packed with all the features of its HD brothers, with the only exception being split-screen multiplayer." Martin Gaston at "VideoGamer.com" gave the Wii version 6 out of 10, complaining of Treyarch's reworking of in-game sequences as movies, poor AI, and gameplay problems from lower-resolution graphics. In February 2011, the Xbox 360 version was named the Xbox Live's top title of 2010 by GameSpot. Within 24 hours of

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II to explain the aims of his jobs and is then shown in multiple situations where he has taken over random people's jobs, such as masquerading as a pregnant lady's husband, working at an office, and enduring a grandmother's endless talking, as well as other such scenarios. To promote "Black Ops II's" second DLC, entitled "Uprising", comedian J.B. Smoove joined Stormare in the second production of "The Replacers", in which the two maintain a haphazard relationship. Stormare normally acts as a mentor to the new replacer Smoove by pointing out his various quirks while doing his job, such as his poor

neg: Call of Duty: Experience 2016 the first people of the public to do so. Also playable was the game's Zombies mode as well as the multiplayer mode for "". The fourth map pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops III", Salvation, was also playable at the convention. Another prominent event of the convention was the 2016 Call of Duty World League Championship, a competitive e-sports tournament. The tournament, which is similar to the one held at the first Call of Duty XP convention, featured 32 competitive "Call of Duty" teams from around the world. The prize pool was $2,000,000, which became the largest prize pool

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops before having to stop. The screen glows red to indicate damage to a player's health, which regenerates over time. When the character is within the blast radius of a live grenade, an on-screen marker indicates where it is in relation to the player, helping the player to move away or to throw it back. Among the weapons new to the series in "Black Ops" are crossbows with bolts and explosive ammunition, Dragon's Breath rounds and ballistic knives. The player assumes the role of various characters during the single-player campaign, changing perspectives throughout the story. The playable characters are special forces

neg: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare to interplanetary combat, "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" is a generally fun but inessential shooter." Brett Phillps of Trusted Reviews awarded "Infinite Warfare" 4 and a half out of 5 stars, reasoning; "A solid campaign and the excellent "Zombies" mode will see people stick around for a good while, but it won't be long before buyers of the Legacy Edition switch over to "Modern Warfare Remastered" for good." The single-player campaign received praise and critics deemed it an improvement over "Black Ops III"s campaign. Gilroy, however, had a more mixed response, citing that "2016 has been one of the best

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II II" is the first "Call of Duty" video game to feature branching storylines, in which the player's choice affects both the current mission and in turn, the overall course of the story. Known as "Strike Force missions", these branching storylines appear during the 2025 storyline and feature permanent death. The success or failure of these missions can have ramifications for the wider campaign storyline. Choosing one of the missions locks out the others unless the player begins a fresh campaign. Strike Force missions allow the player to control a number of different war assets, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, jet

neg: Call of Duty: Elite beta was released on July 14, 2011 on the Xbox 360 exclusively for "Black Ops". Invites for the PlayStation 3 version began being sent out on September 17, 2011. Call of Duty: Elite officially launched on November 8, 2011 to coincide with the release of "Modern Warfare 3". The PC version however, will be delayed for an unknown date. In a statement by Beachhead Studios' studio head, Chacko Sonny, the PC version needs to "Ensure a safe PC environment. It’s really extensive. We need more time to get there, so Elite on PC will not launch on Day 1." It

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Rush, is introduced into Zombies, where the players build up points and multipliers and compete against one another for the highest point possible until death. "Black Ops 4" is also the first game to feature two distinctive, separate storylines for Zombies. At launch, the game features three on-disc maps: "Voyage of Despair", which takes place on the RMS "Titanic"; "IX", which takes place in an Ancient Rome arena; and "Blood of the Dead", a soft-remake of the "Black Ops II" map "Mob of the Dead", taking place once more in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The former two maps form the new

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Penitentiary. The game also introduces a battle royale mode called Blackout, which features up to 100 players in each match. Many characters from this and other "Black Ops" titles can be used as the player's character model in this mode. Development for the game started shortly after the release of "Black Ops III". Treyarch chose not to create a campaign mode for the game at the beginning of development, instead putting all of their focus on the multiplayer aspect. They cited an increased interest for multiplayer and lack of time spent by the playerbase on the campaign mode as reasons

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Rev, who died of a drug overdose on December 28, 2009. The band's song "Shepherd of Fire" is featured on the Zombie mode Origins. Additional artists include Sean Murray, Jimmy Hinson, Sergio Jimenez Lacima, Kamar de los Reyes, Azam Ali, & Rudy Cardenas. Heralding the release of "Black Ops II's" DLCs, Activision releases a live-action short starring a well-groomed Peter Stormare, who acts as a "Replacer", part of a group who are sent by mutual friends to take your place during your daily life while you can stay at home and play "Black Ops II's" new content. Stormare goes on

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 included in "Black Ops 4" at launch). A collector's edition titled "Mystery Box Edition" was also announced, which contains various Zombies-themed physical items, such as a collectible Mystery Box based on the mechanic of the same name in-game, lithographs based on the three on-disc Zombies maps, and figure pins based on the four main characters of the Zombies Chaos story. On September 20, 2018, Activision and Sony revealed their partnership for "Black Ops 4", which allows the PlayStation 4 version of the game to receive all content updates, including free and paid content, seven days before other platforms, as opposed

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II one full day; 2010's "" grossed $360 million on day one; in 2009, "" brought in $310 million. "Black Ops II" went on to gross $1 billion in the first 15 days of availability, beating "Modern Warfare 3"'s record of the first 16 days. On November 5, 2013, IGN confirmed that the game sold 24.2 million copies, making it the third highest selling game in the series, behind 2010's "Black Ops", and 2011's "Modern Warfare 3". In July 2014, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega sued Activision for lost profits from the use of his likeness in the game. He also

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II 16 May. It includes the new zombies map Mob of the Dead as well as new multiplayer maps Magma, Vertigo, Encore, and a re-imagining of fan-favourite from previous installment Black Ops Firing Range, known as Studio. The third major DLC pack is called Vengeance. It was released for Xbox 360 on July 2, 2013, and PC and PS3 on August 1. It includes new zombies map "Buried" as well as new multiplayer maps Cove, Detour, Rush and a remake of the popular map Summit from Black Ops: Uplink. The fourth and final major DLC pack is called Apocalypse. It was

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II of a YouTube trailer that detailed the futuristic setting, the characters carried over from the previous games, and the conflict. After the game was revealed, the preorder rates on the game set records three times higher than for the preorders of the first "Black Ops". Critics have noted the trailer's similarities to that of "". On July 19, 2012, a second trailer was released by Treyarch, offering insight into the game's narrative. The storyline has been described by writer David S. Goyer as "better than a Hollywood movie". In developing "Black Ops II", Treyarch introduced several revisions to the gameplay

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II as the story. "Black Ops II" is also the first game in the series to allow the player to customize their loadout before beginning a mission, creating freedom in choosing how to approach a mission. One of the biggest changes added to multiplayer in "Black Ops II" is the introduction of Pick 10, a new system within the Create-a-Class menu. Pick 10 gives the player a total of 10 allocation slots in a class, which are used for guns, perks, grenades, etc. ... The player can choose to allocate the slots however they like, to either have more attachments for

neg: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Games and also released on November 13. The game's campaign follows up the story of "Black Ops" and is set in two different time periods; the late 1980s and 2025. In the 80s, the player switches control between Alex Mason and Frank Woods, two of the protagonists from "Black Ops", while in 2025, the player assumes control of Mason's son, David (codenamed "Section"). Both time periods involve the characters pursuing Raul Menendez, a Nicaraguan cartel leader, who is responsible for kidnapping Woods in the 80s and later sparking a second Cold War in 2025. The campaign features nonlinear gameplay and