Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: Call of Duty

Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer trailer released

Activision has released a new multiplayer reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Treyarch’s next entry in the franchise will be set in the year 2025 as the world lumbers towards a new Cold War. It’s a world of robots, drones, and high-tech gear. Black Ops II will also feature a branching storyline with non-linear missions, a first for the series.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies debuts for Android on Xperia line

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The on-the-go Zombies mobile spin-off, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, has launched for Android. The Ideaworks-developed and Glu Mobile-published App is available now on the Sony Xperia line of smart phones and Xperia Play Optimized devices exclusively for 30 days, and will then be available for other Android handhelds. Zombies includes the maps Ascension and Kino der Toten, as well as Call of the Dead: Director’s Cut and the 50-level top-down shooter Dead-Ops Arcade.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collections 3, 4 detailed

Call of Duty 3 (360, PC, PS3) Content Season Collection 3 and 4 DLC Announcement - Screenshot 1

Activision is set to wrap up the latest season of content drops for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with the last two Content Collections, Collection #3: Chaos Pack and Collection #4: Final Assault. The collections will launch on the 360 first, with Chaos Pack set to hit Live on August 9 and Final Assault on September 6. Each pack is detailed below, but a quick takeaway is that Chaos Pack focuses on missions, with the new Chaos Mode for Special Ops, four new Special Ops Missions, and three new Face Off maps, while the multiplayer-centric Final Assault will include five new multiplayer maps.

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Activision launches Call of Duty summer sale, 50% off DLC

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PC, PS3) Content Collection Two 360 Launch Announcement - Screenshot 5

Call of Duty fans looking to catch up on DLC are in luck. Activision has kicked off a one-week summer promotion that slashes 50% off of the price of all previously released DLC packs for Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops. Sale items include the two Content Collections and some extraterrestrial zombie-blasting. The promo is currently running for both 360 and PS3 as well as PC.

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Free-to-play Call of Duty Online heading to China

Call of Duty Online (PC) Tencent China Announcement - Screenshot 1

Activision has announced that they have teamed up with Tencent Holdings Limited to launch Call of Duty Online in China. The multi-year agreement grants Tencent the exclusive license to operate Call of Duty Online, a free-to-play shooter with a microtransaction-based monetization system, in mainland China. The game will feature an original story based around Special Ops missions, a variety of modes and maps, perks specifically tailored to the Chinese market, as well as an in-game store to personalize weapons, characters, and gear.

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PC News

Nuketown 2025 announced for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PC, PS3) Nuke Town 2025 Announcement - Header

Nuketown—Black Ops’ “most popular multiplayer map,” according to Activision—is being reimagined for the upcoming sequel, Black Ops II. The new version, dubbed Nuketown 2025, will be a free download for players who pre-order or purchase one of the launch copies.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified box art revealed

Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified (PS Vita) Announcement - Header

The Black Ops universe is set to be expanded with a new entry on the PS Vita. Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, announced earlier this month at E3, will feature a campaign of Special Ops missions and a new set of missions for multiplayer.

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PlayStation Vita News

Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 launches on Live

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PC, PS3) Content Collection Two 360 Launch Announcement - Screenshot 1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 is now available for the 360. The 1200 MS Point/$14.99 compilation, detailed below, includes five new maps (Foundation, Getaway, Lookout, Oasis, Sanctuary) as well as two new Special Ops missions (Iron Clad, Kill Switch). Locales include a vacation spot on the beach and a devastated mountainside in the Face Off maps Getaway and Sanctuary, while Oasis hosts players in a retrofitted ancient stone fortress and Iron Clad features a playable Abrams-class tank.

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DLC, Xbox 360 News

Call of Duty: Black Ops II details, screens released

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PC, PS3) Announcement - Screenshot 1

Some new screenshots and additional details have emerged about Treyarch’s next entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Set in 2025, players are thrust into a new Cold War dominated by near-future technology, with combat relying heavily on robotics and drones. As the new crisis reaches a boiling point, players must make their way through a branching storyline that features non-linear missions, a first for the series.

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Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #1 now available on PSN

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PC, PS3) Elite Content Season One Overwatch DLC Launch Announcement - Screenshot 2

Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #1 has launched on PSN. The compilation includes previous Elite content drops Liberation, Piazza, Overwatch, and Black Box multiplayer maps and two Special Ops Missions, Black Ice and Negotiator.

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PlayStation 3 News