Black Ops 2 customization and 'League Play' brings Call of Duty to the future

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The most important shift for the Call of Duty franchise was when developer Infinity Ward transformed the World War II series into a modern era military shooter. Infinity Ward changed what it meant to be a Call of Duty game: it became a game focused on action and not the war itself. Treyarch, the developer that brought the series to the Vietnam war in 2010, pushed beyond the timeline boundary set by the original developer and rests much of its next game – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – firmly within the year of 2025.

For its multiplayer experience, Black Ops 2 takes place exclusively in this near-future time period.

Despite going to "the future," the setting of Treyarch's latest effort isn't as drastic a change as it was when Infinity Ward made the period shift in 2007, but many of the features found in Black Ops 2 are just as crucial as the franchise's modern era setting change. Based on these new features, Treyarch – once thought of as the series "B" team – may be the studio dictating the future of Activison's annualized Call of Duty franchise going forward. And the new position suits them.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/black-ops-2-customization-and-league-play-brings-call-of-duty/#comments

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PeetzuhPosted:

Mazur
Aced
Haha it was, but have u seen this campaigns trailer, its looks amazing, cant wait


hopefully this one is better then mw3's campaign.


Probably I actually like BO's campaign.

MazurPosted:

Aced
Haha it was, but have u seen this campaigns trailer, its looks amazing, cant wait


hopefully this one is better then mw3's campaign.

AcedPosted:

Scanty
Mazur
Scanty
The only interesting one is Black Ops, cause its kinda weird.


Black Ops had a great campaign but Mw3's was definitely the best out of all of them no doubt.


Actually yeah, when I killed makarov it was epic .-.


Haha it was, but have u seen this campaigns trailer, its looks amazing, cant wait

yayPosted:

Mazur
Scanty
The only interesting one is Black Ops, cause its kinda weird.


Black Ops had a great campaign but Mw3's was definitely the best out of all of them no doubt.


Actually yeah, when I killed makarov it was epic .-.

MazurPosted:

Scanty
The only interesting one is Black Ops, cause its kinda weird.


Black Ops had a great campaign but Mw3's was definitely the best out of all of them no doubt.

yayPosted:

Emazing-Lights
Scanty
Minecart
Mazur
Minecart
I usually do that with every cod I get. :)


haha not me, except for this time :P


Really?

I personally don't even like the call of duty campaigns. :/


I dont like them that much either.

I like them as they are always interesting.


The only interesting one is Black Ops, cause its kinda weird.

EmazedPosted:

Scanty
Minecart
Mazur
Minecart
I usually do that with every cod I get. :)


haha not me, except for this time :P


Really?

I personally don't even like the call of duty campaigns. :/


I dont like them that much either.

I like them as they are always interesting.

yayPosted:

Minecart
Mazur
Minecart
I usually do that with every cod I get. :)


haha not me, except for this time :P


Really?

I personally don't even like the call of duty campaigns. :/


I dont like them that much either.

PeetzuhPosted:

Mazur
Minecart
I usually do that with every cod I get. :)


haha not me, except for this time :P


Really?

I personally don't even like the call of duty campaigns. :/

MazurPosted:

Minecart
I usually do that with every cod I get. :)


haha not me, except for this time :P


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