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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PuhnyPosted:

They need to make another world at war.

CearnsyPosted:

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Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future


yeah the next one is probably going to be in the future too


Maybe not as its IW's turn to make the next

PeetzuhPosted:

Rabies I like how they are changing this stuff.


I like it too.

Maybe this will be the cod that changes the rest. O.o

LaidPosted:

Rabies I like how they are changing this stuff.


Agreed. I feel like it will have a whole different feel to it.

MazurPosted:

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Mazur
Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future


yeah the next one is probably going to be in the future too

RabiesPosted:

I like how they are changing this stuff.

NellPosted:

I think it's a nice change being set in the future. New modes to play with and a huge change in campaign. It sets a standard for another futuristic COD.

VerbPosted:

I still say the best call of duty was mw2 and that's the reason black ops sold so much because it came after the best call of duty game but mw2 was the best multiplayer in my option besides the noob tubes And black ops was the best for co'op with zombies they all aren't perfect games one call of duty will never be perfect but they still are great games

CearnsyPosted:

Mazur
Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Thats probably why they made this one the future

CraigPosted:

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Mazur
Iglesias A bit too futuristic? What's wrong with more modern or past times?


there aren't many more past wars they can cover, i think they've done them all...


Well they could do the Civil war :P
Yeah but that would be in 1861 and the game is set to year 2025 but I like the idea of CoD being a futuristic game.

I just wish they stayed with "Modern" Warfare games! Carry on the story!


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