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No co-op for Call of Duty: Black Ops' campaign
Though Call of Duty: Black Ops' Cold War setting is a new feature for the series, one element of the game will stay true to the franchise's norms: the game's campaign will only be a single-player experience. Speaking to MTV, Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia explained, "single-player is the epic, cinematic, seat-of-your-pants thrill ride that you star in," while the game's cooperative offerings ...read more
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Bungie “hated” Halo’s Combat Evolved subtitle
Bungie was none to keen on what Microsoft ended up calling the first Halo game. “Everyone” at the developer “hated” the Halo: Combat Evolved name even, designer Jaime Grisemer has revealed. Apparently Microsoft felt that Halo wasn’t descriptive enough of a name for a videogame brand, unlike competing military games at the time. Regardless, Bungie stuck to its ...read more
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Black Ops is its own man, draws nothing from Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops is Treyarch’s game and no copy of Modern Warfare 2. That’s according to studio head Mark Lamia who says that Black Ops‘ development happened completely independently, with nothing drawn from Infinity Ward’s 2009 blockbuster. “We started Black Ops a year before Modern Warfare 2 came out. So we didn’t ask ourselves that question ...read more
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Treyarch still believe in Infinity Ward
Like a terrorist in Modern Warfare, you may believe Infinity Ward to have been rather gruesomely shot down by their recent tangle with publisher Activision, but this isn’t so according to fellow Call of Duty developer, Treyarch. Mark Lamia, head of the studio that are currently developing Call of Duty: Black Ops, was eager to talk up his colleagues to Develop. He was asked if the recent ...read more
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Black Ops did it the other way
The multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops is important. So much so in fact that instead of the usual ‘let’s turn a single-player level into a multiplayer map’ approach, Treyarch did it the other way around. Having separate teams dedicated to single-player, multiplayer and co-op allowed the studio to get the multiplayer part of the shooter off the ground “so early ...read more
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UK charts: Red Dead leads again, Blur, Alpha Protocol off to a slow start
ollowing a debut at the top a week earlier, Red Dead Redemption has held on to the number one spot on the UK’s weekly sales charts, despite a 40% drop in sales. The Rockstar westerner held off THQ’s newcomer UFC 2010: Undisputed which in turn pushed down EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The three are followed by usual suspects Just Dance, Wii [something], and a mix ...read more
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Black Ops will be big, analyst expects
Sales wise, Call of Duty: Black Ops could come close to Infinity Ward’s 2009 blockbuster. That’s according to Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz who reckons Treyarch’s latest could shift as much as 10 million units in year one. Following the game’s announcement and first trailers, Black Ops is now expected to create a 17 percent year over year decline for the ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Map Pack Tour with Fourzerotwo
First look at the new Resurgence Package multiplayer maps for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 including Carnival, Fuel, Trailer Park, Vacant, and Strike. Available June 3rd on Xbox Live and coming to other platforms at a future date. Sound off in the comments.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops first impressions
"The team's work can speak for itself, so we're gonna jump right into the game. We're gonna take you to a weapons manufacturing facility deep behind enemy lines in the Soviet Union. This is WMD." After this brief introduction by Treyarch's Mark Lamia at an event in Los Angeles earlier this month, I was treated to a first look at the annualized, even-year Call of Duty production by Treyarch. ...read more
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Black Ops will “exceed expectations,” is Treyarch’s best game
Treyarch’s 2010 Call of Duty effort will “exceed expectations,” community boss Josh Olin promises. While admitting there will be heavy competition from the likes of EA’s Medal of Honor and Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Warrior (now delayed to 2011), Olin expects Call of Duty: Black Ops to “stand out in true Call of Duty fashion” and “ratchet ...read more
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