Little Known Black Ops Facts – PS3 Edition

Playstation.com published a post by Treyarch’s Josh Olin today that details some interesting, but little-known facts about Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PS3. Included in the post is the first details of the new in-game friends list that is featured in the upcoming shooter; the first time such a feature has been available in a Call of Duty game on the PS3.

With the PS3 version of Black Ops you will now be able to browse Recent Players, Friends, navigate their File Shares, Recent Games, Combat Records – all from within game. “Sending game invites and joining Friends’ games has never been simpler” says Treyarch.

Check out the details below, or here to jump the the original post.

As a side note: all of these features are also available in the Xbox 360 version.

Let’s get started with what I believe is the most unknown, yet confirmed, aspect to Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer – the online split-screen support we’ve re-introduced to the franchise!

The Facts:

You can connect a second controller and bring a guest online (i.e. “JD_2020” & “JD_2020(1)”).Guests can rank up, earn unlocks, etc – all guest progress goes away once signed out.You can bring a second, full PSN account online! Xbox onlyBoth players with full PSN ID’s can rank up while playing together in split-screen, as if on two separate consoles. Xbox only

Allow me to introduce the Black Ops Custom Games Editor! Private matches have never been this customizable. Players will have the ability to structure their games at all new levels of granularity. From variables as simple as Time Limit and Score Limit, or as deep as which weapons, Perks, and gear are available. You want a Pistols Only match? Make one! No longer do custom game modes rely on the “honor system.”

Furthermore, any Custom Game you create and configure can be placed in your File Share, for friends and the community to browse, download, and enjoy. You just might create the most addictive new game mode of all time from the comfort of your own living room!

We’ve integrated a built-in Friends List into the in game user interface. You’ll be able to browse Recent Players, Friends, navigate their File Shares, Recent Games, Combat Records – all within this in-game menu system designed to streamline the social process within the game. Sending game invites and joining Friends’ games has never been simpler than in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Call of Duty: Black Ops will support regional matchmaking filters on a global scale. So, no matter where you’re at in the world, you will have the ability to specify whether you want to match with players from other geographical regions, or only those local to you. This will make communication and lag a much less intrusive variable on your gameplay experience.

Additionally, given Black Ops will support joining games in progress via an even simpler built-in in-game Friends List interface, we’ll allow a Party leader to lock down his lobby to Invite Only, Friends Only, or even Close it altogether if he wants to be in complete control over who enters and exits the Party Lobby.

This one is pretty cut-and-dried. A frequently asked question is, “Will my kickass emblem I spent hours perfecting be lost when I prestige?” The answer is “NO!” Emblems are one of the only aspects of Black Ops MP that do not get a full reset upon entering Prestige. Things that will reset when you Prestige are: XP, COD Points, Challenge progressions, Loadouts, and so forth.

UK Price War Kicks Off, Pick up Black Ops for £25

UK retailers are slashing the price of Call of Duty: Black Ops in an attempt to lure the hordes of people looking to pick up the highly-anticipated game on launch day to their stores, sparking a price war.

Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, two of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK, are rumored to be selling Black Ops for a mere £25 on launch day, according to MCV.

GAME are also reported to be offering Black Ops for £25, but it’ll need to be bought with any other in-store chart game on Xbox 360 or PS3. Trade in Halo: Reach, Dead Rising 2, F1 2010 or FIFA 11 and they’ll also give it to you for £25.

Gamestation will give you £5 of store credit if you trade in two titles against Black Ops, and will also offer the game for £20 when bought with an Xbox 360 4GB console.

“We’ve got more games, and specifically more copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops, than anyone else and we’re also offering the biggest range of deals offering fantastic value,” said GAME and Gamestation’s Adam Davis.

Did you pick up Medal of Honor and wish you didn’t, or just don’t plan on playing it once you have Black Ops? HMV will give you Black Ops for just £7.99 if you trade in EA’s shooter.

Walmart Black Ops Trash Talking Ads

Die hard Call of Duty fans who cast their minds back to this time last year may remember a series of Modern Warfare 2 commercials that Walmart ran featuring trash talking buddies. If not, check them out here. OK, are you back? Well, the guys are back again this year for a series of Black Ops commercials, and they’re still talking trash.

Check out the Walmart Call of Duty: Black Ops trash talking commercials after the break.

Gametrailers go “Behind the Design” with Treyarch Chapter 4

Behind the Design is a special edition of Bonus Round from Gametrailers where they go straight to the developers to talk about their design philosophies, receive their commentary on the trailers they’ve created, learn about what has hit the cutting room floor and more!

Why is the story in Black Ops so flexible? What do the fans want in the final game, and what was cut? How does the Zombie portion of the game evolve? What was cut from Black Ops multiplayer? How did the Black Market work before it was cut from the game? Find out all this and more with Josh Olin, David Vonderhaar and Dave Anthony in the last episode of “Behind the Design” with Treyarch.

IGN RC-Car Kills Montage

I see the RC Car killstreak – awarded after 3 kills without dying – being used in some interesting ways other than just searching for someone to blow up. Fed up of that camper hiding behind a Claymore in some dark corner? Send in the RC Car. Chasing people around the map will be good for a laugh, too. And I’m sure you don’t need me to point out how useful they could be in a game of Headquarters, or any other objective based game for that matter, as IGN’s RC-Car kills montage shows a nice example of below… Quaaaaaad! It’s also a good example of what can be done with Black Ops’ clip editor.

What are your views on the new Explosive RC Car killstreak in Black Ops?

All Black Ops’ Killstreaks in Action

So far we have a full list of Black Ops’ killstreaks but have only seen small glimpses of a few of them in action from the trailers, etc. If you are curious about how some, or all of the killstreaks in Black Ops will work (why wouldn’t you be!) you can check each and every one out in the 10-minute video embedded below.

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Suprize Attack Trailer Shows off Black Ops Theater Mode

This year, as they did last year with Modern Warfare 2, GameStop are running a Black Ops “Surprize Attack” sweepstake promotion where they give away prizes to people who pre-order Black Ops at their stores. You can find details here.

Today GameStop released a trailer for their Black Ops Surprize Attack promotion which also doubles as a preview of the capabilities of Black Ops’ Theater Mode; it was made entirely with the in-game clip editor. It’s also the chance to get a first-look at another of Black Ops’ multiplayer maps, called Array. Check it out after the break.

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The Online Gamer: Black Ops – Episodes 1-2

Reckless Tortuga, the comedians known best among the gaming community for their hilarious comedy sketch series called “The Online Gamer”, have moved on from creating Modern Warfare based sketches and started creating some Black Ops themed comedy videos.

Sit back and prepare yourself for 8-minutes worth of giggles as you watch these guys depict the typical online FPS gamer in episodes one and two (of four) of The Online Gamer: Black Ops.

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The Online Gamer Pt 5-6

You caught the first 4 episodes of Reckless Tortuga’s ‘The Online Gamer’ series, right? If not you can catch those here. Well, the hilarious comedy series is now up to episode 6, each just as funny as the last. So kick back for 10-minutes and prepare yourself for a giggle…

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Demo Hits XBL, PSN

After almost a year, a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 demo is available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. It seems a little strange that a demo for a game is released so long after the full game has been released, but it’s pretty obvious that Activison are trying to squeeze out as many Modern Warfare 2 sales as they can prior to Call of Duty: Black Ops hitting the streets this November.

Check out the press release below.

Cliffhanger, the breathtaking and epic mission from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2, is now available worldwide for download as a single player demo on the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and on PlayStation®Network*.

One of the most recognized levels in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Cliffhanger thrusts players into an epic fight of a lifetime amid near-blinding snowstorm conditions high in the frigid mountains of Kazakhstan. One wrong move and it’s certain death as players scale a frozen mountainside, battle their way through a raging firefight, and race for survival aboard a snowmobile under heavy enemy fire.

Click here to download the Modern Warfare 2 demo via Xbox.com (also available on the Xbox 360 Marketplace).

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Modern Warfare 2 UK’s Biggest Selling Game Ever

According to Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now the UK’s biggest selling video game, ever!

After forty-one weeks, only three of those weeks outside of the top ten, Infinity Wards shooter took the crown from the previous all-time UK best-seller, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training. Chart-Track didn’t have any official sales numbers to hand but you can be sure Activision will have some sort of announcement about Modern Warfare 2's latest milestone soon.

It took ‘Dr Kawashima’ around 36 months to overtake the previous record holder!

[via Dtoid]

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Modern War Gear Solid Act 2

Last week we posted the first Act of Beatdownboogie‘s Modern Warfare Gear Solid, in which Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid teams up with Infinity War’s Ghost to battle the evil Activistsun empire. As promised, the second Act – called ‘Sunburn’, went live today.

When Makarov and Liquid Ocelot team up to create Modern Gear, it’s up to Snake and Ghost to stop them. But who is the real mastermind controlling Makarov and Liquid?7

Modern War Gear Solid Act 3 has been promised by the makers. Although, they “don’t know how long it will take to finish – it might take a few months”. Well post it when it drops.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 7-9

Defend the House – the people responsible for the Halo and MW2 “Mythbuster” series – have created a new series of Modern Warfare 2 myth busting videos called “Myth Madness”. There are 21 myths that get tested over 21 consecutive days. All variety of Modern Warfare 2 myths get busted (or confirmed) over the series of videos, many with very surprising results.

Over 7-days we will be posting the full set of videos in the Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness series, so sit back and check out episodes 7-9.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 16-18

Defend the House – the people responsible for the Halo and MW2 “Mythbuster” series – have created a new series of Modern Warfare 2 myth busting videos called “Myth Madness”. There are 21 myths that get tested over 21 consecutive days. All variety of Modern Warfare 2 myths get busted (or confirmed) over the series of videos, many with very surprising results.

Over a number of days we will be posting the full set of videos in the Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness series, so sit back and check out episodes 16-18.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 10-12

Defend the House – the people responsible for the Halo and MW2 “Mythbuster” series – have created a new series of Modern Warfare 2 myth busting videos called “Myth Madness”. There are 21 myths that get tested over 21 consecutive days. All variety of Modern Warfare 2 myths get busted (or confirmed) over the series of videos, many with very surprising results.

Over 7-days we will be posting the full set of videos in the Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness series, so sit back and check out episodes 10-12.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 1-3

Defend the House – the people responsible for the Halo and MW2 “Mythbuster” series – have created a new series of Modern Warfare 2 myth busting videos called “Myth Madness”. There are 21 myths that get tested over 21 consecutive days. All variety of Modern Warfare 2 myths get busted (or confirmed) over the series of videos, many with very surprising results.

Over the next 7-days we will be posting the full set of videos in the Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness series, so sit back and check out the first three.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 13-15

Defend the House – the people responsible for the Halo and MW2 “Mythbuster” series – have created a new series of Modern Warfare 2 myth busting videos called “Myth Madness”. There are 21 myths that get tested over 21 consecutive days. All variety of Modern Warfare 2 myths get busted (or confirmed) over the series of videos, many with very surprising results.

Over a number of days we will be posting the full set of videos in the Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness series, so sit back and check out episodes 13-15.

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50% Off Xbox Modern Warfare 2 Map Packs This Week

This week’s Xbox Live ‘Deal of the Week’ sees the first discount on the two Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 map packs, The Stimulus Package and the Resurgence Pack. If you want to get the map packs before Black Ops hits the streets, now is the time at 50% off (until Monday, October 11, 2010.)

Normally 1200 MS Points, the two map packs are now 600 MS Points ($7.50) and features three new maps and two remade CoD: 4 maps in each pack.

Hit the Xbox Live dashboard ‘Deal of the Week’ section to take advantage of the 50% off Modern Warfare 2 map packs deal, or you can use these links to add the packs to your Xbox 360 download queue: Stimulus Package, Resurgence Pack.

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Modern Warfare 2 Myth Madness 4-6

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