Amazon and Game are amongst the first to reveal their pre-order prices for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
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It didn't take long for rival Electronic Arts executives to take a potshot at the recently revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, as global product manager Kevin O'Leary tweeted that Activision should have taken a year off from the series.
According to former Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis, publishers refuse to stray from the Call of Duty template, chiefly because "pretty much every first person shooter loses money". This is something the developer discovered when trying to get Timesplitters 4 backed.
There's a lot riding on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 from developer Treyarch, and studio head Mark Lamai promises it's going to be something very special indeed; a game changer if you will. They're "bringing disruptive innovation" to the franchise with Black Ops 2, and they're "doing it on several fronts." It's something fans have "never seen before" and they 'challenge assumption'.
Debate continues to rage on as to whether Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 should feature a zombie-slaughtering mode.
According to Amazon, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has already received three times as many pre-orders as the original game.
Analysts think that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will sell like hotcakes, but it won't achieve the same level of success as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Their opinions are chiefly based on two factors: this holiday will be crowded full of quality games, and new console hardware will be needed to drive Call of Duty sales further.
Treyarch may be in hot water over its Call of Duty: Black Ops II setting.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 would finally be getting its own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 bundle, months after the Xbox 360 enjoyed its own version of the bundle. The Limited Edition PS3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 bundle includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and a 320GB PlayStation 3 System. The system will cost $299.99.
Activision's semi-controversial subscription-based Call of Duty portal service, Call of Duty: Elite, has 10 million registered users. Two million of them are paying subscribers. Reports show that from the service's launch til the 31st March, the Call of Duty franchise has enjoyed 40 million monthly active users who have played a total of 1.6 billion hours of online gameplay in Modern Warfare 3 alone.
This week's European PlayStation Network releases features the Binary Domain full game download, as well as Sony's Move-enabled intriguing adventure game Datura and a "Super Bundle" for Dead Space which includes all of the DLC released for the game.
Sorry Force wielding Kinect owners but Prototype 2 and its blitzed New York Zero has trumped Kinect Star Wars for the month of April in the US, reveals NPD data released. April exhibited a "very light release schedule" in terms of "compelling new games." There market is still there for video games, notes analyst Anita Frazier, and these April figures reflect that.
Infinity Ward has released a new developer diary focusing on the newest downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Face Off. As the name implies, the DLC focuses on small scale 1 versus 1 and 2 versus 2 matches on more intimate maps.
Reports are emerging that Electronic Arts will unveil at E3 the Battlefield version of the popular Call of Duty: Elite game portal. It will be called Battlefield Premium, and will apparently be unveiled at Electronic Arts' press conference on the 4th June.
Days before it's set to go to trial, Activision Blizzard has written a cheque for $42 million to game developers who are suing the company.
The upcoming Marketplace content for the next two weeks includes major titles like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Saints Row: The Third available from Games on Demand, while Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 makes its debut tomorrow. The major Collector 2 downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will also be launched, which includes the hyped Face Off duels.
Developer NovaLogic is suing Activision over the use of the trademarked "Delta Force" in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. NovaLogic claims the publisher has illegally usurped the logo and the name "Delta Force" for missions involving a unit with the same name and logo. NovaLogic had released nine games in their Delta Force series.
Electronic Arts and Activision have settled out of court over EA's tampering with ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, who were under contract with Activision at the time, which led to Activision withholding their royalty payments for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and subsequent termination of employment. A joint statement from both publishers simply stated, "Activision and EA have agreed to put this matter behind them."
An all-new trailer for Treyarch's upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be broadcast this Saturday during the Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich. There's no hint at what will be shown but hopefully we'll get a glimpse at some in-game locations and action. Activision is "incredibly pleased" with early pre-order numbers.
Ex-Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vincent Zampella have raised their initial damages claim of $36M from Activision for claiming the publisher wrongfully terminated the duo after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to $1 billion.