Activision has released a new developer diary, this time focusing on Trent Reznor's score for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. The diary focuses on the efforts of Reznor to coordinate his pulsing soundtrack to the work of writer Davis S. Goyer, studio head Mark Lamia and director Dave Anthony.
Infinity Ward has revealed that August 16th is the date for PS3 gamers to receive their Elite premium content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It adds two new multiplayer maps. It will also include the Spec Ops mission 'Vertigo', which is set on the rooftop of the Oasis hotel in Dubai. Those who don't subscribe to the Elite service will have to wait longer.
Activision has revealed release dates for the final sets of Modern Warfare 3 DLC.
The next two weeks of Xbox Live Marketplace is meatier that it has been this Summer, as not only does the Summer of Arcade conclude with Hybrid and Dust: An Elysian Tail, but some of the biggest downloadable content will be landing. The DLC includes the Cold Stream DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, the Firefight Pack for Mass Effect 3, the third DLC pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, as well as some Quantum Conundrum content and an online multiplayer upgrade for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World.
Activision has released the first gameplay trailer showing off the online multiplayer in their upcoming blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Activision announces that fans attending Gamescom 2012 in Cologne, Germany next week will be "among the first to play" Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360. It's available day one, August 15th. The demos will be held at booths A21/B30- A31/B30 in Hall 6, which hosts the "massive Call of Duty Multiplayer arena". They also tease of the "exclusive reveal" due the same day, streaming live.
European VP Michael Sportouch of Activision has said there's no trouble with continued growth for Call of Duty, especially as they look to take on the Chinese market with a free-to-play project. Growth continues in "mature, established" Europe too, said Sportouch. Black Ops II could spur even more to join the Call of Duty banner. The "extended console cycle" has boosted multiplayer.
Sony has unveiled at its GamesCom 2012 press conference the PlayStation 3 lineup for the Holiday season this year.
After impressively demoing an iPad live-stream of Black Ops II last week, game design director David Vonderhaar has confirmed the feature also works on consoles.
In Strategy Informer's interview with CCP CFO David Reid, he discussed that DUST 514 will be more of an MMO experience than a more traditional shooter like Call of Duty.
Activision has announced the official special editions of their upcoming blockbuster shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. They will include the $179.99 USD Care Package, the $79.99 USD Hardened Edition, and the $79.99 USD Digital Deluxe Edition.
An Activision representative has shed some light on the confusing situation surrounding Black Ops 2 and Nuketown 2025 Zombies.
Activision Blizzard's financial report for Q2 2012 was published last night. Both Call of Duty and World of Warcraft revenue has taken a hit.
Activision has announced the minimum specs needed to run Call of Duty: Black Ops II on PC. Unfortunately for Windows XP users, the implementation of DirectX11 means you'll need to update to Vista or later to play the game.
Major Nelson has announced the upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace content coming to the service in the next two weeks. The content is highlighted by the Minecraft-like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion Hearthfire today, while Armored Kill is coming to Battlefield Premium members next week, while the 4th Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC pack, Final Assault, arrives this week.
This week's PlayStation Network content for North America is a little light, with such standbys like Bioshock and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 going on the network, but one highlight is Zen Pinball 2, the PSN version of Pinball FX2, going free-to-play. The game will be making its money on the downloadable tables.
Darksiders II led software sales in the UK for August 2012, with NCAA Football 13, the collegiate American football EA Sports title, making a surprising #4 appearance. Sleeping Dogs, which topped the weekly charts for two straight weeks, debuted at #6.
Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs wakes up long enough to clamber atop the UK all format chart once again as ArenaNet's MMO Guild Wars 2 slinks down 6th. The Sims 3: Supernatural enters 2nd. 3rd is reserved for New Super Mario Bros. 2 for another week, while London 2012 and LEGO Batman 2 keep 4th and 5th respectively. Darksiders II comes 9th and COD: Modern Warfare 3 10th.
Sony has announced their lineup of games for the week of the 10th September, which will include Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and NHL 13 in retail, and the digital release of Battlefield 3 Premium Edition, which comes bundled with a Battlefield Premium account for only $59.99 USD. Considering the Premium comes with all 5 downloadable content packs for free, it's quite a deal; the Premium Edition bundle will be coming to PC and Xbox 360 as well.
If the Amazon.com product description is to be believed, there will be a separate campaign devoted entirely to zombies in Activision's upcoming blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.