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Activision Picks Up BlackOps2.com

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by Jim Reilly on January 09, 2012 at 05:53 PM
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If Activision decides to do a sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops, they now have the website name to do it.

As spotted by Fusible.com, the publisher recently acquired the domain name BlackOps2.com for an undisclosed amount. The domain name was originally registered shortly after the first Black Ops title was announced in May 2010, however the owner was never identified.

The report points out the original registration was under "Domains by Proxy" by GoDaddy but has now switched to internet brand protection company MarkMonitor, an Activision client. In August 2011, Activision acquired the domain names all the way up to Black Ops 6 and Modern Warfare 6, however, a "Black Ops 2"  web registration was missing at the time.

It should be noted that URL registrations don't necessarily mean the games will ever be developed and released. Activision may be future-proofing its brands in case it decides to go forward with them.

[Source: Fusible]

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  • by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:03 PM
    ah I see they learned their lesson from that little modern warfare 3 URL debacle, also they're seriously covering their bases up to a sixth game? they'l have run CoD into the ground long before then
  • by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:04 PM
    One can only hope they do produce Black Ops 2. I really like how Treyarch does Call of Duty. Black Ops' storyline had to have been one of the most character driven stories in recent call of duty years.
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:05 PM
    CoD = Rinse, wash, repeat. So tired of it, that I'm going to buy it this year like everyone else. Seriously though, I probably will get it if there's Zombies, if not....then probably not.
  • by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:05 PM
    While CoD is same old same old, If it has zombies I'm buying it after a price drop.
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:07 PM

    Huge surprise!!! Not really a COD hater or fan but i do not want to see 6 Black Ops.

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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:07 PM

    Wow, i never saw it coming!im sure call of duty 5 and mw4 are also in the works!

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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:09 PM
    For some reason, I don't think BO2 will turn out to be a good shortened name. Boron (II) Oxide? Ok then
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:09 PM
    I'm interested to see what they do with the next installment, especially with a Black Ops revisit
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:12 PM

    I really enjoyed black ops and i think it is waaaayyy better than MW3. I just wish my disc wasnt scratched so i could play it again

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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:13 PM
    i am not buying the next CoD game whatsoever. im getting tired of FPS. and if CoD doesnt upgrade their engine, which they never will, im not buying this game. i hated black ops anyway.but, this is what i said about MW3, which i wound up buying anyway. sold my other CoDs for it. oh well. i standing a firm ground this time.
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:14 PM
    Way to cover all of your bases Activision. If Treyarch can make a good BO2 I will definitely play it, Playing MW3 I sorely miss Wager matches and being able to dive. Just add some more original weapons and more Zombies.
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:16 PM
    is JFK alive?
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:17 PM

    That war ended at the end of the game... Crappy name.

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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:18 PM

    ummmm ok thats fine I gusse what ever they think will make them money.I hope the story is a lot better.I wonder when thell learn that what sells these games is the multiyplayer

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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:19 PM
    Still haven't played Black Ops. Too many games on my plate. I'm sure I'm missing out on a complex, riveting plot with genre-redefining gameplay.
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:19 PM
    NOOOOO! new call of duty ip (lol) please. I like Treyarch. Don't turn them into what infinity ward has become :(
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:21 PM

    oh god. just, just stop it already, Activision. CoD = the next Guitar Hero, and Tony Hawk.

  • by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:22 PM
    3 days ago i had a weird dream and in that dream i dreamed about the next cod and it will be called call of duty: old navy and it will be in modern time and will have zombies! if my dream comes true all of you will have to give me a prize! and i hate cod,exept for zombies :D
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:28 PM
    I have full faith that Modern Warfare 6 may in fact become a reality, but Black Ops 6 is an incredibly far stretch...
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    by Monday, January 09, 2012 at 06:32 PM

    Nice I really hope that they make Black Ops 2 it would make up for the mess that is Modern Warfare 3. The multiplayer in Modern Warfare 3 was the wrost filled with unbalanced weapons and bad maps. Trayarch did a much better job with Black Ops. The last good IW title was Modern Warfare 2.

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