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Activision is adding optional "Micro Items" to the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II today that will allow players to further customize their multiplayer experience. More details will appear on the official Call of Duty: Black Ops II website later today, but for now you can look... More

YouTube user Malcolm Klock took it upon himself to go through some of the games that came out this year, edit them together, and create the video you see below. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll say, “I totally forgot that game came out this year,” when you watch 2012 In... More

Activision has released a behind the scenes video for this year's Call of Duty commercial that shows off the amount of work that went into its creation, and explains why film director Guy Ritchie decided to direct a television commercial. There are celebrities, explosions, horses, a woman getting... More

Pictured above: stuff breaking. Call of Duty: Black Ops II received its first patch on Xbox 360. It goes to to show that even games that make $500 million need a little help. The full patch notes won't release until tomorrow, but Treyarch design director David Vonderhaar said that the patch will... More

Activision has announced that its Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has earned the company more than $500 million worldwide in the first 24 hours the game was made available. According to the company, that makes it the biggest entertainment launch of the year. "With first day sales of over half a billion... More

Earlier today, it was reported that some copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II for PC mistakenly included Mass Effect 2 discs. BioWare has responded with an interesting offer. If you are one of the customers affected by a lack of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, currently suffering from a surplus of Mass Effect... More

Even though the Wii U does not release until next Sunday, some Wii U games are already heading out to pre-order customers. Joystiq is reporting that customers who pre-ordered Wii U games from Amazon.com have already begun to receive them in mail. They have photographic proof of one excited Wii U fan... More

A documentary covering the development process of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II is premiering exclusively on DirecTV tomorrow night. If you're a subscriber to the cable service, you can see interviews with the developers, voice actors, military consultants, and many others who were involved... More

The Achievements list for Call of Duty: Black Ops II has appeared online, and it is surprisingly free of secret of achievements. You would think a video game about secret black operations would want to keep some things a secret. Check out the list below. No Man Left Behind (20 points) - Rescue Woods... More

Call of Duty's online multiplayer has earned a reputation for tempering its solid gameplay with an often obnoxious online community. Of course that whole bad apples rule applies, particularly when you've got a Call of Duty-sized bushel. Don't think that Treyarch hasn't noticed all of... More

Since Call of Duty: World at War, special modes featuring the undead have been one of Treyarch's trademarks. It looks likes zombies will be back in Black Ops II. Today, the official Call of Duty Twitter account tweeted the above teaser image, in which the word "ZOMBIES" is scrawled over... More

The lack of ranked dedicated servers has been sore spot for Call of Duty PC players for the last few iterations of the franchise, but it looks like that may be changing for Black Ops II. Treyarch’s director of technology recently tweeted, "Confirmed: Ranked Dedicated Servers for #BlackOps2... More

Brand-new Black Ops 2 gameplay appeared onstage at Microsoft's E3 press briefing alongside the news that Microsoft's console will be getting timed DLC exclusivity for Treyarch's upcoming shooter. Microsoft's Don Mattrick didn't share any details on the DLC situation beyond that some... More

By pre-ordering Black Ops II early, you will gain access to Modern Warfare 3 perks. You will also get a poster, but the more interesting pre-order bonus is the instantly redeemable prestige token for Modern Warfare 3 if you reserve Black Ops II by June 30, and are a PowerUp rewards member. GameStop has... More

Activision has today confirmed that the next installment in its Call of Duty series is indeed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Until today's announcement, which was made on the franchise's official site, the publisher has merely teased that a new Call of Duty game was in the works. The game was scheduled... More

Could Activision be moving the next installment of the alternate-year Call of Duty from the past to the future? It looks as though we'll be parting with that tradition soon, if a teaser image and accompanying video on the game's official site is to be believed. Details are scarce on callofduty... More

Rumors of a direct sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops have been swirling around the Internet care of an Amazon leak, but now we may have a release window. French retailer site FNAC.com posted the above image citing an assumed European release of November 2012. The image has since been pulled down, but... More