Charlie writes:
"Oh yippee. Another Call of Duty is being released; that brings the total to… 8 Call of Duty’s in 7 years. It’s quite interesting too, because I’ve been finding some articles stating that Call of Duty: Black Ops II could quite be the best of the franchise yet. But isn’t that what they said with Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops 1, and Modern Warfare 3? The one thing that other article writers are taking this fact from is purely from the trailer. But it’s all too often that many gamers are fooled into buying the game just because they think the game looks awesome from it’s trailer."
GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 leap up due to summer sales
Wow, good games never get old I guess.
CoD will always be a beast of a franchise, and how awesome is it that you can just boot it up or pop it into your Xbox and play, MS BC is really a neat feature.
Many players on social media are now reporting unannounced matchmaking fixes have been put in place by Activision ranging from Call of Duty 3 to Modern Warfare 2 to Black Ops 2, on Xbox 360. Players are reporting that player counts are updating, lobbies forming, and matchmaking times have been reduced. Neither Activision nor Microsoft have commented on the matter when reached out to at this time. This is currently impacting both 360 and BC versions of the games. PS3 is not affected at this time.
Reports:
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Multiple users coming forward saying the games are finally working again after years of server issues. Note that not all issues such as player counts are totally fixed at this time however matchmaking is fully working again. With legacy Call of Duty games releasing on Game Pass within the next 2 years, it does make sense for these servers to eventually be corrected. Good to see the preservation of these legendary games. Hopefully PS3 receives the same treatment for these legacy titles!
“Activision Unexpectedly Fixes Old Call of Duty Servers, Just One Day After FTC Verdict”
Imagine that.
Conspiracy theory: MS have been planning on purchasing ABK for a long time. They let Sony outbid them for having console-exclusive CoD stuff/being first for certain dlc so the PlayStation player base would increase.
Years later, MS buy ABK, with plans to make CoD either exclusive/platform exclusive features etc with the release of a new console (Xbox Series X2?) So the established CoD player base migrates over to their platform, taking a huge percentage off Sony?
Wild theory
Game Rant Writes "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been available for 10 years, and in that time, no other entry has topped its weapon balance and variety."
Although Black Ops 2 is one of the more loved entries in the series, there seemed to be an overall lack of recoil when I played back in the day, which made the guns feel toy-like. The overall art style didnt really sit well with me at the time either. A bit too cartoony. I think zombies could have been cool, but on the PS3, playing splitscreen made the frame rate drop to unplayable levels.
I know I'll probably get bashed for saying this here, but CoD trailers always have been excellent and the music always clicks at the right segments. The B Ops 2 trailer was no exception. I applaud Treyarch for taking the franchise in a risky territory but I feel it's a change that was needed for the annual franchise. Though, I'm still approaching this title with caution as the futuristic setting may just be a layer of paint over the usual CoD features and gameplay.
Though, the story might be exciting.
I hate the game trailers of games which have multiplayer where it shows you a team of friends or even strangers working together like a proper squad...which would never really happen since nearly everyone is every man for themselfs.
I can't help but shake my head and think "Bull...sh*t"
I love and hate trailers at the same time, because sometimes they get you hyped and the final product can be dissapointing. It shows the marketing departments have done their jobs well. Although that said sometimes they do bad trailers for good products. (When I mean products I mean games and films...for want of a better word).
Never. Trailers only highlight the good moments in a game and there is no telling how many of those good moments there actually are through the entire game. I always wait for feedback from gamers before buying a game.