Call of Duty: Black Ops

"We need to bring him back."

- Unknown doctor in the trailer

Call of Duty: Black Ops will be the seventh main installment in the Call of Duty series. It is currently being developed by Treyarch. The confirmation of the game's development was leaked by David Kim, a senior animator at Treyarch back in May of 2009. The game is said to be set in various locations including Vietnam and Cuba, and judging from weaponry and dates given in the trailer, it is set at any point between 1960 to 2010. It is planned to be released on November 9, 2010. Treyarch has stated that Black Ops will be much grittier than Modern Warfare 2 and that the differences between World at War and Black Ops will be as significant as the differences between Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The trailer released on 18 May 2010 at 10:00PM EST indicates that the game will have a story stressing the fine lines between good and evil, as well as a greater amount of story featuring the Vietnam War than previously suspected. They have also said that Black Ops will feature considerably more stealth than any previous entries in the Call of Duty series.

Settings
Vietnam, Cuba, the Arctic, Laos and Russia have been confirmed as locations in the game.

Friendly

 * Studies and Observations Group

Enemy

 * North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
 * Viet Cong
 * Russian Forces

Multiplayer

 * Vehicles will return, but they will be very different than those in Call of Duty: World at War.


 * There will be a dedicated co-op campaign, supporting up to four players, which will use different levels to singleplayer campaign.


 * Treyarch is considering releasing a beta-build test, and has hinted that it is likely.


 * Matchmaking is being changed so that it is easier for friends to play together.


 * Some campaign levels will be based off of multiplayer maps instead of the typical vice-versa. This is because some multiplayer maps were made before the campaign was finalized.


 * Create-a-Class 2.0 will allow players to customize their appearance in addition to their loadout.


 * The customized killstreaks will return, but the game-ending Tactical Nuke will not. Kills earned from killstreak rewards will not count towards increasing a player's kill streak.


 * The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 perk 'Commando' is not expected to return.


 * The PC version of the game will most likely feature dedicated servers.

Rifle's

 * SIMONOV (Definite)
 * M1 Carbine (Definite)
 * M14 (Definite)

Assault rifles

 * AK-47 (Definite)
 * CAR-15 (Definite)
 * AUG (Definite)
 * M16A1 (Definite)

Submachine guns

 * MP5k Prototype (Definite)
 * MAC-10 (Definite)

Light Machine Guns

 * RPK (Definite)
 * M-60 ( Definite)

Bows

 * Crossbow (Definite)

Shotguns

 * SPAS-12 (Definite)

Pistols

 * M1911 (Definite)
 * Makarov (Definite)
 * Tokarev (Definite)

Launchers

 * M202 "Grim Reaper" Rocket Launcher (Definite)
 * RPG-7 (Definite)
 * M-79 (Definite)

Attachments

 * Swarovski Scope (Definite)
 * Suppressor (Definite)

Alternate Ammo Types

 * Dragon's Breath
 * Explosive bolts

Grenades

 * M67 (Definite)

Special grenades

 * Smoke Grenade (seen on the cover of OXM)

Other

 * Knife (Definite)
 * C4 (Definite)
 * KA-BAR (Definite)

Missions

 * "WMD" - This mission takes place in the year 1968. It is set in the Ural Mountains. The mission features the SR-71 Blackbird and a new weapon, the Crossbow.


 * "Payback" - This mission allows the player to control an actual helicopter.


 * "Victor Charlie" - This mission takes place in the Huong River in a crashed helicopter, where the player swims upriver with only a knife.

Recent news

 * Activision confirmed to Eurogamer that Call of Duty: Black Ops will launch on the Nintendo Wii.


 * Much more about the game will be revealed in May in the Official Playstation Magazine, according to an MTV article.


 * This article contains information about multiplayer features in the game.


 * An official website has been launched by Treyarch.


 * It is reported that players will be allowed to play as members of the SAS in a close-quarters mission based off 'Prince's Gate', the terrorist attack on the Iranian embassy in the 1980s.


 * Treyarch has stated that the differences between World at War and Black Ops will be as significant as those between Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4.

Trivia

 * In the beginning of the trailer the numbers 2010:3:2 are visible on a digital clock. This was the day Call of Duty: Black Ops was announced, March 2, 2010. It is also possible that the date of the scene in the beginning is March 2, 2010.
 * At the end of the trailer there is a man holding a pistol. The name "Sally" can be seen on the pistol.
 * Treyarch will employ a motion capture technology similar to the one used in James Cameron's Avatar film, which will capture the whole performance of the actor, as well as allowing accurate facial expressions.
 * Call of Duty: Black Ops is the first game that Treyarch has ever devoted their entire staff to with no other games in development.
 * Both Major John Plaster, who served in the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, and Sonny Puzikas, a former Soviet special forces operative, are being consulted by Treyarch for the game.
 * It seems that now players can destroy small buildings and huts with the M202 "Grim Reaper" rocket launcher as shown in the reveal trailer.

Trailers
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