Call of Duty: Black Ops

"A lie is a lie."

- Unknown soldier in the world premier trailer

Call of Duty: Black Ops is the seventh main installment of 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, in May 2009. Black Ops 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 May 18, 2010, which indicated 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. Treyarch has 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
 * 1st Cavalry Division

Enemy

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

Characters

 * Woods - Member of SOG
 * Hudson - Playable character, member of SOG
 * Mason - Playable character, member of SOG
 * Reznov - Returns from Call of Duty: World at War, member of SOG
 * Thomas - Playable character, pilot of the SR-71 Blackbird in WMD
 * Weaver - Character in WMD
 * Swift - Character in Victor Charlie
 * Brooks - Character in WMD.
 * Harris - Character in WMD.
 * Kravtchenko - Antagonist. Conducted a black operation in Laos.

Missions

 * "WMD" - "WMD" is set in 1968 in the Ural mountain range. "WMD" features the SR-71 Blackbird and a new weapon, the Crossbow.


 * "Payback" - In "Payback", the player is able to pilot a helicopter.


 * "Victor Charlie" - "Victor Charlie" begins in a crashed helicopter, where the player must swim up the Huong River with only a knife.


 * "Slaughter House" - The action-packed "Slaughter House" takes place in Huế, Vietnam, in 1968.

Multiplayer

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


 * Black Ops will feature a dedicated co-op campaign, supporting up to four players, which uses different levels than the singleplayer campaign. This is very similar to the four players co-op featured in Pivotal Games' "Conflict" series.


 * 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 multiplayer maps instead of the typical vice-versa. This change is because some multiplayer maps had been made before the campaign was finalized.


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


 * 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 killstreak.


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


 * The PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops will feature dedicated servers.


 * Shotguns and Machine Pistols as secondaries are not expected to return, as Treyarch stated in their interview that they make a Player's Custom classes overpowered.

Assault rifles

 * AK-47
 * Commando
 * AUG
 * G11

Submachine guns

 * MP5k Prototype
 * MAC-10

Light Machine Guns

 * RPK

Bows

 * Crossbow

Shotguns

 * SPAS-12

Pistols

 * M1911
 * .357 Magnum Revolver

Launchers

 * M202 "Grim Reaper" Rocket Launcher
 * RPG-7
 * China Lake Pump Action Grenade Launcher

Attachments

 * Swarovski Scope
 * Suppressor
 * Grenade Launcher

Alternate Ammo Types

 * Dragon's Breath
 * Explosive bolts

Grenades

 * M67
 * Smoke Grenade

Other

 * Knife
 * C4
 * Flamethrower

Recent news

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


 * 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.

Videos
 Video:Call of Duty 7: Black Ops Official Teaser Trailer Video:Call of Duty 7: Black Ops - World Premiere Teaser Trailer Video:Call of Duty: Black Ops Demo Video:Call of Duty: Black Ops Remix feat. Eminem

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. This may mean that there will be destructible environments throughout the game.
 * GKNOVA6, when the password is entered looks very similar to the radio equipment and T.V.'s seen in the Teaser Trailer.
 * The Explosive Crossbow round seems to have the same effects of semtex in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * In the reveal trailer, the narrator speaks about truth and that it is full of lies. Captain Price also talked about this in the cutscene of Endgame in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * A recent promotion for Black Ops featured in the Gamer Informer magazine stated that the first 300,000 to pre-order the game will get a two sided poster, and on the other side is something potentially helpful to the player.