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COD: Black Ops Zombies Available On Android Devices

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

If you can’t get enough of Zombie action in the console Call of Duty games then maybe Activision’s latest android app is for you!

Call of Duty Zombies let’s  you face off against waves of the undead as you race for more ammo and supplies. The game doesn’t just scare up single player frights either, it supports local multiplayer via wi-fi for up to 4 players. There’s a lot of content including support for the physical buttons of the Xperia Play & Zombies includes the Dead Ops Arcade mode, a 50 level gauntlet style game mini game.

Right now Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies is locked to the Sony Xperia Play but will be available to all android users within the next month or so.

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Modern Warfare 3 Content Packs 3 and 4 Detailed

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

In just a few days time on August 9, Content Collection #3  for Modern Warfare 3 will go online on August 9th and includes a new FACE OFF map called Vortex, a set of four brand new Specs Ops missions and several challenges for each mode. For the single/co-op addict this is the perfect piece of DLC!

Collection 4: Final Assualt will deploy on September 6th. Featuring five new multiplayer maps including “Gulch”, “Boardwalk” and “Offshore” there is something for every type of COD player.

Each pack will be available earlier to Call of Duty Elite members, when the content packs roll out for the rest of us they’ll be priced at 1600 Microsoft points ($14.99)

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Black Ops II Behind The Scenes Trailer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Activision has lifted the veil a bit to show us the behind the scenes work that is going into Black Ops II. In a brand new trailer featuring Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor and the co-write of The Dark Knight  David S. Goyer.

If you’d like a look at the creative process behind of the of the biggest FPS franchises in gaming history, this is a great place to start. The Villains trailer from two weeks ago will be shown in select theaters before The Dark Knight.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 2 “Villain” Trailer

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The radio silence involving Activision/Treyarch’s new take on the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2, didn’t last long. The publisher has released a brand new trailer for the game giving us a first glimps at Raul Menedez, the villain of BLOPS 2.

Lasting just over a minute trailer goes a little meta featuring a virtual youtube account belonging to Mr.Menedez with millions of views. We also get a great look at some of the futuristic technology featured in Black Ops 2, including some pretty sweet mechs and transforming helicopters.

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Black Ops 2: Declassified Offical Blurb

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Aside from a logo unveiled during Sony’s E3 press conference two weeks we haven’t heard many details surrounding Activision’s upcoming portable version of Call of Duty Black Ops 2. We can’t to try it out on the Vita, as the first person shooter genre isn’t well represented on the platform. From the official blurb it looks like Activision is looking to bring the full experience including Spec Ops and Multiplayer.

Check it out below:

Before the future could be won, history had to be written. Exposing that story exclusively on PlayStation® Vita, Call of Duty®: Black OpsDeclassified explores original fiction in the Call of Duty® Black Ops universe with an all-new campaign of Special Ops missions.  Optimized for gamers on-the-go, Call of Duty® Black Ops: Declassified delivers the most intense handheld Call of Duty® experience to date, including both Special Ops Story mode and Multiplayer combat tailored for the PS Vita.

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Jason West/Frank Zampella vs. Activision Avoids Jury Trial

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Jason West and Frank Zampella have officially settled their case with Activision for their mistreatment of workers during the development of Modern Warfare 2. This ends the year long struggle both Activision and the Infinity Ward studio heads have endured. Zampella and West, in their final hour, decided to settle their dispute before reaching a jury trial.

If you haven’t been following this fiasco when it started, West and Zampella sued Activision for the a number of bonuses (rumored to reach over $10,000,000 for both West and Zampella), included in that deal were all the staff that worked on Modern Warfare 2. Following their departure from Activision and Infinity Ward, Jason West and Frank Zampella opened their own studio and to work on a new game with Electronic Arts. During the struggle of making Modern Warfare 2, West and Zampella were outed for having met with Electronic Arts prior to releasing the game.

While the results are currently closed to the public, it was noted by The Verge’s Michael WcWhertor, that Jason West was said to be in a happy mood and “smiling in the courtroom”.

Source: Settlement reached in Call of Duty’s billion dollar West v. Activision lawsuit.

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What is Infinity Ward planning for the Future?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Infinity Ward is now looking for people to work on next generation projects. According to a job posting on Activision’s website, Infinity Ward is looking for a  Senior Network Engineer to work on upcoming next generation projects. The job description reads:

Come work with the game industry’s brightest to design and implement high level network code for an exciting unannounced title for next generation console systems.

This role is for experienced programmers that have a passion for games and experience with online infrastructure design and development.

Is Infinity Ward looking to bring the next Call of Duty onto next generation hardware?

Currently, Activision is in a heated trial against former studio heads Jason West and Frank Zampella. The two parties are fighting for royalties owed to the Modern Warfare 2 team.

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Reveal Trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Activision just revealed the first trailer for Treyarch’s upcoming title Call of Duty: Black Ops II, along with a release date of November 13th, 2012.

The trailer marks a turn for the series — the game appears to take place in 2025 and is heavy in technological warfare. Cyberpunk-themed CoD with horses to prevent the enemy from using your own electronic gear against you? Sign me up.

Check it out after the jump!

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Set for Nov. 13

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Confirming public speculation, Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will be receiving a sequel on November 13, 2012. At the time of this writing Callofduty.com‘s UK page has sparse info, such as the preview still of a currently unplayable trailer on YouTube, and only a small amount of promotional copy promising that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 takes place in “a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.”

Stay tuned to Brokenjoysticks.net for more information when Activision makes their official announcement this evening, and their website stops blocking IP’s from accessing certain sections of it.

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Black Ops 2 FX Screen Shots Leaked

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Matthew Regier

Reportedly a couple of images were leaked onto the website of Hollywood special effects company Reel EFX. This is the company that is known for some ads you may recognize such as the Old Spice “I’m On A Horse”, and the Matthew Broderick Super Bowl ad for Honda.

The pictures that have been leaked, that look like they were printed out and posted up, look like they may our first look at the next entry into the Call of Duty franchise, or at least it might be. Activision has been teasing the game with shots of a “quad-copter” which is shown quite clearly in the pictures of.

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Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #1 Now On PSN

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Have you been waiting for the extra maps that Call of Duty Elite premium members have got to enjoy for the past four months? Non premium elite members and the general public can now purchase Content Collection #1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the PlayStation network for $14.99.

Content Collection #1 includes the maps Liberation, Plaza, Over Qatch and Black Box as well as the Spec Ops missions Negotiator and Black Ice.

Activision will also be hosting a double XP weekend that runs through this Sunday to celebrate the release of Content Collection #1. The additional content was originally released on the Xbox 360 to paying elite members this past January. 

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