Treyarch and Activision announced today that a double XP event for Call of Duty: Black Ops II is starting today Friday, December 14 at 10am PST and running through the weekend until Monday, December 17 at 10am PST. Earn twice the XP for all of your Multiplayer gameplay.
In addition to earning double XP, this weekend's Elite Competitions will also award double clan XP! Three Competitions are available for you and your fellow clan members, including challenges in Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Team Deathmatch. Visit Call of Duty Elite for more information on how your clan can sign up.
What better way to kick off Double XP weekend than by playing with the developers themselves! On Friday from noon-2pm PST, members of the Treyarch development team will livestream an open lobby session with fans. Tune into the Treyarch YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/treyarch) to see how you can join in on the action!
The highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II "Nuketown Zombies" map, which was previously only available to those who purchased the BLOPS2 Collector's Edition, is now exclusively available for Season Pass Holders on Xbox 360.
Some uninvited guests have arrived in the neighborhood. Fend off the undead horde in the ruins of Nuketown. Purchase the Season Pass and get the Nuketown Zombies bonus map. Available now on Xbox 360 with other platforms to follow. Check out the official trailer just after the break.
Activision announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the Call of Duty franchise has delivered the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II has achieved an estimated sell-through of more than $500 million worldwide in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Chart-Track, retail customer sell-through information and internal company estimates.
"With first day sales of over half a billion dollars worldwide, we believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row," said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. "Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded worldwide theatrical box office receipts for "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars," the two most successful movie franchises of all time. Given the challenged macro-economic environment, we remain cautious about the balance of 2012 and 2013."
On November 13, 2012, millions of fans attended more than 16,000 midnight openings at retail stores worldwide. Reflecting the wave of excitement that swept the globe, Call of Duty: Black Ops II drove social conversation in its first 24 hours as it was a top trending topic globally on Twitter in 23 cities worldwide. Additionally, there have been more than 30 million YouTube video views of the game's live-action 'Surprise' launch trailer since its release on October 29, 2012.
Select players who purchased retail PC copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II are discovering an odd, frustrating surprise.
Reports from the Call of Duty forums, Steam, and Reddit (among other sites) are claiming the second installation disc for Activision’s shooter is actually for Mass Effect 2.
Along with not making a whole lot of sense, the issue is preventing players from installing the game via retail discs – though each copy comes with a Steam key that allows the game to be downloaded in its entirety via digital means.
Activision has yet to provide any official comment on the mistake, but with a product from a completely different publisher involved it seems likely the situation would stem from a manufacturer error.
Activision and Treyarch announced today that Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the highly-anticipated sequel to the best-selling Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game in history, is now available at retail locations across the globe.
Activision kicked-off the celebration overnight as eager fans lined-up at midnight across an unprecedented 16,000 retailers around the globe from Sydney to Dubai to Paris to Los Angeles to get their hands on Activision and their award-winning studio Treyarch's innovative new release. Anticipation for the title has reached a fever pitch and is expected to be the "biggest game launch of all time," as GameStop Tony Bartel recently noted.
The highly-anticipated sequel to the best-selling Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game in history has been called "the most ambitious Call of Duty ever," pushing the boundaries of the blockbuster franchise to new heights by propelling players into a world full of advanced weaponry, robotics and drone technology in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which has shattered pre-order records set last year by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is on its way to a historic launch, and is poised to usher in a new era for the 30-million Call of Duty fans worldwide with a host of new innovations to deliver the complete gaming experience. Providing great value to the Call of Duty community, starting today Activision's Call of Duty Elite services for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are free, providing fans with deeply integrated features, including Clan Operations, Zombies Leaderboards and more.
Turtle Beach, pioneer and market-leader of the gaming headset category, announced today that its full line of exclusively licensed, limited edition Call of Duty: Black Ops II Ear Force headsets are now available from retailers.
Custom designed and optimized to deliver enhanced audio for the year’s most anticipated entertainment launch, the distinctive line includes the Ear Force TANGO, Ear Force SIERRA, Ear Force X-RAY, Ear Force KILO and Ear Force EARBUDS. Accompanying the series’ release are eight premium voice prompts for gamers interested in the ultimate immersion within the epic title. Available for download via the Turtle Beach website, the voice prompts feature leading characters from the Call of Duty: Black Ops II cast across single player, multiplayer and Zombies.
Whether accompanied by the tough and gravelly voice of Sergeant Frank Woods, the sentient tones of a Female Computer, or Dr. Richtofen’s sociopathic proclamations, the voice prompts available for select Call of Duty: Black Ops II Ear Force headsets will ensure a seamless and completely immersive experience as players face-off for battle once the blockbuster game hits worldwide on November 13.
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Along with not making a whole lot of sense, the issue is preventing players from installing the game via retail discs – though each copy comes with a Steam key that allows the game to be downloaded in its entirety via digital means.
