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The LA Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit from former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega aimed at Call of Duty: Black Ops II publisher Activision. Noriega filed a lawsuit in July claiming that the publisher had of the "blatant misuse, unlawful exploitation and misappropriation” of his image for economic gain" in …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC, voice acting talent confirmed
The second Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC, Uprising, has been confirmed for an April 16th timed-exclusive launch on Xbox 360. The content will add four new multiplayer maps and a Zombies adventure entitled Mob of the Dead.” Everything from the promo image leak earlier this week stands up, …
Read More »Black Ops II is the UK’s Christmas No.1 game
Call of Duty Black Ops II is the UK’s video games Christmas No.1, giving Activision a run of six consecutive weeks at the top. Sales of the game were fractionally up by one per cent in the busy pre-Christmas trading week (ending Dec 22nd for this listing). It’s the first …
Read More »Black Ops II storms UK charts as the biggest launch of 2012
The latest outing for the Call of Duty series unsurprisingly debuts at No.1 in the UK All Formats Charts. Black Ops II became the biggest launch of 2012 – eclipsing FIFA 13, which sold 1.2m units in its first two days. The shooter is also the fourth biggest UK launch …
Read More »Black Ops II moves over 1m units at Gamestop to set launch day record
GameStop has announced it sold over 1m copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II yesterday. President Tony Bartel told Business Week that the figure is on pace to set the retail chain’s largest launch of all time. ‘Black Ops II’ is shaping up to be our biggest game launch …
Read More »UPDATED: Black Ops II discs inexplicably contain Mass Effect 2 data
Select players who purchased retail PC copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 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 …
Read More »2,000 UK shops will be open for Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s midnight launch
One online indie may have broken the street date, but that will do little to dampen Monday’s excitement for the Call of Duty midnight launch. Around 2,000 UK shops are to be open from midnight on Monday to celebrate Black Ops II officially going on sale. It’s the ‘greatest ever …
Read More »Call of Duty is bookies’ favourite for Christmas No.1
Fancy a flutter on a Friday afternoon? Bookies Paddy Power and Ladbrokes have revealed to MCV their contenders for the best-selling game this Christmas. Both firms are backing Activision FPS Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, with FIFA 13 the favourite for second place. Other potential winners include Wii U …
Read More »It’s Call of Duty vs Skyfall in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features an analysis of the new Call of Duty and its bid to beat Halo and Skyfall to become the biggest entertainment launch of the year. We also reveal the new-look MCV Awards and speak to EA’s free-to-play boss …
Read More »GameStop says Black Ops II on track to be "biggest game launch of all time"
Global games retail giant GameStop is predicting big things for the next Call of Duty. The firm says that Black Ops II is the most pre-ordered in its history – and that this means the franchise could once again break records at release in November. CoD: Black Ops II is …
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