Learn about all the great new features in Black Ops Multiplayer: Theater Mode, Combat Training, the COD Currency System, Wager Matches, Massive Customization Options, Contracts, and the Emblem Editor!

So! To kick-off the month, Treyarch has graciously released a 'montage' of multiplayer gameplay and features. Among these features, an array of different 'mini-games' if you will, all linked to the free-for-all aspect of the franchise.



Wager Matches- Four free-for-all game types that offer a more 'arcade' style of game-play while utilizing the same engine. These game types run parallel to online rank progression, but take a twist as they use a form of in-game 'currency' that is only earned by dropping your enemies.

One in the Chamber: Free-for-all game-play where all players start off with a pistol, one bullet, and three lives. You progress by shooting your enemies and scavenging their ammunition to continue your survival, promising some great knife-and-pistol fun!

Sticks and Stones: Promising some interesting game-play made only for the most accurate players, this game mode starts you off with only a crossbow, ballistic knife, and a tomahawk throwing Axe ( a kill with this weapon will automatically bankrupt the humiliated foe )

Gun Game: Evolving is the name of the game. Start off with pistol and work your way up kill by kill to the most powerful weapon. Knife to bring people back down a tier, adapting is the unspoken rule here.

Sharpshooter: Play it old school. Everyone starts off with the same random kit load out and only earn their perks and abilities through killing everyone else.

The Hardened and Prestige editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops will infiltrate retail on November 9. These top-tier versions will include a number of items that those paying $60 for the standard game won't have access to.

On top of the game, the $80 Hardened edition includes a steel-book case, a Black Ops medal with display case, four co-op maps not included in the standard ware, and a Black Ops-themed Xbox Live or PlayStation Home avatar outfit.

The $150 Prestige edition (pictured) ups the ante even further. This version includes everything above and a fully operable remote-controlled vehicle modeled after the new in-game RC-XD killstreak reward. The RC car controller houses a 2-inch video screen, which can stream video and audio from the vehicle at a distance of up to 200 feet. The announcement came coupled with a YouTube video (embedded below) detailing the in-game killstreak reward. Additionally, Nintendo Wii and DS versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops will release on November 9, but Activision did not announce any special bundles for either of those systems.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter with stealth and tactical play aspect that puts players in the role of a shadow soldier fighting in a variety of historically representative fictional Black Ops missions of the Cold War era. Created with the input of actual Black Ops soldiers from the time, the game mixes traditional Call of Duty tactical shooter gameplay with new gameplay options designed to expand the players' experience. Additional features include extensive multiplayer options, along with new vehicles and explosive new weapons.

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Putting Out the Hotspots of the Cold War
Follow-up to 2009’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks new ground in the Call of Duty series and the video game industry at large by delving into the not-so cold conflicts of the Cold War.

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Inspired by the experiences of real Black Ops soldiers of the era, the missions of Call of Duty: Black Ops take the player to a wide variety of settings, ranging from snowbound mountain strongholds in historical Soviet held territories, to the jungles and urban settings of Vietnam War era SE Asia. Throughout all, care has been taken to maintain the traditional essence of Call of Duty style combat, while also introducing new types of player action that add to the gameplay experience. Additional features include co-op, versus and team-based multiplayer options, new vehicles like the SR-71 Blackbird and lethal new weapons such as explosive-tipped crossbows.

Key Game Features

* Seventh installment of the Call of Duty series, based on the live fire conflicts of the Cold War era.
* Diverse variety of play setting ranging from urban air and ground combat in SE Asia, to snow combat in Soviet region and jungle combat.
* Blending of traditional COD, and new first-person character scenarios designed to both retain the essence of the COD gaming experience and ensure constantly flowing and varied action.
* New arsenal of weapons and vehicles tied to the Cold War era, including the SR-71 Blackbird and sited explosive-tipped crossbows.
* Wide array of play modes including single player, local multiplayer versus and online co-op and multiplayer.


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PREDICTED System Requirements* GD Hardware Rating Diff
Intel Processor - Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6GHz GD cpu hardware score: 4 Login to compare your CPU
AMD Processor - Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
Nvidia Graphics Card - GeForce 8800 GTS GD gfx hardware score: 5 Login to compare your GFX Card
ATI Graphics Card - Radeon X1900 Series
RAM Memory - 2 GB
Hard Disk Space - 10 GB
Direct X - 9

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