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Making of Black Ops II airing on DirecTV this Sunday
DirecTV’s network will be exclusively airing a one hour show in HD on the “Making of Black Ops II”.
It will feature interviews with Mark Lamia, David Vonderhaar, Dave Anthony, PW Singer, James C. Burns, and Hank Kiersey.
The airing be at 7pm Eastern and will repeat throughout the day on DirecTV.
Source Article from http://www.charlieintel.com/2012/11/09/making-of-black-ops-ii-airing-on-directv-this-sunday/
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Black Ops 2 – Treyarch’s Code of Conduct
Below is Treyarch’s posted security & enforcement policy for Black Ops II. All infractions undergo a thorough review process by the Treyarch security team before enforcement, and penalty is not subject to further review.
Modding/HackingAny user who runs a modified version of game code or uses a modified game profile is subject to penalty.
- First offense: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
- Console users who modify their hardware or profile data will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.
Pirated Content
Any user who illegally acquires Call of Duty: Black Ops II content is subject to penalty.
- First offense: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
- Console users in possession of illegally acquired content will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.
Unsupported Peripheral Devices & Applications
Any user who utilizes an unsupported external hardware device or application to interact with the game is subject to penalty. Unsupported peripheral devices and applications include but are not limited to modded controllers, IP flooders and lag switches
- Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
- Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Boosting
Any user who colludes with another user to exploit the game for the purpose of gaining XP, prestige, game score, weapon level, or in-game unlock is subject to penalty.
- First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
- Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
- Extreme or multiple repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Glitching
Any user who abuses an exploit in game code or other established rule of play is subject to penalty. An example includes but is not limited to using a hole in the map geo to intentionally go outside of the map boundary.
- First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
- Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
- Extreme or multiple repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Offensive Behavior
Any user who is found to use aggressive, offensive, derogatory or racially charged language is subject to penalty.
- First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online.
- Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online and will have voice chat privileges in the game revoked.
- Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Offensive Emblems
Any user who creates an emblem with sexually gratuitous images, racially offensive material or foul language is subject to penalty.
- Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.
- Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.
Offensive Live Streams or Unauthorized Live Stream Content
Any user who is found to have offensive or unauthorized content in their live stream is subject to penalty. Offensive content includes but is not limited to foul language, racially charged language, and nudity. Unauthorized content includes but is not limited to unlicensed music, TV shows, movies and brand logos.
- Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from using live streaming and may have camera streaming privileges in the game revoked.
- Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from using live streaming.
- Extreme offenders will also be reported to the live streaming service provider and may have their account revoked by that service provider
SOURCE: Call of Duty
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Black Ops II fan queues on Oxford Street FOUR DAYS before new
A teenage student has set up camp outside HMV on London’s Oxford Street to be the first to get the new Call of Duty game – four days before it is even released.
Taylor Pelling, 19, a St Mary’s media student, is the first to arrive but many more are expected to start queuing behind him in anticipation for the Monday midnight launch event for Call of Duty Black Ops II.
‘I have done launches before and I just wanted to be first,” Pelling said today.
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Taylor Joseph Pelling has started queueing at the HMV store on Oxford Street to be the first customer to buy the new ‘Call of Duty’ game: ‘Black Ops 2’.
The game fans admits he can only sleep for two hours at a time, but HMV, his eventual destination, has allowed him to use their bathrooms
CALL OF DUTY
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii U / PC) is the latest instalment of the biggest gaming franchise.
Its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, sold more than 23m copies, and the sequel is expected to eclipse it.
It is a futuristic war game, set in 2025, and player complete in both single player and online multiplayer modes.
‘I have not been first before.’
As well as a thick sleeping bag, warm clothes and water, Pelling said his supplies included his Google Nexus tablet, a couple of seasons of Friends and George Orwell’s 1984 – his university homework.
And with temperatures on the cold concrete getting pretty cold overnight, Pelling said he was thankful to friends who had dropped off hand warmers to put in his socks and also to staff from HMV who have been providing him breakfast.
He also took to the internet for help on his first night.
‘I slept in two hour increments, because it’s so uncomfortable you wake up every two hours.’
‘I googled ‘how to sleep on a hard floor.
‘Apparently if you raise you legs off the ground and have no pillow it is actually really comfortable.’
For further inspiration, Pelling points to a list on the wall behind his blue, one-man tent which lists, in order, diehard fans that lined up in the same spot recently for the launch of Diablo III.
‘I’m sixth there,’ Pelling said.
‘I’m looking forward to being number one.’
‘Gaming is a hobby of mine that I really enjoy.
‘I compare it to fishing.
‘Some people spend days out on a boat getting all smelly to catch a fish.
‘It has just been crazy to get so much attention for just sitting in a tent’
VIDEO: Call of Duty fan braves the cold to be first in line
Taylor admitted he had to turn to Google for hints on how to sleep on Oxford Street’s hard pavement
‘They make it sound like it’s something amazing but anyone could do it.
‘Would anyone do it? Maybe not.’
HMV as agreed to provide breakfast and refreshments over the next few days and giving him 24-hr store access for any personal needs.
Pelling added: ‘I’ve attended a few midnight events at HMV, most recently for Diablo III, when I was sixth in the queue, but this time I was determined to be first in line.
‘I love Call of Duty and I know the launch is going to be pretty spectacular, so being at the front of the queue to buy it will make it an even more memorable experience for me.’
Taylor Joseph Pelling admitted he had to turn to Google for tips on how to get to sleep on Oxford Street’s hard pavement after a disastrous first night
Source Article from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2230080/Call-Duty-Black-Ops-II-fan-queues-Oxford-Street-FOUR-DAYS-new-game-goes-sale.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Will Black Ops II outsell Modern Warfare 3? Does it matter? – MCV
All the research suggests that Call of Duty has peaked.
Last year’s Modern Warfare 3 sold significantly fewer units in the UK than 2010’s Black Ops and 2009’s Modern Warfare 2.
Anecdotally, MCV has been told that online traffic and magazine sales for Call of Duty editorial and covers have dropped year-on-year.
Yet it’s wrong to suggest Call of Duty is in a death spiral. Modern Warfare 3 is the fifth best-selling game in UK?history, and is close to overtaking Modern Warfare 2 to become the second highest grossing UK game since records began.
Activision’s shareholders may disagree, but when a game is selling this much, does it matter if it’s peaked?
ANSWERING THE CALL
Yet as the movie makers behind Saw will attest, releasing a blockbuster every year can lead to diminishing returns as consumers get bored of the formulae.
And with a drop in sales for Modern Warfare 3, there’s more pressure on Activision to try something a little different with Black Ops II. Developer Treyarch has sought to ‘surprise’ fans this year, with a futuristic setting and a new-look multiplayer, both of which took centre-stage in the game’s high-profile live-action TV ad.
“‘Surprise’ is one of the many messages around Black Ops II,” Activision’s UK boss Peter Hepworth told MCV
“Black Ops II delivers innovation at every level, and for many this will drive a re-assessment of a franchise.
“With 40m players it’s important to deliver an experience which feels fresh every year, while retaining the features which our core fans know and love. With such a massive community you have to ensure there is something for everyone.”
Each year Activision has sought to raise the bar in terms of spectacle. The firm has recruited Hollywood talent – and not just for the game. Even the live-action TV ad was directed by Guy Ritchie and starred A-lister Robert Downey Jr.
“Every year Call of Duty pushes media boundaries to ensure we deliver a high impact campaign,” continued Hepworth.
“This year is no different with presence at key events such as the Champions League Final and The Dark Knight Rises. At launch the campaign will be unavoidable, encompassing TV, press, radio, outdoor and digital.
“Call of Duty is now blurring the lines of entertainment with many parallels with Hollywood and cinema being drawn. This link is apparent in the level of talent which Treyarch has been able to recruit to create the most ambitious Call of Duty yet, such as scriptwriter David S. Goyer [who co-wrote the Batman trilogy], musical talents such as Trent Reznor [who won an Oscar for The Social Network score] and Jack Wall, as well as A-list actors Sam Worthington and Michael Rooker. The TV ad is the embodiment of this.”
LONG-TERM SUCCESS?
In terms of revenue, Black Ops II will almost certainly be the biggest entertainment launch of the year. Activision’s marketing muscle, plus its A-list supporting cast will ensure that.
The game’s biggest rival is the new James Bond movie Skyfall, which made £37.2m in Box Office receipts in its first week in the UK. Compare that to last year’s Call of Duty, which generated over £90m in its first week, and Black Ops II would need to suffer a 60 per cent drop in sales year-on-year to tumble behind Skyfall (it’s important to note that cinema tickets are considerably cheaper than video games, so Skyfall has a larger audience).
But the real challenge for Activision and Call of Duty is how it is performing in three months’ time. Modern Warfare 3’s sales curve dropped off sharply after launch, far more severely than in previous years.
Can Black Ops II prove a longer-term success? It won’t be easy. Next year is a busy one for video games, with a congested Q1 release schedule, plus the highly anticipated arrival of Grand Theft Auto V in spring. It will be interesting to see what Activision has planned for Black Ops II in the New Year.
DOES IT MATTER?
Ultimately a bit of perspective is needed. Will Black Ops II beat Black Ops? Probably not.
We’re talking about a game that has sold almost 4m units in the UK, generating well over £150m. If next week’s shooter comes even close to that it will be deemed a triumph, particularly when you consider how the games retail market has struggled this year.
Next week UK stores are expecting to make around £80m in less than a week from one game alone. Even if it has peaked, even if it is in decline, Call of Duty is still the biggest entertainment launch of the year.
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Source Article from http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/will-black-ops-ii-outsell-modern-warfare-3-does-it-matter/0106121
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Nintendo of Korea’s eShop To Sell English And Japanese Titles
Nintendo is continuing to increase their presence in South Korea. For the 3DS, several games have been localized by Nintendo of Korea themselves. Those titles being Resident Evil: Revelations and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Future titles like New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, along with a couple others, are also planned for a Korean localization. (more…)
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Black Ops 2 cases for Galaxy S3, iPhone 4 and 5
There are just four days to go until the release of Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and to help get you in the mood for this game there are three new phone cases for you to choose from. Okay, you’d have to be a hard-core fan of the franchise to want to cover your iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 with images from Black Ops 2, but it’s got to be better than Angry Birds right?
I bet you’re all wondering why we have yet to mention any Halo 4 cases or even Assassin’s Creed 3; well we will be looking at those in the coming days, but for now let’s see what all the fuss is about with these cases. Well they would make a perfect gift as we’re fast approaching that time of year where we struggle to purchase that gift for a co-worker or friend.
The iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5 Black Ops 2 cases are similar in their design with the Black Ops 2 logo and a solider just sitting there with his weapon in his hand. However, in one of the cases the solider appears much larger, but don’t try to look at the pain in his eyes because there’s a huge shadow being cast over them. While the case does have a hard outer shell, the inside offers soft touch in order not to damage your iPhone when clipping it in and out.
The Black Ops 2 Galaxy S3 case differs in design when it comes to the print because all you get is the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 logo and no image of a solider. However, it’s still made from the same material and also comes with a screen protector, which we forgot to mention above. We’re told that as yet there are no details on pricing and a release date for these cases.
If these are not to your liking then a simple search on eBay will find an even greater choice. Some of the Black Ops 2 cases for the phones mentioned above do differ in design, but you’ll also notice that there are even more cases for other handsets available as well.
We’ve not only found Black Ops 2 case for the iPad but also the HTC One X as well. Let’s hope that other phones get to have one of these cases soon, because it won’t be long before millions of gamers will be playing the latest game from the Call of Duty franchise, and we’re sure many of them will want their smartphone to adorn the logo as well.
Source Article from http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/11/09/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-cases-for-galaxy-s3-iphone-4-and-5/
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