Call of Duty: Black Ops News

The Last Word: April 26-30, 2010
GameSpot's weekly wrap-up returns with all the previous five days' news, previews, reviews, videos, trailers, and other highlights.
News - Posted May 1, 2010 1:33 am GMT
Call of Duty: Black Ops deploying November 9
[UPDATE] Teaser Web site reveals launch date of Treyarch's next installment in series; co-op mode, Vietnamese, Cuban, and Arctic locales confirmed; full trailer inside.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2010 12:52 pm GMT
Call of Duty: Vietnam 'confirmed,' debunked
[UPDATE] Silicon Valley blog VentureBeat claims to have learned title of suspected Treyarch installment in series, long rumored to be set in Southeast Asian conflict; Activision reveals title is actually Call of Duty: Black Ops.
News - Posted Apr 29, 2010 10:07 pm GMT
West, Zampella, Gibeau talk Respawn-ing
Q&A: Ex-Infinity Ward leaders and EA Games president explain how they are setting up an independent SoCal shop, discuss importance of owning one's own IP.
News - Posted Apr 12, 2010 8:31 pm GMT
Ex-Infinity Ward heads, EA announce deal
[UPDATE] New studio Respawn Entertainment formed by Jason West, Vince Zampella; EA Partners to be exclusive distributor of future titles; Activision says deal is no surprise given the pair's "improper activities."
News - Posted Apr 12, 2010 2:50 pm GMT
Activision countersues ex-Infinity Ward execs
[UPDATE] Call of Duty publisher claims Vince Zampella, Jason West were "self-serving schemers" trying to set up new studio; developers fire back.
News - Posted Apr 9, 2010 9:54 pm GMT
Upcoming Call of Duty not Sledgehammer action-adventure
Activision tells analysts a third title in development other than Treyarch's 2010 game and ex-EA devs' rumored third-person title; three COD games "possible" next year, including Asian MMOG.
News - Posted Mar 3, 2010 7:43 pm GMT
New Call of Duty biz unit unveiled, Sledgehammer COD confirmed, Asian MMOG spin-off planned
[UPDATE] Activision unveils department focused on expanding franchise, confirms rumors Bay Area studio working on COD "action-adventure" title; mystery COD title due in 2011; massively multiplayer licensing in negotiations; Infinity Ward apparently involved only in MW2 expansions.
News - Posted Mar 2, 2010 10:16 pm GMT
Infinity Ward ousters a 'risk,' could endanger Modern Warfare 2 DLC - Analysts
Studio heads' departure has Janney's Shawn Milne and Broadpoint's Schachter worried about brain drain--but both are sanguine about long-term effects, urge buy of shares cheapened by upheaval.
News - Posted Mar 2, 2010 7:35 pm GMT
Top Infinity Ward devs fired for 'insubordination,' lawsuits 'expected'
[UPDATE] SEC filing reveals Activision is dismissing two "senior employees" of Modern Warfare 2 studio for "breaches of contract"; Jason West, Vince Zampella confirm sudden simultaneous departure.
News - Posted Mar 2, 2010 8:46 am GMT
Activision 2010 schedule reveals Blur beta, reconfirms Call of Duty 7
Test-drive of combat racer due in March; Singularity, Transformers set for Q2; previously announced new Tony Hawk, Spider-Man, James Bond games still planned.
News - Posted Feb 11, 2010 9:26 pm GMT
Call of Duty franchise sales top $3 billion
Modern Warfare 2's $550 million opening helps boost Infinity Ward, Treyarch-developed FPS series' total global sales beyond 55 million units.
News - Posted Nov 30, 2009 7:07 pm GMT
Call of Duty series gets third studio - Report
The Los Angeles Times reports Infinity Ward and Treyarch are getting some backup in the wake of Modern Warfare 2's record-setting success.
News - Posted Nov 18, 2009 8:47 pm GMT
Call of Duty sequel confirmed for 2010
Days before Modern Warfare 2 launch, Activision confirms it will continue releasing annual installments of first-person shooter series.
News - Posted Nov 6, 2009 12:16 am GMT
'Activision did not want Modern Warfare' - Infinity Ward
Call of Duty CCO Vince Zampella says publisher pushed for best-selling shooter franchise to remain in WWII period, PC-only.
News - Posted Oct 7, 2009 9:57 pm GMT
'Call of Duty' trademarked for films
Five months after first hints, Activision registers name of its popular shooter series for use with "pre-recorded movies"; new Modern Warfare 2 trailer inside.
News - Posted Oct 5, 2009 7:54 pm GMT
Starcraft II by end of 2009, Call of Duty expanding to new genres
E3 2009: Activision Blizzard kicks off this year's marathon investor call tipping hand on RTS date, PSP Guitar Hero, and new James Bond, Tony Hawk, Spider-Man, and Transformers in 2010.
News - Posted Jun 1, 2009 12:55 am GMT
'Call of Duty 7' already 'in production'
Treyarch animator's resume lists development of reportedly Cold War-set game as being "currently" under way; 2010 release date expected.
News - Posted May 14, 2009 12:59 am GMT