Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.14 Released (Full Details Inside)

Yesterday Treyarch released multiplayer patch 1.14 for Black Ops 2 (PS3 and Xbox 360), it wasn't a very long list of changes and to be honest, most of the issues I didn't even know were occurring lol but I'm glad they're keeping their eyes on the ball and making sure everything is ship shape. There's handful of minor multiplayer glitches that have been nullified but the rest of the changes relate to the various zombies maps. I've posted the entire list below for your viewing pleasure:

PS3 Game Update (1.14) Notes: Aug. 22, 2013

Multiplayer Issues Addressed

• Fixed an issue which caused strafe and backwards movement speeds to be slower than intended in certain circumstances.
• Addressed an issue where Players were able to copy other Players’ emblems.
• Fixed an issue where throwing down and picking up equipment (such as the Bouncing Betty) for a long period of time would cause those items to become invisible when thrown.

PlayStation 4 Launch Dates Officially Announced by Sony

Late last night Sony made the first move in announcing launch date details for the next generation of gaming consoles, it's been common knowledge for sometime that both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One would be on sale in the run up to Christmas of this year but until now, neither has provided a concrete date. Sony have stated that the PS4 will go on sale from the 15th November in North America and from the 29th November in Europe, these are currently the only two dates confirmed but I assume in the coming months, we'll get more details for other countries/continents.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - New 'Origins' Zombie Map Cinematic Cutscene Teaser Released [Trailer Inside]

Yesterday a new Black Ops 2 trailer went up on the Call of Duty YouTube channel, it's a short cinematic intro for the up coming Apocalypse DLC (map pack 4) and gives us a sneak peak at the new Zombies map, 'Origins'. I could describe the contents to you but I imagine you'd enjoy it more by actually watching it, so I've embedded it below for your viewing pleasure:

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Collector's Editions (Prestige & Hardened) Revealed [Trailer Inside]

As you might've heard by now, Call of Duty: Ghosts had it's multiplayer reveal event last night (if you missed it and want to catch up, you can do so by going here) and towards the end of it, we were given a first look at the collectors editions of this years title. Fans of collector editions will recall that Modern Warfare 3 only had Hardened editions on sale and did not offer a Prestige edition, well with Ghosts, the Prestige edition makes a return and instead of a novel toy that previous CoD titles offered, they're including a pretty cool gadget. You can check out the full contents of a Prestige edition for yourself in the image above (you can click the image to get an enlarge version) but just in case you're having trouble identifying what's what, I'll list the items included. Note that the Hardened editions comes with everything the Prestige edition does, minus the gadget/toy and is therefore the cheaper of the two collector editions (both can be pre-ordered as of today).

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Multiplayer Reveal [Trailer and Full Live Stream Event Video Inside]

 
It's that time of the year again, when the gaming world gets a teaser of what the next Call of Duty multiplayer will be like and we start to discover the new additions/changes that we'll soon all need to get to grips with. In some ways I like to think that this years CoD is a little bit special, not only will it be the first offering for the next generation of consoles but it's also a new series and potentially the last CoD title that many of us will play on our current consoles. Anyway enough sentimental twaddle, earlier this evening Activision hosted a special live streaming event that showcased what Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer has to offer and as per usual it was started off with the customary reveal trailer. I've embedded both the multiplayer reveal trailer and the full reveal event separately below, so that if you're not interested in the watching the full stream, you don't have to waste time loading it. However, if you are planning to watch the full stream, note that the reveal trailer is shown in it, so there's no need for you to load up both videos.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Apocalypse DLC (Map Pack 4) Coming 27th August [Trailer Inside]

As summer draws to a close, we get ever nearer to the end of the Black Ops 2 cycle but just as we're all starting to get caught up in the hype of a new Call of Duty title, Treyarch have announced the fourth and final DLC pack of the current game. Titled as 'Apocalypse', this last DLC drop consists of, as per usual, four multiplayer maps (Pod, Frost, Take Off and Dig) and another brand new Zombies adventure, named 'Origins'. Now, I don't usually get excited for DLC drops but I must admit that Treyarch have definitely peaked my interest with this final set. I'm not talking soo much about the multiplayer maps, which by the way contain only two new maps this time, as Take Off and Dig are remakes of fan favourites from past titles; Stadium from Black Ops 1 and Courtyard from World at War (respectively). More rather the new Zombies map, which is rumoured to be the final chapter (figuratively speaking) of the existing Zombies storyline, where we go back in time to era of World War 1 and find out exactly how the saga began. I do talk a bit more about the trailer further down (mainly Zombies related) but if you'd rather watch it for yourself (which I highly recommend you do), you can find it embedded below for your convenience.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Vengeance DLC (Map Pack 3) Now Out For PS3 [Trailer Inside]

First off happy first of August everyone and now down to business, as you might've seen in an article from last month, Black Ops 2 released it's third DLC pack titled 'Vengeance', which features four new multiplayer maps and one new Zombies adventure. The four multiplayer maps are called: Cove, Detour, Rush and Uplink (a remake of the Black Ops favourite Summit) and the Zombies map is named 'Buried'. As per usual it was out first for Xbox 360 but now the one month exclusivity period is over, it's now available for download on the PS3.