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Trailer Analysis - Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Official Campaign Reveal

Earlier in the week the 2015 Call of Duty title was officially announced and to probably no-ones surprise, it was confirmed to be Black Ops 3 and is being produced by Treyarch. Anyone who's visited this blog before and/or watched some of my videos will already know that I am a pretty big fan of CoD (well, until the last two titles anyway), so this was always going to be a trailer analysis that I look forward to doing. 

> Link to the CoD: BO3 Official Reveal Trailer

> Link to the CoD: BO3 Trailer Analysis Video

What did you think of the reveal trailer? Let me know below :)

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Call of Duty: Ghosts - New Campaign Trailer Released [Video Inside]

A short while ago Infinity Ward released a brand new campaign trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts and what a trailer it is! In the initial reveal trailer a couple months ago we were told very little about how the US was crippled and eventually invaded by foreign nations, well this trailer serves to address some of those questions by providing a bit more background information, not just the attack itself but also the characters we'll be taking control of. In addition to this, the trailer highlights several more potential story missions, so if you're trying to avoid any and all spoilers, however minor, you might want to give the trailer a miss. However, for those that want to lap up everything and anything, I've embedded the video 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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Vengeance DLC (Map Pack 3) - Coming 2nd July [Reveal Trailer Inside]

 
The third Black Ops 2 DLC comes in the form of 'Vengeance' and will be released on the 2nd of July and as per usual, will appear first on Xbox, then one month after on other platforms. This latest pack contains four new multiplayer maps: Cove, Detour, Rush and Uplink, the last map is in fact a re-make of the popular CoD: Black Ops map, Summit. In addition to those multiplayer maps, there's of course also one new Zombies map, titled as 'Buried', this adventure brings back the four original characters featured in the Tranzit map and has them fighting zombies in an underground Wild West town. But that's not all, this DLC drop will once again come with a new weapon, though instead of being for multiplayer, it's an exclusive to the Zombies game mode. It's come as a bit of surprise to have another new weapon added to the game, let alone one that can only be used in Zombies but apparently Treyarch feel there's enough of a demand for it and so they've introduced the 'Ray Gun Mark II'. It does look pretty cool but what I want to know is, how well does it kill zombies? Anyway, I've embedded the reveal trailer below, so you can see for yourself what the pack has to offer, enjoy.

PS3 To Get Free Trial of Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC, Starts 20th June 2013 *Updated*

Last month Black Ops 2 players on Xbox 360 were granted a free trial of the first map pack DLC, Revolution and this month it's the turn of the PS3 players. Currently it's unclear whether we'll be able to sample everything in the DLC i.e. the multiplayer maps, new multiplayer weapon (the Peacekeeper) and the Zombies map (Die Rise) or just certain parts. Also there's no indication of how long this trial will run for and whether we have to download the entire pack, even if we're only interested in one particular part of the DLC. Either way, the trial starts tomorrow (Thursday 20th June), so we'll find out soon enough, here's hoping we get to try everything ^_^

Call of Duty: Ghosts - E3 All Access Event [Gameplay Footage and Analysis Inside]

Yesterday Activision held a special presentation for their upcoming new game, Call of Duty: Ghosts, which felt like a direct follow up to the reveal trailer released a couple weeks back. While most developers are happy enough to be showcasing at the E3 event, Activision decided it wanted to (unofficially) kick off the expo and hosted an 'All Access' event a day before the convention doors opens because they wanted to "bring E3 to our fans" (the ones who couldn't make it).. The whole show lasts for about 30 minutes and you can watch it below, YouTube does require you to log in to view it but if you can't be bothered with that, there are a few other versions floating around, though none as good in terms of visual quality. There's a bit of chatter between the presenters (Jeff Keighley and Justine Ezarik) with the various people from Activision and Infinity Ward but it's mostly introducing or discussing the three video clips. The first two videos show footage taken from separate missions and the third one is sort of a preview of the entire game, I highly suggest you read my summary of the third video (below) before you decide if you want to watch it because some people might consider the clips as campaign spoilers. As per usual I provide a round up summary/analysis after the video, though in all honesty the footage shown is pretty clear cut but if you're still interested in my thoughts, be sure to scroll past the video, enjoy.

IGN's Pre-E3 Call of Duty: Ghosts Exclusive Sneak Peak

Earlier today IGN released an article on their exclusive sneak peak at what Activision is planning to show the rest of the world tomorrow, regarding their new game, Call of Duty: Ghosts. There's not a great deal of information to be had, not entirely surprising given it was only meant to be a brief glimpse into the full reveal but I still think the article is worth reading. There are two short video clips to go with the article but these don't really show us anything that we haven't already seen from the reveal trailer and behind the scenes footage. But again if you're interested in hearing what Mark Rubin (first video) and Zach Volker (second video, title image above) have to say, then these will be worth watching to learn a very small amount about the direction they wanted to take the game and some of the new features they've implemented.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Reveal Trailer Released [Video and Trailer Analysis Inside]

Today at the Microsoft reveal event of the new Xbox console (the 'Xbox One' - summary article coming soon), we were shown the reveal trailer to Call of Duty: Ghosts. During the conference we were also told a few things about the new game, the most noteworthy (though not entirely surprising) points were that it will be running on a new next-gen engine and it is definitely a completely new storyline with fresh characters, one of which is a dog. I'll discuss more about the trailer in my analysis below but something that isn't clearly mentioned/shown in trailer is that the game takes place 10 years after America has been devastated by (an as yet unknown) event. Anyway, I've linked the video below and done a Trailer Analysis afterwards, enjoy.

New 2013 Call of Duty Title Officially Announced, CoD: Ghosts Coming 5th November [Teaser Trailer and Analysis Inside]

There were several leaks in the last week with many outlets posting various listings on their websites promoting the, as of then, yet to be announced 2013 Call of Duty title. Well as of today, Activision have officially confirmed that the new game will be called Call of Duty: Ghosts, details are very thin on the ground at the moment but I expect you'll soon hear all sorts of rumours from everyone and their mother. As you can see from the title image, a reveal will take place on the 21st of May at the new Xbox 720 reveal event but if you're game enough, many places are already offering you the ability to pre-order. I'm not really sure why you'd want to pre-order something you've only seen a title for but I suppose I'd be lying if I didn't say it's almost a certainty that I myself will be purchasing CoD: Ghosts at some point after launch. Ghosts is confirmed for this generation of consoles, what is less clear is whether it'll be also be available for the next generation of consoles, probably not a concern for most of us XD