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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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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.

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: 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.

Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.13 Released (Full Details Inside)

A short while ago patch 1.13 went live for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, this title update brings mix of things including some multiplayer weapon nerfs and the obligatory exploit fixes for Zombies. I should say that while the patch notes that cover both consoles might be quite short, the list for the Xbox 360 is a fair bit longer, due to the fact that the latest Zombies map 'Buried' (not yet out for PS3) had a lot of things tinkered with. I've decided not to added the changes made to 'Buried' because they are all to do with fixing glitches and exploits, which I assume will already be programmed when the map hits the PSN store next month. You can view the list that covers both consoles below:
 

PS3 Game Update (1.13) Notes: Jul. 23, 2013

New Features

• Season Pass holders will now be reminded to download Season Pass content which they haven’t previously downloaded.

Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.12 Released (Full Details Inside)

Earlier today patch 1.12 for Black Ops 2 went live for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, it's not a particularly long list compared to previous updates but I have a feeling they might've implemented a few behind the scenes changes that weren't noted. Mostly the patch deals with issues such as exploits and glitches in multiplayer and zombies, nothing got nerfed this time, which is a pleasant surprise. Anyway, you can check out the full patch notes for yourself below:

PS3 Game Update (1.12) Notes: Jun. 27, 2013

Multiplayer Issues Addressed

• Addressed an issue reported by the community where camos and reticles would change or disappear.
• Addressed an issue reported by the community where players could run away with the bomb in a Search and Destroy or Demolition match.
• Addressed an issue reported by the community where players could become invincible for a period of time.

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 ^_^

Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.11 Released (Full Details Inside)

Earlier today patch 1.11 for Black Op 2 went live for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, you can read the entire list below. I won't be doing a review of these changes because they're not particularly game changing (a couple of pistols got nerfed), mainly just minor issues that needed fixing or problems that needed cleaning up (mostly stuff for the Zombies).

PS3 Game Update (1.11) Notes: May. 23, 2013

Feature Improvements

• Improved and expanded who can be the host of a game lobby.

Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.10 Released (Full Details Inside)

PS3 and Xbox 360 Game Update (1.10) Notes: Apr. 30, 2013

Feature Improvements

• Added a limited time game mode to the Bonus Playlist, the Arms Race Team Deathmatch variant awards players 150 score per kill. Let the Scorestreak wars begin.
• Added a post-match Connection Quality survey which will be presented to a sampling of players to assess online gameplay connection quality.

Multiplayer Issues Addressed

Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Patch 1.08 Released (Full Details Inside)

It's funny but I was thinking the other day that Black Ops 2 was probably due for a game update soon and today we get it lol. Anyway, the video talks about two or three topics regarding what's been nerfed/changed but you'll have to read the full list below to learn the rest, there's a lot more than three by the way. In the remainder of the video, David Vonderhaar (game design director) talks about the upcoming CoD championships (the million dollar tournament) and other eSport events that are taking place. If you're a follower of eSports, you might be interested to see some of the teams that have already secured an invite to the CoD championship event taking place in April this year. In other Black Ops 2 news, apparently micro purchases (for real cash) will soon be available in game and the popular Nuketown 2025 map, could soon be made available to everyone for free but as with any DLC, Xbox 360 would get the release before other platforms.