Everything We Know So Far
Updated: September 1st, 2010
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Genre: First Person Shooter
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch
Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, Wii
Release Date: November 9th, 2010


Campaign Information

• The trailer released on May 18, 2010, which indicated that the game will have a story stressing the fine lines between good and evil, as well as a greater amount of story featuring the Vietnam War than previously suspected. They have also said that Black Ops will feature considerably more stealth than any previous entries in the Call of Duty series.
  
• Vietnam, Cuba, the Arctic, Laos and Russia have been confirmed as locations in the game.
  
• Beyond the single-player story, the game will have a cooperative mode for two to four players and an online multiplayer mode. As for the story, players will see it story unfold from the point of view of at least two main characters in multiple covert international conflicts. “Our writers are focused on telling an epic story,” Lamia says. “You will see the evolution of some of these characters through time and the conflict.”
  
• During the Cold War, Lamia says, “there were these black operations, these deniable conflicts, there was unconventional warfare that occurred. Uunderneath the surface of this cold war, there was this hot war and it was taking place between the superpowers. This is not Russia of today, this is the Soviet Union of that period, whose leaders would say, we will bury you. But under the threat of mutually assured destruction, these conflicts never could go hot. So they put together these black operations to carry out conflicts.
  
• Research for the game included consultations with Maj. John Plaster, a veteran of the Studies and Observations Group (SOG), a multi-force black operations unit led by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Vietnam War. (He also wrote the book SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam).
  
• Black Ops doesn't take place during just the Vietnam era, it spans a large time period in which you'll see the characters you play as age.
  
• The campaign mission featuring the Blackbird SR-71 is called 'Weapons of Mass Destruction. It sees you controlling troops on the ground while you sit in the cockpit on the edge of space. The idea throughout the game is variety, fresh aspects of gameplay, that have never been seen before, not just your average FPS missions.
  
• No game has ever really ventured into the Cold War setting before. This allows Treyarch to 'own' the period, allowing them to take the story where-ever they want, and create missions that you wouldn't recognize from your average historical time-line.
  
• There is another mission during the battle of Huế city, just before the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, called “Slaughter House”, in which critical intelligence must be retrieved from an MACV compound. As previously said, think of the Black Ops missions as a needle, sewing it's way through history, and not just sticking to the battles you know. Set in an urban environment, there are tons of effects, lighting, and explosions, all running at 60 fps.
  
• Character development is key - your will experience the characters over an 'expansive' amount of time, allowing you to observe the changes they undergo. It is also stated you are not simply another Private - you command the battlefield.
  
• The game engine is a huge advancement on the World At War one, keeping things running at 60 fps.
  
• “Not a single multi-player map was converted from the single player campaign.” Auto Aim is also back. Vehicles return, and there is also 'something new' about the prone position and the Create a Class 2.0 concept, not sure on the details.
  
• So for the first time in Call of Duty, you’re the most important person on that battlefield. You’ll play primarily as two players, Mason and Hudson, and you are the biggest bad-ass on the field. No longer are you just a normal soldier, you are now the guy – you can give commands and you’re the one everyone is going to listen to. So, another first for Call of Duty, you’re going to have a voice, you know in all the other Call of Duty games you’re just a Private Miller or whoever, and you don’t have a voice, everyone is shouting at you and giving you orders to go over here or there, but now you’re the guy and you can tell other people what to do.
  

Multiplayer Information

• Vehicles will return, but they will be very different than those in Call of Duty: World at War.
  
• Co-Op is going to be four-player online stand-alone – a unique experience to the single-player. It also supports two-player split-screen.
  
• There is going to be a "Barebones" playlist which removes things like perks, attachments, killstreaks, etc.
  
• Treyarch is considering releasing a beta-build test, and has hinted that it is likely.
  
• Matchmaking is being changed so that it is easier for friends to play together.
  
• Some campaign levels will be based off of multiplayer maps instead of the typical vice-versa. This is because some multiplayer maps were made before the campaign was finalized.
  
• Create-a-Class 5.0
  
• Host migration from MW2 will be included.
  
• Improved Server browser.
  
• PC version will have an anti-cheat program named Punkbuster.
  
• The customized killstreaks will return, but the game-ending Tactical Nuke will not. Kills earned from killstreak rewards will not count towards increasing a player's killstreak.
  
• The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 perk 'Commando' is not expected to return.
  
• The PC version of the game will feature dedicated servers.
  
• Gun & Emblem customization (324 to choose from). You can etch your clan tag on the back of your gun, shape your sight and even change the color of the sight. You can do the same with your emblem.
  
• Players now have the ability to "dolphin dive".
  
• A new theater mode has been implemented and you can use a lot of features such as managing segments, adding transitions and even uploading your clip.
  
• No longer will you unlock guns, attachments, perks, etc through leveling up. In BO, you will acquire "CP" or CODPoints which acts as in-game currency which you can buy weapons, perks, attachments, outfits, etc with.
  
• Dual Wielding will make it's return.
  
• Combat Training Mode allows for new players to get acquainted with online play vs'ing Bots. It has a totally separate ranking system from regular MP.
  
• You can buy "contracts" (which are timed challenges) with your CP to earn even more CP with better rewards for more difficult contracts.
  
• Pro Perks have made their return.
  
• Perk in Slot 1 will effect how your character looks.
  
• Max level is 50 and there is a Prestige Mode.
  
• New Game Mode called "Wager Match" which contains 4 FFA playlists in which you can bet your CP against other players with the top 3 scorers being "In the Money" and the rest gaining 0. Playlists as follows:
  
  - One in the Chamber: Everyone spawns with a pistol with 1 bullet and 3 lives. If you get a kill, you take your enemies bullet and can keep shooting. If you miss, you then have to use a knife.
  
  - Sticks and Stones: Everyone spawns with a Crossbow, Ballistic Knife and Tomahawk. The catch in this gametype is if you are hit by a Tomahawk, you are bankrupted.
  
  - Gun Game: Everyone starts with a pistol and with every kill, your weapon will progress to the next level. The first player who progresses through all the weapons wins the Gun Game. Look out though, if you are knifed, you are knocked down a level.
  
  - Shapshooter - Everyone will spawn with the same randomly selected weapon. You used that gun for a fixed amount of time and only that time and then everyone will get switched out to the next weapon. With each kill, you will earn a perk and eventually a scoring multiplier.
  

Killstreaks

• 3 – Spy Plane - Shows enemy on mini-map (can be shot down).
  
• 3 – RC XD - Remote control car strapped with explosives (unlimited time and detonate yourself).
  
• 4 – Counter Spy Plane $1600 - Temporarily disables enemy mini-map.
  
• 4 – Sam Turret $1600 - Airdrop a place-able SAM turret that destroys enemy aircraft.
  
• 5 – Care Package - Airdrop a random killstreak or ammo crate.
  
• 5 – Napalm Strike - Airstrike that covers an area in Napalm.
  
• 6 – Sentry Gun $3200 - Airdrop a place-able Sentry gun.
  
• 6 – Mortar Team - Target 3 locations to bombard with Mortar strikes.
  
• 7 – Attack Helicopter - Call in a support Helicopter.
  
• 7 – Valkyrie Rockets $4000 - Launcher with remote controlled rockets.
  
• 8 – BlackBird $4500 - Shows both enemy position and direction on the mini-map. Cannot be shot down.
  
• 8 – Rolling Thunder $4500 - Carpet bombing airstrike.
  
• 9 - Chopper Gunner $5000 - Be the gunner of an attack helicopter.
  
• 11 – Attack Dogs $6000 - Attack dogs that hunt the enemy down.
  
• 11 - Gunship $6000 - Pilot an attack helicopter.
  
  

Gametypes

Player Match

Core

• Team Deathmatch
  
• Mercenary Team Deathmatch
  
• Free for All
  
• Ground War
  
• Search and Destroy
  
• Headquarters
  
• Demolition
  
• Capture the Flag
  
• Domination
  
• Sabotage
  

Hardcore

• Team Deathmatch
  
• Search and Destroy
  
• Free for All
  

Barebones

• Bones TDM - 12 Player Max. No Killstreaks, Attachments, Perks, or Contracts
  
• Classic TDM - 12 Player Max. No Attachments, Perks, or Contracts. Killstreaks are 3/5/7
  

Prestige

• Unknown - Only for players that have prestiged.
  

Wager Match

Ante Up

• One in the Chamber
  
• Stick and Stones
  
• Gun Game
  
• SharpShooter
  

Weekend Gambler

• One in the Chamber
  
• Stick and Stones
  
• Gun Game
  
• SharpShooter
  

High Roller

• One in the Chamber
  
• Stick and Stones
  
• Gun Game
  
• SharpShooter
  

Maps

• Fuel
  
• Summit
  
• Radiation
  
• Slaughterhouse
  
• Launch
  
• Cracked
  

Perks

Tier 1

• Lightweight: This allows you to move faster, but how fast depends on the weapons mobility.
  Pro: ?
  
• Scavenger: Pick up ammo from fallen enemies. Replenish lethal grenades.
  Pro: ?
  
• Ghost: Undetectable by the spy plane and Blackbird.
  Pro: ?
  
• Flak Jacket: Reduces explosive damage.
  Pro: ?
  
• Hardline: Killstreaks require 1 less kill.
  Pro: ?
  

Tier 2

• Hardened: This gives your weapon increased bullet penetration. Works just like the FMJ attachment from Modern Warfare 2.
  Pro: ?
  
• Scout: Increases the time you can steady a weapons scope. This is very useful with sniper rifles.
  Pro: ?
  
• Steady Aim: Significantly increases hip fire accuracy. This should be used with the Dual Wield attachment, since Dual Wield prevents you from aiming down on the sights.
  Pro: ?
  
• Sleight of Hand: Cuts the weapons reload time in half. This should be familiar to Call of Duty veterans. Useful with light machine guns since they have long reload times.
  Pro: ?
  
• Warlord: Bling returns from Modern Warfare 2 with a new name. This allows you to equip 2 attachments to your primary weapon.
  Pro: ?
  

Tier 3

• Marathon: Extends your sprint time. Marathon does not increase sprint speed or give you unlimited sprint.
  Pro: ?
  
• Ninja: Makes your footsteps silent, thus giving you a powerful stealth advantage.
  Pro: ?
  
• Second Chance: Allows you to survive a normal death. You will drop to the ground and pull out your handgun. Second Chance ends after 10 seconds or if you take a single hit from the enemy, and in both cases, you will die.
  Pro: ?
  
• Hacker: This works like SitRep from Modern Warfare 2. Hacker allows you to detect enemy explosives and equipment like Tactical Insertions, Camera Spikes, Jammers, etc.
  Pro: Allows you to booby trap enemy Care Packages and turn enemy killstreaks and equipment friendly. For example Sentry Guns, Claymores, SAM Turrets, etc.
  
• Tactical Mask: Significantly reduces the effects of flashbangs and concussion grenades.
  Pro: ?
  

Mercenary Contracts

• G11 Cruelty: Earn 25 kills with the G11 | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• Combat Gunsight: Earn 25 kills with the ACOG attachment | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• G11 Ferocity: Earn 50 kills with the G11 | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• Advanced Gunsight: Earn 50 kills with the ACOG attachment | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• King of the SMG - Get 5 kills using a sub-machine gun without dying | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• G11 Brutality
  
• Gunship Authorized
  

Operations Contracts

• Demolition Victor: Win 2 games of Demolition | Expiration: 45mins of time alive in the game.
  
• Hardcore TDM Victor: Win 2 games of Hardcore TDM | Expiration: 45mins of time alive in the game.
  
• S& Blood Bath: Get 3 kills in one round of S& | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• Demolition Fury: Get 14 kills in Demolition | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
  
• CTF Hurricane: Capture 5 flags in CTF | Expiration: 1hr of time alive in the game.
  
• Headquarters Hurricane
  
• Sabotage Warrior
  
• Domination Warlord
  
• Sabotage Colossus
  

Specialist Contracts

• Unknown
  

Face Paint (21)

• Stalker
  
• Crom
  
• Highlander
  
• Sidewinder
  
• Atlantis
  
• Mafia
  
• 
  
• Sandman
  
• Zulu
  
• Blitz
  
• Commando
  
• Tundra
  
• Banshee
  
• Dutch
  

Gun Camos[/u]

Dusty - 250cP
Ice - 250cP
Red - 250cP
Olive - 250cP
Nevada - 250cP
Sahara - 250cP
ERDL - 250cP
Tiger - 250cP
Berlin - 250cP
Warsaw
Siberia
Yukon
Woodland
Flora
Classified

All Videos Released

• Exclusive Debut Teaser Trailer [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• GT Pop-Block: Debut Teaser Trailer [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• NBA Eastern Conference Finals Teaser [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Debut Trailer [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Rewind Theater: Call of Duty: Black Ops Reveal Trailer [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq3Odln-0DQ&feature=player_embedded]Youtube[/ame]]
  
• E3 2010 First Details Interview Part 1 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• E3 2010 First Details Interview Part 2 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Call of Duty: Blackops Remix "Won't Back Down" by Eminem [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4kvSIIWqEs&feature=player_embedded]Youtube[/ame]]
  
• E3 2010 Microsoft Press Conference Gameplay [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• E3 2010 Breach Gameplay [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• GoodGameTV insight into Blackops [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IvvmtQ_FVg]Youtube[/ame]]
  
• Debut MP Teaser [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Prestige Edition Trailer [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Wager Match Trailer [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWgqAcB-hC0&feature=sub]Youtube[/ame]]
  
• Wager Match Montage [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Team Deathmatch Montage You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Hutch Team Deathmatch Gameplay [You must login or register to view this content.] [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOyxs7gUdPA&annotation_id=annotation_887191&feature=iv]Part 2[/ame]] [You must login or register to view this content.
  
• Hutch Wager Match Gameplay [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Sneak Peek at Create-a-Class [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Dr. Disrespect Wager Match Gameplay [You must login or register to view this content.] [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds9uC4RSw5Q&feature=player_embedded]Part 2[/ame]]
  
• SeaNanners Wager Match Gameplay [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLYY-7Q8878&feature=player_embedded]Part 1[/ame] [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FopStMJok&feature=player_embedded]Part 2[/ame]]
  
• Inside Xbox Video [[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94SolEtpnc&feature=player_embedded]Youtube[/ame]]
  
• Gametrailers Multiplayer Event Interview [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Videogameszone.de Video [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• G4tv Multiplayer Maps in High Def Video [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• G4tv Customization Commentary [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Interviews & Screenshots

Interviews

• AusGamer interview with Community Manager Josh Olin [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Joystiq interview with Producer Dan Bunting [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• MCV interview with Josh Olin [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

First Look Event Wrap-Ups[/i]

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Confirmed Weapons

Assault Rifles

• AK-47 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• CAR-15 Commando [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• M16 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• AUG [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• FAMAS [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Galil [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Enfield [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• M14 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• FN FAL [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• G11 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Sub-Machine Guns

• MP5k Prototype [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• MAC-11 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• AK74u [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Skorpion [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Mini Uzi [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• PM63 [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• MPL [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Spectre [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Light-Machine Guns

• RPK [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• M60 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• HK21 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Snipers

• L96A1 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Dragunov [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• WA2000 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Bows [Special Secondary]

• Crossbow [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Shotguns [Primary]

• Spas-12 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• KS-23 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Ithaca 37 Stakeout [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Olympia [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Pistols [Secondary]

• M1911 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Colt Python [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Makarov [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• ASP [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• CZ75 [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  

Launchers [Secondary]

• M202 "Grim Reaper" Rocket Launcher [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• RPG-7 [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• China Lake Pump Action Grenade Launcher [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Strela [You must login or register to view this content. [[url=]Confirmed[/url]]
  
• M72 Law [You must login or register to view this content. [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Attachments

• Suppressor [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Grenade Launcher [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Red Dot Sight [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Snub Nose [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Flamethrower [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Extended Mags [You must login or register to view this content. [Confirmed]
  
• ACOG Sight [You must login or register to view this content. [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Reflex Sight [You must login or register to view this content. [Confirmed]
  
• Infrared Scope [You must login or register to view this content. [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Dual Mag [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Masterkey [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Speed Reloader [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Dual Wield [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Reticules you can pick from while using a sight: Dot, Semicircle, Line with dot, Circle, Smiley, Arrows Horizontal, Arrows Vertical, Arrows with dot, Boxes, Burst, Circle within a circle, Circle with dot, Circle with Crosshairs, Circle with inner line, Circle with outer line, Circle with arrows, Circle with triangles, Outer crosshairs, small crosshairs, Large crosshairs, Diamond, Diamond outline, Heart, Radiation, Skull, Square, Square outline, Star, 3 dots, Treyarch, Triangle, Outer triangles, x, X with dot, yin yang.
  

Alternate Ammo Types

• Dragon's Breath [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Explosive bows [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Grenades

• M67 Frag [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Semtex Grenade [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Tomahawk [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  

Special Grenade

• Smoke a.k.a Willy Pete [You must login or register to view this content.] [Seen on the cover of OXM]
  
• Stun Grenade [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Nova Gas (Start with 2 grenades that impair movement, blur vision and cause damage over time) [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Flashbang [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Concussion (Start with 2 concussion grenades that slow and disorient the target. They also stun equipment and turrets) [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Decoy (Start with 2 Decoy grenades that simulate gunfire and radar indicators) [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

Other

• Knife [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Ballistic Knife [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• C4 [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Camera Spike (Camera view replaces mini-map. D-pad toggles on and off) [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Tactical Insertion (Place to create your next spawn point) [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Jammer (Place to scramble enemy radar within it's radius) [You must login or register to view this content.] [Confirmed]
  
• Motion Sensor (Place Mobile Radar to see enemies within it's radius) [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  
• Claymore [You must login or register to view this content.] [You must login or register to view this content.]
  

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