Ok, I thought I would start off our new Call of duty forum section with and interesting post I found containing a lot information on Black Ops 2. Again, This is a post I found. I did not collect this information on my on. The original post can be found here
BASIC INFORMATION**
Red = Rumors**
Official Name: Call of Duty Black Ops II
Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Developers: Treyarch
Publishers: Activision
Writers: David S. Goyer (Writer of The Dark Knight)
Release Date: November 13th, 2012
Genre: First Person Shooter, some RTS
PRE-ORDER BONUS INFORMATIONGamestop (US): Bonuses released in four separate waves. The first wave will include a limited edition two sided poster and a Prestige Token for use in MW3. Also confirmed that pre-ordering will give you access to the 3 additional upcoming waves. More info can be found HERE
Amazon: Pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops II and get access to the Amazon exclusive Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wallpaper. We will send you the URL to access the wallpaper within two days of placing your order. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. This offer will be extended to all existing pre-orders. Limit one per customer. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time. HERE
Best Buy: Free exclusive Dog Tags when you pre-order Black Ops II.
GAME (UK): Get an MW3 prestige token by pre-ordering through GAME. HERE
Tesco (UK): If you pre-order from your local Tesco, you'll receive a Black Ops II t-shirt.HERE
No additional pre-order bonuses have been announced as of 5/4/12.ALL OFFICIAL VIDEOSTrailers & AnalysisDebut Trailer
Gametrailers Pop Block of Debut Trailer
Gametrailers First Take
IGN's Rewind Theater for Debut Trailer
TmarTn's Analysis
REV3 Games Analysis
Gamespy Analysis
InterviewsGametrailers Debut Interview Part 1
Gametrailers Debut Interview Part 2
Gametrailers Story Interview
Gametrailers Graphics Interview
CAMPAIGN INFORMATIONSTRIKE FORCE MISSIONS
What are Strike Force Missions? A: At certain points in the campaign, players will be given the option to choose one from a number of “Strike Force” missions, Choosing one locks the player out of the others.
The battles take place in hotspots around the globe and grant the opportunity to take on different roles around the battlefield. Instead of being shepherded from set piece to set piece as a single character, players can use attack drones, tanks, and a number of squad members, allowing for multiple paths and approaches to the mission. You can even retreat to an eye-in-the-sky view and issues commands to the AI rather than do the fighting yourself. Previews mention a battle in Singapore in which players must clear turrets to allow a gunship to reach its goal.
Interestingly, performance in strike force battles may affect vanilla missions in positive and negative ways, and even change which the actions of antagonist Raoul Menendez, allowing for a slightly different overall story on each playthrough.
"Originally Posted by Mark Lamia
You can take over any of your team members and they have different weapons. You can take over any of the tools on the battlefield, so any of the drone technology.
I think that's the other thing, when you're talking about adding drones and advanced robotics into the gameplay, what that also means is, if you're a game designer, all kinds of new gameplay to both fight against and -- so there's new A.I. and new strategies to take it out -- but also, in the case of the Strike Force missions, if you want to take over and play, that's entirely new gameplay for you."
KEY POINTSThis is a direct sequel to Black Ops.
The game will take place in two time periods; 2025 and the 1980s during two cold wars.
In the 1980's set-piece, players will take on the role of Black Ops protagonist Alex Mason.
In the 2025 set-piece, players will take on the role of David Mason, who is the son of Alex Mason. The father/son relationship will play a part in the story.
In the game’s fiction, there is a second Cold War happening between China and the US due to the scarcity of Rare Earth Elements used to make tech devices and military weapons.
The story is based on a real-world possibility, as China (according to the folks at Treyarch) currently controls 95% of the rare earth elements in the world.
Game Director Dave Anthony hinted that we may find out more about “imaginary” Viktor Reznov. “He was essentially a figment of the player’s imagination,” Anthony said.
The villain will be a man named Raul Menendez, who in 2025 is pitting the Chinese and US governments against each other by hacking into their drones and other robotic weapons.
The story is was written from the ground up by Dark Knight and Batman Begins co-writer David Goyer. Goyer joined the first Black Ops part of the way through. He wanted to “create a memorable villain” with Menendez.
There will be at least one female character in the game, a pilot named Anderson. She laid quite a bit of waste during the entire LA mission.
Snipers have awesome optic. You can see through materials w/ the scope. Electronic Charge to penetrate.
You can play same mission from ground or in the air. If you play in air, it is different experience than on the ground.
Every mission has many alternative ways to play it. You choose. You play.
Remember to follow @DavidVonderhaar & @Treyarch on Twitter for a lot of information concerning MP.
ZOMBIE INFORMATION@CallofDuty Tweeted this picture along with this tag-line: Zombies are coming…... Where’s your shotgun? #BlackOps2
FeaturesZombies mode is now set in the MP engine.
Up to 8 co-op players! Here is what Mark Lamia (Treyarch Studio Head) said about Zombies:
"Originally Posted by Mark Lamia
We’ve actually put [zombies] inside of our multiplayer engine and it’s capable of doing twice as many zombies, twice as many co-op players."
"Originally Posted by Mark Lamia
There are actually new modes,” says Lamia. “There’s classic mode that you guys are used to but there are going to be new modes. [Twice as many co-op players] introduces some interesting new gameplay modes. Perhaps you can think of some team game modes where there might be fun to be had?”"
So possible Story mode with Zombies.
CONFIRMED WEAPONS & KILLSTREAKSSub Machine GunsMP7 PIC
Assault RiflesM16A1 PIC
XM8 PIC
AK-47 PIC
SCAR-H VIDEO
Magpul M4 PIC 1 & PIC 2
Light Machine GunsM249 SAW PIC
ShotgunsUnknown Shotgun PIC
Sniper RiflesNo name yet but a Sniper that allows you to see through walls and shoot through them depending on how long your hold the trigger down, it forms a blast of energy.
HandgunsUnknown Handgun (thought to be KARD) PIC
LaunchersNone at this time.
EquipmentNone at this time.
KillstreaksQuadrotor PIC
X-47 Pegasus PIC
PRE-ORDER BONUS INFORMATIONALL OF IGN's SCREENSHOTS
If you have any confirmed or unconfirmed info, let me know