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You guys are jokers. Every year it's the same "I'm never buying another CoD game" crap and now look at this, everyone's getting the newest one :rolleyes:

I won't be getting it unless it's given to me for Christmas or something. This Call of Duty looks incredibly bland. In fact, the series has been entirely downhill since the first Modern Warfare, IMO, and I'll more than bet Black Ops continues the trend.

I'll also bet that Activision ruins the entire military FPS genre like they did the skating/X-Games genre and the music games genre with their oversaturation. Unless EA can actually challenge them with the next Medal of Honor game (or Respawn's first game, if it is military-based) and get a healthy competition going, I'd bet quite a bit of money the market for these types of games goes to crap within 3 years.

Apart from the over powered shotguns in MW2,(which they patched) what was the issue with akimbo?

People whinge about these games far too much.

Indeed. Funny thing is, I haven't been killed by Akimbo-anything in MW2 for ages now, it's NOT effective. You gimp yourself severely and is only used for the laugh-factor - People are just blowing things out of proportion.

Of course I hope we don't get pre-1887 nerf conditions, that was unbearable but I'm 100% sure Treyarch got it covered.

Halo invented everything.

Halo is like that awesome underground indie band that created every musical masterpiece known to man. Then people started copying it, because it was, like, so totally original. Halo is just so cult and hardcore. You wish you could be like Halo.

:woot:

I won't be getting it unless it's given to me for Christmas or something. This Call of Duty looks incredibly bland. In fact, the series has been entirely downhill since the first Modern Warfare, IMO, and I'll more than bet Black Ops continues the trend.

I'll also bet that Activision ruins the entire military FPS genre like they did the skating/X-Games genre and the music games genre with their oversaturation. Unless EA can actually challenge them with the next Medal of Honor game (or Respawn's first game, if it is military-based) and get a healthy competition going, I'd bet quite a bit of money the market for these types of games goes to crap within 3 years.

Thank god someone has common sense. I fully agree. If I get this game giving to me I'm playing only one thing, that's one in a chamber since im a cqb-holic. Other that no thanks. I can play css if I want gungame and etc.

Really hope respawn brings something completely new to the table. They did great with CoD now something even better that brothering companies can't steal(*cough* treyarch*cough*).

Don't see this touching my PC at all since cod is primarily PC for me. Xbox maybe if friends end up buying it.

Some people actually stick to what they say @what.

@Munky: lmao that would explain your 3 MacBooks and 1 hackintosh haha

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Anyway, there's a handful of unofficial gameplay videos on YouTube.

I heard whispers of supermarket deals today and the hypes already ticking over in my head. I just can't deny a good gaming deal laugh.gif It's going to be madness again at launch.

The new meme should be the COD cycle instead of the used and beaten Sonic cycle.

Complain about Activision/Bobby Kotick > Boycott next COD > Break down and buy new COD > Complain about map pack prices > Complain about Activision/Bobby Kotick > Boycott next COD > Break down and buy new COD > Complain about map pack prices > Complain about Activision/Bobby Kotick > Boycott next COD > Break down and buy new COD > Complain about map pack prices > Complain about Activision/Bobby Kotick > Boycott next COD > Break down and buy new COD > Complain about map pack prices

I heard whispers of supermarket deals today.

Share the whispers.

I reckon It will be between Asda and Sainsburys this year.

Although Morrisons was excellent last year, they announced their price so late that most people had gone to Sainsburys. :laugh:

So, just gone live for Pre-purchase on Steam. And it's ?10 more expensive than pre-ordering from Game online. So I know where I'm getting it from then. :p

I'll check in my local store tomorrow, if it's ?40 there I'll order from the website, where it's ?30.

I heard whispers of supermarket deals today and the hypes already ticking over in my head. I just can't deny a good gaming deal laugh.gif It's going to be madness again at launch.

The new meme should be the COD cycle instead of the used and beaten Sonic cycle.

I'm not going down that cycle, personally. If they want my next purchase, they need to start trying to move the franchise forward.

I've updated the first post a bit, though the title needs changing and a mod approval but they don't seem to be responding to me...

But yeah, I would be surprised if Sainsbury's didn't do another offer on Black Ops.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops leaks, pirated, Activision gives chase

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAOPyFJ-5hM

According to a report on respected tech site VentureBeat, illegal traders have begun selling pirated copies of the game online in the US.

As you may expect, Activision isn't standing for it. According to writer Dean Takahashi, the publisher has hired private investigators to quell the spread of pirated versions of the game.

These PIs are killing the pirate trade "with kindness" according to VB - via 'good-cop' tactics.

It reports: "The investigators are... approaching the pirates and telling them to please stop selling illegal copies of the game."

One 'customer' that bought a copy of the game online has told his tale on YouTube. 'Computer Healer' was tracked down by Activision's PI team, he claims - who he describes as "polite".

You can watch the first part of his testimony below (be warned, it contains swearing).

He says: "I never made a copy of the game. I never said I was going to leak this game... The best game I ever played... I wouldn't have sold the f****** for a million dollars."

More @ Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=271369

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