Call of Duty: Black Ops

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getting it on my ps3 and PC... ps3 so i can play all my friends. PC so i can play it on my laptop when i go on my trip.

I've contemplated getting it on two different platforms (that is, 360 and PC), but I just can't justify it. I have BC2 and TF2 on the PC for when I need my FPS fix. I will probably just stick to the 360 version when it comes out.

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I've contemplated getting it on two different platforms (that is, 360 and PC), but I just can't justify it. I have BC2 and TF2 on the PC for when I need my FPS fix. I will probably just stick to the 360 version when it comes out.

when i'm going to be away from my PS3 for a long time I need my FPS fix somehow, i guess left 4 dead could do but i'm guaranteed to go through CoD withdrawls. I'm not even sure how the game will run on my macbook, it does MW with flying colours, haven't tried MW2 though.

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And WaW

And the Big Red One

And....actually just anything apart from 1, 2 and MW to save time.

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Little-Known Facts: Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer for PS3

Hello! I?m Josh Olin (aka JD_2020), and thank you for the opportunity to highlight some of the features that Call of Duty: Black Ops will deliver to PS3 fans when it launches on November 9th. A number of these features are ones that I think the community has been wanting for a long time, which is why we?ve worked really hard to deliver. So let?s get started!

Call of Duty: Black Ops for PS3

Multiplayer Online Split-Screen Support

Let?s get started with what I believe is the most unknown, yet confirmed, aspect to Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer ? the online split-screen support we?ve re-introduced to the franchise!

The Facts:

* You can connect a second controller and bring a guest online (i.e. ?JD_2020? & ?JD_2020(1)?).

* Guests can rank up, earn unlocks, etc ? all guest progress goes away once signed out.

* You can bring a second, full PSN account online!

* Both players with full PSN ID?s can rank up while playing together in split-screen, as if on two separate consoles.

Custom Games Editor

Allow me to introduce the Black Ops Custom Games Editor! Private matches have never been this customizable. Players will have the ability to structure their games at all new levels of granularity. From variables as simple as Time Limit and Score Limit, or as deep as which weapons, Perks, and gear are available. You want a Pistols Only match? Make one! No longer do custom game modes rely on the ?honor system.?

Furthermore, any Custom Game you create and configure can be placed in your File Share, for friends and the community to browse, download, and enjoy. You just might create the most addictive new game mode of all time from the comfort of your own living room!

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In-Game Friends List

We?ve integrated a built-in Friends List into the in game user interface. You?ll be able to browse Recent Players, Friends, navigate their File Shares, Recent Games, Combat Records ? all within this in-game menu system designed to streamline the social process within the game. Sending game invites and joining Friends? games has never been simpler than in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Regional Matchmaking & Party Privacy

Call of Duty: Black Ops will support regional matchmaking filters on a global scale. So, no matter where you?re at in the world, you will have the ability to specify whether you want to match with players from other geographical regions, or only those local to you. This will make communication and lag a much less intrusive variable on your gameplay experience.

Additionally, given Black Ops will support joining games in progress via an even simpler built-in in-game Friends List interface, we?ll allow a Party leader to lock down his lobby to Invite Only, Friends Only, or even Close it altogether if he wants to be in complete control over who enters and exits the Party Lobby.

Call of Duty: Black Ops for PS3

Emblems Do NOT Reset with Prestige

This one is pretty cut-and-dried. A frequently asked question is, ?Will my kickass emblem I spent hours perfecting be lost when I prestige?? The answer is ?NO!? Emblems are one of the only aspects of Black Ops MP that do not get a full reset upon entering Prestige. Things that will reset when you Prestige are: XP, COD Points, Challenge progressions, Loadouts, and so forth.

So that?s just a few of the lesser-known components to Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer, confirmed for the first time here on the official PlayStation.Blog! For more information regarding Black Ops, and all the new features included in multiplayer, head over to our official YouTube channel and watch all the different trailers we have highlighted from the game. Additionally, you can follow me on Twitter (@JD_2020) for more news and updates.

I hope that these are for the X360 too and not just PS exclusive. I really want to hop on with a friend or my bro with both of our gamertags and play, like in Halo. :D

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WAW was by far the best out of the COD lineup. Excellant online gameplay, until the modders took over :crazy: Now you're lucky to enter a lobby (especially in zombies) without some prick with his gamertag rainbowing.

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I also thought WaW was great, and was definitely one of the best COD games to date.

I thoroughly enjoyed the single player campaign and the multiplayer added a lasting value to the game.

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I hope that these are for the X360 too and not just PS exclusive. I really want to hop on with a friend or my bro with both of our gamertags and play, like in Halo. :D

I was wondering the same thing myself, that it was just a PS3 exclusive, then saw this link in a tweet.

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Multiplayer Online Split-Screen Support

Let?s get started with what I believe is the most unknown, yet confirmed, aspect to Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer -- the online split-screen support we?ve re-introduced to the franchise! This applies to both the Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3

The Facts:

You can connect a 2nd controller and bring a Guest online (i.e. "JD_2020" & "JD_2020(1)").

Guests can rank up, earn unlocks, etc -- all Guest progress goes away once signed out.

(Xbox 360 only) You can bring a 2nd, Gold Xbox LIVE account online!

(Xbox 360 only) Both players with full online accounts can rank-up while playing split-screen, as if on two separate consoles.

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For all you UK peeps out there, you can pre order Black Ops from woolworths.co.uk for ?25 quid.

Go to woolworths.co.uk and add Black Ops to your basket

Go to checkout and create a new account.

When you get to the check out page enter the promtional code 'zz018' to get ?20 off first time buyers and the code 'xv044' to get free p&p.

Only downside is that you have to pay via paypal, otherwise the price goes back up for some reason.

Not sure how long those codes will last though.

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Livin in a box

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For all you UK peeps out there, you can pre order Black Ops from woolworths.co.uk for ?25 quid.

Go to woolworths.co.uk and add Black Ops to your basket

Go to checkout and create a new account.

When you get to the check out page enter the promtional code 'zz018' to get ?20 off first time buyers and the code 'xv044' to get free p&p.

Only downside is that you have to pay via paypal, otherwise the price goes back up for some reason.

Not sure how long those codes will last though.

Yeah, there was a thread in the Sony console area about this HOWEVER it's unreliable as Woolworths now operates under the same tree as Littlewoods and Very, which don't like people using promotional codes that weren't given to them specifically, so they may wish to take ?20 back from you at any time...so do so at your risk, and be prepared to lose another ?20.

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DrCheese

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Ouch, I want the zombie maps from hardened edition, as it's about all me and my friends used to play online... but I'm not sure I can really justify an extra ?24 on top of the standard edition just for that :s The other stuff you get is wasted on me

I hope they appear on PSN as DLC just like COD1 remake did

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Chasethebase Veteran

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Yeah, seems kind of ridiculous to charge an extra ?25 for what's basically another game mode. Which Valve have provided for free numerous times (Payload, KoTH, Payload Race).

Shame really. Still, Gungame and One in the Chamber look to be great fun! Hopefully you can set up games where they don't require wagers, just so you can play it.

Maybe you can set 0 as your wager so then you can all have fun.

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