10/2/10

Black Ops Achievements Unveiled *CONTAINS SPOILERS*

Achievements

NAMEDESCRIPTIONAMOUNTPS3SECRET ACHIEVEMENT
SacrificeEnsure your squad escapes safely from Cuba10BronzeNO
Death to DictatorsUse a single round to bring down Castro15BronzeNO
Vehicular SlaughterDestroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break25SilverNO
Give me liberty, or give me deathEscape Vorkuta10BronzeNO
Slingshot KidDestroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts15BronzeNO
VIPReceive orders from Lancer10BronzeNO
A safer placeSabatoge the Soviet space program10BronzeNO
Tough EconomyUse no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh15BronzeNO
Looks don't countBreak the seige in the battle of Khe Sanh10BronzeNO
SOG RulesRetrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City10BronzeNO
Raining PainRack up a bodycount of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City15BronzeNO
The Dragon WithinKill 10 NVA with Dragon's Breath rounds15BronzeNO
Heavy HandUse the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement15BronzeNO
Up close and personalSilently take out 3 VC15BronzeNO
Double TroubleUse only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon10BronzeNO
Broken EnglishEscape Kowloon10BronzeNO
Lord NelsonDestroy all targets and structures while making your way up the river25SilverNO
Never get off the boatFind the Soviet connection in Laos10BronzeNO
PathfinderGuide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed50SilverNO
Mr. Black OPEnter the Soviet relay station undetected50SilverNO
With extreme prejudiceGet to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets25SilverNO
Russian bar-b-qIncinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound15BronzeNO
Light FootEscape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran.30SilverNO
Some wounds never healEscape the past10BronzeNO
I hate monkeysKill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs15BronzeNO
No LeaksMake it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island50SilverNO
ClarityCrack the code10BronzeNO
Double WhammyDestroy both helicopters with one TOW guided missile from the deck of the ship15BronzeNO
BLACK OP MASTERComplete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty100GoldNO
Stand DownComplete the campaign on any difficulty35SilverNO
Frag MasterKill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade15BronzeNO
Sally Likes BloodDemonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet15BronzeNO
Unconventional WarfareUse the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies15BronzeNO
Down and DirtyComplete "SOG" and "The Defector" on Veteran difficulty25SilverNO
It's your funeralComplete "Numbers," "Project Nova" and "Victor Charlie" on Veteran difficulty25SilverNO
Cold WarriorComplete "Operation 40", "Vorkuta", and "Executive Order" on Veteran difficulty25SilverNO
Not TodayComplete "Crash Site," "WMD" and "Payback" on Veteran difficulty25SilverNO
Burn NoticeComplete "Rebirth" and "Redemption" on Veteran difficulty25SilverNO
Closer AnalysisFind all the hidden intel15BronzeNO
MatineeWatch a film or clip with a friend15BronzeNO
Gamblin' FoolFinish 5 Wager Matches "in the money"20BronzeNO
You can do itReach rank 10 in Basic Training15BronzeNO
The CollectorIn Zombie mode, buy every weapon off the walls in a single game20BronzeNO
CLASSIFIEDCLASSIFIED15BronzeYES
Hands Off the MerchandiseKill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out20BronzeNO
Sacrificial LambKill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt15BronzeNO
"Insert Coin"Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade10BronzeNO
Easy RhinoIn Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time5BronzeNO
CLASSIFIEDCLASSIFIED15BronzeYES
CLASSIFIEDCLASSIFIED15BronzeYES

9/29/10

Zombies confirmed in Call of Duty: Black Ops

JD_2020

Okay it's official - #CODBlackOps to have more Zombies! Also, #DerRiese coming to the iPhone & iPod Touch tomorrow.

JD_2020 has confirmed zombies in Call of Duty Black Ops. It was a pretty poorly kept secret and it would be hard to believe that they wouldn't include such a successful game mode that helped sell WaW copies and map packs.

9/28/10

Black Ops Zombie Video Leaked from Viral Website

Treyarchs viral website www.gknova6.com has been updated to look like a testing laboratory surveillance room, filled with surveillance cameras showing an outbreak of zombies on the camera.

Treyarch has not officially confirmed zombies will be within Black Ops but with the massive success that World at War had with zombies it is hard to imagine that Treyarch will not include zombies in some shape or form for Black Ops.

Check out the footage here:
http://www.gknova6.com/index.php

9/23/10

Treyarch hints at penalty for black ops players who quit out of games

Originally Posted by DavidVonderhaar
We have a record of everyone who doesn't finish games they start. A clear abuser (not souls with bad luck) will get smacked.

Treyarch's design directory "Vahn" sent an update via twitter about having a record or log of everyone who doesn't finish the games they start. Players who are clearly leaving games will get smacked.

This is exciting news since MW2 was plagued with quitters in every gametype available. Now the only thing we are left asking is the exact opposite... When games are continuously disconnected and matchmaking fails, will Treyarch then get smacked?

9/15/10

Limited Edition Laser Cel available for Black Ops Pre-Order

The next 100,000 people to pre-order Call of duty 7: Black Ops from Amazon will receive a limited edition laser cel shown below:

Should you choose to pre-order black ops from GameStop you will get the "high-altitude flight suit avatar." shown in the video below:

9/12/10

Black Ops Multi-player Playlists Xbox 360 & Playstation 3

Call of Duty Black Ops Multiplayer Playlists were posted by Treyarch's design director David 'Vahn' Vonderhaar and they are:

  • Core
  • Team Deathmatch (TDM) (12 players)
  • Mercenary (MERC) (12 players)
  • Free-for-All (FFA) (8 players, smaller maps)
  • Domination (DOM) (12 players)
  • Ground War (GW) (18 players, larger maps)
  • Demolition (DEMO) (12 players)
  • Sabotage (SAB) (12 players)
  • Headquarters (HQ) (12 players)
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) (12 players)
  • Search and Destroy (SnD) (12 players)
  • Team Tactical (TEAM TAC) (12 players)

Barebones:

  • Pure (No Perks, Killstreaks, Attachments, Equipment, or Contracts) (12 players)
  • Classic (Killstreaks at 3, 5 and 7) (12 players)
  • Team Tactical (Pure version with mixed bag of objective modes) (12 players)

Hardcore:

  • Team Deathmatch (TDM) (12 players)
  • Search and Destroy (SnD) (12 players)
  • Headquarters (HQ) (12 players)
  • Free-for-All (FFA) (8 players)

Vahn mentioned that he was "still dialing this in" and also that there is a chance of expanding the playlists but he wants to make sure "these work out" first.

9/10/10

Black Ops Cheaters be warned says David 'Vahn' Vonderhaar

According to a post on the COD website, Treyarch is implementing features to prevent boosters and also using a reporting system to hopefully get cheaters & hackers banned by Microsoft.
Hello,

We love Tac Insert. It does a few things for the game strategy. A well organized team of Tac Insert user can roll the competition in Demo. It's grand, really, and how it should be. Counter by organizing your own team of Tac Insert users and roll with Hacker.

It also solves a problem. A lot of you are super convinced you can make a better spawn system than we can. That's cool. So, here you go. Here is Tac Insert. Pick your own spawn point and stop yelling at me.

Trying to use Tac Insert but are getting Tac Insert spawned camped? Well, you probably deserve that but you can now cancel your own Tac Insert in the Killcam. That's new to Black Ops.

The main reason I am not as worried about Tac Insert as you? We can disable it. And, I just did for Free-For-All (hardcore and core) variants. It will still work in Private Matches in Free for All, but then you don't get XP in Private Matches so it can't be used for boosting.

The game has a reporting system. Report boosters and let's make examples of them. Once you lay the ban hammer on enough bad people word will get around that we don't take too kindly to this sort of thing.

David 'Vahn' Vonderhaar

Theater Mode Films & Clips able to be posted to the web COD Black Ops

JD from Treyarch has twittered that the new theater feature in Call of Duty Black Ops will allow you to post your clips to the web.  This is great news for those of you who don't have a capture card and want to share all those "zomg" moments with your friends:

Originally Posted by JD_2020
You'll be able to get Theater Films and Clips to the web, yes. We'll have more details on that later.