Black Ops Incoming!
November 8th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
It seems like everyone’s talking about Black Ops at the moment – and I hate to buck a trend. I’m quite looking forward to playing the game, given that I was a fan of Treyarch’s last title in the Call of Duty franchise, World at War. Never really understood the absurd amount of disdain the fanbase had for these guys; nor was I very impressed when Infinity Ward’s community manager at the time, Robert Bowling, publicly attacked Treyarch producer Noah Heller. (Pretty unprofessional, to be honest.)
Since the mass exodus at Infinity Ward, sentiment towards the much maligned studio has shifted significantly. They’re now seen as top dog, where as before they were the annoying little brother tagging along for the ride. It’s good to see them get their dues, and I’m hopeful that this new game will at least equal Infinity Ward’s (RIP) effort in quality.
An anthropomorphised impression of Treyarch.
As with Modern Warfare 2, this is looking to be one of the biggest releases of the year, and the supermarkets have already geared themselves up for a price war against each other and the specialist retailers. Consequently, they’ve been some cool deals popping up here and there. Cheap Arse Gamer has a whole thread dedicated to them, as do several other websites. My current favourite is Tesco’s £25 offer for the game if you also buy a 3-month Xbox LIVE Gold or 2100 MS Points card, which I would probably go for if it wasn’t for the fact that I’m buying the PC version of the game.
Why PC? Well, someone’s got to stick up for the platform – and it is a great platform – but I guess the biggest thing is that Black Ops, unlike its predecessor, includes support for dedicated servers. From my rant last year, you can rightly assume I’m pretty happy about that.
