Call of Duty: Black Ops
Spotlight
A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.
Call of Duty Black Ops PC Zombies hasn't worked for a week now
And the negative Steam reviews have begun.
Games industry pays tribute to George A. Romero
Godfather of zombie genre also guest-starred in COD.
Video | Watch: Seven minigames that (nearly) eclipsed the main game
Ladies and Gwents.
Xbox backwards compatibility list, with all Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X
A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.
Call of Duty Black Ops PC Zombies hasn't worked for a week now
And the negative Steam reviews have begun.
Games industry pays tribute to George A. Romero
Godfather of zombie genre also guest-starred in COD.
Video | Watch: Seven minigames that (nearly) eclipsed the main game
Ladies and Gwents.
Looks like Call of Duty: Black Ops is back compatible on Xbox One today
UPDATE: Oh my COD, Microsoft confirms.
100 million people played Call of Duty since COD4
Is that more than Homefront?
Digital Foundry | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PS3 vs. PC Comparison Video V2
The PC version of the game is compared against the PS3 SKU running patch 1.03 which improves image quality a touch.
Digital Foundry | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Console Comparison Video
Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 in what is likely to be the biggest game of 2012.
COD: Black Ops 2 earns more money in 24 hours than Black Ops 1, maybe Modern Warfare 3
But actual sales figures aren't, for first time, revealed.
Digital Foundry | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Cut-Scene/Traversal Performance Video
Like-for-like scenes between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Black Ops 2 compared.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PS3 owners upset at broken DLC codes as Activision battles online issues
UPDATE: Activision working "tirelessly" to combat system lock-ups.
Call of Duty and Guitar Hero offline due to Hurricane Sandy
Gone with the wind.
Feature | An audience with Syndicate
How a regular northern teen became a YouTube gaming sensation.
Can you guess the top 10 UK games brands from 1996 to 2012?
We were partially right.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 is coming to Mac
Over one-and-a-half years late.
PS3 digital download prices slashed in US Ultimate Edition sale
UPDATE: Promotion not coming to UK, Sony says.
20-year-old jailed for Call of Duty hack that was really a virus
Kent man made $1-5 a pop selling credit card details.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 release date leaked - report
Pre-order card seemingly confirms direct BLOPS sequel.
Tactics-based Call of Duty spin-off prototype unearthed
Clip from cancelled Vicarious Visions' project shows up online.
Call of Duty sales slow: Modern Warfare 3's tally dips below Black Ops'
No Russian ahead this time.
Major Spanish/Portuguese shop lists Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
That's its name, then?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 listed on Amazon France - report
Product page pulled, Activision gets shirty.
Call of Duty: Black Ops has best game ending ever, says Guinness World Records
Halo: Reach, Ocarina of Time and Modern Warfare 3 in top ten.
Most played Xbox 360 games of 2011 revealed
Plus, Microsoft lists best selling XBLA titles.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies announced for iOS
Due out on App Store tomorrow.
Enterprising gamer wants to be your virtual FPS bodyguard
£5 gets you 30 minutes of in-game protection.
EU PlayStation Store update - 16th November
Call of Duty: Black Ops for £48.
Treyarch regrets Black Ops Second Chance perk
Design director: "I f***** up."
EU PlayStation Store update 9th November
Premier Manager! COD Elite! Black Ops for £47.99!
20 million COD Black Ops map packs sold
That's escalation and annihilation.
Call of Duty: Elite released on Xbox Live
A trend-setter?
Battlefield 3 still behind Call of Duty on XBL chart
More people played Black Ops and MW2 last week.
Xbox Live chart: COD sees off FIFA, Gears, Forza
While Dungeon Defenders takes XBLA crown.
COD Elite beta shutting down tonight
Beta activity carries over.
Treyarch bringing COD to a "new console"
Vita? Wii U? Next gen?
Black Ops beats Gears 3 in XBL chart
While Burnout Crash debuts at 2 on XBLA
Activision: COD Elite to set a precedent
Social network add-ons to be a "necessity".
Black Ops Rezurrection pack hits PS3, PC
Double XP weekend to celebrate.
Feature | COD XP: The Bug and the Windscreen
From the archive: A true story about guns, money, Kanye and the biggest game in the world.
Call of Duty Elite premium features list
Is it worth £34.99?
18 million Black Ops map packs sold
Average user spends $76 on the game.
COD Black Ops: Rezurrection shots
Zombie expansion out now on Xbox 360.
Call of Duty Elite's Improve functions
Cod science.
MS: Xbox exclusive games, DLC "critical"
Explains how it secures exclusive content.
Dev says fans will want COD Elite premium
"Missing the target" if it's not a "slam dunk".
Arrested Development duo join COD Elite
I just blue myself up.
Black Ops Rezurrection DLC announced
Plus, rosy Acti earnings report comes in.
How Microsoft polices Xbox Live
"We focus on the really bad stuff."
Bastion tops Xbox Live Arcade chart
While COD dominates XBL activity list.
COD: Black Ops PC and PS3 patch released
Security updates, exploit fixes.
EU PlayStation Store update 27th July
Annihilation! NFS sale! LA Noire DLC!
BF3 pre-orders on a par with Black Ops
Analyst raises sales estimate.
Video | Call Of Duty Elite beta walkthrough
Thirty minutes of what Elite can do.
Call of Duty Elite beta PC, PS3 details
Updated release windows.
Black Ops Annihilation PS3 release date
UPDATE: PC release date revealed, too.
COD: Elite beta kicks off today
2 million volunteers ready to serve.
CODCon: Call of Duty XP event announced
12-acres! Maps made real! MW3! COD Elite!
Treyarch teases more COD Black Ops DLC
Will you buy a fourth map pack?
COD Black Ops best selling UK game ever
Modern Warfare 2 surpassed.
Video | Black Ops: Annihilation's zombie footage
Jungle! Mine-carts! Explosive monkeys!
Video | Black Ops Annihilation DLC trailered
Hits Xbox 360 on 28th June.
Black Ops DLC special edition incoming?
Retail listing points to value pack.
Video | COD: Black Ops Annihilation footage
Treyarch takes you through new maps.
Black Ops Annihilation DLC release date
End of the month.
New COD Black Ops map DLC leaked
Silo, Drive-In, Hazard, Hangar 18.
Call of Duty Elite public beta date
Invitation only.
Black Ops: Escalation PS3 release date
Another double XP weekend to celebrate.
PC Black Ops multiplayer free all weekend
Give it a shot.
How much will Call of Duty: Elite cost?
Analysts put price at around £3 a month.
Call of Duty: Elite explained
Career, Connect, Compete and Improve.
Feature | Call of Duty: Elite
Shot-in-the-facebook.
Video | Call of Duty Elite vid details features
YouTube! Networking! Stats! Groups!
First Call of Duty: Elite images revealed
Activision shows COD subscription service.
New Black Ops PC patch available now
Plus, mod tools due next week.
Black Ops: Escalation DLC dated for PC
But still no word on PS3 version.
Double XP weekend for PS3 Black Ops
Treyarch welcomes Sony gamers back.
More COD Modern Warfare 3 details
More "epic" story, more destructible.
COD Modern Warfare 3 date - report
Game codenamed Project Collossus.
Real Parisian COD: Black Ops zombies
Eurogamer France snaps impressive pics.
EA: Battlefield 3 "flat out superior" to COD
Pre-orders up 700% on BFBC2.
COD Black Ops Escalation DLC released
Xbox Live download is nearly 1GB.
Video | Black Ops: Escalation zombie trailer
Treyarch shows off Call of the Dead.
Black Ops: Escalation gets all-star cast
Buffy, Freddy Krueger, Romero lined up.
XBL chart: COD rules, Homefront falters
Limbo takes weekly Arcade top spot.
How COD will avoid Guitar Hero's fate
Acti: "It's the 'stickiest' game of all time."
Call of Duty Black Ops: Escalation shots
The second DLC map pack detailed.
Video | First Black Ops: Escalation DLC trailer
Treyarch shows off four new maps.
'No kids' COD multiplayer dismissed
Young 'uns "want to have their fun too".
March US Xbox 360 sales detailed
No home console stronger in 2011.
Black Ops bigger than Avatar, Take That
COD was top entertainment product of 2010.
Black Ops mod tool kit due in May
Tinker with the PC version.
Activision: You've got us all wrong
"We're not a big monolithic empire."
Black Ops: Escalation DLC confirmed
Five new maps incoming.
COD vs. BF3 marketing war to cost $200m
EA talks up FPS battle royale.
COD: Black Ops Escalation DLC outed
Coming 3rd May, says GAME Australia.
Treyarch hiring for new Call of Duty
It is inevitable.
Black Ops DLC, update 1.07 hits PC
Plus, double XP all weekend.
Black Ops: First Strike dated for PC
DLC sees belated release this week.
Battlefield 3 dev calls competition "lazy"
DICE taking potshots at Call of Duty?
Black Ops is best selling game ever in US
COD's NPD chart domination continues.
Can COD help soldiers deal with trauma?
Study claims gaming stops violent dreams.
Video | Black Ops: First Strike on PS3 now
Worth singing about.
Black Ops the best-selling PS3 game ever
Beats out Gran Turismo 5.
Treyarch issues Black Ops PS3 patch 1.07
UPDATE: First Strike DLC out now.
New COD engine "counter-productive"
Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling is back.
EU PlayStation Store update 2nd March
Black Ops demo, maps; PixelJunk Shooter 2.
COD Black Ops Title Update 7 out
PS3 patch arrives on Thursday.
Modern Warfare 3 reveal for GDC
UPDATE: Activision says timer website is a hoax.
Geohot: Call of Duty hacks not my fault
"I have never played PS3 online ever."
UK top 40: Black Ops denies MVC3
Dutiful work.
Treyarch unlocks Black Ops zombie maps
For one weekend only.
Just Dance 2 sees off Dead Space 2 in US
NPD: Nobody can unseat Black Ops.
BAFTA Game nominations announced
AC: Brotherhood, Mario, COD slug it out.
Will COD share Guitar Hero's fate?
Analysts assess FPS behemoth's future.
Age of Booty dev helped make Halo DLC
And Black Ops DLC, Halo Waypoint.
Kotick: online COD fees not a priority
Making "spectacular" games is.
BAFTA GAME Award shortlist revealed
Vote for your top title of 2010.
What's Beachhead doing for Call of Duty?
And will you have to pay for it?
Black Ops: First Strike dated for PS3/PC
Sells 1.4 million in 24 hours on Xbox 360.
Beachhead to build digital COD content
Activision forms new studio.
Bleszinski: No "COD shooter pie" left
"It's not enough just to make a shooter."
Duty Calls has 1.25 million downloads
Bulletstorm's Call of Duty spoof is popular.
Treyarch up for near-future Call of Duty
"It would be a unique opportunity."
Treyarch beefs up PS3 security post-hack
Black Ops studio not taking any chances.
DR2: Case Zero tops 2010 XBLA chart
While Black Ops takes XBL crown.
Most popular Black Ops perks, guns
Clue: it's not Ninja, it's not Scout.
Treyarch: angry gamers stifle creativity
Cheer up if you want devs to innovate.
Video | COD: Black Ops Berlin Wall footage
First Strike DLC deploys new maps.
Video | More Black Ops First Strike gameplay
Call of Duty goes to Kowloon.
Black Ops: First Strike screens shown
Berlin Wall! Kowloon! A hockey stadium!
Schools told to educate on safe gaming
Game industry hits back.
Hefty Black Ops update for Xbox 360
New features detailed, bugs fixed.
Video | Black Ops First Strike DLC trailer
New map pack hits XBL 1st February.
Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 updated
UPDATE: v1.06 fixes detailed.
Black Ops: First Strike screenshots
DLC air-drops on 1st February.
Gamers' Voice reports Activision to OFT
Black Ops "in breach of Sale of Goods Act".
Gamers' Voice to report Black Ops to OFT
"It should not be released unfinished."
UK charts: LittleBigPlanet 2 number one
PS3 Mass Effect 2 helps RPG into seventh.
Video | COD Black Ops: First Strike DLC revealed
Five new maps arrive 1st February.
UK charts: DC Universe swoops in
As COD: Black Ops regains lead.
Black Ops tops UK 2010 chart
Brits love shooting things, dancing.
Raven perched on Call of Duty as well?
Singularity dev hiring for "realistic" FPS.
Which?: CEX best for buying your games
Report: games lose value faster than cars.
Paid-for "second tier" COD online soon?
Analyst expects it in the next few months.
Will Activision block Respawn's EA game?
Sledgehammer tipped for Nov 2011 COD.
PS3 COD: Black Ops patch released
Has it helped?
Feature | Fingers on the pulse
Which games get your heart racing the most?
Black Ops sales top $1 billion
COD rewrites "the rules of entertainment".
UK chart: Christmas number one is...
Nothing to do with the X-Factor.
First COD: Black Ops map pack announced
The First Strike on Xbox 360 first.
EA, not Treyarch, heir to Infinity Ward?
Riccitiello takes a pop at Black Ops team.
Treyarch answers Black Ops PS3 mob
"We're doing everything we can."
PS3 gamers outraged at Black Ops
Patch makes things worse, accuse fans.
Black Ops 360/PS3 updates go live
New PC patch later this week too.
Video | LEGO takes on Call of Duty: Black Ops
See the game you'll never play.
UK chart: Black Ops survives Cataclysm
Golden Sun eclipsed.
UK teen arrested for Call of Duty DDOS
"Phenom Booter" cripples shooter.
NPD: Black Ops is 7th biggest game ever
Plus: Donkey Kong, NFS outsell GT5.
New console Black Ops patch detailed
Aims to shut down glitchers, fix controls.
UK chart: Black Ops back on top
Turismo elbowed, Jackson leaps.
EA reveals strategy to beat COD
Riccitiello: "We can take the lead."
Treyarch explains COD patch procedure
Find out why you have to wait.
Ashley Cole addicted to Black Ops
"Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this COD."
Kinect sold how many in Japan?
Boosts Xbox 360 sales.
Black Ops hits top spot in Japan
COD makes FPS chart breakthrough.
Users demand PS3 Black Ops refund
Petition insists it's an "inferior product."
Acti: Online part of the COD "package"
Again insists it won't charge for multiplayer.
(I COD get no) Satisfaction
Black Ops spikes Rolling Stones song sales.
Microsoft defends Live swastika bans
"It's fundamental respect," says StepTo.
UK chart: COD blops Creed from top
Need for Speed in hot pursuit.
Infinity Ward restructuring complete
Activision "happy" with the results.
Black Ops Wii patch in a "week or so"
Treyarch targeting connectivity issues.
Call of Duty takes top two XBL spots
Black Ops dethrones Modern Warfare 2.
Black Ops takes $650m in five days
Beats Modern Warfare 2 by huge margin.
Black Ops sold how many this week?
COD: no need to fish for compliments.
UK chart: COD batters competition
UPDATE: Why Kinect Adventures is absent.
Digital Foundry | COD Black Ops: PC 1080p vs upscaled Xbox 360
Xbox 360 scaling up against the PC's real deal.
Digital Foundry | COD: Black Ops resolution: PC vs. Console
Console sub-HD meets PC native 720p in this comparison.
Digital Foundry | Tech Comparison: Call of Duty: Black Ops PC
Does it outgun the console versions?
Black Ops obliterates UK sales record
There can be no escape.
Feature | Back to Black
The media cares more for COD's sales figures than its violence, which marks the end of a very different war.
Call of Duty: Black Ops updates released
Kill that lag.
Black Ops sets new sales records
Beats Modern Warfare 2.
Cuba attacks "sociopathic" Black Ops
Furious at Castro assassination sequence.
Treyarch gets tough on Black Ops cheats
Won't make "douche bags" celebrities.
Video | Celebs blab at Black Ops party launch
Plus front-of-the-queue Imran.
Free female Avatar Black Ops clothes
Lads miss out.
Digital Foundry | COD Black Ops: cut-scene analysis
PS3/360 comparisons in like-for-like scenes.
Digital Foundry | COD Black Ops: gameplay performance analysis
Xbox 360 vs. PS3 in a series of gameplay comparisons.
Crytek: Crysis can be as big as COD
"There's no reason it can't be."
Digital Foundry | COD Black Ops: PS3 2D vs. 3D
PS3's 3D mode fails to impress from a performance standpoint.
Digital Foundry | COD Black Ops: Xbox 360 2D vs. 3D
Frame-rate comparisons of cut-scenes and gameplay.
Black Ops hits a million XBL users
New COD enjoys unexpected popularity.
Next COD to be set in space?
Sources: Sledgehammer looking to the stars.
Who queues 13 hours for Black Ops?
"I've never been first in anything."
Acti urges Black Ops fans to report bugs
"Every game has bugs; it's a reality of gaming."
COD's twin-stick shooter mode revealed
Welcome to Dead Ops Arcade.
Video | COD: Black Ops PS3 vs. 360 video
Comparison footage of 2010's biggest game.
COD: Black Ops 720p comparison gallery
Full face-off very soon.
Video | Call of Duty: Black Ops - first 15 minutes
Capture of the complete Cuba mission.
Black Ops breaks pre-sale records
Gets closer to "biggest game ever" crown.
No COD on Battle.net any time soon
We're "two separate entities" - Blizz.
Where is the price of COD cheapest?
Black Ops going for as low as a squid.
HMV details tonight's Black Ops launch
Opening 70 shops, giving out prezzies.
Review | Call of Duty: Black Ops
Redaction stations.
GAME selling Black Ops for £24.99
COD price war kicks off.
Video | Black Ops reckons we're all soldiers
Even Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant.
COD: Black Ops gets UK age rating
Bloody violence. Spoilers within.
MS: Exclusives justify XBL price hike
"We get COD map packs before anybody else."
Unusual suspects in Black Ops Zombies
Four surprising faces. Spoilers.
Video | Call of Duty: Black Ops launch trailer
Cold phwoar.
Black Ops gets online split-screen MP
Plus Custom Games Editor and other tweaks.
Video | COD: Black Ops multiplayer footage
Havana nice day.
GAME reveals Black Ops midnight openings
Will you brave the cold, soldier?
COD: Black Ops ditches drop-shots
Treyarch details MP alterations.
Most expensive game merch ever detailed
Chrysler demand $33k for Call of Duty Jeep.
Black Ops PC specs released
Has your machine got what it takes?
Hacker denies COD: Black Ops leak reports
Claims reports are false, he was "scammed".
Black Ops may be "biggest game ever"
UK shops see record pre-orders.
Video | COD: Black Ops campaign trailer
Big McNamara.
Treyarch: "We are a PC developer"
Never "wavered" on dedicated servers.
Call of Duty DS dev "down but not out"
Studio boss blames "mess" of an industry.
Video | Call Of Duty: Black Ops teaser
A teaser for a trailer.
Feature | Call of 3D
Treyarch's senior manager speaks out.
Black Ops more lenient with XBL chat
Not all MW2 blocks "make sense" - Treyarch.
PC, PS3 and 360 Black Ops runs in 3D
"Could be definitive 3D game experience."
Feature | "Oh no, what's Bobby said now?"
The Kotick conundrum.
Video | Customising multiplayer in Black Ops
Modify your modes.
Black Ops' "worst kept secret" revealed
ZOMGbies.
COD: Black Ops zombies spotted again
VC them clear as day.
COD: Black Ops Nazi zombies sighted
Official game guide coffin up proof.
Treyarch supports Medal of Honor team
Taliban ruckus was “unfair”.
Chrysler issues Call of Duty Jeep
The ultimate videogame collectible?
Activision has no plans for online fees
Kotick goes on charm offensive.
Analysts doubt Reach can beat Black Ops
Either across all platforms or just on 360.
COD: Black Ops censored in Japan
Exploding limbs off the menu.
No campaign co-op for COD: Black Ops
But has two-player online splitscreen.
Gary Oldman and Ed Harris in Black Ops
Batman writer David S. Goyer helping, too.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer
Mission accomplished?
Video | COD: Black Ops Wager Match trailer
Gamble your new COD Points.
Treyarch unveils Black Ops multiplayer
Wagers, COD Points, bots. Vid inside.
COD: Black Ops PC to allow modding
But not until after launch.
Feature | Call of Duty: Black Ops
Soldier to soldier.
Zombies confirmed for COD: Black Ops
Retailer outs map pack.
Video | CoD Black Ops - Prestige Edition trailer
Explosive RC car included.
COD: Black Ops Prestige Edition is mental
RC-XD Surveillance Vehicle in £130 bundle.
Treyarch warns of Xbox Live COD scam
Gamertags lifted from multiplayer trailer.
Video | COD Black Ops multiplayer teaser
Full reveal on 1st September.
5000 applied to work on COD
Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer ranks swell.
EA admits COD and Halo will rule 2010
But has FPS crown in its sights.
Hardened, Prestige vers for Black Ops?
US retailer listings sighted.
COD to get "opt-in" premium model
Predicts Pachter.
"You'll never have to pay to play COD"
Promises Activision.
COD sub-based by end of the year?
Pachter says so.
Black Ops playable through a browser?
InstantAction wants a deal with Activision.
Kotick: 60% of XBL subs exist for COD
Wants to make money out of them.
Treyarch: Black Ops will be "best COD"
Separate teams working on "core pillars".
Video | EGTV: Call of Duty vs. Medal of Honor
We speak to developers Treyarch and EA LA ahead of their Q4 showdown.
Kotick wishes COD was sub-based MMO
"Our audiences are clamouring for it."
Video | Call Of Duty: Black Ops remix Feat. Eminem
Few new scenes, bit of rapping. What's not to like?
COD DLC first on 360 for three years
Any add-on or map pack, apparently.
Microsoft E3 Conference
Full news breakdown inside. New Xbox 360! Forza Kinect! Reach! Kinect date! Fable III date! Loads more.
Multiple co-op modes in COD: Black Ops
Separate from the single-player story.
Treyarch now "100 per cent" Call of Duty
"We are a multiple team studio."
COD: Black Ops MP preceded campaign
Single-player team could reuse MP assets.
Feature | Call of Duty: Black Ops
Fire and ice.
Video | Treyarch reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops
To Infinity and beyond.
Treyarch reveals COD: Black Ops details
"It's time," says developer.
COD: Black Ops for Wii confirmed
Simultaneous launch in November.
COD: Black Ops detailed in USA Today
4-player co-op, switchable ammo, spy plane.
Infinity Ward working on Call of Duty
Activision confirms project in conference call.
Video | First Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer
Post-Modern Warfare.
New COD features Cuba, Vietnam, Arctic
Witness "the birth" of special forces - GAME.
Co-op confirmed for COD: Black Ops
Treyarch "can't wait" for you to have a go.
Call of Duty: Black Ops named and dated
Treyarch-developed sequel in November.
Report: Treyarch's game is COD: Vietnam
Trailer to reveal all overnight.
New Call of Duty trailer this week
Will premiere on GameTrailers this Saturday.
Activision unveils Call of Duty reshuffle
Three more CODs? Plus IW shake-up.
COD7 Vietnam rumours resurface
Casting call hints at characters.
More COD, GH, Spidey, Shrek for 2010
"Strong, innovative new titles," says Acti.
Call of Duty 7 "currently in production"
What price a late 2010 release?
Treyarch using Cold War for Call of Duty 7?
Source cites Vietnam, Cuba, Africa, Russia.