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EW - PopWatch
| 6 months ago
Black Ops 2' review -- A surprisingly refreshing return to the front-lines by Matt Cabral Image Credit: Activision No, they haven't abandoned the core tenets that helped the series become an entertainment property capable of shaming James Cameron (...
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CNN
| 6 months ago
Despite its disjointed narrative, "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" twisted me around so many times with its compelling story that I really enjoyed myself. Treyarch Studios set this new chapter of the popular first-person-shooter franchise in two time...
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E! Online
| 6 months ago
It's that time of year when our customary devouring of music, videos and miscellaneous pop culture stuff doubles as homework for Black Friday. Taking Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for a spin or overdosing on The Weeknd's new album helps get a handle...
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The Daily Herald
| 6 months ago
You've always had to play the good soldier in Call of Duty games: The only path to the end was to follow orders, from defending a key position to killing off certain enemies. The restricted approach meant that while the military shooter franchise...
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Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
In the latest sign that Activision 's "Call of Duty" military shooter franchise remains a retail behemoth, gamers worldwide spent more than $500 million on the latest sequel, "Black Ops II," in its first day on sale. That's far-and-away the biggest...
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Xtra News
| 6 months ago
The latest "Call of Duty" videogame had worldwide sales of more than $500 million (315.25 million pounds) in the first 24 hours of its release, a new record, game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday. Shares of Activision rose about 3...
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The Globe & Mail
| 6 months ago
You're in control of American soldiers, they spout lots of incomprehensible military jargon and curse like sailors, buildings are exploding and toppling around you in huge set pieces, and the main shooting action broken up by parts where you sit in a...
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PR Newswire
| 6 months ago
Call of Duty® franchise has delivered the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Black Ops II has achieved an estimated sell-through of more than $500 million worldwide in the first 24 hours of its release,...
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International Business Times
| 6 months ago
Black Ops 2," its most important game of the 2012 holiday season, on Tuesday at midnight. But does the game live up to its impossible critical hype and enormous commercial expectations? Take "Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified" for the Playstation...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 6 months ago
The first entry shot out like a cannon in 2003, but the series fell back to earth by the time "Call of Duty 3" (2006) rolled round. Then the push to revamp the franchise from its World War II roots to "Modern Warfare" (2007) powered it past "Halo" to...
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San Francisco Chronicle
| 6 months ago
Storm hurt retail sales Retail sales fell in October as American consumers pulled back after a three-month shopping spree and Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, shutting malls and auto showrooms. The 0.3 percent drop followed a 1.3 percent...
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PRWeb
| 6 months ago
Serious gamers are all too happy to stand in massive lines for hours in the chill of midnight to get their hands on the highly anticipated, fanatically acclaimed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, before proceeding to immerse themselves in it for the next 18...
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Kuwait Times
| 6 months ago
X-cite by Alghanim Electronics in collaboration with RED Entertainment & Activision, held an action packed launch event for the exclusive release of the much awaited PS3 game Call of Duty Black Ops 2'. Activision, the largest software publisher in...
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EW - PopWatch
| 6 months ago
ET David Petraeus appears as a character in 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' by Darren Franich Ding ding! It's time for your half-hourly update on the fast-unfolding David Petraeus sex scandal. You might think that the now- former CIA director's...
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Xtra News
| 6 months ago
The sex scandal that forced the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus has not stopped him from achieving greatness in the make-believe world of action videogames. An animated version of the fallen US spymaster has a part in what is expected to be...
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Arizona Republic
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus has landed on his feet with a new gig in "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." The retired Army general who stepped down as CIA director last week amid a scandal surrounding his extramarital affair pops up in the highly anticipated Activision...
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News 24
| 6 months ago
San Francisco - Microsoft said its Halo 4 video game racked up $220m in global sales on its launch day, beating records set by previous installments of the hit series. Action-shooter "Halo 4," released last Tuesday, is on its way to reaching $300m...
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Vanity Fair
| 6 months ago
Just as we were done asking our millionth question about David Petraeus's extramarital affair, the good people of Activision have released Call of Duty: Black Ops II , the latest version of their popular first-person shooter game. And, surprise! ...
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E! Online
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus may no longer be the head of the CIA after resigning last week due to an extramarital affair . But his virtual alter ego is doing just fine at the Pentagon. The retired general is moving up in the ranks as he appears as the secretary...
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NY Daily News
| 6 months ago
David Petraeus out at CIA but gets promotion to Secretary of Defense in 'Call of Duty II: Black Ops' The former military commander and ex-CIA chief resigned in disgrace amid a sex scandal on Friday, but his legacy remains untarnished in the latest '...
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Sacramento Bee
| 6 months ago
This video game publicity image released by Activision shows a scene from "Call of Duty: Black Ops II. "When the latest installment in the wildly popular "Call of Duty" video game franchise is released Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, it will transport fans...
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The Dish Rag
| 6 months ago
Black Ops 2' release could put 'Breaking Dawn -- Part 2' opening weekend to shame Many people were camping out Monday night (Nov. 12), but it wasn't for the Nov. 16 release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2." Instead, gamers across the...
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The Guardian
| 6 months ago
Halo 4's Master Chief congratulates Peter Gagnon of Seattle on being the first person to purcase the Xbox 360 game. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Invision for Xbox If you want to catch the largest-grossing entertainment launch of the year so far, you...
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BBC
| 6 months ago
Black Ops 2 and Halo 4 set to boost game sales Black Ops 2 is the first to feature action set in a future setting The release of Activision's latest Call of Duty will be closely watched for its effect on lagging video games sales. Black Ops 2 is the...
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The Beacon Herald
| 6 months ago
You know, the kind of gamers who bellow obscenities after perforating enemies with headshots on the virtual fields of battle...Too nerdy, too old, and I've never tasted Mountain Dew Code Red. But here's the thing: I really, really like Call of Duty:...
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International Herald Tribune
| 6 months ago
Activision A screen shot from Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which imagines a Defense Secretary Petraeus in 2025 The worlds of many blockbusters for the PlayStation and Xbox systems are seen down the barrel of a gun, which to an outsider...
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Xtra News
| 6 months ago
Microsoft Corp's "Halo 4" action-shooter video game delivered robust sales on its launch -- a good sign for the flagging video game industry and setting up a tough battle with Activision Blizzard Inc's latest "Call of Duty". As more gamers migrate...
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The Star
| 6 months ago
Pre-orders for Wii U have been hot ahead of the Sunday release of the new Nintendo videogame console that the Japanese electronics titan hopes will catapult it to renewed glory. Nintendo is hoping for a repeat of the runaway success it had with...
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Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
The video game industry got a much needed bonus last Tuesday as "Halo 4" players around the world spent more than $220 million on the heavily marketed sequel. That's the highest ever first day gross for Microsoft Corp.'s blockbuster science-fiction/...
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Seattle Times
| 6 months ago
220 million in first 24 hours Posted by Brier Dudley Apparently the "Halo" franchise still has plenty of legs. Microsoft today announced that " Halo 4 " had sales of $220 million in its first 24 hours of its release last Tuesday. That was higher than...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 6 months ago
Microsoft said the "Halo 4" video game that it released last week racked up $220 million in global sales on its launch day, beating records set by previous installments of its hit game series. Action-shooter "Halo 4" -- released last Tuesday -- is on...
