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Best Buy offering $50 with purchase of two select games
Select PS3, PC and Xbox 360 games are being highlighted in a new promotion at Best Buy, games which run the gamut from new to not-so-new: Skyrim Legendary Edition, Black Ops 2, Tomb Raider, Deadpool, Far Cry 3 and Dead Island Riptide are all featured here. The source link below has the full list of games. To get the deal, simply add two games from said list to your cart and the yellow tag retailer will automatically add the gift card at checkout, then ship you a physical gift card worth $50 at a later date.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 enacts Vengeance on Xbox Live
The latest DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, dubbed Vengeance, is available for download on Xbox Live today. This 1,200 MS Points ($15) DLC includes four multiplayer maps in Rush, Detour, Cove and Uplink, the latter a remake of Summit from the original Black Ops, and one new Zombies mode variant called Buried. The final piece included in this DLC is the Ray Gun Mark 2, a new sidearm for use in Zombies mode.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gets 'Vengeance' DLC map pack July 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is ready to fire off its next DLC salvo on July 2 on Xbox Live, with PS3 and PC versions to follow. The Vengeance map pack includes new multiplayer maps Rush, Detour, Cove and Uplink, which a remake of Summit from the original Black Ops. Buried, a new Zombies mode variant, is included with Vengeance along with the Ray Gun Mark 2 weapon, available exclusively in Zombies mode. No pricing is announced in the video above, though the two previous DLC offerings – Revolution and Uprising – were both priced at 1,200 MS Points ($15) each.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 community votes for next personalization
Activision is crowdsourcing its next personalization pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Starting on Thursday, May 23, fans will be asked to vote for one of four new packs, each with their own custom weapon camo skin, three reticles and a calling card icon. One of Swords has preview images of all four personalization options. Voting ends May 28; the winning pack will go on sale the following day, May 29. Personalizations are optional "micro items" you can purchase in Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360. While Activision has said the functionality will come to other platforms, it has yet to announce any additional details.
PSA: Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC out today on PS3, PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's multiplayer offerings grow stronger -- and undead-er -- with today's release of the Uprising DLC map pack for the PlayStation 3 and PC platforms. The pack is priced at $14.99. Uprising adds the Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio multiplayer maps, the latter of which is a reworking of the classic Firing Range level featured in the original Black Ops. The bundle also includes Mob of the Dead, a Prohibition-era Zombies mode map that takes place at Alcatraz Prison. Today's release brings PC and PS3 players up to speed with the Xbox 360 version of the game, which received Uprising a month ago. Activision has not announced plans to release any of Black Ops 2's DLC for the Wii U.
Get Black Ops 2 for $40, Trials Evolution for $15 on Steam this weekend
Steam's deals for this weekend are action-packed, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is 33 percent off ($40.19), while the Deluxe Edition also on sale for $53.59 until May 13. Early birds can play the game for free until 1pm Pacific on Sunday. Trials Evolution is also part of the weekend sale, as the game's Gold Edition is 25 percent off ($14.99) until May 13. The special edition of the game also includes the single-player tracks and skill games from Trials HD.
Black Ops 2 updated with Arms Race Team Deathmatch and multiplayer fixes
A new update has gone out for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, adding a new Bonus Playlist game mode, a Connection Quality survey "to assess online gameplay connection quality," and a list of multiplayer tweaks. The new mode, Arms Race Team Deathmatch, gives players 150 score per kill, leading to quick Scorestreaks. It's available for a "limited time."The multiplayer tweaks are mostly bug fix type changes – "Fixed an issue reported by the community where players could get infinite ammo for the Death Machine and War Machine" and the like. You can find a full list of tweaks on both PS3 and Xbox after the break.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC rallies on PS3, PC May 16
Black Ops 2's Uprising DLC pack will be available on Windows PC and PS3 on May 16 for $14.99. The DLC has been available on Xbox 360 since April 16, as part of Microsoft's exclusivity deal with Activision.Uprising includes four multiplayer maps: Magma, a Japanese village at the base of an erupting volcano; Encore, a vacated London music festival; Vertigo, a map atop an Indian skyscraper; and Studio, a modern remake of the original Black Ops map, Firing Range. In addition to the multiplayer maps, Uprising also includes the Mob of the Dead Zombies mode variant, where Hollywood stars Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Ray Liotta and Joe Pantoliano fight to survive waves of the undead while stuck on the island prison of Alcatraz during the Prohibition era.%Gallery-185837%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Mob of the Dead' soundtrack out now
The moody tunes of Treyarch's Mob of the Dead, a special Zombies mode variant included in the "Uprising" DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, are now available for purchase. You can pick up the album on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play for $10; or you can purchase each track individually.Mob of the Dead takes place in Alcatraz during the Prohibition era, and focuses on four convicts – played by Ray Liotta, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen and Chazz Palminteri – trying to escape a zombie onslaught spilling into the island prison. It's the first Zombies map in Call of Duty history where players can successfully complete the level and survive without succumbing to the undead.
PSA: Black Ops 2, Dishonored, Forza Horizon DLC out today
Today is the day that the game about military battles in 2025 also becomes about Mafiosi battling zombies in the 1930s, and our world becomes incrementally stranger in the process. Black Ops 2's "Uprising" DLC is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace now for 1200 MSP.Other noteworthy, perspective-shifting DLC today brings "The Knife of Dunwall" to Dishonored. It's available now on Xbox and will be released today on PS3 and PC. And Forza Horizon's "1000 Club" expansion offers new challenges for every car.%Gallery-185837%
Black Ops 2's 'Mob of the Dead' looks insane as ever
We're almost positive that the "Mob of the Dead" mode included in next week's Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC pack is from a parallel universe. We're open to hearing alternate theories, obviously, but at the moment that's the most plausible explanation for a 1930s mafia/zombie-themed Call of Duty anything.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Uprising DLC' trailer calls upon The Replacers
There's some footage of the new Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC lurking in this trailer, which sees actor J.B. Smoove join Peter Stormare to form 'The Replacers,' which to us sounds like a stand-in band resigned to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Oh yeah, the DLC; that's out April 16 on XBLM for 1200 MSP.
Arkham City Wii U, Far Cry 3, AC3 on sale at Best Buy this week
Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition, the Wii U version, is $20 at Best Buy as part of its weekly deal offer. Also on sale are the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed 3 for $30, or PS3, Xbox 360 and PC editions of Black Ops 2 for $40 each.We found the Wii U version of Arkham City to have some cool features, such as the WiiPad audio function whenever Batman picks up a conversation on his earpiece. Otherwise, it's definitely not the prettiest way to play a Batman game.
Call of Duty Championship starts today, watch on Xbox Live and a bunch of other places
The $1 million prize purse is officially up for grabs starting today with the kick-off of the Call of Duty Championship series. The championship takes place over this weekend in Hollywood, CA, with aspiring millionaires (not after taxes!) throwing down in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.Thirty-two total teams will compete over the course of the weekend with the festivities being broadcast over Xbox Live, which is also sponsoring the event. Players can also watch the tournament via Xbox.com, through Call of Duty Elite, Twitch, Gamespot and the Call of Duty Facebook page. The final championship event is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, at 6pm ET.
Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC adds new maps, 'zombie adventure' on April 16
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is about to deal with an uprising. The next DLC pack for the shooter – dubbed 'Uprising' if you didn't catch it – lands on April 16 on the Xbox 360 and includes five maps and one new "zombie adventure."New maps for the content pack include Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio – all teased in the video above. "Uprising is the most fan-centric DLC package we've ever created," David Vonderhaar, game design director at Treyarch claims in the video.Adding to that fan service is "a reimagining of the classic map Firing Range," and a new "zombie adventure" called 'Mob of the Dead.' In the new zombie story, players are trapped in a zombie-infested Alcatraz as four prohibition-era mobsters, played by Hollywood badasses: Ray Liotta, Chazz Palminteri, Joey Pantoliano and Michael Madsen. In a "new twist" on the zombie mode, "if a player becomes an unfortunate victim, 'Mob of the Dead's' new feature known as 'Purgatory' sends players into the afterlife." No further details, beyond new challenges and a "unique experience," were revealed about the zombie mode's 'Purgatory' feature.PlayStation 3 and PC players should expect the standard one-month wait time for their shot at the content, due to the timed-exclusivity agreement between Microsoft and Activision.
Rumor: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 deploys 'Uprising' DLC on April 16
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is arming its second DLC pack, titled 'Uprising,' for April 16, at least according to this supposed promo material. Posted on Twitter by a user claiming his friend found it at Best Buy, the card discloses an April 16 release date for the Uprising DLC, which according to it includes Vertigo, Encore, Studio, and Magma maps, along with something called 'Mob of the Dead.' The posting follows the recent discovery of info in the Call of Duty website's source code that indicated the same content. As Call of Duty Online reports, the info detailed the same inclusions in a DLC pack with the same title, along with an Xbox Live theme. If the April 16 date is accurate, it likely only pertains to Xbox Live Marketplace; the traditional time difference between the Xbox 360 and PS3 and PC releases for the game is around 30 days. We've reached out to Activision for comment.
Black Ops 2 adds customization 'micro items' on Xbox this week
Tomorrow, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be updated on Xbox 360 with the free Nuketown 2025 map, the option to download the Nuketown Zombies map, and ... some "Micro Items."You'll now be able to pay 160 more Microsoft points ($2) to get ten more Create-a-Class slots for emblems, films, and screenshots. "Flags of the World Calling Card Packs" are available for 80 points ($1) per regional pack.Finally, "Personalization Packs" let you customize your weapon, Calling Card, and reticle for 160 points ($2), with One of Swords showing the "Bacon personalization pack" above as a very weird example. It's like a free-to-play model, except you also pay a bunch for the game! At least this stuff is optional, and isn't consumable."And yes," One of Swords writer Dan Amrich notes, "these will be coming to other platforms as well; when I know a date, I'll post about it."
Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC hits PS3 and PC
Xbox exclusivity on the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC has ended, meaning PC and PS3 players can now nab the "Revolution" pack. For $14.99, "Revolution" collects four multiplayer maps, a new Zombies locale – with a mode in which you play as the undead – and the Peacekeeper sub-machine gun.The map pack is also included in the Black Ops 2 season pass, which promises four DLC map packs throughout 2013, in addition to Nuketown Zombies, the first DLC released for Black Ops 2 so far.%Gallery-177515%
Black Ops 2 Wii U online play down [update: it's back]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 online services are "degraded" on Wii U right now, Activision says. "Users in some locations may experience difficulty accessing online games," according to the Blops 2 status page. That's a bit of an understatement in our experience: We just tried to connect and found that the game stuck at the "connect to online service" screen endlessly.Reader reports indicate that this connection problem coincides with a recent update. We've checked in with Activision to verify the source of the issue, and to get an estimated time for a fix.Update: Treyarch has tweeted that connectivity is back online almost everywhere, with "Italy, Spain, and Japan coming online later today."
Black Ops 2 free this weekend, cheap on Steam
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is free-to-play this weekend on Steam and it's on sale for 33 percent off, $40 for the standard game and $54 for the Digital Deluxe edition. The sale runs through Monday, February 25, and the free weekend ends on Sunday, February 24 at 1 p.m. PT.The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the Nuketown Zombies and Nuketown 2025 bonus maps, weapon camo skin, two player card backgrounds, the game's official soundtrack and a download of Call of Duty World at War. It's a war-torn weekend, with another massive shooting game available for free on Steam over the next few days: Gratuitous Space Battles.
