Call of Duty: Black Ops II Images Leak, Confirming Future Setting [Update: Now it's Official]

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Lee Bradley

[Update]

Following the leak, Activision has finally confirmed the name Black Ops 2, as well as the game's future setting,

"Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare," says the game's updated website.

The first trailer will be shown during the NBA playoffs in the US, which will begin at 7.30pm EST tonight (after midnight UK time). The website also confirms the game's release date. It hits stores on November 13th.

[Original Story]

The first images of Call of Duty: Black Ops II have leaked onto the web ahead of the game’s formal announcement later today. Rather interestingly, they seem to confirm a near-future setting for the game.

There are three images in total, all of which show the game’s Quadrotor drones in action. They’re essentially badass RC flying machine guns. Another of the images shows a soldier, presumably a player character, in a future-tastic helmet, brandishing a rather large rifle.

All of which represents a rather big change for the series (apart from the big gun part). The future! We’ll be getting more info as the day goes on, but in the meantime what do you reckon? Is a future setting just what the series needed? Are you excited by the prospect of piloting a Quadrotor? Are you disappointed by the washed-out brown colour palette? Tell us! And keep it constructive, please.

[via Doope]

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  • Woah! Something new to the COD series, it's a bout bloody time!
  • it is what the series needs. I'm not a huge CoD player, but this is a good thing.
  • Looks alright
  • LET THE BITCHING BEGIN!!!
  • I don't get why everyone always critasizes the CoD games sure they are all the same graphics each time but they are made by two different companies each year so in a way it's a new game every two years each time both being worked hard on
  • call of duty future warfare.what everyone wanted wasn't it ?
  • I prefer the colourful but dark Black Ops cold war setting...but too early to make proper assumpyions.
  • ...I was hoping they'd step up the graphics a little...
  • Looks cool my change my mind around E3 about getting it.
  • @2 emmm no what COD needs is a whole new engine and at least a year out to develop it so we can give a shit, do you honestly mean to tell me all COD needed was essentially a redesigned Recon Drone with four rotor blades? thumb me down if you want but I thought these screen shots would show some spectacular addition to the series based on the hype et of MW3 but all Im seeing is basically COD's take on Tom Clancys Future Solider and adding a quad rotor is hardly bringing something new to the table that can individually define this game from the rest of the series considering MW3 has a Recon Drone its hardly a huge job to edit the model based on that and strap a gun and an additional 3 blades to it.
  • At least, they are trying something different.
  • I really wasn't expecting to see that when i imagined the screens... My only thing would be doesn't that kind of step on the toes of the MW part of the series?
  • Bodycount 2? lol
  • Zombies in the future. Can't wait. Let's hope for better graphics and smoother gunplay.
  • My one and only issue, is the same as Black Ops 1 "Black Ops" mean covert, deniable, that kind of thing. THERE IS A FUCKING GREAT HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THAT CAR PARK! Hardly Deniable! That being said, I'm a fan of Call of Duty, so I'm looking forward to the full trailer
  • @10 - well of course it needs a complete overhaul, but that's not going to happen. I agree with what you are saying, im simply saying that this is at least a step, albeit small, in the right direction.
  • Could be good, although I think a Black Ops sequel (with Mason and the rest) would've been more appropriate. Future Warfare I envisaged from Infinity Ward.
  • The city in image 2 looks pretty weel done, at least the destruction... It's hard to comment on the game without trailers, so I'll wait the debut trailer to say anything about BO2.
  • AWESOME!
  • YES! Creativity! This is what the haters wanted! I might give it a go now!
  • The only people that bitch about these games are the people that tend to get owned online. COD IS THE BEST SERIES EVER SO A BIG FUCK YOU IF U DONT AGREE ;)
  • I really enjoyed the online experience with the first Black Ops. I think Treyarch does good work.
  • this franchise has lost so much credibility from me that I won't pick it up just because of the name
  • GoodBye CoD, Hello Halo....
  • @TroubleMaker411 The hole in the wall was made by swamp gas creating reflecting the sun's gaze while a gas main explosion occurred in the building. I could easily work for the DoD
  • @21 Look me up... at least a 1.2 KD on every COD since 4. There are logical, rational reasons to be a hater, ya know.
  • @26 1.2 KD hahaha thats the logial reason why you're a hater. Im over 2.0 on all
  • time to jump into the call of duty craze now. Black Ops 2 well be my 1st Call of Duty since Call of Duty 2. I guess its time to pre-order.
  • @21 Yeah, right. Most people hating COD used to like it but prefer games with something more interesting to do than camp, boost and rage-quit to maintain their KDR's.
  • I'll wait longer before passing judgement. If Treyarch put character customisation into this then that would strongly sway my opinion!
  • @29 hahaha the classic answer! bet you're the sort of person to call everyone who kills you a camper. i run round quick scopin and no scoping, its not exactly hard. In other words u enjoy prefer games that u dont suck at
  • YES! YES! YES!
  • Looks like shit, same graphics engine
  • Both series r now essentially modern warfare (in the literal meaning) and im pretty bummed about that i think black ops was the best SP cod game the cold war setting was fantastic as this is 1 of thee most interesting time periods in history. also i think the color palette is nice it looks like what id imagine a near-future cold war scenario to b like but im not sure about them quadrotor drones lol.
  • @27 Maybe you should stop quickscoping like a noob and use a real gun. Then we'll see about that 2 KD. I bet you pronounce FAMAS "fam-iss", too.
  • @31 Not really, I liked campers they were easy pickings. What sort of games do you mean? Hannah Montana: The Movie? Cars 2? Megamind? Cabela's North American Adventure? Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? Nice, but I'll give them a miss cheers.
  • Why call it Black Ops 2 if it's not directly tied to the first, this should be called Call of Duty: Modern(er) Warfare :p
  • @35 ARE YOU SPECIAL? its harder to get kills with a sniper quick scoping than a real gun as it takes skill, not just spraying madly like a complete dick. if i used a 'real' gun i would win END OF. i pronouce famas fam-iss??? HAHAHAHA what a homosexual thing to say. You sir are mentally challenged @31 stop hating on my kids games dude. At the end of the day my penis is alot bigger than yours so i win all arguments u have to put towards me HAHAHA
  • *@36 not 31
  • @29 i could have said it better myself.. lol, @31. well good luck {trying} to quickscope in black ops 2 well,, since there WONT be any aim assists , that's right the beloved aim assist will be taken out along with the death streaks , you will need to bring actual skill to the table in here, As for the trailer everyone's jaw will drop with drool, Head down to gamestop and pre order your Collectors Edition now for $130 comes with replica of RC Quadrotor , STEEL CASE , Elite 2.0-1yr subscription and a lil dairy book holding info on all the 22 new weapons. /// A MUST GET
  • SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET. I am so ready for this future sh*t.
  • Another year, another same CoD...... -_-" Why do people buy into these things :S
  • Why do I click on CoD stories? They never contain anything of interest.
  • @38 Wow do you really have nothing better to do than flame the haters? Notice you're the only one commenting on here nonstop. Everyone else has to pause their JOB to comment. :P
  • looks really promising for black ops 2. i can't wait personally.
  • @35, it is actually FAMAS (fam-iss) Get over it. Or just go work on your Hannah Montana plat, whatever is cool with you. Have a nice day.
  • Someone got a halo stuck on my cod.
  • @46 It's fuh-moss. And I already finished it, working on My Little Pony.
  • Homefront ?
  • Curious to see what weapons they'll design.
  • so where is this chronocologicaly? I know its not in the present because I dont see those flying things arround me when I´m out....aw shit
  • Cant find anywhere to pre-order it in the UK yet :( Will there be a cloaking device? Who will the enemy be? ....am so freaking excited about the trailer now! As this is set in future i have cancelled my Ghost Recon pre-order and instead ordered Max Payne 3 for this month
  • @51 thats funny you mention that, check out this link http://www.computerandvideogames.com/344946/activision-hints-at-near-future-setting-for-black-ops-2/
  • Well I'm buying this unless they removed the Zombies mode. Futuristic ZOmbies has me already thinking awesomeness.
  • lol looks terrible going by the screenshots.
  • Really hope there's a final prestige trophy this time round!
  • im proboly gonna buy halo 4 instead.
  • It doesn't seem very new or different judging by the screens... I'll wait until I see more, but there hasn't been a COD game that piqued my interest in a long time.
  • Graphics are outdated and old. Looks horrible, what is this 16-bit?
  • @56 HELLLL NO Maybe 1 but not all
  • I agree with you #10 its running out of ideas and using other games methods, there's definitely a ghost reconish vibe and the drones have been done already in homefront (called parrot drones)will wait until seen the trailer to see what they are going with this. tbh the whole fps genre is getting a bit stale, I SAY COD- COWBOYS AND INJUNS!!
  • And now for something completely different?
  • LOOK AT THIS BIG ARSE MACHINE IN THE GAME https://twitpic.com/show/large/9g0xep
  • The only thing I liked about Black Ops, was that it was set in the past -.-' I mean, with Modern Warfare 3 around, + 11 months' worth of DLC to go, I can't imagine why you would want to buy this...
  • @59. 16 bit... funny, and wrong.
  • Um..MW3 was set in the future. Only 2018 but still the future.
  • I just wish they'd get off the Russia is enemy #1 kick...
  • What the FUCK? Is that Halo!?
  • Lets just hope that are new graphics in this one, instrat of useing the same graphics since MW1. And some new gameplay ficture
  • @ #66 Actually MW3 is 2016 - 2017 ... though being 1 year off doesnt make a difference in the long run.
  • @37 CoD: Future Warfare
  • ...So it's ripping off Future Soldier and Crysis (minus aliens and Nanosuit) off now? Doing a game on Operation Charybdis would make more sense for BOII than a game set about 70 years after the first Black Ops. I'm interested in seeing what they do with this, but so far I'm disappointed in the simple tacking-on of "Black Ops" just to create another CoD series akin to Modern Warfare.
  • I don't care what people say about THE CoD Series. I'm one of those people that plays these games and I will continue to play them. Day 1 buy for me anyway.
  • If Russia is still the villain and as poorly portrayed as always in CoD games... It will be as expected.
  • isn't Black Ops supposed to take place in the past cause those helicopters looks futuristic.
  • Well, I'll wait for more details about the game, but from the looks of that setting its seems to be a cross between alien future weapons like HALO and realistic moderny weapons. So I guess that makes it more or less Battlefield: 2142 with a campaign and smaller maps. I'm still interested if there's Zombies. Hopefully they add Wonder Weapons to multiplayer too. I might actually enjoy multiplayer just to call in a Wonder Weapon care package. Screw calling in a death machine. I wanna call in a Ray Gun. Screw Grim Reapers, I want to bring in a Scavenger.
  • It's surprising that no one has used that awful "don't like it don't buy it" argument in a attempt to exempt criticism.
  • Sweet! This is looking great! :D
  • LIKE IF YOU THINK THIS ONE WILL BE THE BEST YET!!
  • His helmet looks like one of the helmets from HALO Reach
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