Josh Olin of Treyarch told CVG that 3D for Call of Duty: Black Ops wasn't a "big focus" for the studio, but he did not give a definitive answer."We've looked at it," Olin said. "I think that games are going to work if you have your 3D goggles and 3DTV."We haven't engineered any gameplay specifically to 3D - that technology was kind of new during development so that's not a big focus for Bl... more.

For those who will curse Modern Warfare forever for taking Call of Duty away from the World War backdrop (if such people exist), we have bad news for you. Treyarch's World at War, the fifth entry into the Call of Duty series, was the last Call of Duty game to be set in the backdrop of the World War II.Treyarch's Josh Olin recently said in an interview, "For us, I don't think we would go back b... more.

Call of Duty is one of the most respected shooter franchises right now. Often compared with the likes of Halo and Goldeneye, Call of Duty is obviously a very influential, and a very high quality series. Lately, though, respect for the franchise has been dwindling, especially after the release of Modern Warfare 2. MW2 gets a lot of hate from everybody- CoD fanboys or not. And for good reason. Thoug... more.

Remember the popular Zombie mode in Treyarch's previous Call of Duty title, World at War? It seems as if that mode will be making a return in Call of Duty: Black Ops, according to Best Buy.The Hardened Edition of Black Ops will be having 'Four Zombie Maps Pack made famous from COD: World at War,' says the Best Buy page for the game. I hope this turns out to be true- the WaW Zombie mode was stu... more.

That sounds ominous.Evil publisher Activision, best known for milking the crap out of any half decent money spinning game they get on their hands, and for curbing the creative process at their developers, believes that Infinity Ward may have been down and out lately, but that the developer of two of the biggest shooters of all time will return.Activision VP Dave Stohl had this to say about... more.

As we all know by now, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's demo was released last Wednesday, a year after the game's release. Surprisingly, though, the demo of Modern Warfare 2 comes with free SNK XBLA games.The glitch makes XBLA games 'think' they're authorised to run as full versions, and affects both, the demo and the full version.Upon launching Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and selectin... more.

Studio co-founder Glen Schofield leaked on his Twitter page that Call of Duty 8, the next CoD game, being developed by Sledgehammer and due out next year, will feature real life military situations. "Working w/ military guys- their stories will blow you away. Names/locations will change but some situations going in the game- real stuff!"Sledgehammer is headed by Geln Schofield and Michael Cond... more.

Jon Rooke, THQ's head of marketting, says their upcoming First Person Shooter, Homefront, will not be able to defeat Call of Duty and replace it as the genre's definitive title.He says trying to make their game something special in an already overcrowded and over-competitive genre is very different, far less trying to make it the best shooter title- it's a newly formed IP, after all."We're... more.

Treyarch's upcoming first person shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be a 'classic CoD' game, and will stick to the script written by Infinity Ward back in 2003, so many years ago... back when I saw still a thumb-sucking baby... okay, maybe not that. By the way, that was confirmed by the PSM3 magazine.Treyarch's head Mark Laima says his studio, and his upcoming FPS are both "100% Call of D... more.

US analyst Michael Pachter has had his say on why he believes Call of Duty Black Ops should feature its own separate paid-for features.It's his strongest and most detailed argument yet.“Multiplayer online game play is as strong as ever, with an estimated 15 million people spending an average of 10 hours a week playing games such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3, Battlefield... more.

If you've been following the Gooldeneye remake related rumour mill here on GamingBolt, you will remember that the game was originally leaked as a title coming to both the DS and the Wii. The game's E3 announcement as a Wii exclusive title then might have left you confused.Well, it seems we were right all along- Goldeneye 007 is coming to both the DS and the Wii this holiday season. The DS ve... more.

Online retailers Buy.com have revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released in Hardened and Special Editions in the US.The contents of the two special editions have not yet been detailed, the Hardened Edition will cost you $79.99 and the Prestige Edition will cost you $149.99Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released last year with these very same Hardened and PRestige Editions. ... more.

It has been all but officially stated that Call of Duty: Black Ops will see a reprisal of the famed Zombie mode.According to IMDB, actor Shaun Paul Piccinino is apparently making a comback in his role as a 'zombie'- the same role he played for World at War.This isn't the first hint we've had that there will be another Zombie mode- Treyarch boss Mark Lamia said, "we really like the Zomb... more.

Treyarch and Infinity Ward have come together to quash the rumour that Call of Duty will be heading to a pay-to-play subscription plan.Infinity Ward developer and community manager tweeted; “For the record, nobody has to pay to play COD or MW2 multiplayer, nor will they.” This was followed up by a message from Josh Olin, Treyach community boss and developer behind the upcoming Call... more.

A video showing what appears to be the 'membership plan' for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been leaked onto the internet.A member on 360Junkies posted the video in the site's forums, and assuming that it is not fake- it does indeed look like we may soon have to pay for the privelige of playing Call of Duty online.The video appears to show that the subscription will be payed in Microso... more.

Yeah, that's just what we need, Pachter. More milking of gamers by evil corporation Activision.But of course, that's what's gonna happen anyway, and it seems that by making this prediction, Patcher is only looking to improve his own track record (which, by the way, is super dismal).The analyst has a theory as to why game sales for the past few months have been so disappointing (April sucke... more.

Westwood Studios co-founder Louis Castle, now CEO of InstantAction thinks blockbuster console titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops might be playable through web browsers within a year.He told Eurogamer in an interview: "It could happen this fall if we can get the deal put together with Activision, quite frankly. Are you listening Bobby?""When I joined InstantAction a year ago, I was expect... more.

Looks like Activision's penchant for milking their properties rubs off on all their partners as well. Mad Catz, the company that currently designs liscenced peripherals for Activison's games, has apparently extended its arrangement with Activision, and is, as per a tweet from online retailer Game Gears, set to flood the market with nine peripherals exclusively for the game. Wow. Just... wow.Ju... more.

Following the extensively covered Infinity Ward saga a few months ago, which  culminated in the expulsion of Vince Zampella and Jason West (who would later go on to form Respawn Entertainment, which has entered into a strategic publishing partnership with EA), it looks as if Activision may finally be looking to hire men to fill up the vacancies that came about after a mass exodus of sorts that ca... more.

According to the vice president of marketing at EA, the upcoming entry to the NFS franchise, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, was inspired by the shooters Call of Duty and Battlefield."We've taken inspiration from shooters - Bad Company and Call of Duty, for example," said Keith Munro.And although this probably doesn't make any sense, he later on explained it by saying, "That really inspired t... more.