Treyarch head confirms that the PC version won't use peer-to-peer matchmaking.

Infinity Ward spawned one of the bigger controversies in gaming last year when they announced the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2peer-to-peer matchmaking in lieu of traditional dedicated servers.

That's a history that won't be repeating itself with Call of Duty: Black Ops, though, as Treyarch president Mark Lamia has confirmed they're sticking with dedicated servers. "I think dedicated servers are excellent. I don't see any reason not to see them unless... well, I just don't see any reason not to," Lamia said to PC Zone magazine (via CVG). "It seems people like them and we're excited about what we're doing right now."

Even still, Lamia also said they're working on bringing some of the console matchmaking features to their dedicated servers, while maintaining the customizable nature of the dedicated server experience. "We do work very hard to reconcile the desire to manipulate and modify those dedicated servers with offering them the persistent experience and benefits that the console system provides," Lamia said. "We're working very hard to marry those two things, so people can run dedicated servers and also participate in the communal experience the console players get to have, given they're all on first-party servers."

Meanwhile, CVG also reports that a new Black Ops preview in the Official Xbox Magazine reveals the game won't just have vehicles the player rides in, but can control entirely. This apparently includes the SR-71 Blackbird we've previously heard about (and which was previously unclear whether it was entirely in the player's control or not), as well as helicopters that the mag "stresses" are fully controllable, which will even provide helicopter-vs-hellicopter air battles.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is launching on the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii on November 9.

Source: FPSadmin and www.1up.com

Cool, glad their not being douches like IW.

thats why i like treyarch they know what people like and always add more features to their games than IW.

awesome. however im still not going to preorder. ill wait a few weeks after the release to make sure its worth it.

Although it may not be as hotly anticipated as "Modern Warfare 2," the next "Call of Duty" game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops," is a title that should be watched very carefully. It is, after all, the title that is attempting to make people forget that Infinity Ward is in shambles. Recently Activision released a promising, if scattered, trailer for the game, and now USA Today has gotten a first look at one of the game's missions.


Titled "WMD," the mission takes place during 1968, in one of the chilliest parts of the Cold War, the Ural Mountains. Initially you'll be controlling a spotter in a sub-orbital SR71 Blackbird , directing a squad to take out Russian soldiers in a military base. After a few minutes of spotting, though, the game shifts to on-the-ground action. This follows the "Call of Duty" trend of having multiple playable characters throughout the campaign.


Basically it will have Co-Op and Crossbows

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/...-op-crossbows/

BC2 clone multiplayer, reskinned/remeshed?

Hopefully not.

dope see whats to come of this game

yay! can't wait

new 10 second trailer more to be revealed on 18th of may. Btw go watch the eastern conference, flyers vs habs!