Black Ops 2: Facts & Rumor List

From charlieintel.com:

Last Updated on Feb 18th at 9:23 am EST* New updates in RED

Developer: Treyarch

Estimated or Expected Dates (per MW3′s marketing):

First Teaser Trailer:  May 22

First Full Trailer:  May 29

XP 2012 Annoucement:  Jun 26

CoD XP 2012:  Sep 1-2

Black Ops 2 Release Date:  Nov 6

What we know as a FACT:
-A Call of Duty Game (as of now it definitely looks like Black Ops 2) is coming Nov 2012.
-This game will bring “meaning full innovation” to the series
-With the launch of this game, “Call Of Duty Elite 2.0″ will also launch
 Developer Discussions:
-Treyarch looking into adjusting sniper rifles between quick & hard scoping.
-Treyarch has asked about what perks we like and do not like
-Treyarch’s David Vonderhaar on twitter keeps asking questions about what we want like about COD MP.

MW3: DLC Release Schedule from Activision with new video from Robert Bowling

From Activision:

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Warfare® 3 blazes into 2012 with the debut of all-new multiplayer maps Liberation and Piazza, the front line of the Modern Warfare® 3 Content Season for Call of Duty® Elite, nine consecutive months of epic downloadable content that commences January 24th  for Xbox Live users. Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI), revealed today that the content will  be available first for Call of Duty® Elite's premium members on Xbox LIVE, followed by additional platforms at a later time. From January through September, Call of Duty Elite premium members on Xbox LIVE will receive regular updates of all new content totaling at least 20 content drops.

The Modern Warfare 3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite will include a broader variety than ever, with brand new multiplayer maps, Special Ops Missions, new game modes and more.  While Call of Duty Elite premium subscribers get the new content first, as promised, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 fans who want to buy the content a la carte as they have in the past, will be able to purchase the content via Modern Warfare 3 Content Collections.
"The mammoth launch of Modern Warfare 3 and the breakout success of Call of Duty Elite were just the beginning.  Call of Duty Elite provides an ‛always-on' connection to our fanbase, and the MW3 Content Season is the ultimate way to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the Call of Duty community and provide tremendous value to Call of Duty Elite premium members," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "With the Call of Duty®: MW3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite we are delivering on our promise of more new content, more often, and with more variety than ever. With three studios collaborating on the first season, the breadth and depth of material on tap is truly extraordinary. It's rare you can successfully execute both quantity and quality, but thanks to the expertise of our developers, the reach of Call of Duty Elite and the passion of our fans, we intend to deliver."
All content drops for Call of Duty Elite premium members will occur once a month, starting in January for Xbox Live users and will continue through the year, ending in September.  During the first three months of 2012, Activision will release five different content drops on three occasions in January, February and March, first on Xbox Live, followed by additional platforms at a later time.
The first two Content Drops will be multiplayer maps—also playable in Modern Warfare 3 Survival Mode—that throw combatants into a war-torn Central Park and an Italian seaside village.  Liberation is a vast, militarized landscape, ripe for long-range sniper and LMG fire, with mounted turrets on either end that lend power to anyone brave enough to expose themselves in exchange for deadly firepower.  Piazza is the idyllic Italian getaway that is anything but, where tight corners and branching pathways pose great risk at every turn. Close-range combat dominates in Piazza, where attacks from behind, above and below are an ever-constant threat.
The third Content Drop will be available for download in mid-February and two additional Content Drops will go live in March, as premium Call of Duty Elite members will receive new content once a month through September. Also in March, the first Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection will be available for purchase by the entire Call of Duty: MW3 player community on Xbox Live.
To celebrate the launch of each new content drop, Call of Duty Elite will run specialized events for real-world prizes throughout the nine-month Season. Additional details about the Modern Warfare 3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite and Collection series will be announced throughout the year.
The Modern Warfare 3 Content Season is co-developed by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software.

Bell Helicopters Sues EA Over Battlefield 3

 

From charlieintel.com:

What does this mean for Call of Duty? Lots, seeing as how Bell’s V-22 Ospreys and AH-1Z Vipers are featured in MW3, not to mention the ramifications if video games are not allowed to include the likeness of military equipment.
Electronic Arts and Bell Helicopter parent company Textron have been negotiating over Battlefield 3 use of three Bell helicopters, which Textron says is without permission. In the documents EA says that talks between the two have broken down, and the company expects a lawsuit.
EA has asked a federal judge to rule that EA’s use of the military equipment is protected by the First Amendment and fair usage.
This is one time we’ll be rooting for EA..


SOURCE: Gameinformer

MW3 ***Update*** on: First DLC is coming to Xbox 360 ELITE Premium Members on January 24th, 2012!

From charlieintel.com: 

*Park is the only map CONFIRMED so far! (pictured above)
(leaked maps- “Overwatch” “Italy” “Moringwood”)
According to PC files Italy will be called “Coast” ; MorningWood will be called “BlackBox”

[Show as slideshow]

Price: Free for ELITE Premium Members; Non-ELITE Members: TBA
Order in which it will be released after Xbox ELITE Members:
PS3 ELITE Members: No confirmed date yet. *RUMOR: Feb 1st
Xbox 360 Non Elite Members: No confirmed date yet. *RUMOR: Feb 7th
PS3 Non-Elite Members: No confirmed date yet. *RUMOR: March 7th
PC Players: No confirmed date yet. *RUMOR: March 7th

*Last Update: January 1st at 9:09 pm EST

---

Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward creative strategist) has just revealed in a all new Call of Duty Elite video that Modern Warfare 3 will be getting more types of DLC than previous series entries, and confirmed that IW, Sledgehammer and Raven are all working on updates for the game. “The way we’re doing downloadable content this year is unlike we’ve never done before,” he said. “Not only in how you can get it – in content drops or choose for the collection – but also the type of content you’re getting. We’re doing more than just maps. We’re going to do Spec Ops missions and a variety of things that players have never seen before.
“That’s the great thing about having three developers that are contributing to the season of content. You have Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer and Raven all pitching in. The full season of content for Modern Warfare 3 kicks off for Elite subscribers on January 24 on Xbox Live.”
In regards to when it might come out for PS3 and PC, an Activision spokesperson said “Today we informed the Call of Duty Elite Premium community that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Elite Content Season will officially kick off on January 24 for Xbox users. We’ll have more details about the entire 2012 MW3 Content Season in early January, so stay tuned for updates.

DW24/7 introduces the “MW3 Class Creator”

From charlieintel blog:

Our friends over at Digital Warfare 24/7 have just announced the completion of their custom “class creator” for Modern Warfare 3. As you can see, a lot of time and effort was put into the project.
The web-app was built to provide an easy way to share your favorite MW3 class loadouts. The generated image is small enough for use as a signature on forum message boards, plus it’s also the perfect size to share via Twitter or include in a gameplay video.
So stop reading and check out the class creator HERE. Special thanks goes out to @theZeffirelli, great job!

-SOURCE: Digital Warfare 24/7

MW3: New map Revealed by Robert Bowling "Park" Coming Jan. 24th, 2012

From Robert Bowling's twitter account:

Exclusive sneak peek at 'Park' - some of the first #MW3 DLC hitting Jan 24th for Elite subscribers! More info in Jan!

Sledgehammer Games Recruiting for next CoD Project

From charlieintel.com: 

It appears Sledgehammer Games will be working on another Call of Duty project in the near future according to a job listing on Gamasutra. The job post says, ” We are actively recruiting top talent for our Call of Duty development team.” The job post is for a Senior Online Engineer in Foster City, California. The post goes on to say “Sledgehammer Games is looking for an exceptional online engineer to help bring our online experience to a new level. The candidate will be involved in the creation of multiplayer game modes and online community features for an unannounced high-end console title.”
No word yet if they are combining the efforts again with Infinity Ward for the next “Modern Warfare Game” in 2013 or if it’s for their original 3rd Person Call of Duty Project that was canceled when work was switched over to MW3. We’ll keep you posted once we hear anything new.
-SOURCE: Gamasutra Job Post Via VG247

 

Update on the Call of Duty: ELITE service

It looks like Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer did their jobs well and put out a great product in MW3 but I would fire Beach head for this debacle with Call of Duty Elite..One word: FAIL

From charlieintel.com:

Beachhead Studios released a F.A.Q. earlier today to give an update on the Call of Duty: ELITE service. Appears service is partially up however you still may encounter problems logging into the service.
SUMMARY:
-The amount of players online is even higher than what it was this time last year for Black Ops.
-Issues have no impact on the performance of the game.
-Immediately deploying multiple additional servers to beef up the system.
-Temporarily limit access to Elite services on both the console applications and website while we build additional capacity and scale.
-Gameplay data for your entire careers in both Black Ops and MW3 is safely stored, and it will all be available to you once these issues are resolved.
-They’re immediately and automatically extending your membership to Call of Duty Elite by 30 days at no additional cost.
-Going to extend Founder eligibility until the end of the month, and you will also receive the additional 30 days of access.
The Call of Duty Elite team will keep you updated at callofduty.com/elitestatus.

-SOURCE: Call of Duty ELITE Status Page

MW3 sells 6.5M in biggest day-one opening ever

From charlieintel.com:

Activision has just announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million units in the US and UK on its first day (first 24 hours). That’s the biggest day-one for any entertainment product ever in history. The previous records set by Modern Warfare 2 was $310 million and Black Ops was estimated to have made $360 million in its first day.
“We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard, Inc. “Other than Call of Duty, there has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records three years in a row. Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings,” two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.”
Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing added, “Call of Duty is more than a game. It’s become a major part of the pop cultural landscape. It is a game that core enthusiasts love, but that also consistently draws new people into the medium. It is the most intense, adrenaline pumping entertainment experience anywhere. I would like to thank our incredible teams at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games for making a brilliant game. But most of all, I would like to thank our millions of passionate fans worldwide. We made this game for you.”
-SOURCE: Kotaku and Joystiq

Official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The Vet & The n00b

MW3: Every single Assault Rifle in GOLD CAMO

Source: charlieintel.comhttp://www.charlieintel.com/2011/11/03/every-single-assault-riffle-in-gold-camo/

Modern Warfare 3 Achievements List (contains spoilers) Be warned

Modern Warfare 3 Achievements

From imodernwarfare3.com:

Here is the full Modern Warfare 3 Achievements list. Modern Warfare 3 gets 50 Achievements for a total of 1000.
CONTAINS SPOILERS
Back in the Fight 5 Start the Single Player Campaign on any difficulty.
Too Big to Fail 10 Destroy the Jamming Tower. Complete “Black Tuesday” on any difficulty.
Wet Work 10 Take back New York Harbor. Complete “Hunter Killer” on any difficulty.
Carpe Diem 10 Escape the mountain safe house. Complete “Persona Non Grata” on any difficulty.
Frequent Flyer 10 Defend the Russian President. Complete “Turbulence” on any difficulty.
Up to No Good 10 Infiltrate the village. Complete “Back on the Grid” on any difficulty.
One Way Ticket 10 Make it to Westminster. Complete “Mind the Gap” on any difficulty.
Welcome to WW3 10 Save the US Vice President. Complete “Goalpost” on any difficulty.
Sandstorm! 10 Assault the shipping company. Complete “Return to Sender” on any difficulty.
Back Seat Driver 10 Track down Volk. Complete “Bag and Drag” on any difficulty.
We’ll Always Have Paris 10 Escape Paris with Volk. Complete “Iron Lady” on any difficulty.
Vive la Révolution! 10 Reach the church. Complete “Eye of the Storm” on any difficulty.
Requiem 10 Escape the city. Complete “Blood Brothers” on any difficulty.
Storm the Castle 10 Discover Makarov’s next move. Complete “Stronghold” on any difficulty.
Bad First Date 10 Find the girl. Complete “Scorched Earth” on any difficulty.
Diamond in the Rough 10 Rescue the Russian President. Complete “Down the Rabbit Hole” on any difficulty.
The Big Apple 25 Complete “Black Tuesday” and “Hunter Killer” on Veteran difficulty.
Out of the Frying Pan… 25 Complete “Persona Non Grata”, “Turbulence”, and “Back on the Grid” on Veteran difficulty.
Payback 25 Complete “Mind the Gap”, “Goalpost”, and “Return to Sender” on Veteran difficulty.
City of Lights 25 Complete “Bag and Drag” and “Iron Lady” on Veteran difficulty.
The Darkest Hour 25 Complete “Eye of the Storm”, “Blood Brothers”, and “Stronghold” on Veteran difficulty.
This is the End 25 Complete “Scorched Earth”, “Down the Rabbit Hole”, and “Dust to Dust” on Veteran difficulty.
Who Dares Wins 40 Complete the campaign on any difficulty.
The Best of the Best 100 Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty.
Strike! 20 Kill 5 enemies with a single grenade in Single Player or Special Ops.
Jack the Ripper 20 Melee 5 enemies in a row in Single Player or Special Ops.
Informant 20 Collect 22 Intel Items.
Scout Leader 35 Collect 46 Intel Items.
This Is My Boomstick 20 Kill 30 enemies with the XM25 in “Black Tuesday.”
What Goes Up… 20 Destroy all the choppers with only the UGV’s grenade launcher in “Persona Non Grata.”
For Whom the Shell Tolls 20 Destroy all targets during the mortar sequence with only 4 shells in “Back on the Grid.”
Kill Box 20 Kill 20 enemies with the Chopper Gunner in a single run in “Return to Sender.”
Danger Close 20 Take down a chopper with an AC-130 smoke grenade in “Bag and Drag.”
Ménage à Trois 20 Destroy 3 tanks with a single 105mm shot in “Iron Lady.”
Nein 20 Kill 9 enemies with A-10 strafing runs in “Scorched Earth.”
50/50 20 Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game with the same number of kills as your partner.
Birdie 20 Kill 2 enemy helicopters without getting hit in a Special Ops Survival game.
Serrated Edge 15 Finish a Juggernaut with a knife in Special Ops.
Arms Dealer 20 Buy all items from the Survival Weapon Armory.
Danger Zone 20 Buy all items from the Survival Air Support Armory.
Defense Spending 20 Buy all items from the Survival Equipment Armory.
Get Rich or Die Trying 25 Have $50,000 current balance in a Special Ops Survival game.
I Live 10 Survive 1 wave in a Special Ops Survival game.
Survivor 20 Reach Wave 10 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode.
Unstoppable 40 Reach Wave 15 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode.
No Assistance Required 20 Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game on Hardened or Veteran with no player getting downed.
Brag Rags 10 Earn 1 star in Special Ops Mission Mode.
Tactician 20 Earn 1 star in each mission of Special Ops Mission Mode.
Overachiever 40 Earn 48 stars in Special Ops Mission Mode.

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievement 20 Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
[Via xbox360achievements]