I don't see black ops being as successful as modern warfare 2 was when it came out.

Really I haven't heard about any hype for this game, none of my friends talk about it, no sites I go to talk about it.

I'm confused...if Activision is one company and Infinity Ward is another, how does Activision fire the people in charge then hire whoever they want? Do they own Infinity Ward or something? I don't know all that much about IW and their relationship with Acitivision other than that they make games for them.

yep, IW is owned by Activision, they are a subsidiary studio.

I hope they DON'T have dedicated servers. The lobby system works 100x better than the dedicated servers in MW, at least in places where there are like 1 or 2 servers. I was really pissed with the few servers there are having crappy mods.

And I hope they even release the damn thing so there are people to play with instead of having to play at suitable Singapore time.

I don't see it doing better then MW2. MW2 wasn't as well received as it was expected to be. Sure it sold incredibly well, but after a while many people jumped onto the Bad Company 2 bandwagon. And the $15 map packs were a turn off as well.

So on top of the people that always hated the series, and the people that don't like Treyarch, there are now a bunch of new Bad Company 2 fans that claim they are done with COD.

It'll sell well, but not MW2 well.

The only reason I'm even a little interested is because it's not based on WW2.

I'm always alternating between BC2 and MW2 every 2 weeks. Both of them feel fresh and provide an awesome experience each time. I did think WaW sucked though, poor production values and crappy graphics. There was no way I'd buy WaW to play the multiplayer; just played MW till MW2 was out.

I agree on that. WaW still sold extremely well, though. It's hard to see Black Ops topping MW2 really but who knows, it might if Activision markets the hell out of it.

Looks like zombies could be making a come-back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bdGEp8WSJQ&playnext=1&videos=LWiu-83ok54

Pfft.

This is wishful thinking from Activision right there. Although Black Ops will sell well, it won't get anywhere near MW2 numbers. Many people were disappointed at how buggy MW2 MP was and swore never to repeat that mistake, although some will blindly buy Black Ops, most won't.

...ESPECIALLY if you have to pay for MP.

What I can't stand the most is that they will get away with a profit even after charging for multiplayer. Bastards.

Treyarch community manager Josh Olin addressed the rumors saying Call of Duty: Black Ops will also be free to play online. "No, you will not have to 'Pay to Play' multiplayer either," he said. "Rumor -> Squashed."

http://fourzerotwo.com/post/833729222/modern-warfare-2-subscription-false

Activision issued a statement to IGN further reinforcing what Bowling and Olin had stated, saying the company has no plans to charge for online multiplayer.

"Reports of a subscription membership in Modern Warfare 2 are not true," a spokesperson said. " Activision has no plans to charge gamers to play Call of Duty multiplayer."

This news comes just days after industry analyst Michael Pachter preached that publishers such as Activision need to begin to monetize multiplayer by including subscription fees, starting with Call of Duty: Black Ops this November.

How many rumors are smashed before confirmed to be true? Most.

Wait...what? :o

meh I rather have dedicated servers that works OFFLINE for LAN and lets you custom for better game play.