Just as they did last year with the release of Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty has released a live-action teaser trailer right before the launch of their widely-anticipated next chapter in the series, Black Ops 2. The celebrity power is stepped up a notch, as is the cleverness with director Guy Ritchie at the helm. Set in Los Angeles in 2025, we get a snippet of everything from horses to drones, iron men and athletes. The theme, “surprise”, gives us a little glimpse of some of the cool weapons this futuristic game is bringing to the table, but really it’s just a way to get people pumped up and pre-ordering….

One of the biggest complaints of the Call of Duty series is that there haven’t been major innovations from one to the next. Playing one or another is simply a change in strategy. For the first time in a while, Black Ops 2 will have a major change in gameplay in the form of a brand new loadout system. The guys over at Gamespot discuss it in detail here: …

There’s certain things we all know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 without having to watch a video or read an article: It will be an enhancement on previous games rather than anything that moves beyond the series (if it ain’t broke…) Many people will love it before they ever play it Many people will hate it before they ever play it Millions will buy it and play it It will generate over a billion dollars in revenue – the only question is how quickly The only departure so far from previous releases is the timing surrounding the reveal trailers. They just released the multiplayer reveal that gives about…