Call of Duty: Black Ops

Platforms

Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
PC
PS3
Xbox 360

Initial release Nov. 9, 2010

Developers

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Treyarch

Genres

Shooter

Publishers

Activision
Activision Blizzard
Square Enix

Franchise Call of Duty

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Spotlight

Preview | Call of Duty: Elite

Shot-in-the-facebook.

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Call of Duty Black Ops PC Zombies hasn't worked for a week now

And the negative Steam reviews have begun.

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Xbox backwards compatibility list, with all Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X

A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.

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Games industry pays tribute to George A. Romero

Godfather of zombie genre also guest-starred in COD.

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Guide

Xbox backwards compatibility list, with all Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X

A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.

Nov. 19, 2021 Matthew Reynolds

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News

Call of Duty Black Ops PC Zombies hasn't worked for a week now

And the negative Steam reviews have begun.

June 18, 2019 Wesley Yin-Poole

18 comments

News

Games industry pays tribute to George A. Romero

Godfather of zombie genre also guest-starred in COD.

July 17, 2017 Tom Phillips

12 comments

Video

Watch: Seven minigames that (nearly) eclipsed the main game

Ladies and Gwents.

Nov. 12, 2016 Johnny Chiodini

25 comments

News

Looks like Call of Duty: Black Ops is back compatible on Xbox One today

UPDATE: Oh my COD, Microsoft confirms.

Sept. 7, 2016 Tom Phillips

44 comments

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Feature

COD XP: The Bug and the Windscreen

From the archive: A true story about guns, money, Kanye and the biggest game in the world.

Nov. 3, 2013 Simon Parkin

60 comments

News

100 million people played Call of Duty since COD4

Is that more than Homefront?

Aug. 13, 2013 Robert Purchese

49 comments

News

EU PlayStation Store update - 16th November

Call of Duty: Black Ops for £48.

March 19, 2013 Robert Purchese

22 comments

News

COD: Black Ops 2 earns more money in 24 hours than Black Ops 1, maybe Modern Warfare 3

But actual sales figures aren't, for first time, revealed.

Nov. 16, 2012 Robert Purchese

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News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PS3 owners upset at broken DLC codes as Activision battles online issues

UPDATE: Activision working "tirelessly" to combat system lock-ups.

Nov. 15, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole

44 comments

News

Call of Duty and Guitar Hero offline due to Hurricane Sandy

Gone with the wind.

Oct. 31, 2012 Jeffrey Matulef

26 comments

Feature

An audience with Syndicate

How a regular northern teen became a YouTube gaming sensation.

Oct. 12, 2012 Will Porter

95 comments

News

Can you guess the top 10 UK games brands from 1996 to 2012?

We were partially right.

July 30, 2012 Robert Purchese

93 comments

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 is coming to Mac

Over one-and-a-half years late.

June 29, 2012 Tom Phillips

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News

PS3 digital download prices slashed in US Ultimate Edition sale

UPDATE: Promotion not coming to UK, Sony says.

May 29, 2012 Tom Phillips

42 comments

News

20-year-old jailed for Call of Duty hack that was really a virus

Kent man made $1-5 a pop selling credit card details.

May 17, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole

45 comments

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 release date leaked - report

Pre-order card seemingly confirms direct BLOPS sequel.

April 27, 2012 Fred Dutton

38 comments

News

Tactics-based Call of Duty spin-off prototype unearthed

Clip from cancelled Vicarious Visions' project shows up online.

April 19, 2012 Fred Dutton

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News

Call of Duty sales slow: Modern Warfare 3's tally dips below Black Ops'

No Russian ahead this time.

April 16, 2012 Robert Purchese

52 comments

News

Major Spanish/Portuguese shop lists Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

That's its name, then?

March 1, 2012 Robert Purchese

11 comments

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 listed on Amazon France - report

Product page pulled, Activision gets shirty.

Feb. 17, 2012 Fred Dutton

25 comments

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops has best game ending ever, says Guinness World Records

Halo: Reach, Ocarina of Time and Modern Warfare 3 in top ten.

Feb. 13, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole

125 comments

News

COD: Black Ops PC and PS3 patch released

Security updates, exploit fixes.

Jan. 12, 2012 Robert Purchese

2 comments

News

Most played Xbox 360 games of 2011 revealed

Plus, Microsoft lists best selling XBLA titles.

Jan. 7, 2012 Fred Dutton

41 comments

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies announced for iOS

Due out on App Store tomorrow.

Nov. 30, 2011 Fred Dutton

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