Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: What we know thus far

This morning's Acti acci-reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ahead of
tonight's big scheduled reveal is just one more instance in a long line
of Black Ops 2-related leaks. But today's leak is a biggie, revealing
not just the game's title and launch date, but also new information on
the game's setting. "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a
near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have
converged to create a new generation of warfare," the site reads, outing
Blops 2's new future setting.


But that's not all! The site also unveiled the game's box art,
which depicts a pensive gentleman holding a handgun and a hunting knife –
we'd love to tell you he's Mason or Woods' son or something like that,
but we couldn't glean that from the shot. Beyond that, a tipster this
morning sent over four screens of the game itself that were apparently
snagged from the site's backend (the images section of the site has been
stripped of any images for now). As the screen above indicates, drones
seem to play some role in Blops 2 – teased less than a week ago by ...
uh ... this crazy YouTube video.


There's also a debut trailer, albeit one that Acti still has set to
private, which we're guessing will roll tonight during the NBA playoffs.
What can we tell from the still thumbnail is that you'll either be
watching someone else pilot a heli through Los Angeles or taking the
reins yourself (it's unclear from the image). Either way, we're totally
psyched at the idea of destroying the site of E3 from a helicopter.
Retribution, finally!


Finally, the site's pre-order page only lists options for Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3, and PC, seemingly eschewing the variety of other
platforms that previous Call of Duty games launched on. It is of course
possible that Acti is holding other platform announcements for the
future, which, ya know, would be pretty synergistic considering the
game's future setting.