Since Call of Duty is pretty much an annual thing now, it may be a little difficult to get excited about each release. Even though the formula may be familiar at this point, this year's game, Treyarch's Black Ops, is still looking like it'll deliver an exciting first-person shooting experience.

Here are some of the specific points to touch up on, for the upcoming Call of Duty game.

* The Black Ops mp team is twice the size compared to the mp team of World at War

* Work on multiplayer began on day one

* There is no time period for multiplayer, giving us access to more toys and tools

* The mp team reads the forums, blogs, Twitter, etc. and are sensitive to what the community says

* No mp maps have been taken from sp, although some sp maps have been taken from mp

* Create-a-Class customization is deep and includes many new features

* Focus is being put on varied playlists, including those for old school gamers ala Barebones

* The team is also focused on how to extend the game once you leave your console/PC

* Many of your favorite weapons will be seen, although we can't speak specifics

* Region filter will return

* Leave with party feature sounded to be making a return

* Host migration will be included

* Auto-aim ("Sticky Aim") will have a toggle on/off option

* Focused on preventing hackers/modders with a dedicated "security team"

* 2-4 play Co-op will return, and it's not Campaign Co-op, rather a "really fun co-op mode that you and your friends will love to sit on the couch and play". Speculate away people.

* It looks like dedicated servers will be returning to the PC version, although mod tools are still in question.

* Vehicles will return for mp, although not how you remember them from CoD's of past.

Call of Duty Black Ops Second Detail Interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4x-CFQ9iDQ&feature=player_embedded

I hope that everyone will support this game. This game may not be has Graphic as Modern Warfare 2 was, but this game will include our dedicated server. Which overall is what we have been looking for in recent games.

Thanks,

DWM|Whitehawk