Call of Duty Black Ops 2: Box Art & Rumour Round-Up

By Michael Shelton / April 26, 2012

Call of Duty is sort of a big deal. Whether it is to you or not, the world has spoken, and it is definitely a big deal. When rumors about potential box art, gameplay, and multiplayer perks may have been €œaccidentally€ leaked, it is pretty normal for everyone to spiral into a madness of speculation. There is already a lot of rumors out and we€™ve rounded them all up for you in one convenient location. Enjoy, and get ready for the world reveal coming on May 1. Rumored Official Title One of the most interesting pieces of speculation is that the title of the next Call of Duty may not actually include Black Ops in the name. Instead, we may be seeing Call of Duty: Eclipse. I really hope there won€™t be a battle with non-frightening werewolves and sparkly vampires, at that point I€™m not sure what I would do, but it would most likely involve a broken faith in the Call of Duty franchise. With an image popping up on the internet from a GameStop employee that shows an in-store display tower it appears that €œEclipse€ will be appearing somewhere in the title. The following of the word €œmulti€ could very well be connected to it being a multiplatform release. I hope, however, there€™s more depth to this than a mere multiplatform release. Since the word appears in each row, my hypothesis is that a new multiplayer component will be revealed leading up to release. Go ahead and check out the image for yourself below. Box Art The box art that is rumored to be official, makes me weary only because it is very similar to the cover art for the original Black Ops title. Even though this would keep with the style of this newest series in the franchise, it makes me wonder why they wouldn€™t go for something just a little bit different. One of the biggest points of interest on the cover is not the art itself, instead it resides in the fact that we may have a solid release date. We€™ll cover that in just a second, but first check out the rumored box art.

Release Date Now this is where things get really interesting. With the rumored release date now falling on 11-13-2012, we might want to look a little bit deeper. Falling upon that exact day is when a solar eclipse is set to take place. This could bring even more belief that not only is the date accurate, but the title is very likely to be Call of Duty: Eclipse. Multiplayer Rumors Be warned that some of these multiplayer rumors are very likely to cause you great alarm, but I urge you to refrain from smashing your soda can in a fit of rage and just take a breath. I€™m sure that if the ones that make you want to punch your monitor from their sheer ridiculousness are in there they have to be fun€right? The following multiplayer rumors are pulled straight from MP1st. I have changed only small details such as bolding the different sections and improvements in order to help you see the different breaks. Game Modes Escort - A game mode in which you escort a player across three flags to achieve victory. The enemy team killing the player will result in a win for their side. Split Spawn - A game mode in which you spawn from a helicopter, and climb down to get to the ground. The player starts with 3 lives. One player can control the chopper to let you climb down in different areas, as well as shoot from the chopper. If the chopper is destroyed, players can no longer spawn. Players compete for a central flag that takes 2x as long to capture than a regular domination flag. Either the death of all opposing players or the capturing of the flag will grant you a win. This game has 2 rounds. Equalizer - A game mode in which players are switched to the enemy team upon death. Players will compete for a flag, which when owned, open up a power plant to allow the player to customize their class in game, get new weapons, and put on a juggernaut suit for their team only.When there are 2 players left on a team, they are granted with the power plant automatically, and pointstreaks up to a 5 point requirement can also be obtained. If either of the two players die, they will remain on their own team. The team with the most converts (kills) at the end will win. If tied, whoever is currently owning the power plant will win. Perks- (Only new and modified!) (Perk slot not yet defined!) To clarify what elite is, it is a side-pro perk you can choose when leveling up the base perk. These elite perks ONLY work if paired with another BASE perk. 1. Spy - Appear as a friend on the map. (Disadvantage is, you're always spotted even without a UAV, and when shooting, you turn red on the map) b. Pro - Detect enemy spies. They will still always be spotted on the radar. c. Elite - If Pilot is active, your airship will be marked as an ally. 2. Escape Artist - When going prone, you feign death (You cannot shoot during) b. Pro - When approaching death, the enemies crosshairs will turn to white, and your name will dissapear. c. Elite - if Diver is active - You realistically fall into your feign death instead of diving. 3. Audiophile - Players with silenced weapons will show on your radar if they are shooting at you or close around you. b. Pro - Footsteps are louder c. Elite - If bladesman is active - kniving will show up on the radar 4. Defuser - Throw all equipment but cookable grenades up to 2x farther - a hollow circle will show up around your crosshairs, and the circle will fill in 3 seconds. When the circle is full, it will throw 2x farther, when it is empty, it will throw 1x as far. b. Pro - Be able to take semtex off of players and throw them elsewhere, and be able to pick up any enemy equipment and use it as your own. c. Elite - if quickdraw is active - the circle will fill in 1.5 seconds. 5. Juggernaut - Regenerate health faster while moving b. Pro - Regenerate health faster while crouched c. Elite - If scavenger is active - you are able to drop ammo packs for your team. Side note: Earlier, Treyarch Developer David Vonderhaar did mention that the next Call of Duty would not include regenerative health perks. 6. Diver - You can dive into cover (A.K.A. Dolphin Dive) - and while diving you can still shoot, however when you land it takes awhile to regain focus. b. Pro - You crawl 2x faster c. Elite - With Extreme conditioning active - You can sprint while crawling to crawl faster (3x) instead of getting up. 7. Pilot - Your flying killstreak's kills will count towards your next killstreak. b. Pro - Your controllable flying killstreaks will last until they are shot down. c. Elite - With blind eye active - Your uncontrollable flying killstreaks will not show on the map. 8. Technician - Any land killstreak's kills will count towards your next killstreak. b. Pro - Your Advnaced UAVS will disable the enemies UAV c. Elite - If defuser is active, your sentries cannot be taken down instantly. 9. Bladesman - You have 2 knives in each hand instead of just one in one hand. (This essentially makes knives kill twice as fast.) b. Pro - You have a chance of dodging the incoming players knife. c. Elite - If assasin is active - kniving will be completely silent and not show on the killfeed, unless countered by audiophile elite. 10. Conciousness - While standing, you are just as accurate as when you are prone b. Pro - Your bullets cause more flinching. c. Elite - If marksman is active - shooting your enemy will mark him on the mini map. 11. Focus - Be able to shoot while sprinting, even at the deduction of accuracy. b. Pro - Be able to shoot while jumping, even at the deduction of accuracy. c. Elite - If stalker is active - when jumping, equipment does less damage to you. 12. Deep Impact - Your bullets shoot through hard surfaces. b. Pro - Your bullets gain 50% damage with each person they go through. c. Elite - if steady aim is active - when hip-firing, your bullets have 10% more damage with each person they go through. -NEW!!- -Knife Melee Slot- 1. Default Knife - Takes 2 swipes to kill, you need to put it away, and take it back out like usual. 2. Tactical knife - Takes 4 swipes to kill, as long as you are pushing the melee button however, it will keep knifing 3. Tactical hammer - Takes longer to get out, takes 4 swipes to kill, you need to put it away and take it back out like usual, but against riot shields and machines it takes only 1 swipe to destroy. 4. Throwing knifes - Start with 4, fast to get out, fairly accurate, but takes 2 to kill and is ranged 5. Tomahawks - Start with 2, slow to get out, fairly innacurate, and takes 1 to kill and is ranged 6. Ballistic knife - - A tactical knife in one hand, while a ballistic knife is in the other. You start with 2 ballistic knives, and they kill in 1 shot. These knives take a moderate time to get out. (With Bladesman on, you start with 3 ballistic knives and one ballistic knife in each hand.) Guns (More than EVER!!) (These are the ones announced or finished so far) Assault Rifles: AK74, Ruger Mini-14, Type 65, Valmet M76, M70, R1 Rifle, Commando, AR-18, Valmet M60, AKM-63, AMD-65 Submachine Guns: Mp5SD, PA3(DM), SW M76, Type 64, UZI, Mini-Uzi, AKS-74U, Mac 10, MPL, Ares FMG Shotguns: Model 590, Model 1300, Model 1100, Spas-12, CAWS, Stakeout, Saiga-12, Striker, Featherlight Sniper Rifles: Psg-1, PSL, SVD, Model 700, M76 Light Machine Guns: Type 67, Enfield L7, M240, AS70 Pistols: M973, Steyr GB, Skorpion, MEU, Python Explosives: SA-7 Grail / 9k32 Strela-2, Stinger, FIM-43 Redeye, Arwen 37, M26Grenades, HG 84 Grenade, M67 Grenade, Sticky Grenade Attachments Attached Weapon Rack (Weapons attached to primary for quick weapon switching) (Only works when paired with pistols) Attached Pistol (For snipers only) Attached Shotgun (For Assault Rifles only) Attached Bayonette (For Assault Rifles and Snipers only) Laser Red dot sight Reflex scope Thermal Scope Acog Scope Extended Mags Dual Mags Rapid Fire Grenade Launcher (Grenades drop significantly more) Grip Perfected Ironsights (Ironsights that make it easier to see your bearings) There you have it, a complete list of all the rumors and speculation surrounding what could be one of the biggest titles of the year. Keep in mind that none of this is confirmed information, except for the first official reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on May 1. Wait, was it Call of Duty: Eclipse? Either way, it€™s going to be big. Source: Computer and Video Games