Technology and the reasons for battle change, but the objective remains the same: win at all costs. The idea, Lamia admits, is to show some parity between both periods and allow players to get a better glimpse into the characters involved.

Rather than lead off from the previous game, Black Ops 2 will feature two distinct time periods: the 1980s vintage Cold War, and a grounded future in which the United States and China are embroiled in a new Cold War. Frank Woods, is alive and well in the sequel. 'This is a direct sequel to Black Ops,' Lamia says, adding that one of the central characters from the previous installment, Sgt. But this isn't Halo or Battlefield 2142 – this is a future that isn't as far off as we may think, and it's not the period of time gamers will be visiting when the game launches this November. %Gallery-154450%As implied by the early marketing, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 thrusts the franchise into the near future. 'Saying that,' Lamia continues, 'we think what Black Ops 2 is about is one of the best kept secrets in the industry.' The walls around the screen are lined with concept art, some of it modeled after surveillance photos from in-orbit satellites, but all with a futuristic tint to them. 'Let me introduce you to the worst kept secret in the game industry,' Lamia says as he walks in front of a giant screen embellished with the sleek Black Ops 2 logo. Despite a tightly constructed marketing schedule, the secret of Black Ops 2 was hard to contain its existence began to leak in January. He's chipper, excited to finally talk about the game his team has been slaving over for more than a year. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is in the same spot, but developer Treyarch is looking to create some wiggle room between the two camps in its next contribution to Activision's billion dollar franchise.Īt Treyarch's office in Los Angeles, company boss Mark Lamia steps into a darkened theater filled with journalists. Garnering legions of fans tends to wedge a franchise right between those that crave more of the same content, and those that loathe its existence.

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