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Call of Duty Black Ops trailer shows off hard currency

By David Hollingworth
15:44 Oct 6, 2010 | 10 Comments
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Call of Duty Black Ops trailer shows off hard currency

Video: Discover how Black Ops currency system and customisation options are going to create a whole new way to shoot people in the face.

Modern Warfare 2 was a huge hit, but managed to really disappoint the PC playing crowd. With the next game in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops, dues out in a month, you might already be feeling a sense of 'meh' about the game. Fair enough, once bitten, twice teabagged, as they say, but it's really starting to look like there's a lot more meat to get your multiplayer teeth into.

The latest trailer for Black Ops shows off the game's currency system, explaining how it will interact with the system of level-based unlocks that have been a part of the series for two games now. Short story, you'll unlock groups of Perks, but will need to spend money to purchase individual bonuses.

This same cash also ties into the customisation system, which opens up your whole online avatar. It's looking pretty sweet - though we expect to get sick of folks using the Crow makeup real fast (assuming we can resist it ourselves...)

Call of Duty: Black Ops is releasing on all major platforms on the 9th of November this year, and keep an eye out for an upcoming LAN comp at Atomic HQ!

 
 
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10 Comments
Acintai
Oct 6, 2010 6:03 PM
i like
Twents
Oct 6, 2010 9:51 PM
who really gives a phwuck, all i want to know is when i click my left mouse button the pixels that resemble the gun on the screen goes bang.
Hawkeye
Oct 6, 2010 10:41 PM
Then you, sir, may as well never stop playing Doom.
Mudg3
Oct 6, 2010 10:52 PM
Hes right on the mark though. This sure looks like a hit on xbox.
GeekyTalon
Oct 6, 2010 11:06 PM
i like the step they're taking just hope this wont be a modern warfare 2 psycho brother.
Metasynaptic
Oct 7, 2010 10:38 AM
As long as I don't have to 'prestige' 10 times before actually deciding I want to use them... hmmm.. yeah...
phatbeat
Oct 7, 2010 12:16 PM
I really hope this is the game MW2 should have been. This change doesn't look too bad, there will probably be a lot of Gillie suits running around though i think.
Timmeh
Oct 7, 2010 3:20 PM
What does it matter what you look like, game is too fast for "oh wow look at his awesome camo face and he has his clan tag on his gun....oh damn I've been shot."
I thought about it for a sec and I retract my statement. Pixels sure are pretty.
Kraz3
Oct 12, 2010 10:08 AM
Nice.
alexlow8
Oct 12, 2010 1:20 PM
I think it's a cool idea, just hope you get to keep character customization purchases after you prestige.
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