Have you ever had a friend over and wanted to play some Call of Duty online but found it to be a hassle tossing over the controller every round? Well, we got some great news for you, all you need is a second controller! That’s right, as well aCall of Duty: Black Ops will be the first in the franchise to feature a two player splitscreen multiplayers a offline combat training mode. But, a sacrifice seems to have been made, the co-op campaign known from Call of Duty: World at War will not be returning. Hit the jump for more info, pictures and sources.
One of the biggest gaming franchises has added a feature to their incoming game Call of Duty: Black Ops that is sure to grab the attention of those who might not of bought the game otherwise: two player splitscreen. Suspicions of local co-op online started coming about when videos featuring the create a class sections briefly went to the player match menu and below the player’s name was the option to “add controller for splitscreen”. Here’s a picture for reference (click to enlarge) (source):
But, that’s not all. To go on and say that the single image presented here is a surefire confirmation would be quite naive. To confirm things and add a bit of information, but also confirm a non-returning feature, is the Executive Producer working on Black Ops, Daniel Suarez. In an interview from several press, Dan Suarez spoke about a plethora of things, but, the one that stood out was the question if Black Ops would have splitscreen co-op.
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