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As you've probably already worked out, the Treyarch developed sequel is set in the future - 2025 to be exact - far enough to bring newfangled equipment into play, but not too distant to weigh you down with 'pew pew' laser handguns, plasma rifles and death rays.

From a warfare point of view we're talking drones, primarily. No longer will humans be your only enemy: plodding and rolling assault drones with rifles/chainguns/rocket launchers strapped onto their sides are common foes, as are aerial mechs in the form of weaponised quadrotors.

While the majority of Black Ops 2's action is set to take place in 2025, you'll occasionally be leaping back to the land of Predator, Commando, and A-Ha in the mid-80s. The only 80's environment revealed so far is Afghanistan - a dusty set-up with horseback gunplay promised as your Black Ops team secretly meets up with Chinese forces to supply the Mujahedeen with weapons intended to fight the Soviet forces.

Interestingly, Black Ops 2 will also dispense with Call of Duty's linear storytelling and to introduce the element of choice.

At key points during the game you'll be presented with multiple options, and the path you choose will dictate the fate of those around you as well as your own. These choices are skill based: if you fail to protect a friendly, for example, their death or capture will trigger a splinter storyline rather than a fail state.

Treyarch's also confirmed 'Strike Force' RTS-come-sandbox style missions within the campaign that sees special Black Ops squads travelling the globe. Zombies are back and bigger than ever too.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/346056/black-ops-2-previews-go-live-rts-sandbox-branching-story-elements-confirmed/

First one is hardly a fact and ODST had Firefight/Campaign/Multiplayer

300 developers are working on Black Ops 2

http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/02/300-developers-are-working-on-black-ops-2/

Yeah, that's your opinion, and I will have to respectfully disagree with you there good sir.

Same shit, different toilet.

That looks decent, provided I have nothing much planned, will be picking this up day one on one of those supermarket deals.

no clue, didn't look so great for me. sure all these explosions and whatever scripts every 3 seconds are always impressive for most people but for me it's just lame to see that every year just with other helicopters exploding on a street

graphics suck but the trailer was more engaging then the last couple of CODs for me. still not buying though.

This new twist on near future warfare will be interesting seeing how it comes out. Likely will be same call of duty mechanics, just revisioned. trailer was interesting, but evident they can't squeeze much more improvements out of that IW engine. My guess is the next Infinity Ward Call of Duty will include a new engine that has been in the works for a couple years now.

Sounds like they are packing in a lot of games modes. Campaign, multiplayer, zombies, and the all new Strike Froce mode with sandbox style missions. Would be great if they will include more than 4 players in zombie mode. My guess is they will. According to Studio head, Limia said, the zombie mode is their most "ambitious effort ever".