EA calls 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' tired

XMNR: Activision and Electronic Arts talked smack back and forth over the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 last year. It looks like we can expect the same this year as an EA product manager had some choice words for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 after the game was revealed on Tuesday night.

[StrongMan]

No more tired than Madden.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Haha. I hate madden. Really wished 2K was still able to make NFL games.

Anyway, EA shouldn't be talking trash after what happened last year...

[Majin-vegeta]

Are we talking about sales??If so jsut cuz it sells like crack doesn't make it a good game.

[BlackTar187]

BF3 is a much better game then cod.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

My point is they should just stop talking trash. It doesn't make them look good and it won't have an effect on CoD sales.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

@Majin just* because*

[papashango]

EA needs to focus on bringing up their image before they can talk smack.

It's like a fat girl calling another fat firl fat.

[firefoxprime]

Doesn't really matter if EA talks smack, because the majority of those Shooter gamers don't read gaming websites.

[Gaming101]

The FPS genre in general is getting a bit stale quite frankly, modern shooters are having a hard time thinking outside the box and with each iteration they spread their ideas thinner and thinner, with these yearly releases it would be a shame if their lack of innovation caused the death of a massive franchise just like Activision did with Guitar Hero - over saturate the market out of greed and then your product gets over-exposed to where people just don't want it anymore, it's classic short-term American thinking if you know anything about Hofstede ratings.

[JhawkFootball06]

jealous much?

[tokugawa]

how about shut up ea!

in your determination to have something rival or come close to cod, you allowed/made dice release what is arguably the worst bf game made.

not only that, you have stood by and let them patch it to unplayability! coupled with the money grubbing "rent a server", you are no position to criticise anyone.

this is coming from someone who is a massive console bf fanboy as well.... i traded bf3 yesterday by the way, when i played both the bad companies until the end. sad times

[user5467007]

Yeah but thats a sports game...do we really care about annual sport game.

Madden and COD are two totaly differen't games aimed at differen't audiences.

The people who buy them know what they are in store for when they buy them, I mean games like Madden are mainly made for the sports lovers who don't play on games much. All my friends who play football/rugby/basketball (the "Athelets") buy the sports games and nothing else.

EDIT: @FatOldMan

I wouldn't say EVERY COD stereotype just plays on that one game. Most of them must surley play on other FPS and they must know bits and bobs about the industry.

If you take a sports person who keeps on buying Fifa or Madden...they couldn't even tell you what Half life is or what a NES is never mind them knowing how mnuch they are being screwed buying the same game every year. COD fans know it...just don't want to admit it.

[Ducky]

The people who buy annual FPS releases also know what they are in store for.
The stereotypical CoD player also plays nothing else but CoD.

[Hicken]

Well said, Mike. Since there's a new season every year, it at least used to make sense to have a new GAME each year(though we could probably do with roster updates and the like now). As such, it's rather inherent in the sports genre that there is a game for each season, or world cup, or whatever the event may be.

FPS, on the other hand, is not a genre that has ever had that necessity. The new game came out after the previous one got stale and the next one was finished. Of course, these days, FPS titles are stale after a month or two, unless you wanna pay the cost of another game over the course of the next year in order to stay relevant.

Hell, I'm not even a big Madden fan, but I can look back at Madden from 5 years ago and tell it's nothing like the most recent one. Call of Duty... not so much.

Edit: For the most part, I agree. There isn't a lot that changes in Madden(presentation has been the largest improvement in recent years), but you could, as I said, look at Madden 2007 and see a massive improvement in 2012. Call of Duty's changes aren't as readily noticeable.

And people DO complain. Lots of people do. It may require you to be in certain neighborhoods, but the lack of change has definitely been noted.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Madden is the same game every year that's his point.

Other sports games like NBA2K, MLB The Show, FIFA, all release every year and feel fresh. While Madden is a rehash every year, yet people buy it smh.

[Patriots_Pride]

Good Point - imagine having to wait every 3 years for a sports game....You would miss out on Peyton Manning Playing with the Broncs or Tim Tebow playing for the Jets.

[jimbobwahey]

So ignoring the fact that EA pumps out sports games every year that only have roster changes (whereas Activision puts out COD games crammed full of new content) let's just compare EA and Activision in the FPS genre for a moment here:

EA:
Battlefield Bad Company - 2008
Battlefield Heroes - 2009
Battlefield 1943 - 2009
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - 2010
Medal of Honor - 2010
Battlefield Online - 2010
Battlefield Play4Free - 2011
Battlefield 3 - 2011
Medal of Honor Warfighter - 2012

Activision:
COD World at War - 2008
COD Modern Warfare 2 - 2009
COD Black Ops - 2010
COD Modern Warfare 3 - 2011
COD Black Ops 2 - 2012

Looks like EA are the ones pumping out too many sequels each year, not Activision. I mean at least COD releases once a year, whereas EA is trying to pump out 2 or even 3 games each year in an attempt to compete, and EA are the ones calling COD tired?!

[guitarded77]

I don't care that you make a list to make your point, but at least make the whole list. You left out...

COD 2 - 2005
COD 3 - 2006
COD 4 Modern Warfare - 2007

Looks like you're hiding something by telling half truths. I know you're going on a 2008 - 2012 list, but you are also listing games like Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield Play4Free which don't really fit into the full retail Battlefield scheme. You're also lumping in Medal of Honor which is a completely different series... if you're going to include MOH, then go ahead and include all the COD map packs which get as much attention at any MOH title. Finally, you list Battlefield 1943, and if you're going to do that you may as well include the HD remake of the original COD... if Medal of Honor were really relevant to the discussion, I'd say add Medal of Honor Frontline to the conversation. Anyway, BOTH publishers push their premier shooters... everyone need to either play them, or shut up and let the rest of us play them.

Stimulus Package
Resurgence Package
World at War 3 DLC Packs
Rezurrection
Annihilation
Modern Warfare 3 DLC - 4x ?
Various handheld titles

[jimbobwahey]

It should be obvious that I was comparing releases over the past 4 years... If I made a whole list it would be ridiculously long, so what I presented was enough to factually present my point. I like how you casually try and pretend that EA didn't release any shooters from 2005 - 2007 though, it seems the only person hiding things by telling half truths is you.

Secondly, it doesn't matter if MOH is a different franchise because I was comparing output by publisher, not franchise. Trying to skirt around that is pointless anyways since EA has made a point of stating that they're trying to compete with COD with both BF and MOH anyways.

I was just illustrating how hypocritical EA are is all, no need to get upset and jump to the brave defense of some faceless comporation that's been ranked as the worst in America. My whole point is that yeah Activision has yearly releases, but cold hard fact shows that EA pumps out more games in the same genre. It's not even up for debate unless you're going to try and seriously argue that these games don't exist, in which case you forfeit on account of being crazy.

Fact is, EA pumps out more shit than Activision does. It's not solely in the shooter genre either. Look at all those yearly sports games, look at those yearly Need For Speed releases too. If you like Battlefield that's fine, but if you're going to seriously try and claim that EA aren't pathetic and hypocritical then you're just being silly.

I'm saying this as someone who doesn't even like COD by the way.

Edit: Hahaha you edited in COD DLC but casually ignore all the DLC EA has pushed out for their shooters? Bravo, now you just look like a fanboy!

[guitarded77]

"Edit: Hahaha you edited in COD DLC but casually ignore all the DLC EA has pushed out for their shooters? Bravo, now you just look like a fanboy!"

There's a big difference between free DLC and $15 map packs.

Like I said in my post above "Anyway, BOTH publishers push their premier shooters... "

I was pointing out that your list is biased... I was just adding some omissions. I'm not defending EA... you see it that way because you're putting them on trial.

Truth be told, I agree with you that EA should keep their mouths shut and concentrate on making a great game... same with Activision. You say "EA pumps out more s#!t than Activision does."... yeah, because they have franchises worth pumping out like Mass Effect, Dead Space, SSX, etc. All Activision really has is CoD. It's not some allegiance I have to EA, I just play their games way more than Activision, because they do what a publisher should do... make games.

[DeadlyFire]

I like EA and Battlefield though. Call of Duty 4 was last great game. Black ops does alright. MW 2/3 I don't care for playing.

I wonder if Black Ops 2 is a hint of EA pushing Battlefield 2143 out next year?

[Imalwaysright]

Is this a BF vs COD thing? We're talking about military shooters so MOH BELONGS on the list and i tought that was obvious that jimbobwahey was comparing games released in the same time frame. Fact is that EA are nothing but hypocrites and so are N4g users, judging by how jimbobwahey got so many disagrees and how guitarded got so many agrees.

[artdafoo]

How about stating the fact that some of the BF games actually got major engine upgrades like going from not being able to completely destroy a building ( BadCo 1 to having full destruction ( Bad Co 2 ) to a completely new engine ( BF3 ). And what does COD do every year ? A new re skin job with minor tweaks here and there.

[joab777]

Just finished MI ghost protocol. At the very end ethan hunt gets a new mission. The syndicate just hacked US military servers and took control of all our drones. Sound familiar?

[Statix]

Or NBA 2K.

Every sports game is tired. That's the nature of the genre, especially nowadays. Why cite one specific franchise?

Bottom line, we're talking about military shooters here. Both EA and Activision pump out their respective big-name FPS franchises, more or less. However, I personally feel Battlefield has been a far superior game to COD over the past several years, with much bigger improvements to the engine and gameplay than COD.

[Con-Fu]

No, Madden is fare more tiring. At least with COD, there has to be a new story no matter how crappy it is.

[OneAboveAll]

At least EA innovate. COD is a tired game. Time to step up and create a new engine. Craptivision can't compete with DICE at the moment.

[MerkinMax]

Sure they had the amazing FB2 engine developed by DICE for BF3, but look at how they tried to be COD with their campaign. Not very innovative. They need to stop bashing CoD and produce something amazing (not saying BF3 is bad)

[MrMister]

Anybody who cares about a campaign mode for Battlefield is a fool. It's all about that sweet delicious multiplayer!

[NastyLeftHook0]

exactly, my friend recently bought battlefield bad company 2 for 10 dollars not expecting much, and he said i quote...

"omg this is way better than modern warfare 3! you can blow up buildings and stuff! wow! this is incredible!"

and then i told him, the engine he was playing on was an old one (frostbite 2)

i told him that frostbite 3 (battlefield 3) is out right now and its available.

he went to gamestop, sold modern warfare 3 and some others and bought battlefield 3.

[FlashBack]

It's Frostbite 2

BFBC1 - FB 1
BFBC2 - FB 1.5
BF3 - FB 2

[TekoIie]

Frostbite 3!?!?!?!?!?!!!???! BRAINSPLOSION!!!

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

are you sure you didn't just make that story up?

[Fylus]

@Pekolie... Freaking LawL. Bubble+

@Chobit, If it makes you feel any better, I've had an exact situation similar to his where I've had friends who do nothing but play MW3, then I showed them BF3, then they sh*t themselves. Metaphorically speaking of course.

[360GamerFG]

I love Battlefield, but I do not hate CoD, in fact I enjoy CoD LAN games with my buddies.
I don't see why there needs to be animosity.

[Revolver_X_]

Oh yea, innovation. Innovation is allowing servers to be rented and the skill less noobs to abuse their admin powers. At least MW3's suckness comes from host lag, not host abuse. BF3 has went further then MW3 to appease noobs. They sell all guns and max vehicle abilities for christ sakes. No love for either one. I went back to playing Black Ops until GRFS.

[rajman]

So it begins

[falloutx]

It has begun

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Chocolate rain

[Fylus]

Damn you MySwordIsHeavenly!

Curse you for making me laugh like a mother f**ker.

[Getowned]

some of You people need to learn how to use embed codes >_>

Click [Share] and then [Embed] and then see that magical text highlighted in Blue ? copy that and on N4G click Embed Video and paste the code there.. good Job Rajman! for useing embed properly! bubbles for you stranger!

[PerpetualMathx10]

haha coming from a company who is making ANOTHER unwanted medal of honor game, seriously who the fuck is asking for these modern shooters, beyond boring video games, almost as bad as sports games.

[Merrill]

In my honest opinion, Medal Of Honor had a great single player experience and one of the best out of any FPS this generation.

It was the multi-player that was bullocks. If they can mix the single player experience of the first one with the multi-player experience of BF3, then wow.

[PerpetualMathx10]

i gave it a try, it wasn't my thing i guess, i feel the genre does not need anymore modern shooters and a mediocre multiplayer system. i would prefer these big developers to be making new ip's instead. i almost can't even fathom working at a company where you have such talented and creative people and then decide on making the same game over and over and over, how do these people not get pissed working for these companies.

[Ducky]

I was kind of disappointed in the single-player. I was expecting it to be toned down on the action, but it just ended up being another typical directed-by-michael-bay modern shooter.

Its odd to see EA take a jab at Activision when they're both competing for generic-shooter-of-the-year award.

[hiredhelp]

Only this time medal of honor wont be split between DICE and Danger Close.
Dice did the mp moh last time while dangerclose did the single player.

This time its all in house development by danger close, im expecting somert good.

[SnipeySnake]

I completely agree with you. I'm seriously tired of all these ridiculously boring modern shooters, there's nothing ever creative anymore. But tbh i'm sure the reason why there are so many is because it's become a 'casual' thing for the gaming industry. It's really sad :/

[PerpetualMathx10]

its all about if the money talks. dont get me wrong i love sequels to my favorite games but when you make unnecessary continuations of a series so quickly its just saturation at this point because the market is there. i blame cod4 mw for getting the casual gamer into what use to be hardcore gamer territory and now like all things casual it is mediocre because a hardcore audience isnt there to demand anything better just casual audience that doesn't know any better.

[JsonHenry]

I just want the new Rainbow Six. Although I think the new direction could be nice in this years volume of CoD.

[Kingdom Come]

Hopefully we'll get a demonstration of "Rainbow Six Patriots" at E3, I for one love the "Rainbow Six" franchise and am hugely anticipating this installment's release.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Not again, Here we go another summer of EA and Activision talkin trash about each others games. Medal Of Honor VS Black Ops 2. Do I have to avoid game news this summer? (Sigh) might have to because I don't want to see big company's fight like children.

[MorbidPorpoise]

Get used to it, its going to happen for the next bazillion years... BFXXIVVX vs MWXXIVVX, sounds kinda interesting though :P

[dubt72]

Maybe by then it'll be caveman warfare, ha

[Oschino1907]

Don't even throw Acti in that statement, they have never been the root of the BS or even directly responded to EA. Since last year my respect for Acti has gone up and EA down, EA is the pot calling the kettle black while TRYING to be a bigger POS. LOL I just got into BF3 and can say first hand its a great fun game but its Trolls out do CODs any day. Pure hypocrisy and double standards. As per usual either game comes down to who is playing with you and not the game, they can both be a great time but in the hands of a horrid group of fanboys or d-bags the games can be total garbage. Its all what you make it and EA is the king of making things shit while spouting nonsense. They need to worry about themselves and stop refering to COD every other sentance.

[ronin4life]

I wonder if this squawking is actually a well organised cooperative marketing ploy...
O.O

[Yangus]

I think its true....maybe Medal of Honor Warfighter better this year....

Maybe CoD using next-gen id Tech 5 engine....and awesome..

[kmanmx]

The engine will be with a new console.

I bet they are well into developing the engine now. Expect a real new CoD ready for new console launch.

Until then, the game can burn. What ever happened to my beloved Call of Duty 2..

[OneAboveAll]

And they will be using ID tech 4 technology. trololol

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

I wonder what EA calls Madden then??

[Grimhammer00]

If all they are saying is tired....I can't disagree.
Let's take a look into our near future.

Graw:FS
Moh2
Blops2

All the same game basicly. But only 2 of them have current engines with actual attempts at innovation.

Just saying.

[vega275]

I hope EA is going to stand behind their statements this time and stop back tracking. Last year after all the shit EA talked to turn around and say "bu bu bu we just want to wish them good luck in their game" I guess this is the only way EA can keep MoH relevant by bashing CoD.

Your still the worst EA. Nothing will change that

[MysticStrummer]

Activision calls Battlefield 3's mother a "whore"

[GraveLord]

Here we go again.

"Black Ops 2 stupid! Buy Medal of Honor! Itz betterz!"

[Rampaged Death]

Medal of Honor ........

[gamer234]

Coming from the worst company in america, why am I not suprised

[ritsuka666]

EA is mad because BF3 sell poor compared MW3 lol

[MattyG]

Wait, so when Treyarch decides to try a new setting, he calls it tired, yet his company is the one making ANOTHER modern shooter this year?!

[OneAboveAll]

Call of Duty is a more tired series than BF.

They put out more games and use the same tech year after year. It get's stale really fast.

Where as EA are always pushing their games using new technology.

Call of Duty just isn't fun anymore. Hell, they messed up the Call of Duty: Classic game they released on the Arcade. Why was it limited to 8 players online with such dated graphics?

[MattyG]

I wasn't saying BF is tired. i was saying modern warfare as a setting is tired. COD goes to the future and he slams it, yet his company isn't trying anything new.

[NBT91]

To be fair, I dont think that just because the new COD is slightly more futuristic that it really innovates much at this point. The series needs way more than just a simple change of scenery.
The gameplay itself will still be the same run n gun boringness it has been for ages, the entire game needs rebooting from scratch.
Its going to have all the same criticisms as the other COD games, regardless of its setting if that is the only thing they are changing.

[chukamachine]

Cod is fine to have a short blast with, what i find funny is people raving on saying i'm a pro,lol.

No such thing as pro's in games like that, way to many perks, autolockon, camp on tiny maps.

Played a few rounds of ctf, and the amount of camping at the flag was unreal.

Still the best game ever online WAS QUAKE3. Strangely enough modern warfare 3 still uses it's engine.

But yes the engine is tired, was great years ago. but times move on.

[MattyG]

There's a way to be professional at anything, it's just kind of hard when everyone is trying to be 1337 qwik skoperz and, like you said, playing unfairly.

[redcar121]

BF3 IS THE WORSE SHOOTER EVER MADE .....COD IS KING

[Majin-vegeta]

I take it you say that cuz all your camping spots kept getting blown up??xDDD

[SneeringImperialist]

King of the rats...

[redcar121]

when i played bf3 i came top all the time the game sucks to easy to play

[CaptainPunch]

EA is just jealous

[GeddyThePolack]

Funny, that's how I would describe Medal of Honor.

[OmniSlashPT]

*Treyarch conference room*

1 - Okay, we need to make another Call of Duty. How are we going to make a sequel to Black Ops?
2 - Hum...WOWA! Make it in the future with some MGS mechs, Deus Ex environment and horse riding sequences that instantly remind those from Uncharted 3! And don't forget to keep the same old shit engine from the previous games!
1 - Brilliant! Now that's what I call innovation!
3 - Hey guys, what about Ghost Recon? It *gets shot in the face*
1 - Black Ops II, here we go! We added the roman numeral just to distinguish it from the MW series! And to look badass!

[trenso1]

Mud slinging already and its not even E3.

[JKelloggs]

He's not wrong...

[Les-Grossman]

EA is in no place to say this about Activision or any other company with the same games being released every year. I guess they are still butt hurt over that worst company award

[Ima9er4Life]

I buy madden every year cuz I love sports, don't knock Madden just cuz you don't understand football. COD to me is a repeat, almost like madden but not quite. Most nerd gamers that don't like sports will always talk shit bout Madden. It's different almost every year, not hella different, just different. From the D to the Offense, players movement, jukes, teams strategy, subsitutions, players, etc etc. COD? Shoot, camp, shoot, camp, shoot, run, then repeat. I like battlefield better for shooters

[annus]

You just made an arguement that was so rhetorical it isn't funny.
Madden is just run, pass, score, run, pass, score. See how easy it is? CoD is "not hella different, just different" as well, different campaign, different levels, different guns, different game modes.
You can say all you want, both are rehashed games and neither EA or Activision should abuse the opposing franchise for doing something that they both do.

[LFC1EE]

Keep your COD BF! WE WANT NEW HARDWARE NOW?

[Jason143]

cod is tired. its ok to admit it ya know. I hope we can get a balance of bf3 and cod in medal of honor. sadly i think were going to need a new ip to get us something fresh and new.

[Der_Kommandant]

Expect nothing less than 6 months of trash talking...

[Gamer-Z]

COD is tired.

[Hazmat13]

at least some one is using the XM8 assault rifle now use the G36E and we go ourselves a sexy future shooter oh and guys at least they did try something new. am i right?

[V0LT]

COD has been tired since after COD3.

[XboxInnovation]

Both Battlefield and CoD and are overrated. Last gen shooters were so much more fun, like Halo 3 and Socom 2.

lol at Treyarch copying Halo
http://xbox360media.ign.com...

[J86blum]

EA why you mad? you make amazing games, stop the trash talking and let your products speak.

[DirtyLary]

I agree. I'm done with the game. Time to move on, till the next engine.

[Alcohog]

If CoD and Madden had a baby it would be come out as the black poo that secretes from new born babies.

[Acadius]

Great. Now we are gonna have to endure an entire summer of grown men tossing insults back and forth via interviews and twitter.

[John Kratos]

Just shut up EA.

[andfed]

EA shut the fuck up, give us dungeon keeper 3!!!

[THESONYPS3]

If you dont like it dont play it, its that simple so stop ranting on a game millions find fun. Even if the graphics are out dated its not like everyone complains about wii graphics (because the games are fun).

[Tommy334]

This coming from the makers of Madden LOL. The Only thing I like about Madden is the Name (I'm a Raiders Fan Don't Hate).

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

some people just can't fathom that others like cod still lolz they'll make up lame stories to try and back up their argument like, "my friend used to love cod but then he played bf3 and was like, 'omg, this is so much better than cod!!! i'm going to go sell all of my cod games to so i can buy bf3 now!!!'". like, honestly, some people like cod, some people like bf, and some people even like both. hard to comprehend, isn't it?

[Kran]

HOW. DARE. THEY!!!!!

....

That's my job.

[listenkids]

Voted worst company in American, goes around insulting companies, smoooooth.

Sort your servers out EA.

[atticus14]

EA says COD is tired, yet that didnt stop them from turning MoH into the best CoD clone possible.

Its obvious that EA is just jealous and "tired" of hearing their sales numbers. As soon as (or if ever) MoH hits CoD sales numbers you can bet they will stick with that formula till they lose all sales just like CoD has.

[shysun]

ummmm it did take a year off duh!!

[meplaygames]

To all the people comparing madden to COD, just stop because you sound dumb! Madden is an annual sport with a new season each year THE GAME OF FOOTBALL DOES NOT CHANGE!! ... what do you want EA to do? add jet-packs, guns and rocket launchers to keep the game fresh?

Now I agree that if there isn't any significant changes to the actual game play then its wrong for EA to release a brand new game, they should just update the rosters and kits etc via downloadable content.

Whereas COD has been the same tired gameplay since cod 4

[spinbot_lv1]

I'm sure that COD black ops 2 single player campaign will follow the same path of the previous titles: Start the mission somewhere in a place of the heart->run->kill the enemies->checkpoint->run ->kill the enemies->run again-> checkpoint->cinematic in-game sequence->infinite enemies respawn->run through the battle zone->mission ends. Oh! But Battlefield 3 is the same thing.The single player in modern FPS is dead because the trend is to do stupid missions "run and gun" with the lack of narrative continuity. And each mission lasts 10 minutes.

[gcolley]

they have had more than enough time to improve this tired milked series. this is how they do business ever since neversoft with tony hawk also activision and probably even before that.

[bubwright]

i agree cod may be getting old. But this is rich coming from EA, releasing a sims game year after year, fifa games every year since i remember (1995 was my first fifa)

[jalin28]

What more could you expect from the worst company in America? Besides they have madden

[WolfLeBlack]

One thing we should keep in mind, though, is that this is Kevin O' Leary's personal opinion. He may work for EA, but that's his personal Twitter account.

He is allowed to have an opinion :D

Though he should know by now that anything he says will be taken by the media as some sort of official statement

[Thump1967]

Does it matter I play the COD games for run & gun, BF 3 more strategy. GOW 3 just to have a blast. Most people will whine & bitch but pick it up due to there friends playing it plain & simple. Yes COD needs a new engine no doubt but that's for the next system. Ghost Recon another shooter that brings something new to the shooter mentality. Hell I'm from the time that we had Doom & Hexic hell I feel people complain about everything we get is a blessing. If I remember correct long as it fun to the person playing the game that all that matters to a HC gamer anyway.

[Valenka]

Can't hate on EA for speaking the truth.

[bloodscorpio]

You've commented on every Black Ops II article you must really find SOMETHING interesting about the game.

[KiLLeRCLaM]

Play what you enjoy and screw what people think. I have played both Battlefield and COD..I honestly stopped playing COD after MW2, I did play the first black ops but stopped due to it got boring and was the same thing and graphics still the same. COD and MOH were the only games I used to play but now I just play Battlefield 3 as to me it's an amazing game with beautiful visuals and a lot of team play. I won't be buying the new Black Ops doesn't look appealing to me. I will be buying MOH Warfighter though. Everyone has there own opinion and there own taste. Don't have to be asses about it. Both games are great in there own way.

[juanvan]

I am just sick of shelling out $$ for a new game every year - its like a bad date with insurance just that you get to use it more. Maybe I just need more VG time in my life!!

[csreynolds]

Wow, publishers are getting as bad as fanboys... *shakes head*

[luraz]

IM tired of EA... SO much trash talking, but they are losing everything....They are losing fans, games, Shareholder value, reputation and many things. If u look at EA they are commercially in big problems and Activision/Blizzard is making huge money.

My advice to EA is to STOP the trash talking and start innovation, because you will only ruin your own titles. I bought BF3, MW3 and YES I will buy Black Ops 2. I read these idiot comments about activision/CoD every damn day and I really do not care, as I like FPS games and I will buy them all;)

I just dont know why ppl become fanboys, because it ruins this whole industry. Enjoy all games ppl!

Oh, yeah 1 more advice for EA. STOP THE TRASH TALKING YOU GREEDY .....!

[ape007]

EA U MAD?

[Prince_Dim-Lu]

EA really going for it again huh? Could of swore COD crushed BF3 in sales again this time around, and review scores they beat them as well.

[Nes_Daze]

COD is bought by the casual masses, and they eat it up like people who think Avengers is teh best movie of the year.

[enigmaticheretic]

I think first person shooters in general are getting old,tired and repetitive.

[DJLB2115]

COD is Battlefields daddy. Nuff said

[silkrevolver]

I have a good feeling that this will finally be the year that CoD starts dipping in sales.
A boy can dream...

[ATi_Elite]

So we have resulted to name calling now!!!

Black Ops 2 although tired will sell another tired 20 million units!!!

EA Should just ignore COD! EA has so many other titles that do very well! All Activision has is COD!

(Although the Blizzard side is a BEAST)

[bacrec1]

What are they going to say? "oh yeah, this looks great forget our new medal of honor game".

[kagon01]

The more people badmouth about COD, the more successful it will be...

[CoryHG]

Pot meet Kettle.

[svoulis]

Is EA tired of Activision wrecking their face every time they "compete" with CoD?

Honestly, I love BF3, but when EA says thing like "The CoD killer" etc. You know they are eating their own crap.

CoD sells because its CoD. BF3 sells because it's BF3.

EA is just tired of seeing CoD succeed where it cant.

[XIIIWARRIOR41]

You guys are like freakin politicians. all you do is argue which game is better and blah blah blah!!! EA says this, who cares! FPS.... Who gives a shit! Same engine or crappy engine...Like you can really tell a difference! All in all a bunch of whiney babies!!!!

[svoulis]

Just out of curiosity what are you doing than? Seems to me you are raging that gamers are going to argue games?

Why are you on this site then?

No offense and I'm not trying to make you offended at all no sarcasm intended but isn't that the idea of these articles and N4G in general, to discuss gamer news, whether you are arguing it or not. You are still discussing it.

EA just has a way to clench peoples butt holes just right to the point where they must rage all over the place.

[arbitor365]

EA is putting it lightly. no reason to get buttfurious over it. im pretty sure everyone knows that by now.