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May 10

Call of Duty: Black Ops First Look preview!

Wow!

The guys over at WePlayCoD has been given a first hand preview of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops coming this winter.

Let me summarize before I ship you off to their site to get the full story:

"Black Ops is not about the Cold War, it’s about the black ops that occurred underneath the Cold War." – Mark Lamia

The Black Ops mp team is twice the size compared to the mp team of World at War.
Work on multiplayer began on day one.
There is no time period for multiplayer, giving us access to more toys and tools.
The mp team reads the forums, blogs, Twitter, etc. and are sensitive to what the community says.
No mp maps have been taken from sp, although some sp maps have been taken from mp.
Create-a-Class customization is deep and includes many new features.
Focus is being put on varied playlists, including those for old school gamers ala Barebones.
The team is also focused on how to extend the game once you leave your console/PC.
Many of your favorite weapons will be seen, although we can’t speak specifics.
Region filter will return.
Leave with party feature sounded to be making a return.
Host migration will be included.
Auto-aim ("Sticky Aim") will have a toggle on/off option.
Focused on preventing hackers/modders with a dedicated "security team".
2-4 play Co-op will return, and it’s not Campaign Co-op, rather a "really fun co-op mode that you and your friends will love to sit on the couch and play". Speculate away people!
It looks like dedicated servers will be returning to the PC version, although mod tools are still in question.

More details can be read in their blog post here.