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Call of Duty: Black Ops II will indeed support dedicated servers on PC, developer Treyarch has confirmed. And not just any old dedicated servers, oh no, ranked dedicated servers.

Call of Duty's free Face Off mode will be available to PS3 owners later this month.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 head Mark Lamia talks about how the team grounded its future tech in reality, and shares bits on optimizing for the PC version.

The second DLC pack for non-Elite members is now available on Xbox 360. "Content Collection #2" contains five maps: Getaway, Lookout, Sanctuary, Foundation, Oasis, Kill Switch, and Iron Clad. In addition, the add-on offers two spec ops missions.

Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch doesn't believe the annualized franchise needs a "new engine." Mark Lamia, studio head at Treyarch, argues that "engines" are simply a "buzzword," and talks up the "significant" work that went into creating Black Ops 2's visuals.

Activision's Call of Duty Elite subscription service now has two million paying members.

With all the hubbub over Call of Duty's "season of content," it's nice to see Activision throw non-paying fans a bone with some free DLC. Coming May 15th is the new Face Off mode--created specifically for 1v1 and 2v2 battles.

A legal memorandum that is part of Infinity Ward's suit against Activision may end up having legal implications on the recently announced Black Ops 2.

With each successive annual installment of Call of Duty, naysayers rawl out of the woodwork to declare that the series is doomed. Early indications are that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will do just fine, setting pre-order records at Amazon.

Activision has released a series of mini-documentaries featuring author Peter Singer and retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, arguing that the depiction of war in Black Ops 2 isn't so unrealistic.