The world of online multiplayer has provided hours of shooter entertainment for decades at this point, and raised a few settings and levels to the status of gaming’s most hallowed. ‘De_dust2,’ ‘Bloodgulch,’ ‘Wake Island’ and others brought level design and personality together to make maps as brilliantly built as they were memorable.
With Black Ops, the 1960′s era ‘Nuketown’ map worked its way into the hearts and minds of the Call of Duty community, and there’s no going back. With Black Ops 2 set to bring a re-imagined version of the map as a pre-order bonus, the developers have answered a few questions regarding the package, and hint at what kind of personality ‘Nuketown 2025′ will exhibit.
While the campaign of Black Ops 2 will largely take place in the year 2025, the multiplayer map apparently won’t be built around the same technology or approach to warfare as the game’s new quadrotors and war machines. ‘Nuketown 2025′ won’t be an updated version of the compact carnage seen in the previous nuclear testing grounds, but apparently a version of a ‘model future neighborhood’ as it would have been imagined in the 1960′s.
Instead of keeping committed to the real-world inspirations for the game’s singleplayer campaign, the decision means that Treyarch has plenty of room to bring a truly unique and absurd multiplayer setting. The original was chock full of easter eggs and sense of humor, so hopefully there will be hover-cars and silver jumpsuits aplenty for ‘Nuketown 2025.’
The developers have also answered a few questions that fans may be asking, especially those who have already pre-ordered a copy of Black Ops 2 prior to the map being announced. Despite the exclusivity deal the series currently shares with Microsoft, the map will be available on launch day for all pre-orders, on all platforms. “Most major retailers worldwide” are participating, as well as PC pre-orders purchased through Steam.
The game’s official site emphasizes the fact that this day one DLC is not locked on the disc, but entirely downloaded content, and that those who have already pre-ordered a copy are promised the ability to gain access to the content as well. Exactly how the difference is going to be detected at midnight on launch day isn’t clear, but for now it seems that everyone and their brother has pre-ordered a copy, so that’s not much of an issue.
The decision to release true DLC on release day across every platform is certainly going to gain Treyarch some credit from gamers not playing on the Xbox 360. The inclusion of dedicated servers for PC did the same, so perhaps the studio really is starting to fine-tune their community and support as competition mounts industry-wide.
Fans can see just what visions of the future the developers have found the most ripe for multiplayer, and how ‘Nuketown 2025′ measures up to its predecessor when the game releases.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 releases on November 13 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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Source: CallofDuty.com
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I’m glad that they are bringing back fan favorites! I want them to bring back maps like Firing Range and Summit also! I love Treyarch!
I agree, Nuketown, Firing Range and Summit are by far the best maps in Black Ops. Go Treyarch!!!
its lke people forget that nuketown is in the middle of nowhere, nuktown should be dust cause it get blown up
SPAIN #1 AGAIN, THREE YEARS RUNNING IN A MAJOR TOUNAMENT, NO TEAM BEFORE HAS MANAGED IT. NOT EVEN LEGENDARY BRAZIL.
sorry, just wanted to say that. im drunk after all hehehehe!
If would be amazing if they win the world cup in 2 years! Overall, the game was kind of lame though (Italy’s end at least) Lol
“Exactly how the difference is going to be detected at midnight on launch day isn’t clear…”
Maybe retailers can see when you preordered the game, so all they have to do is look at that and if that date is before the cutoff, that person gets Nuketown 2025.
Of all maps, why this one?
It’s pretty obvious: Nuketown was the most popular map in Black Ops.
It is the best one they made, look it up on facebook.
Nuke Town has its own facebook fan page after all.
I just never understood why, it was one of my least favorite.
Once again, it’s pretty obvious: it’s extremely small and easy to find people. It’s very fast-paced and chaotic. Many people like that, myself included.
Ohhhh that explains everything!
if there is one company i trust for call of duty, its treyarch. They have made some amazing games compared to activision. I also love how they take call of duty to new levels, like adding strange new additions such as the ability to dolphin dive, a very much loved zombie mode, and their way of opening up new time periods. Activision has always stuck with the present at the time the game was created, while treyarch has gone slightly into the past, deep into the past, and will move to the future. Treyarch is easily my favorite game maker because of their experimenting instead of trying to stick with whats working all the time. Extremely excited for B-ops 2
@Jeff, I admire your passion but your facts are off. Infinity Ward created CoD, in the WWII era, not the present. Also, Infinity Ward was the first in CoD’s history to change the time period because they wanted to set themselves apart from Treyarch. Treyarch changed time period after MW2 with Black Ops exploring the 60′s. Activision is the publisher, they don’t develop anything. Get it?
I don’t mean to sound like a jackass but Activision is the publisher. The company your talking about is actually Infinity Ward. But yeah I get what your saying, I personally prefer Treyarch over Infinity Ward
Are you retarded Jeff?
Can we please have more info on the zombies thats the main the i care about from bo2
If those people who didn’t pre-ordered Black ops II, do we still get Nuketown 2025 and the bonus maps too?
If those people who didn’t pre-ordered Black ops II, do we still get Nuke town 2025 and the bonus maps too?
If those people who didn’t pre-ordered Black ops II, do we still get Nuketown 2025 and the bonus maps too
Nope. You’ll have to buy them when they’r released as DLC.
Personally, I like the mw series better. But, can’t compare 2 different makers. Black Ops (original) was pretty good at start, and now I can’t wait for #2. Reading all the news gets me excited and READY!
Well im glad u are all excited but guess what its gone treyarch took it away from us seven days was it for them i guess plzz like so we can get this into treyarchs mind and have them give it back