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Call of Duty: Black Ops zombie co-op confirmed

Activision officially announces return of World at War's popular soldiers-vs.-undead horde mode.

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One of the most popular modes of Call of Duty: World at War was its unlockable zombie-apocalypse mode, Nacht der Toten (Night of the Dead). In it, the otherwise realistic World War II-set shooter allowed up to four players to cooperatively defend a house against increasingly large waves of Nazi undead. (Watch the video below to see it in action.) The mode was such a hit that it spawned two iPhone spin-offs and a downloadable add-on, Zombie Verruckt (Crazy Zombie).

Some Visine could really clear up that eye condition.
Some Visine could really clear up that eye condition.

Though the games share the same developer, Treyarch, there was some concern that zombie mode might not make an appearance in the forthcoming sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Those concerns can now be laid to rest like a reanimated SS storm trooper at the business end of a shotgun. Activision today confirmed rumors that the mode would indeed return, but did not clarify if it would once again be undead Nazis or a new form of shuffling corpse.

Given Black Ops' setting, a more likely contender is zombie Viet Cong, as a good chunk of the game takes place during the Vietnam War. The game's single-player campaign will follow a group of US commandos undertaking various high-risk covert operations in various hot spots of the Cold War, including the jungles of Southeast Asia and the more restless regions of Russia.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is due out November 9 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Nintendo Wii and DS. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's most recent preview.

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I don't do DLC

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I wasn't going to buy this game. I am now :D

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I really am too old to be as excited about this as I am. it's going to be embarrassing being the oldest guy cueing up to buy this on day one. really can't wait (Black ops - now with MORE zombies!)

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i hope there will be a story in zombie mode

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Nice!!!

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Thank god. Zombies solve everything haha

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Like most people really needed another reason to pick this up. Awesome news (though it was expected)

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O GOD YES! I almost dropped out of a semester of college because of the last nazi zombies. Watch me lose my job now.

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@StJimmy15 i was talking about the multilayer cuz thats what basicly matters. If ur talking about the changes in the 5 hour campaigns or a mini zombie add on the that is different

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Zombie Russians. Sigh.

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Why not make a full out zombie game with the cod4 engine, instead of doing this? It would be more convenient and more cash in their pockets. I would definitely buy it.

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"A" downloadable add-on? Zombie Verruckt was like the first of 3. Just saying. @amaan4ever so its a copy and past of MW2 with the guns and maps changed? How is it a copy and paste if the key components have changed? The same engine doesn't matter. Fail... just fail.

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I'm hoping they have different modes for it, it got tiresome in the end simply seeing how long you could survive. Some sort of endgame would be great.

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ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW IM IN

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Zombies that's all I needed to know :3 (and they said the zombie fad was over... PLEASE)

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zombie co-op is fun fun fun :)

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was buying regardless, but this is great news

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is it just me or is the video broken?

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i'm not spending 60 dollars on a copy paste game of mw2 by teryach.Look at the multiplayer its exactly the same with just the guns and maps changed

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At least it's co-op on this part !! Would like to see in game co-op in the campain ,without having to be on-line or DLC !!

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I hope they keep split-screen Zombie action, I have had great times fighting Zombies with a friend into the small hours of the morning.

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as long as i dont run into anymore hackers i might buy this but for now id rent it

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I'm not saying Black Ops will be bad, but man... the enthusiasm here from people over a game that they have already played in 3 sequels already. Zombie mode begins before you even start the game!

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YES! Finally they confirm it. I hear everyone saying that it was back because of the hardened edition DLC but that technically didn't confirm zombies (just confirmed that they are bringing back what we already played). To those who don't want zombies.... don't play it. Simple.

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YES! YES! YES! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WOWZA!!!!!!!!

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now if only they could get rid of treyarch

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YESSS NOW IM GETTING ITFOR SURE!

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Thank CHRIST. That is all I have to F#$ing Say

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YES!!!!!!!!!!

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I was gonna get this game anyway but zombies against an AK-47 and other proper guns? Hell yea

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@NicAgent This is just me, but I think comparing facebook to Nazi zombies is giving Nazi zombies a little too much credit... 500 million users to one crappy zombie add-on mode that costs extra money.

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@Razor619Fist wait, so does that mean in america we eat zombies?

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I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW. The only thing that could make it better is that if they re did the COD5 zombie maps w/ the weapons from the new games...

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Nazi zombies are almost enough to sway me into wanting this game. Almost...

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F*** YES!!!!!!! DAY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

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I remember when Nazi Zombies was nothing more than a bonus mode for completing the World at War campaign... just like Facebook (as recently as 2006) was a network that either your high school or college friend had to invite you onto it. Look how far they have both come...

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whats with all these fanboys defending this failure of a game thrash rehashed. Have fun overpaying $20 for four maps and 1 zombie map, at least 3 times.... Youll be looking at least $120 out of your mommas purse to frustate yourself in this awful game

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xtremeflem2day: Yes, because sequels being mostly similar to their predecessor is such a new things, heaven forfend any of the great classics falling foul of such a thing... Seriously though, do you need a list of games throughout history that have seen little change from a tried and tested formula? And EVEN if you were successful in convincing thousands of people not to buy this game, I don't think it'd change much. Kotick would just fire the heads of Treyarch and the games industry would continue along similar lines.

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I bet it's going to be all DLC maps...

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Everyone knew it was gonna have zombies in it. I mean why would they take out the best part of WaW.

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Uh commie zombies anyone

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I like modern warfare better for Multiplayer and Campaign. However...I love Nazi Zombies... Such a toss-up.

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Black ops got nothin on Reach.

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@xtremeflem2day I agree. There are those whom they disparage Activision, but ironically they like the CoD series. Let's see how many hypocrites will purchase Black Ops in when it releases in stores.

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HELLZ YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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yes sir blackops my $60 is yours

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YESHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yes.

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