Activision confirmed today that the next Call of Duty game will be arriving on November 9 and will be titled Call of Duty: Black Ops. The press release comes on the heels of the Black Ops website going live today, perhaps a bit early, in anticipation of the exclusive GameTrailers TV reveal of the first trailer for the title very late tonight/early tomorrow morning at 12:40 AM on Spike TV.

Despite beliefs that the game would take place in Vietnam it now appears, according to Kotaku, that the title will have modern setting. continue reading…

Valve sent out a press release last night that announced the official Steam arrival date on the Mac as May 12.

The press release included no additional information, but it’s nice to know that Valve is quickly moving from beta to full release in a hurry. Originally, when Steam for the Mac was announced it was indicated that the game client would arrive in April. Valve gave no reason for the delay, but the arrival of Steam is a welcome addition to the Mac catalog. continue reading…

Yesterday Bungie announced that they are joining forces with Activision for the next decade after their exclusive agreement with Microsoft ended in 2007. After years of developing Halo titles for the Xbox and Xbox 360, Bungie is looking forward to utilizing Activision as a platform for gaining development experience on a range of consoles.

In the press release issued yesterday Bungie President Harold Ryan said, “We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise. From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.” continue reading…

Yesterday we posted an utterly beautiful commercial for the Halo: Reach beta that showed off the birth of a Spartan, as Carter 259, the star of Reach, goes through the transformation from regular-old-army-Joe to a Spartan III soldier. The beautifully shot commercial lasted a minute and undoubtedly left many of you, like us, wanting more.

A new, extended version has shown up on YouTube, and adds nearly two minutes more to the experience. Don’t expect much new, though. The video simply expands upon scenes by showing more of the same moments from the first film – new angle, extended cuts and more needlework.

It’s well worth the watch, though, and should get fans appropriately riled up for the Halo: Reach beta, which arrives on May 3. Check it out after the break.

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Treyarch’s latest Call of Duty title, following up the incredibly successful Call of Duty: World At War, will be revealed this friday on GameTrailers TV.

Rumors have floated around regarding the content of the game, which many believe takes place in the Vietnam era. In addition, rumors say that the game will focus on special ops teams tasked with infiltrating enemy strongholds. The game will obviously bring a multitude of multiplayer modes and should be arriving before the Holiday season this year. continue reading…