The story takes place across two separate arcs, one recounting events in the 1980s, and the other following characters in the year 2025. The link to the Call of Duty: Black Ops II website was also granted access to the public to coincide with the world reveal during the NBA basketball playoffs.
It is the first game made by Treyarch to be set in the future, and also the first direct sequel produced for the series by the studio. It is the sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops and was announced on May 1, 2012, during the NBA basketball game. This is the ninth main installment for the Call of Duty franchise, set for release on November 13, 2012.
' THE FUTURE IS BLACK.' - Official tag lineĬall of Duty: Black Ops II, stylized as CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II, and also abbreviated as COD: BO2, or simply BO2, is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Single-player, Multiplayer, Strike Force, Zombies
