Here in modern times, we have realized that the best way to release DLC is to stagger it in multiple tiers according to platform, premium membership, eye color, and name. So, Xbox 360 owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 with a DLC season pass, you may now download the Nuketown Zombies map, provided you also have hazel eyes and are named June.

Watch: Zombies. In Nuketown »

An upcoming title update to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will re-enable the Theater Mode, after an exploit previously forced Treyarch to pull it. The Emblems were also disabled recently, but they were not mentioned as a returning feature in this update.

Read more: Changes also coming to UAV requirements »

Now, really, the correct way to look at the latest annual Call of Duty setting record sales every year is that video games are becoming a greater part of mainstream culture, making them more acceptable. So, really, you should be glad that Activision today announced that, on top of setting new day-one sales records, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has beaten last year's installment to the $1 billion mark. You are, aren't you?

Read more: In 15 days, beating MW3's 16 and Avatar's 17 »

Yeah, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is already out, and doing incredibly well in sales already, but that hasn't stopped Activision from dropping a new video on us, albeit a pretty good one. We get a behind-the-scenes look at how the live-action-trailer-turned-TV-spot was created.

Watch: Explosions and zombies »

If you play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PC, there's a fair chance you've griped about not being able to set the field of view higher than 80 degrees. Good news! Treyarch has pushed out a PC patch which boosts that cap to 90, meaning it will feel less squeezed and weird on your monitor.

Read more: Bug fixes too »

A new title update is rolling out for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which fixes a few pesky bugs just in time for your family's post-turkey naps. The full patch notes won't be available until tomorrow, but design director David Vonderhaar has mentioned a few of the fixes.

Read more: Dragonfire and escort drones fixed »

A nuclear testing town will never be the most stable of places, but Nuketown 2025 has had a right old time of things these past few days. Touted as a pre-order bonus for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the revamp of classic Cod Blops map Nuketown was pulled from rotation yesterday, only to return in a new playlist following complaints from fans.

Read more: In out, in out, you nuke it all about »

Editor's note: The single-player review of the game can be found here.

As with every entry in Activision's annual FPS franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 needs to accomplish many things. Not only must this year's entry satisfy the existing Call of Duty fanbase, it must attempt to expand that audience, bringing back detractors into its fold. Over the years, would-be fans have been turned off by a number of issues, including Kill Streaks, balance issues with the loadouts, unlocks and rewards.

While the core multiplayer experience of Black Ops 2 has the same basic framework as previous Call of Duty games, Treyarch has addressed many of those issues: revamping the way you customize your loadouts, fine-tuning core components, adding new game modes, and filling out the baked-in competitive aspect of online play.

Read more: Kill Streaks are thankfully gone »

Activision has gone over the launch-day figures for the latest Call of Duty game and once again declared the latest instalment the biggest-selling yet. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sold-through an estimated $500 million in its first 24 hours on sale, according to data from market research firm Chart-Track and its own internal sources. You may personally be growing tired of annualised Call of Duty sequels, but the world certainly isn't.

Read more: Up $40 million on Modern Warfare 3's launch day »

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 comes packed with a fair bit of content, between the campaign, multiplayer, and expanded zombie modes. But Treyarch is planning to add more modes eventually, based on some internal playtests.

Read more: Treyarch hasn't 'decided which ones' to release »

Ah, FPSs! They don't make them like they used to, do they? No, in many ways and for a number of reasons. But if you find yourself nostalgically longing for The Good Old Days and sniping at the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, then have I got the Doom 2 parody mod for you!

Watch: Pain, misery and suffering »

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is a futuristic take on warfare, but not quite this futuristic. Scattered buyers from all around the gaming community have claimed that in their PC copies of Black Ops 2, the second disc actually contains Mass Effect 2 data.

Read more: PC copies only reported »

It's November, so three events are sure to happen, come Hell or high water: Thanksgiving, the beginning of the college basketball season, and the release of a new Call of Duty game. Activision's latest annual release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, is an invigorating story-driven look at future war, marred ever so slightly by aging technology driving the game.

Read more: A believable future »

Are you a zombie lover? First of all, gross. Second, good news! Activision and Treyarch have announced that the Nuketown Zombies bonus map has been added to the line-up of Season Pass downloadable content. The content will hit Xbox 360 Season Pass owners sometime in December, so you can make some spirits bright by putting a ho-ho-hole in some undead gray matter.

Read more: Collector's Editions get early access »

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is heading into the future for the first time, and developer Treyarch went through careful consideration of how much sci-fi might be too much. Even with all of the future-tech additions, though, a much larger shift comes to the game's multiplayer comes in the form of Score Streaks, which are replacing Kill Streaks. While experienced CoD players can still enjoy their high kill counts, Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia explained how it makes a more welcoming multiplayer environment.

Read more: 'We absolutely look at what came before' »