Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

You may have seen it all over Twitter and plastered across the internet. It's no lie - Black Ops 2 is a reality and due for release November 13th 2012. We're buzzing over here and want to bring you a few recently discovered pieces of information. If I could do this as a live blog, I would. Instead, I'm planning on staying up until all the information is released and writing this as the news reaches me. Black Ops 2 is due to be announced tonight and we cannot wait to hear all the details for the next CoD game. MW3 was spectacular and we hope this one will live up to its expectations.

Set in 2025, there's a new problem facing humankind - a lack of rare earth elements. It's no longer about the energy crisis, this is far more important. Rare earth minerals power many of our everyday products, from phones to military equipment. In BO 2, China is refusing to trade anymore elements with the USA and the rest of the world, following an attack on the Chinese stock market. This starts a new cold war between China and the USA, with Russia attempting to provoke both side into full-out war - sneaky.

The game will start in the 1980's as a build up to the current situations. During the 1980's period you'll play as Alex Mason (you may remember him from the previous BO game). In this part of the game there is also the opportunity to ride horses during one of the missions (as suggested by the trailer (see below)) - which looks great. A lot of fans are excited about this particular feature. However, once you reach 2025 his son, David Mason, will take over and you'll be saving the world with him. Now, in 2025 military weaponry is pretty advanced and uses drones, autopilot planes and all that kind of futuristic-Terminator-stuff. When you first see these it'll be in Los Angeles as it is called for evacuation. Basically, the whole intro is filled with bombs, guns and a whole load of robot machinery. The robot machinery is seriously cool. Just take a look at C.L.A.W who looks a lot like a horse. But that's just the intro, what the game is actually like, no one yet knows, but if this fantastic introduction is anything to go by then it's going to be fantastic. For those of you who liked covert missions in BO, don't worry - there will be loads of those.

Here's the most exciting part - your decisions on the game WILL impact the story. The death and survival of your group in missions will have a massive effect on the story. You have the choice to go it alone or control an entire team of soldiers. This looks more than a little exciting. Think of how different this game will be now that you can choose how the story ends - will Menendez succeed or fail?

When it comes to multi-player there isn't much that we know except that it will be filled with zombies, burning buildings and a lot of shooting.

Check out the trailer here, it looks amazing.

November 13th is on its way and the excitement is rising. Are you looking forward to Black Ops 2?