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Find out how you can get banned from Black Ops II
Ah, the modern gaming era. Day one patches, online passes, and of course, permabans on consoles. As we're nearing the launch of the sure to be mega-hit Black Ops II, Treyarch has layed out a few ground rules. Most of it is common sense, but it's probably a good idea to read it anyway, as the ruleset defines how you can get banned for "unauthorized live streams"; which is kind of a big part of the game given the new YouTube functionality. "Offensive content" includes foul language (well f*ck, there goes my chances of streaming anything), and obvious things like racism and nudity. The other usual rules apply, like no hacking, boosting, glitching, modding, or making offensive emblems. I'm interested in seeing how often the streaming regulations are enforced. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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| 11:00 PM on 05.09.2013 Black Ops II's multiplayer is free on Steam this weekend |

There's a little special on Call of Duty: Black Ops II over on Steam where you can play the multiplayer component for free all weekend long. Yup, you have full access and not only that, the game is 33% off on Steam right now....more
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Fresh off the Call of Duty: Uprising DLC release, Treyarch has announced a Double Weapon XP weekend for Black Ops II, which starts at 10AM PDT today (right around the time of this writing). Since we already had a real Double ...more
| 1:00 AM on 04.09.2013 Team Fariko wins the first Call of Duty Championship |

Team Fariko Impact won big after three days of intense Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer action in the first ever Call of Duty Championship. 32 teams from around the world came together to battle it out, with the ultimat...more
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The Call of Duty Championship kicks off today and sees teams from all around the world competing for up to $1 million dollars in prizes. The tournament begins with a ceremony starting at 12PM Pacific, and then the 32 teams go...more
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Following PlanetSide 2 and Origin's lead, Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be integrating Twitch streaming right into the game. This will allow players to broadcast their matches live right onto their Twitch.tv channel. ...more
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