More Black Ops Details

USA Today have revealed their first impressions of the latest Call of Duty game, Call of Duty: Black Ops.

As we suspected the game takes place during the Cold War era.

The name of the level, “WMD,” is set in 1968, during the height of the Cold War. The players’ character is part of a larger endeavor to stop the spread of Communism. As the foursome moves through the facility, they come to a relay station they must take out. One by one, players will pick off unsuspecting foes with a scoped crossbow. Similar to previous Call of Duty titles, players will click to hold their breath and fire away.

Black Ops will be utilizing the motion-capture technology employed by James Cameron in Avatar.

“Instead of individual motion-capture, voice-overs and then facial animations, we actually capture the performances of the actors, including more realistic facial muscle movement.”

Moving the action to the Cold War “offered us diverse locations and conflicts,” Lamia says. “We will stay true to the Call of Duty ethos of taking (characters) around the world and dropping them into hot spots.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops is scheduled for release November 9th 2010.