We don’t bring you images of every new game’s box art. That would be silly, you’ll see it on the store shelves or when you click “add to basket”, right? It’s hardly “news” and it’s usually barely interesting so we tend to leave those reveals to other sources.
We couldn’t let this one pass though. This is the box art for this year’s installment of the biggest franchise in gaming: Call of Duty: Black Ops.
My personal opinion is that this is an utterly fantastic departure from the usual “moody soldier walking to camera” shot that we’ve been getting recently. This is dark, menacing and visceral. I love the fact that this is a photograph, a physical scene rather than one generated in a cubicle by a guy with more qualifications than friends. I really, really love this and if the game can live up to this high standard then I’m going to love that too. This is a great first volley in the point-of-sale battle from Treyarch and Activision.
What do you think?
poorwretch
Is the other pistol named Harry?
Tuffcub
I like it. Looks like he bloke from last night. Woof.
gazzagb
Looks pretty good actually. Akimbo is always badass!
FrusciantesGhost
Looks cool enough… Yet these days Activision could have an entirely white cover with “Call Of Duty” in tiny letters in th bottom corner and it would sell millions … Heck, stick a picture of a dog taking a shit, I’d still buy it..
Charmed_Fanatic
looks like a tomb raider / deadpool crossover
Doddsy
If his eyes were a little more obvious, it would look like they were going for the 1000 yard stare
bunimomike
What do I think? I think he’s going to accidentally shoot his big toes off then go home early to a hero’s welcome.
Jas-n
that or it’s a hostage picture, with the guns aimed at the hostages head, it was meant to get his family to pay the ransom, but then some gaming company thought that it would be a good idea to use the images as a game cover.
DuffyBox
Just like Brian did and Stewie tried to do!
spudmcgraw
Looks like he is down wiv da kids
STILLCANTTHINKOFAGOODPSNNAME
i think i will get COD4 instead
kh3khalid
Isn’t the guy on the box art Sylvester Stallone?
Rocket_345
it does look like him so maybe