Call of Duty: Black Ops splitscreen online multiplayer confirmed; no co-op campaign

Have you ever had a friend over and wanted to play some Call of Duty online but found it to be a hassle tossing...

Have you ever had a friend over and wanted to play some Call of Duty online but found it to be a hassle tossing over the controller every round? Well, we got some great news for you, all you need is a second controller! That’s right, Call of Duty: Black Ops will be the first in the franchise to feature a two player splitscreen multiplayer as well as a offline combat training mode. But, a sacrifice seems to have been made, the co-op campaign known from Call of Duty: World at War will not be returning. Hit the jump for more info, pictures and sources.

One of the biggest gaming franchises has added a feature to their incoming game Call of Duty: Black Ops that is sure to grab the attention of those who might not of bought the game otherwise: two player splitscreen. Suspicions of local co-op online started coming about when videos featuring the create a class sections briefly went to the player match menu and below the player’s name was the option to “add controller for splitscreen”. Here’s a picture for reference (click to enlarge) (source):

black ops multiplayer splitscreen co-op confirmed

But, that’s not all. To go on and say that the single image presented here is a surefire confirmation would be quite naive. To confirm things and add a bit of information, but also confirm a non-returning feature, is the Executive Producer working on Black Ops, Daniel Suarez. In an interview from several press, Dan Suarez spoke about a plethora of things, but, the one that stood out was the question if Black Ops would have splitscreen co-op. Here is a transcript of the interesting bits:

6:24 in video
Q. “[Will there be] local co-op, like a splitscreen somehow?”
A. Dan Suarez: “Yes, you can play splitscreen on the combat training mode and on MP (multiplayer).”

6:33 in video
Q: “Two players? Four players?”
A: Dan Suarez: “Two.”

7:04 in video
Q: “It’s in campaign? Co-op as well?”
A: Dan Suarez: “There’s no campaign co-op this year.”

As you can see, sadly, there will be no co-op campaign this year. Also, we’d like to mention that you can most definitely play online, if that wasn’t clear, as when he tries to demo what he said the path on screen goes (6:53 in video) “Multiplayer > Xbox Live > (choice) Player Match / Wager Match / Theater > (chooses) Player Match and splitscreen option is there”. Here’s the video for reference of everything we’ve said, you know, prove it’s “legit” and stuff:

So, are you looking forward to playing with your buddies locally by splitscreen online? Are you upset that they removed the co-op campaign? Just post a comment down below and discuss with others.

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