One of the best things about Call of Duty multiplayer is the killstreak rewards. Getting a set number of kills and being rewarded with greatness such as an attack helicopter, a predator missile, an AC-130 airship, and even a nuke can bring such an amazing amount of fun and excitement to an essentially saturated genre. The latest installment in the Call of Duty series, Black Ops, has just had a leak on a few of it’s killstreaks recently. Oh, and guess what…

…dogs are back!

Call of Duty: Black Ops Killstreak Bonuses

• 3 Kills – Spy Plane
• 3 Kills – RC-XD (RC bomb)
• 4 Kills – Counter Spy Plane
• 4 Kills – SAM Turret
• 5 Kills – Care Package
• 5 Kills – Napalm Strike
• 6 Kills – Sentry Gun
• 6 Kills – Mortar Team
• 7 Kills – Attack Helicopter
• 7 Kills – Valkyrie Rockets
• 8 Kills – Blackbird
• 8 Kills – “Rolling Thunder”
• 9 Kills – Chopper Gunner
• 11 Kills – Attack Dogs
• 11 Kills – Gunship

Don’t lie, a napalm strike sounds pretty f’n cool, don’t ya think? And remember, this isn’t the complete list of things, just a little taster if you will. Let’s hope Treyarch confirms some more stuff in the near future. Sound off below and let us know which killstreak interests you the most.

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In their 3rd Quarter Financial Results, 2K Games officially announced that L.A. Noire has been delayed until the first half of 2011.

While the delay comes as no surprise, given the game’s absence from the major game shows this year as well as the rumors of the delay from a couple of weeks ago, it is still a bit of a bummer. The game looks quite interesting and now it will add to the glut of high quality games coming in the first half of 2011.

L.A. Noire is a detective story set in the 1940’s and when the game does finally come out, it will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Be honest with yourself. Its every gamer’s secret fantasy to dismember their so-called ‘friends’ with cordless power tools. Okay maybe not, but that’s not really the point; the point is that we’ve heard some rumors today for the previously announced Dead Space 2 multiplayer. GamerNode reports that in addition to a deathmatch-style mode, where players will control both Necromorphs (\m/) and soldiers, there will be other multiplayer modes announced later.

Additionally, (and most shockingly) pre-ordering through GameStop will net you an exclusive in-game rivet gun but, on the uptick, pre-ordering anywhere will get you Dead Space: Ignition, the motion-comic prequel detailing events leading up to Dead Space 2. So, hit the comments; who’s picking up Dead Space 2? Who can’t wait to eat their friend’s brains as a Necromorph? Who else thinks those Necro-baby-zombie-things are pretty much the scariest thing imaginable?

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Ready to prove you are the absolute  best of the best in Call of Duty? Think you’re up to snuff with the big boys? Treyarch wants you to prove you’re more than talk with Call of Duty: Black Ops and it’s new Wager matches. Use the currency you earn in Black Ops and put it on the line against other players aiming to make you broke-think you can handle the pressure?

There are four wager matches to choose from, all Free-For-All of course, and all are really creative and intriguing. One match, called One in the Chamber, has you spawn with a pistol, one bullet, and three lives; if you kill an enemy you can take their bullet, however, if you miss you are then defenseless. There’s also a gametype called Sticks and Stones, where a tomahawk throw to the back will make you instantly bankrupt!

You can check out a video explaining all four gametypes here, and then head down to the comment bunker and tell us what you think of Black Ops‘ multiplayer. Is it shaping up nicely, or is it more of the same?

Valve’s Gabe Newell has promised at least three “big surprises” in the next 12 months, according to the latest issue of PC Gamer.

Knowing Valve, Newell could have pulled the number “three” out of thin air–maybe it was the number of doughnuts he had for breakfast that morning. Either way, Valve wants to prepare us for a shocking year.

“I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn’t going to stop any time soon. I’m just laughing because… people will be shocked again,” Newell said. “We have three pretty big surprises in the next 12 months at least.”

So what could the three–at least–surprises from Valve be? My bet is on Half-Life 3, a full-length TF2 movie and a hat DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2. What do you guys think Valve is cooking up? Make your wishlist in the comments!

Fittingly, Batman: Arkham City likes a little mystery behind its release – Rocksteady confirmed to UK magazine PSM3 the sequel will feature some sort of multiplayer capability, but didn’t reveal any specifics about what that might mean.

“Multiplayer is a certainty, but no details on this yet,” a PSM3 article previewing the game teased in its September issue.

Multiplayer in Arkham City could range from a versus mode to a whole co-op campaign, most likely with Catwoman clawing at your side, as there has been no sign of any boy wonders in the game.

In another mysterious move, twenty new (freakin’ awesome) screenshots from Arkham City have surfaced online, traced back to an anonymous Flickr account. While their authenticity is as yet unconfirmed, the pictures look too legit to be fanmade and Harley Quinn’s outfit matches her official reveal on the cover of OPM UK.

Check out the screens then discuss what you want to see in a Batman: Arkham City multiplayer mode below!

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Microsoft confirmed Kinect’s voice recognition system will support only four languages at launch: US English, UK English, Mexican Spanish and Japanese.

Qu’est-ce que l’enfer?

Mainland Europe, Australia, Canada and all other Kinected countries will have to wait at least until Spring 2011 for their specific voice recognition region to be activated. Until then, regions will be locked out of the voice system entirely, meaning even if a main-lander knows how to speak one of the four supported languages, Kinect no podrá hacerlo.

Lidia Pitzalis of Microsoft España explained to Eurogamer.es the decision to block languages by region is to ensure users don’t have any “frustrating experiences” with foreign accents. As a West Coast resident, I think Louisianans have foreign accents, but Microsoft seems confident Kinect will have no trouble recognizing anything in the States or across the UK.

What do our foreign commenters think about the exclusion of so many languages at Kinect’s launch? Do you think this will this affect Kinect sales in the excluded regions? ¡Nos diga aquí!

Here is a great piece of news for all those die hard Dreamcast fanatics out there-Major Nelson just reported that Sonic Adventure will be speeding our way September 15 on the Xbox Live Arcade.

…and that’s it!

Well, a price was given too, 800 MS Points. However, this is all we know for the time being, but of course we will keep you updated as soon as we know what the 411 is.

Let’s switch up things a bit, since there’s not much else to say on Mr. Sonic. What Dreamcast games would you dudes love to see be re-released on the XBLA? I’m sure you all have your absolute favorites, so let’s here ‘em!

While an afore posted article about Crackdown 2’s upcoming DLC gave deets on the DLC itself, this article confirms an actual release date, and that is September 2. Just a quick recap though, the ‘Toy Box’ DLC has a few goodies inside, the best of which (and free) is the ‘Keys to the City’ mode, which basically allows all Agents to activate any cheat at any time and cause even more beautiful explosions, jumps, etc.

Additionally, for 560 MS Points, you could also obtain five new weapons, two new vehicles, Avatar goodness (no, not the film), and 10 new Achievements to unlock.

So Agents, what will it be on September 2-Free DLC or the super duper edition? Drop down below and tell us what will be queued up in your pending downloads tab.

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While previously rumored, Microsoft just confirmed to the guys at ComputerandVideoGames that they are set to release a new, first party Xbox 360 controller on November 9, 2010 in the U.S. and February 2011 in Europe. The new controller will retail for $64.99 in the U.S. A spokesperson stated to CWG, “the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with Play & Charge Kit – with Transforming D-pad will be available beginning early 2011 in the UK.”

Where do you fighting fanatics come in you ask? Right…about…now! When you rotate the directional pad 90 degrees, it raises up ‘about a quarter of an inch’, which is hopefully going to assist players with pulling off ridiculous strings of combos.

I’m glad to hear Microsoft is finally listening to the fighting community on this issue, because the Xbox d-pad has been rather infamous since the console’s birth. However, do you think it’s too little, too late? Leave your feedback below and spark up a discussion!