The last few months have witnessed a slew of information morsels drop surrounding the Call of Duty game recently decrypted as Black Ops 2, all of which appear to be dovetailing into an official May 1 premiere during the NBA playoffs – and all of which appear to give us a tiny hint about what to expect come this November.
Perhaps the greatest revelation yet is that Black Ops 2 likely won’t be set anywhere near the haunting mysteries of its 60’s Cold War predecessor, but rather in the future 10 to 15 years from now. This we gleaned when the Call of Duty website directed us to an FPS Russia demonstration of a futuristic Quadrotor helicopter/drone, describing it as a kill-steak bonus for the game’s iconic multiplayer. It was a gleefully exciting tease, no doubt, but absent of any in-game footage, we could only speculate about its appearance in Black-Ops 2.
That’s no longer the case thanks to Reel EFX, the Hollywood special effects firm who built the quadrotor for FPS Russia’s explosive exposition. The company released a huge batch of images depicting the high-grade gizmo, both in its real-life construction and in its in-game manifestation as a weapon in Black Ops 2. Obviously the later is rendered on the engine of Modern Warfare 3 (or a very early build of Black Ops 2), but it’s worth seeing the drone in its computerized glory – if anything, to confirm that generic blue hatchbacks are once again destructible set pieces.
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The images – and stop us if this sounds familiar – were taken down almost as soon as they appeared, but fortunately MP1st got a hold of the shots you see above first. At the same time, YouTube user MrRoflWaffles took things a step further by assembling them in their entirety.
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