The name of the new upcoming Call of Duty game by Treyarch is “Call of Duty: Black Ops”. Call of Duty: Black Ops is expected to release on 9th of November 2010, as stated on the official site callofduty.com/blackops.

A developer blog post stated that Treyarch are very excited to reveal their latest development, which is Call of Duty: Black Ops, and that more details are going to be unfolded in the future at callofduty.com/blackops.

Activision has stated earlier that Treyarch will be developing a new title in the Call of Duty franchise this year, while Infinity Ward works on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

The CEO and president of Activision Blizzard’s Activision Publishing subsidiary named Mike Griffith, has resigned his roles as announced by Activision Blizzard. This is effective from 23rd of April, although Mike Griffith will continue to work for the company as a vice-chairman of Activision Blizzard on a twelve month rolling contract.

It is not clear if Griffith’s resignation is somehow based on the public and messy battle with several of the Infinity Ward studio members, following the ground-breaking success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which was released late last year.

Beginning on 8th April, Thursday, fans and players of the Call of Duty franchise will have the chance to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer for free during the special Free Weekend promotion on Valve’s Steam Platform. Modern Warfare 2 returns with a variety of new enhancements including new perks, maps and more.

Players who wish to try out, experience the definitive online experience, and enjoy every moment of the Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer for free, can pre-load the Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer now, on Valve’s Steam Platform. There is absolutely no obligation to participate.

Microsoft revealed that one of the hottest young rugby talents in the United Kingdom, Dylan Hartley, will be recruiting all Xbox LIVE fans available from across the United Kingdom for a unique Game with Fame event.

In order to celebrate the launch of the downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Stimulus Package, Dylan will be playing the first multiplayer maps. The maps will be available for download on 30th of March exclusively on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE .

Call of Duty 6 – Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward for Playstation 3, Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. Published by Activision, the game was officially announced on 11th of February 2009 and was released worldwide on 10th of November 2009. The game is a direct sequel to – Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare, continuing the same storyline, and is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty Franchise. Modern Warfare was released in relation with two other Call of Duty titles such as Call of Duty – Modern Warfare – Reflex for the Nintendo Wii and Call of Duty – Modern Warfare – Mobilized for the Nintendo DS.