Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by Treyarch, is the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise. It is rumored to be a first-person shooter set during the Cold War period. The game will feature an extensive single player campaign and competitive multiplayer modes as part of its core gameplay experience. This will be the second time in the series that it has gone back to a period prior to World War II, with 2008's Call Of Duty: World At War being set during WW2. With Black Ops, players can expect new weapons and technology from this era along with classic elements from previous entries in the series such as zombies mode and online play for up to 16 people simultaneously.

Battlefield Hardline is a first-person shooter video game which allows players to assume the role of either police officers or criminals. Players can choose to play in an episodic crime drama single player campaign, or as cops and criminals in rapid Battlefield multiplayer mode. Tactics involve gathering intelligence, obtaining warrants, and using non-lethal force to effectuate arrests. There are new maps and gadgets that alter the way you play, such as grappling hooks and zip lines to scale city buildings, exotic muscle cars for fast transportation across cities with 'cheddar', armored trucks that give your crew a lift - all while keeping teamwork key for winning turf wars.