Call of Duty: Black Ops II to Stream Directly to YouTube Company: Activision Product: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops II's new live streaming feature, available when the game launches on November 13th, will let players live stream gameplay on YouTube directly from the Xbox 360 and PS3 game consoles. This first-of-its-kind innovation will allow players to live stream Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer League Play games, as well as the player's webcam and audio commentary, while playing. Call of Duty Elite takes the live streaming experience even further, letting viewers on Elite see the player card of the user that is streaming. With just a couple clicks, viewers can dig deeper to see such information as class loadouts, recent match data, as well as career stats across supported Call of Duty games on Elite. Call of Duty: Black Ops II player live streams will be viewable on YouTube via web browsers, mobile and tablets through Call of Duty Elite as well as individual YouTube user channels. "From the beginning of development with Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the team has been pushing boundaries on every front to offer Call of Duty fans things that they haven't been able to do before. With our competitive play and eSports initiatives, we wanted to deliver live streaming capabilities built right into Call of Duty: Black Ops II, because Call of Duty is not only fun and exciting to play, but we believe it will be just as exciting to watch. By making the capability of live streaming as accessible as possible to our fans, straight from a player's console without the need for any additional hardware or sophisticated setups, we are empowering our fans to share their multiplayer experiences." - Mark Lamia, studio head of Treyarch. "Our partners are using YouTube Live to bring entertainment, must-see moments and more to millions of people around the world. With Call of Duty: Black Ops II, people can live stream their gameplay directly from the game or watch the best players live on YouTube, which is an awesome next step for the eSports community." - Sang Kim, Head of Game Partnerships A verified YouTube account is required to live stream. A valid Call of Duty Elite registration is necessary to view the streams and related information inside Call of Duty Elite. Call of Duty: Black Ops II player live streams will be subject to limitations and restrictions. Additional Call of Duty: Black Ops II live stream destinations will be announced in the future. Call of Duty: Black Ops II launches worldwide on November 13, 2012, on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. The title is also slated for release in North America on November 18, 2012 for the new Wii U game system from Nintendo. Call of Duty: Black Ops II has an ESRB rating of "M" (Mature) for blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, suggestive themes and drug usage. -GameVortex Staff, GameVortex Communications AKA R2-GV Related Links: The Official Call of Duty: Black Ops II Website Call of Duty: Black Ops II on Facebook Follow Treyarch on Twitter Buy Call of Duty: Black Ops II on Amazon Game Vortex's Coverage of Call of Duty