Have you ever had a friend over and wanted to play some Call of Duty online but found it to be a hassle tossing over the controller every round? Well, we got some great news for you, all you need is a second controller! That’s right, Call of Duty: Black Ops will be the first in the franchise to feature a two player splitscreen multiplayer as well as a offline combat training mode. But, a sacrifice seems to have been made, the co-op campaign known from Call of Duty: World at War will not be returning. Hit the jump for more info, pictures and sources.
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Q. “[Will there be] local co-op, like a splitscreen somehow?”
A. Dan Suarez: “Yes, you can play splitscreen on the combat training mode and on MP (multiplayer).”
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Q: “Two players? Four players?”
A: Dan Suarez: “Two.”
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Q: “It’s in campaign? Co-op as well?”
A: Dan Suarez: “There’s no campaign co-op this year.”