Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Announced

Could this be the game-changer for the COD franchise?
I was not expecting to say this, but say it I will- Call Of Duty: Black Ops II actually looks and sounds pretty darn impressive. Activision announced the game yesterday and revealed the first trailer for it this morning- in short, we see that the game takes place in the year 2025, features pseudo-futuristic technology and open world vehicle and army battles that look different to pretty much every other COD game we've seen before. On top of that, since it's Treyarch who's bringing back the series, Zombies are making a comeback too, multiplayer is planned to be refined to its absolute maximum and the main campaign will have multiple endings based on the actions you choose to make in the storyline. Wowza- talk about defying expectations! Throw in flashback missions to 1980s Afghanistan featuring Black Ops' protagonist Alex Mason (whose grandson David you play as in modern-day) and Commander Woods and missions set with you riding on horses and we really could be in for something very special this time around. Check out the first trailer below; Call Of Duty: Black Ops II will retail on 360 and PS3 on November 13th. Just to clarify, that makes this Summer and Autumn's release schedule so far look something like this...
MAY 15TH: DIABLO III
MAY 18TH: MAX PAYNE 3
MAY 25TH: GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER
JUNE 8TH: INVERSION
JUNE 22ND: LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPERHEROES; STEEL BATALLION: HEAVY ARMOR
JUNE 29TH: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
JULY 20TH: KINGDOM HEARTS 3D
AUGUST 17TH: SLEEPING DOGS
AUGUST 24TH: SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2
AUGUST 31ST: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON
SEPTEMBER 7TH: FAR CRY 3
SEPTEMBER 21ST: BORDERLANDS 2
SEPTEMBER 25TH: DISHONORED
OCTOBER 2ND: RESIDENT EVIL 6
OCTOBER 19TH: BIOSHOCK: INFINITE
OCTOBER 30TH: ASSASSIN'S CREED III
NOVEMBER 6TH: HALO 4
NOVEMBER 13TH: CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II
And bearing in mind that we've yet to get dates for Aliens: Colonial Marines; Tomb Raider; Hitman: Absolution; Epic Mickey 2; Grand Theft Auto V; 007 Legends; Fable: The Journey; FIFA 13; Forza Horizon; LEGO City Stories; LittleBigPlanet Karting; Luigi's Mansion 2; Metal Gear Rising; The Last Of Us; New Super Mario Bros 2; Overstrike; Paper Mario; South Park: The Game; and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you just KNOW it's going to be a busy few months!