wraggster
January 10th, 2012, 00:33
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/callofdutyblackops2.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/report-activision-scoops-up-blackops2-com/)
Activision, by proxy, has bought BlackOps2.com. Fusible (http://fusible.com/2012/01/sequel-may-be-closer-as-activision-secretly-acquires-blackops2-com-domain/) did the detective work on this, which posits Activision bought up Black Ops domains (http://fusible.com/2011/08/activision-may-go-up-to-modern-warfare-6-black-ops-6-with-its-newest-domains/) last year -- up toBlack Ops 6 -- through brand protection company MarkMonitor (https://www.markmonitor.com/). Black Ops 2domains were missing from the previous list (http://fusible.com/2011/08/activision-may-go-up-to-modern-warfare-6-black-ops-6-with-its-newest-domains/), but it appears that's being rectified.
Now, none of this guarantees that Black Ops 2 is on the way as this year's Call of Duty, but it does mean that MarkMonitor is under orders to protect the brand for the future.
Call of Duty: Black Ops had a record-breaking (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/17/activision-modern-warfare-3-sales-reach-775-million-in-five-da/) debut of $650 million in sales during its first week at retail in 2010, which it held for one year until Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crushed that with $775 million.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/report-activision-scoops-up-blackops2-com/
Activision, by proxy, has bought BlackOps2.com. Fusible (http://fusible.com/2012/01/sequel-may-be-closer-as-activision-secretly-acquires-blackops2-com-domain/) did the detective work on this, which posits Activision bought up Black Ops domains (http://fusible.com/2011/08/activision-may-go-up-to-modern-warfare-6-black-ops-6-with-its-newest-domains/) last year -- up toBlack Ops 6 -- through brand protection company MarkMonitor (https://www.markmonitor.com/). Black Ops 2domains were missing from the previous list (http://fusible.com/2011/08/activision-may-go-up-to-modern-warfare-6-black-ops-6-with-its-newest-domains/), but it appears that's being rectified.
Now, none of this guarantees that Black Ops 2 is on the way as this year's Call of Duty, but it does mean that MarkMonitor is under orders to protect the brand for the future.
Call of Duty: Black Ops had a record-breaking (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/17/activision-modern-warfare-3-sales-reach-775-million-in-five-da/) debut of $650 million in sales during its first week at retail in 2010, which it held for one year until Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crushed that with $775 million.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/report-activision-scoops-up-blackops2-com/