(en) Andy Robinson, CoD: Black Ops Zombies - First look. Computerandvideogames.com (28 september 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Black Ops viral website, GKNOVA 6 has been updated to show tons of footage of ravaging CoD zombies, including scientist zombies, office worker zombies and 28 Days Later-style fast zombies. We can't wait.”
Ron Vorstermans, Review Call of Duty: Black Ops. Gamer.nl (2 december 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Spannende verhaallijn (...) weergaloze singleplayer”
(en) What's On This Mystery USB Drive? [Update]. IGN (5 april 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “A bunch of gaming outlets were sent USB drives with no return address today. The only information on the drive appears to be a MP3 file with a cryptic audio message and a text document.”
Timo Pleus, Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360, PS3, pc). Insidegamer.nl (9 november 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Het verhaal in Black Ops wordt op deze manier goed en vrij origineel uit de doeken gedaan en dat is niet iets wat we gewend zijn van de Call of Duty-serie. (...) Verhaal is erg origineel”
kotaku.com
(en) Owen Good, Rumor: Call of Duty Moving on to Vietnam?. Kokatu.com (3 mei 2009). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Citing a confidential source, That VideoGame Blog says Activision is pursuing licenses for Vietnam War-era music, as well as Cuban, Soviet Union and African music. They also infer that Treyarch will be the developer.”
(en) Luke Plunkett, Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Game. Kokatu.com (19 februari 2010). Gearchiveerd op 2 december 2018. “it also gives some background on the characters, and while some of them suggest that there'll be action in South Vietnam”
(en) Alice O'Connor en Chris Faylor, Call of Duty 7 Under Development at Treyarch. Shacknews.com (13 mei 2009). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Treyarch senior animator David Kim has let slip that Call of Duty 7 is under development at the studio behind Call of Duty: World at War by listing it on his LinkedIn profile.”
Jurian Ubachs, E3: Call of Duty - Black Ops. Tweakers.net (18 juni 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Activision had een volledig reclameblok ingekocht en het gevuld met een lange trailer van Call of Duty: Black Ops, begeleid door Won't Back Down, een nieuw nummer van Eminem.”
Jurian Ubachs, Call of Duty: Black Ops - Conclusie. Tweakers.net (9 november 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Daarbij doet de singleplayer daadwerkelijk iets anders, door meer op het verhaal te leunen. (...) Intensiteit die de speler verwacht van Call of Duty.”
(en) Mike Snider, First look: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' swoops into action. USA Today (10 mei 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Treyarch uses motion-capture technology employed by James Cameron in Avatar. "Instead of individual motion-capture, voice-overs and then facial animations, we actually capture the performances of the actors," including more realistic facial muscle movement, Lamia says.”
content.usatoday.com
(en) Mike Snider, More on 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' with Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia. USA Today (10 mei 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “Research for the game included consultations with Maj. John Plaster, a veteran of the Studies and Observations Group (SOG) (...) Also adding intel was Sonny Puzikas, a former Soviet special forces operative.”
videogamer.com
(en) James Orry, Kotick: CoD Black Ops will 'surprise' fans. Videogamer.com (5 juli 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “This year's title, Black Ops, represents the first time that the entire 200-plus people at the Treyarch studio had been focused exclusively on one single game with teams dedicated to creating single player and co-op modes, multiplayer game play and DLC."”
videogamesdaily.com
(en) Call of Duty: Black Ops – The Ultimate Interview. Videogamesdaily.com (2 juni 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “So everything from books and conventional research to speaking with veterans is the length that we go to create our narrative and create our fictions, where we draw our inspirations from.”
(en) Luke Plunkett, Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Game. Kokatu.com (19 februari 2010). Gearchiveerd op 2 december 2018. “it also gives some background on the characters, and while some of them suggest that there'll be action in South Vietnam”
(en) E3 2010: First Details Interview Part 2 HD. Gametrailers.com (28 mei 2010). Gearchiveerd op 1 juni 2010. “We basically took the engine from World at War where it was, and that had heavy modifications to it (...) all that running at 60 frames per second.”
(en) Cristopher Grant, Interview: Call of Duty: Black Ops producer Dan Bunting. Kokatu.com (28 mei 2011). Gearchiveerd op 3 March 2012. Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “the lighting is really nice, a lot of texture work. (...) we've got texture streaming. That's a big technological advancement (...) because then you can make the world a lot bigger”
wsj.com
blogs.wsj.com
(en) Jeff Bennett, Chrysler: A Preview of the Automaker’s New Lineup. Wall Street Journal (15 september 2010). Geraadpleegd op 23 maart 2013. “The Wrangler will also be the “Hero” vehicle in the Call of Duty: Black Ops video game due out next month. To celebrate, Jeep will produce a limited-edition Call of Duty Jeep.”