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More game modes on the way for Black Ops II

CoD Black Ops 2Just in case you thought there was an end in sight to your Call of Duty: Black Ops II obsession, more game modes are on the way.

During a Q&A session on Reddit, Black Ops II Design Director David Vonderhaar revealed that there are “several” game modes they’re considering for release, but nothing is certain at this point.

“Although we haven’t released any details, or even decided which ones, nor could I give you a count or time, we have several game modes we play in development,” wrote Vonderhaar.

Reports of servers issues for Black Ops II players on the PlayStation 3 are also being monitored closely, according to Vonderhaar.

“Many folks are hard at work to get our online infrastructure in a good place,” he wrote. “I am personally reading hundreds, if not thousands, of posts, and monitoring the situation closely.”

He also shared his favorite feature from Call Of Duty development that never found its way into a game.

Black Ops 2 has a lot of the features we wanted to do,” he wrote. “But, to be honest, I will always regret not being able to ship the Kamikaze killstreak in World at War. (It was like a Predator missile, before a Predator missile existed.)”

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