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‘Call of Duty’ goes 3-D

As if the gun-toting action in “Call of Duty: Black Ops” wasn’t expected to feel real enough in high definition, Activision Blizzard Inc. has announced that the latest entry in its first-person-shooter video game franchise would be released in 3-D, yet another addition to the 3-D revolution’s growing arsenal.

Mark Lamia, studio head at developer Treyarch, said “Black Ops” will be available in 3-D as an option for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC editions of the game when it is released Nov. 9. The game will be the same if played in 2-D or 3-D, he said. No content was created especially for the 3-D version, though it looks much more immersive.

“When you’re looking at the game in 3-D, the space you’re looking at feels real,” Lamia said. “When I’m aiming down the sights, I’m aiming down the sights.”

“Black Ops,” the seventh installment in the “Call of Duty” shoot-’em-up saga, will take aim at the Cold War, thrusting players into a time-hopping adventure that involves military cover-ups and shoot-outs in locales such as Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cuba and Russia. The game will include extensive online multiplayer and cooperative “zombie” modes.

“We haven’t actually changed any art in the game as a result of 3-D,” Lamia said.

The gaming medium is well-suited to 3-D because most modern games are already created in three virtual dimensions. At this stage, however, many gamers have yet to adopt the in-your-face technology because it requires a 3-D TV and glasses.

Only a handful of games, such as “Avatar: The Game” and “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” are available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 3-D, while hundreds of games, including “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” and “Resident Evil 5,” can be played on a PC in 3-D with the right equipment.