GameServers to support PC 'Black Ops'

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Activision and Treyarch have revealed that GameServers will provide dedicated server support for the PC edition of Call Of Duty: Black Ops.



According to the provider's webpage, an 18 max player limit on ranked servers will cost $14.95 (£9.70) a month. Unranked servers supporting up to 24 players will cost $0.99 (60p) per month.

Users who order more than one month at a time will receive a discount. Package deals for three, six and 12-month periods will be available. Teamspeak support will cost extra.

"We are extremely excited about this unprecedented relationship with Activision to offer dedicated servers exclusively for Black Ops," said GameServers CEO David Aninowsky. "We are placing a great amount of pressure on ourselves to ensure that we exceed any and all expectations."

Players do not need to rent a dedicated server in order to play the game as the Treyarch-hosted servers will remain free. "If players want to run a dedicated ranked or unranked server on the PC, they will have to rent one through GameServers," Treyarch community manager Josh Olin told IGN.

"Treyarch will be providing a fleet of 'Day-1 Servers' (through GameServers) which will be up and operational on November 9. Nobody will have to rent a dedicated server through GameServers in order to play the game, but for anybody who wants to run their own server, it will be run from GameServers.com."

Call Of Duty: Black Ops will be available on PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 from November 9.