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Call of Duty: Black Ops

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Windows and Mac versions cannot play online together and are sold separately on Steam (not Steam Play).
Windows version is poorly optimised and CPU-heavy.

Windows

Availability

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All Windows versions require Steam, including retail.

Mods and Third Party Utilities

Black Ops Advanced Config Tool

Available from this post in the Black Ops forum on Steam. Allows the user to further customize his or her graphics options and settings.[1]

System requirements

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Mac

Availability

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Version differences

Mac OS X players cannot play multiplayer with Windows players and vice versa. Other features from the PC version are not included:[1] 

 "The following features from the PC are not included in the Mac version of Black Ops
 
 *Friends – Players cannot invite or join via request to a multiplayer server.  Public multiplayer is all that is offered.
 *Private Matches – Only public multiplayer servers are available.
 *Remote Console – Players will not be able to purchase and host their own server.
 *Theater Mode – Players will not be able to create multiplayer movie files"

It also includes the First Strike DLC which contains 4 multiplayer maps and one zombie map.

System requirements

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Additional

"Due to performance concerns, Aspyr does not recommend purchasing or playing Call of Duty : Black Ops on any Mac that has an Nvidia Graphics Chipset. Nvidia is currently working on providing an graphics driver update that will provide official support for the latest Mac Book Pro with the Nvidia 650M Graphics Card."

"NOTICE: Apple Intel Chipsets only. Power PC Processors (G4 and G5) are not supported. NOTICE: The following chipsets are not supported for Call of Duty Black Ops ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, HD 4670, HD6630M NVIDIA 8000 & 9000 series, GT100 series, 320M, 330M Intel Integrated GMA950, x3100, HD3000 & 4000 NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)"

General Info

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