Amazon: Black Ops 2 pre-orders triple predecessor

Just 36 hours after it was officially announced, Amazon's announced that pre-orders of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are three times as high as the original Black Ops in 2010, according to MCV.

"Set to be one of the biggest games of the year, it’s great to see so much enthusiasm and anticipation for Call of Duty: Black Ops II," said the retailer's games manager Graham Chambers.

"Bolder and better than before and with everything from a futuristic storyline through to single player mode, Zombies and multiplayer, Black Ops II promises something Call of Duty fans have never seen before"

The Treyarch shooter launches on November 13.