Gary Oldman to feature in COD: Black Ops

According to Eurogamer, Activision's gone and confirmed that Hollywood actor Gary Oldman is providing a voice for the upcoming FPS megaton, Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Oldman - that's Lieutenant Gordon from the recent Batman movies, to you and me - will be returning to the role of Viktor Reznov, last seen camping it up in Call of Duty: World at War.

He won't be alone. Ed Harris, the villain in The Rock and National Treasure 2 (which we quite liked but don't judge us), is playing a central character, CIA operative Jason Hudson. Sounds like a man you can trust.

Script consultation and story development is handled by the writer David S. Goyer, who co-wrote the recent Batman movies, and also helped out on Dark City (another of our favourites) and the TV show Flashforward (not so good, that one). He's a big shot in Hollywood, and it's yet more proof of how far games have come.

"Oldman, Harris and Goyer are considered some of Hollywood's finest talents and they perfectly complement Call of Duty: Black Ops' ambitious and immersive single player experience," said Treyarch boss Mark Lamia. "Their contributions have helped us to push the boundaries of our story telling and character development far beyond anything we have ever attempted before in the franchise."

Call of Duty: Black Ops is sneaking up on us for a November 9 release on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It's going to be massive.