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The “next-gen” machine last week went live with its amazing new ‘backwards compatibility’ emulator, allowing gamers with Xbox 360 games to pop the disc into their new machine and make it run.

It’s opened up a world of old gaming, as Xbox fans can now finally ditch their ageing 360 and play all their games, old and new, on the one machine.

At least, that’s what they hoped until Microsoft revealed the first 100-odd games available on the ‘backwards compatibility’ list of playable 360 games.

While it was full of great old titles it didn’t list one Call of Duty game.

That’s despite fans begging in an online vote for the likes of Black Ops 2 and Modern Warfare on the service.

CoD maker Activision had not been named on a list of developers who are supporting the free service.

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It resulted in fans setting up online petitions demanding access to what many believe to be among the best multiplayer shooters in 360 history.

Others took directly to Activision forums calling out the firm, with some like ‘Zack from Salt Lake city writing: “Activision just bring back old Call of Dutys or make some actual good ones. Your fan base wants this more than anything, just do it.”

Well it looks like the bosses have finally heard.

And they’re going to unleash the beast.

An updated Xbox backwards compatibility description page on the Xbox US website has revealed some games ‘coming soon’.

Among them are popular sci-fi shooter Halo Reach, Skate 3, the bonkers Bioshock series and … Call of Duty Black Ops.

That’s arguably the best CoD game ever made.

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And with Microsoft boasting cross-console multiplayer matches as a part of the new backwards compatibility service, that could open up a new world of 360 and Xbox One gamers battling it out online against each other en mass for the first time on a five year old game.

And an Xbox Admin on their official site asking fans what titles they’d like to see in the programme has now put on Black Ops: “This game is part of Xbox One backward compatibility!”

It’s listed as ‘in progress’ but there’s no date as to when it goes live.

Xbox added on the site: “We can’t promise every title will be available, but we’re working hard to make as many of your favourite Xbox 360 titles playable on Xbox One.”