Activision has finally confirmed Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with a two minute history reel that looks back at some of the events from that era. It is more of a teaser trailer, with Activision confirming the full reveal will take place on August 26th in Call of Duty: Warzone.You can watch the teaser below which is not exactly uplifting.
Earlier this year, a mysterious listing titled “The Red Door” appeared on the Xbox Games Store before disappearing. The Red Door was referenced in a similar listing that cropped up on the PlayStation Store with the file name “COD2020INTALPHA1“. After that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War leaked through a promotional pack of Doritos, so this is not exactly a huge surprise.
Typically, the Call of Duty series has been juggled between three Activision studios, churning out one annualised sequel on a three-year development cycle. World War II and Advanced Warfare team, Sledgehammer Games, were originally due to release their next Call of Duty title this year but Treyarch have now taken the reins of development after reports of internal struggles of Sledgehammer’s game. Since 2010, they have continued to work on the Black Ops branch of the Call of Duty franchise, and this means that a new Black Ops game is coming just two years after the last, instead of the expected three.
The full reveal next week will likely give us a release date, details about the current gen and next gen versions of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, whether there will be a free upgrade path, cross play, and of course story and multiplayer details. Call of Duty games typically release in October or November so it would be likely to see Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War be on the PS5 and Xbox Series X day one.
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Treyarch’s last COD didn’t have a proper campaign did it? Maybe that’s why they can turn another COD around in just a few years, or maybe this one won’t have a campaign either?