The fall of 2020 has brought gamers another reason to be excited and not to leave their home, as Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War is the next Call of Duty game coming to the roster. This first person shooter game is developed by Raven Software and Treyarch and published by Activision. This will be the Sixth (6th) installment to the Black Ops series and the Seventeenth (17th) installment in the complete Call of Duty series.
And the reason for all the hype for this game was that, it will be a direct sequel to the Call of Duty : Black Ops game.
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Cut to the Chase
Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War Release Date
The Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War is all set to release on November 13, 2020. Activision has revealed that the game is going to launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 13. Not really sure about the release date of the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Yet they said “Holiday 2020” but didn’t mention the date of launch.
“The PlayStation 5 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is scheduled for release Holiday 2020 in the U.S. and Canada, and in late 2020 for the rest of the world. The title is also scheduled for release later this year on the Xbox Series X.” – Activision
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Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War Trailer
After months of rumors, teasers and leaks from Treyarch, Black Ops Cold War got confirmed with a full reveal trailer in Call of Duty : Warzone. But they made it even more exciting as you had to complete a special contract in order to see the trailer. It was uploaded later on the internet but the event and the trailer was worth it.
Campaign
This installment of the Call of Duty franchise definitely features a story based gameplay. Black Ops Cold War is based on the timeline of early 1980s. the story is said to be based on real life events happened in East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters and more, before the age of BLOPs 2.
Since we know that this is a direct sequel to the first Black Ops game, So the fans for Black Ops must be pretty excited to see Woods and Mason again. Along with a new character, Russell Adler, they are on their hunt for a mysterious Russian agent named Perseus.
The playable character in named as Bell who is fully customizable as we can see in the trailer above. But its not the only playable character in the game, as the player will be also playing as Adler and Mason. The missions will take you to different location who has witnessed the cruelty of War.
The outcome of the game may differ for players as it will be depending on choices made by players throughout the campaign.
Multiplayer
According to the reports, they have focused on the re-scaling of the map with more focus to the objective play since we know COD games does have a lot of objective based game modes but players focus on killing their opponents more and working on objective.
Like a map named Armada is based across three battleships at sea. It consist of enough space and more possibilities for both open area medium-long ranged fights as well as close combat locations.
It also brought us the brand new game mode named VIP Escort. The more features two teams with six turns to either save the VIP or to defend him from intruders who are nothing but opponent team. And the another game mode named Fireteams, which will feature a large map with objective focused implementation which will feature 10 teams of 4, fighting to get the win which is mentioned as ‘SandBox’.
Zombies
The success of the zombie mode in the Call of Duty franchise has made a huge impact on the credibility of first person shooter games. And its officially here in the Black Ops Cold War.
The Zombie mode will feature a new storyline named “Dark Aether“. Which is based on the Aether story that was concluded in the Black Ops 4. Players can choose their own character from the multiplayer character list as a part of “Requiem”, a CIA response team.
As a player, you can start the match with any weapon. But sooner or later, you will be in a need of gunsmith to buy new weapons to fight. The Scorestreak and field upgrades are also available. They have brought back the Wallbuys, mystery Box, Pack-a-Punch and past fan favorite perks. It is being said that the players can opt to “Exfil” the map, which is the best part. As, they try to leave, the horde of zombies will attack them in even more count. In order to survive, they must fight or do what so ever they can.
More Info will be here as soon as they arrive, till then, Stay Tuned.
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