![]() Warzone is the most important new variable Activision and its studios have to contend with with the launch of a new COD game this fall. Neither the studios nor Activision is sharing anything substantial about the Zombies mode today, with plans to reveal more about it at a later date closer to release. A full multiplayer reveal is scheduled for September 9th, Activision says.Īnd, finally, Treyarch and Raven are promising a return of Zombies, the massively popular COD horde mode that first arrived with Treyarch’s World at War in 2008. That’s a huge plus for players that invest heavily in each new COD installment only to have to abandon those unlockable items and other cosmetics when a new game rolls around the following fall. But a unique benefit for Black Ops Cold War will be shared progression with Warzone and the ability to keep Modern Warfare content, like skins (or “operators” in COD parlance) and weapon blueprints, when you transition your account over to the new game. There will of course be a seasonal battle pass, like most shooters and battle royale games now have. That means players on Xbox One should be able to play with those on PS5, and players on Xbox Series X should be able to play with those on PS4 (as well as all the other various combinations involved). For one, the game will feature cross-play not just across platforms as last year’s installment first introduced, but across generations, too. Not much is yet known about Black Ops Cold War’s various multiplayer changes, but Activision did confirm a number of details regarding how progression and cross-platform play will work. The storyline picks up in the middle of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1980s, as the player is tasked with hunting down a newly reactive Soviet spy known only as “Perseus,” based on the real-life codename and backstory of a potential Soviet spy thought to have infiltrated the US government. This time around, however, the game will feature real historical figures - including President Ronald Reagan - in cutscenes and other narrative worldbuilding. Much like how last year’s Modern Warfare reboot revived iconic characters from Infinity Ward’s popular COD trilogy like Captain John Price, Black Ops Cold War will do the same with characters Alex Woods, Frank Mason and Jason Hudson, all central players in the original Black Ops that first released in 2010. Image: Activision The single-player campaign Here’s a full rundown of what we know now. And all of it will be connected through Warzone, which will live on for existing COD players and link together with those that pick up Black Ops Cold War, regardless of what platform they decide to play it on.īlack Ops Cold War is set to launch on November 13th for current-gen devices, Activision is announcing today, with confirmed versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X coming “Holiday 2020.” The company is also selling a $69.99 “cross-gen bundle” - $10 more than the standard version - with access to a version of the game on PS4 / PS5 and Xbox One / Xbox Series X. There will also be the series’ signature multiplayer modes, redesigned and tweaked to give Treyarch and Raven room to build on what Infinity Ward created, alongside revived Zombies mode. It will have a flashy, Hollywood-style single-player campaign, reminiscent of last year’s Modern Warfare reboot. In a briefing with press earlier this month, studio representatives walked us through how Black Ops Cold War will be structured. Black Ops Cold War brings back characters Woods, Mason, and Hudson
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