Drawing The Iron Curtain
According to various reports online, this year’s entry into Activision’s billion-dollarCall of Dutyfranchise will be “Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War,” a soft reboot of the time-travelingBlack Opssub-series.
The first appearance of the actual title itself came from regularCall of Dutyleak machine Okami,who posted obvious mock-up box arton their Twitter account yesterday. Since this tweet other websites,including Eurogamer, have stated that their own sources have further confirmed the title.
In related news,Call of Duty‘s sister releaseWarzoneis preparing to open up its map’s hitherto sealed-off bunkers.Sneaky glitchershave already taken a peek inside said shelters, however, claiming that a nuclear missile control center, as well as vintage spyplanes, can be found within – all of which adds further fuel to the Cold War fire.
Treyarch’sBlack Opssub-series began in 2010, and followed troubled CIA operative Alex Mason as he picked his way through a 1960s storyline of betrayal and violence. 2012’sBlack Ops IIcontinued with the subterfuge, featuring a clever “sliding doors” campaign, bouncing the player back and forth between the late-1980s and the near-future. 2015’sBlack Ops IIIand 2018’sBlack Ops IVwentfullfuture, introducing bombastic sci-fi weaponry, spectacular gadgets, and gravity-defying physics.
Given that the mainModern Warfaretimelinerecently reset itself, it seems snug that Treyarch will tread a similar path with theBlack Opssub-series. With summer practically upon us, we will no doubt be hearing something official from Activision very soon.
